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Book Review: Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner

Posted in Books on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This is the story of Sebastian Haffner, a man who lived in Germany during Hitler’s rise to power. I loved hearing the story from the perspective of the average German. I can’t imagine living in such tumultuous times, but reading this book gives me a glimpse. The best part about it is the fact that [...]

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Pictures, Pictures

Posted in Family on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I was really falling behind in posting pictures. I have now posted July: And the first half of August:

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Hofstadter’s Law

Posted in Technology on August 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I just found this, and it is so true in the world of trying to estimate software projects: Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s law. Any time you find a self-referencing recursive law, it’s a thing of beauty

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So, I sold my fun little red sports car this week…

Posted in Family on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

So, I sold my fun little red sports car this week and bought a 2007 Pacifica Touring. If that’s not a sign that you’re getting old, I don’t know what is! The Pacifica is now Jenny’s car and will be used for hauling the kids and dog around while our Camry will be my commuting [...]

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Increase your efficiency (Part 2)

Posted in Productivity on August 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Here is part two of my list of methods I am using to increase my efficiency at work. Organization – One trap you don’t want to get into is having notes about your projects scattered over a hundred different printed off documents and hand written notes in a dozen different file folders. It will be [...]

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