I have spent a lot of time the last few weeks thinking about positive management attributes while completing an application package for a Caltrans executive position. I am a pretty good meeting facilitator; I can keep a meeting on track and on schedule. I also embrace innovation, a value important to Caltrans. I love looking for new and better ways to do things, but might innovation in meetings be stifled by a strong facilitator?
Yes! I just picked up my new quad core computer. I was ready to order about $400 in parts to upgrade my current computer, but then I get a Staples email which showed they had an HP Pavilion p6210f system for $449, so I decided “Why build this time?”
It has everything I wanted, plus a 640GB hard drive, 6GB RAM (instead of 4), and a LightScribe DVD burner. It also has Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, so I guess this will be a dual boot rig. However, this will now provide me with a side-by-side comparison for future posts. More after I burn in this new rig to insure it will last a while….
Neal asks:
I wanted to know what is going on with the development of HawkNL? HawkNL 1.7 beta 1 has been sitting there for a long time now, and I’m sort of worried that the Hawk* libraries are basically dead. I’m working with a guy on building a game engine using HawkNL, so I have been keeping an eye on it.
My response: Read the rest of this entry »
There was much debate in the past about these tags, and if you are not concerned with accessibility then you can stop reading right now! But if accessibility DOES concern you, read on… Read the rest of this entry »
About 10 years ago, Jaap (after I answered a very basic question) asked:
Why do you answer all these stupid questions by dumb people like me?
Do you get paid for it or are you just that kind?
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