Patented

Today i learned the difference between a trade secret and a patent and all about patent applications in general. I wonder why? Hmm.
Anyway, work has been fun lately *evil grin* and just in general things are going pretty well in my life right now professonally. I'm happy and i'll leave it at that. Just stuff [...]

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Today

Is the day everything is going to change for the better.

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Workplace Chaos, aka Debacle

Didn't get a chance to write yesterday because for most of the day i didn't have fully functional computer. Our company moved its datacenter and as a result (or atleast a hopefully unintended consequence) most of us lost our access rights, files and email. I literally had years of email that are now floating around [...]

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Google day

4:13am
So it begins – my semi live-blog of the trip to Google. It is 4:13am and i just peeled myself out of bed. I slept not a wink… too excited. Running through all the things i want to say and learn about. So, i am a little hyped up at the moment. Eric [...]

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Dave Chapelle: Don’t be a fucking weirdo

A new article on CNN.com discusses a soon to be released magazine interview with Dave Chappelle where he attempts to explain why he left his hit show on Comedy Central. He cited three reasons, among them:
Culturally: "The bottom line was, white people own everything, and where can a black person go and be himself or [...]

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Two days to glory

I can hardly wait to visit Google again. We'll get our chance this Friday. And, even though i will be up at the ass crack of pre-dawn, and even though it has been raining cats and dogs in Mountain View, it is going to be worth it. I am psyched to be able to just [...]

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A couple of WTF news items

Just some things I saw today that gave me pause to say to myself.. “what the fuck?”

NASA Unveils Plan to Go Back to the Moon — With a Bang
April 10, 2006 – NASA announced today it will send a rocket to crash into the moon, an early step to delivering the first astronauts to [...]

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Streets of Ass (New York)

You ever have a restaraunt that you always promise yourself you won't go to again but then like 6-8 months later you do, if only because every other place you'd rather be has a 20 min wait? Such was the case this evening with us dining at Streets of New York. We've never, EVER had [...]

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Very random (due to being excessively tired)

Turning over a new leaf, i decided i needed to start working my full 8 hours a day. I know, boo-hoo right? There are people who work 12-16 hours a day who will never complain. But you see, i got very used to working 9-5 (with an hour lunch) and although no one complained, i [...]

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5 years, long but worth it

I had my review today at work. Its the fifth one i have had which means i have been there 5 years. It is the longest i have worked at one place. Many times i thought i'd go insane, crack up and leave. Believe me, there were many times the thought crept into my mind. [...]

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