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http://lnkd.in/DKreG3 is sound advice for anyone that really wants a job at one particular company. That led to http://news.dice.com/2013/02/06/red-hat/ which is no longer available.

(I’m not sure what this poined to now.) Arduino-Controlled RGB Lamp An awesome lamp that you can control from your laptop. There is a video of the lamp in action.

Linked-in would tell me anymore so I’m not sure what I was sharing here.

I shared https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20121009151419-197425497-a-month-to-yourself/ where Jason Fried says: Here’s why I gave my company a month to work on whatever they wanted: http://www.inc.com/magazine/201209/jason-fried/why-company-a-month-off.html

Why does spam get archived in hours? Repeatedly across numerous groups I try to flag spam in Linked-In groups and I find that the message is already archived. I only found out about these posts because of the daily Linked-In emails, so these posts are being archived in less than a day, often in single digit hours. How could this be? The link associated with this post was meant to be an example, but the message board post is http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&discussionID=134866365&gid=1268377&trk=eml-anet_dig-b_nd-pst_ttle-cn&ut=0WocEMpkIQr5k1 ...

Post content is all gone, but it seems I was posting about a job. share_url is https://lnkd.in/9_S5Y7 led to https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2909181/ which is gone now media_url is http://media01.linkedin.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_60_60/p/2/000/07b/08a/21ad46d.png

share_url is http://www.datamation.com/applications/how-libreoffice-writer-tops-ms-word-12-features-1.html Not only is it free. Not only do you get the source code. You also get stability, more useful features, and portability across Linux/Mac/win. It is hard to beat the utter satisfaction of using a friendly featureful free alternative to bloated buggy expensive commercial software. Many of your friends and colleagues may be stuck in the you-get-what-you-pay-for mindset and missing out on this chance to save money and sanity, so spread the word when opportunity presents. ...

Note: this was originally resharing someone else’s post which is lost to the mists of time. OpenX is profitable. :)

Note: linked-in didn’t give me any more than this so I’m not sure which article this was referencing now. This is well written and entertaining. But the author has focused on symptoms and missed the fundamental problem which is that half of what gets said in this business is BS from posers. And the people that know it is BS just chuckle and let it pass and the people that don’t know it is BS are managers and choosing where money goes. Jargon is vital for communicating with each other, but it should never be used with the muggles. Don’t say “Windows SLA depends on regular antivirus, antimalware, and other updates and checks by an APLUS technician.” Instead say, “Using Windows for real work requires a full-time mechanic.” Everybody can understand that and decide accordingly. ...

I got to play a small but fun part in OpenX opening up a new data center in less than 60 days. From not knowing the people to serving production traffic including structured network wiring, cage buildout, rack construction and shipping, and all of the other “little things”. Apparently it takes most people 3 times this long. What are they spending their time doing? :)