March 2008
8 posts
“Debugging? Klingons do not debug! Our software does not coddle the weak.”
Jukebox at Blip HQ is back from the dead! http://flickr.com/photos/geek-boy/2369987530
Who would have thought that looking through ancient AIM buddy lists would evoke such strong memories?
Workin’ at blip HQ - sipping a freshly brewed espresso, listening to Mendelssohn, belching, and idly thinking about quantum computing.
A kid just yelled out the window of a minivan: “I love your coooat!” Now I’m wondering if I have stains or maybe a “kick me” sign on my back
Apple didn’t reject my application for the iPhone developer program, but didn’t accept it either - they just asked for more info. We’ll see!
Pulling a 16-hour workday, strategically
My first gig out of college was coding for an online game company. After a couple months of easing into the job, it became classic Death March: I was working 16-18 hour days, sleeping under my desk, the works (after a while the top engineer on the team was informed by his wife that he “had to make a choice” - I was 22 and unattached, so it was no big deal for me). As my career went on,...