dougdescombaz

Joined 11 years ago

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Comment · 9 years ago
There will be a mix of bias and enlightenment. Much like the rest of life. The exact mixture isn't clear.
Comment · 9 years ago
OMG. I had the exact same dream last night. . . . Joking of course.
Comment · 9 years ago
The first two examples that are cited as evidence are companies who he noted as failures because their stock dipped in 2007-2008. Cherrypicking evidence from a decade ago, and correlating it with the massive market selloff... I couldn't continue to read the nonsense beyond that.
Comment · 9 years ago
MTV?
Comment · 9 years ago
Strong convictions are the optimal way of wielding influence. The people paying for their time don't want to hear caveats, they want to hear that their dollars are being maximized.
Comment · 10 years ago
You can put a limit on spending. I"ve had a mistake from billing from them that they rectified. I'm sure you've take the step to contact them.
Comment · 10 years ago
Assertions in Java exist. Not really tests per se, but the closest thing I could think of.
Comment · 10 years ago
Usually stuff without lyrics, or lyrics I can't really understand, so the songs remain in the background. Anything to drawn out the open office setting when I need to concentrate, and also to pump me up. Seems like repetitiveness can help reduce distraction. Most likely some classical, and then some aggressive rock/punk/metal.
Comment · 10 years ago
Pen and paper pad. Usually put exclamation points next to things I think are priorities. The next morning, I copy over things I didn't get done the previous day. Eventually, if I keep copying them long enough, I stop because I come to term with the fact that they aren't high enough priorities.
Comment · 10 years ago
Not being able to explain things that are on their resume.

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