An interesting thought experiment came up today. A company I know acquired another company for 8 figures. The purpose was Acqui-Hire. This is the practice of acquiring a company for the talent, not for the product. There were not alot of people in the company and the acquiring company immediately shut down the product. The…
I don’t need skype at work. So when my computer boots up, I right click on Skype and click “Quit” I was pretty clear of what I wanted, right? So why the heck does skype give me this window? Honestly, screw you skype! Stop bothering me. No other program does this. It’s annoying! As…
For the old folks…remember Windows 95. It used a FAT file system, not the more modern NTFS (for Windows). It needed to be defragged to run at optimal speeds. I loved the entire idea of a defrag. It was like cleaning up a room, putting each thing in it’s place. I would watch it work…
When I’m down or frustrated… When things aren’t going my way… When I just want to give up… A good joke makes it all better. Here are a quick set of 10 good ones: (My Favorite of the day) What did Jay-Z call his girlfriend before they got married? Feyoncé. (2nd favorite) Two fish are in…
I was walking in the parking lot at work and a car alarm went off. The car was about 50 feet away. I could see someone with the door open, leaning into the driver’s side. I looked around me and saw about 6 other people. Each one walking nonchalantly towards the building. Not one of…
I broke the Tortoise table this morning because I was impatient. I tried to move it without someone helping me. I leaned a little hard on the plexiglass and it cracked. I should have waited until tonight and had help carrying it. I hope it’s not totally ruined. One part of my personality is that…
Recently, we bought a red foot tortoise. We bought it without realizing how much space the thing really needs. Subsequently, we bought a habitat that is too small for him. I was determined to figure out a solution to the problem. There was a spot in our house that would make a good home for the…