Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Story Of A Failed Business From Beginning To End

You hear about businesses closing all the time, and usually you get a little recap at the end about what happened from some outside or low level person at the company. Gamer Zone was one of the businesses I was

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Jack Thompson is so disbarred… oh come on, it’s funny damnit!

I don’t usually laugh at most people’s misfortune.  OK, that’s a lie – I do.  But I don’t usually laugh with such glee! Jack Thompson has been disbarred.  Ok, if you don’t know who Jack Thompson is, then you might

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Oh Dear God… Sorry folks!!!!, Cheating…, Mmmmm Work!

Oh Dear God… Sorry Folks!!! “Freeze this moment A little bit longer Make each sensation A little bit stronger Experience slips away…” – Rush, Time Stand Still OK, if you just noticed um… like 8 pages of blog entries by

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Carl Sagan – Pale Blue Dot

An interesting piece read by Carl Sagan. If you found an error, highlight it and press Shift + E or click here to inform us. Thank you very much for your help. We will fix it soon!

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Developers: A Word Or 1,000 On Licenses. Get Them Right!

I’m a fan of Open Source / Free Software licenses.  I’m a REALLY huge fan of them in development tools. So what am I bitching about here?  Developers who fail to understand licenses, but insist on using them without really

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The New Blog

So, I’ve got a personal blog I share with my friends, and I’ve got a blog for Taillefer Farms that covers my involvement there. But I keep wanting on just specifically for business and tech stuff. And here it is. And

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Would you just quit costing yourself money already?

Would you just quit costing yourself money already? So I get a call today on the biggest of the pending contracts.  They already broke the project down into Version 1 and Version 2, which means I get paid twice on

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Missed The Boat…, …And Catch The Next Much Smaller One, Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Missed The Boat… When the iPhone development kits were being released, I snagged a copy to look at (which, well, I do that with pretty much any new piece of tech that’s going to get widespread acceptance.  It’s part of

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Dead Horse

Dead Horse No, this isn’t the figurative dead horse (as in, to beat).  Sunday I spent the better part of a very tiring day walking the farm looking for a horse that we were sure had passed away.  Doc, Brandon,

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God – Save me from screwball customers, Rock Band

God, Save Me From Screwball Customers Quite a while back (March), I had a female customer that, while a nice lady, it just wasn’t going to work out.  I did a website for her – she didn’t know what she

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Another Blog

Another Blog So, I’m starting another blog.  I’m not getting rid of this one or anything, I’m just starting up a second one.  Here’s the deal – Taillefer Farms (Doc’s farm) has a webpage, and a “plan” behind it.  Part

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