Tag: software
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I always thought the reward for doing a good job was that you got to keep the job
I was unexpectedly let go from my job recently, after doing what was widely seen as a good job. It stings.
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12 years hence
My family was spending most of the week living in an extended-stay hotel while a crew of plumbers were replacing all the pipes under the money pit we called home. My wife was leaving the hotel late in the evening to sleep in the house to keep our dogs and cats company. I chose a…
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Much ado about Flickr
I was shocked when I logged into Flickr last week and found an entirely new interface. My shock turned to disappointment and sadness that some of my contacts were super angry about the change, left strongly worded comments on their photostreams, and immediately moved their photos to other services. I make software products for a living;…
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Technical problems can almost always be solved, but people problems are hard
I’ll never forget the revelation it was when I figured out how to write computer programs. You mean, I thought, I can make this machine do what I want it to? It was a watershed moment in my life. I was shy, introverted. People often frightened me, at least a little. I struggled to interact with people I…