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I am a web developer for the API Web Services dept., where I learn a little more about cows and PHP every day.

Archive for January, 2008

Open Letter to Recruiters and Headhunters

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Dear Recruiters and Headhunters,
Many of you are discovering the miracle of e-mail and the over-hyped ZoomInfo.com site. To anyone looking to hire a person in a web-related field (or I daresay any IT-related field), a friendly tip: stop using ZoomInfo. It’s great that you’ve found us, we’re flattered you’re interested in our skills. However, it [...]

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Do You Have COWS?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Sometimes I can’t help myself. I have a tendency to learn by osmosis and I’m often not aware it’s happening until the damage is done. Call it the list of useless skills.
I see too many photos of cows on a daily basis. I can tell you if they are wet or dry, an approximate age [...]

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Thursday Finds

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Today is also a non-technical day, filled with well-written white papers. Grasp the finer details of web development issues, from a business-oriented standpoint:

Short version of The Beekeeper - a gentle and intelligent introduction to open source and how it fits into business. James Dixon quashes misconceptions surrounding open source and illuminating the potential in the [...]

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Food for thought: Supporting the Fair Tax

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

When I need a break from solving a problem on a project, I tend to read something completely unrelated to the subject I was working on. I fell down a rabbit hole and just finished reading an excellent article at Change Your Tree: I Support The Fair Tax (And Why You Should Too).
It’s already known [...]

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If inspiration is for amateurs…

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

…then I enjoy being an amateur designer.

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Tags: General, web design

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