Doing everything with nothing
Jun 15“We the unwilling, led by the unknowing, have done so much with so little for so long, that now we are qualified to do everything with nothing.” - Harold Jones, Maryland National Bank, 1978 I love that quote (the Mr. Harold Jones version…), it reminds me so much of my early… well, OK, pretty much entire career in software development. I have always had to make do with...
The idiocy of people, part #2
May 04Imagine, for a moment, the distance between your nipples. On Friday night a couple of friends, my wife and I went for drinks at an establishment called “Cobblestone Pub” inside a cozy little place called Monte Casino. Actually, we were planning on going to a place called @Monte but upon arrival found the air in the place to be dank with the scent of overdrawn credit cards and perfume...
The idiocy of people, part #1
May 02I recently had the burning desire to replace my Virgin Money credit card. Little did I know that these masochistic tendencies would be too much for me to bear. On the 13th of April I phone the Virgin Money call centre to start the process of replacing my credit card. The call centre answers, we have a relatively pleasant conversation. By that I mean that the conversation didn’t immediately...
The brutal struggle of urban existence
Apr 27Today is a public holiday in the rainbow nation. No, I’m not entirely sure which one nor do I have the inclination to find out. To add to the cluster fu… frenzy at the malls, it is also raining; this is significant since the population of Johannesburg immediately lose the ability to drive or think when H20 falls from the sky in any quantity. We met with some of the family for...
The programmer and the cooking
Apr 19I received a little insight into the brain of a programmer, my own, today. My wife asked me to come help her cook, it would be a “bonding experience”, she said. I have mentioned before, I’m a fundamentalist skeptic. I was very skeptical about this “cooking” and “bonding” experience, but OK, I said to my wife, I would help her cook. Now, just to give you...
Don't want me to pirate your stuff?
Apr 16You’re a media producer, music say, and you don’t want people to pirate your stuff, you want them to pay for it. You’re an author, you want people to buy your book so you can make money from the ‘fruits of your labour’. Fair enough, I get it, I understand and I agree with you. I also want to be paid for my work. However, if you are the RIAA, MPAA or Macmillan books,...
