The guys from Google are really cool (not just because they bought a round of drinks and had the meeting in a kick ass sushi bar).
Healthy competition in the market (regardless of what market) is a good thing. It encourages innovation and benefits everyone.
Sometimes people don’t have complex motives, they just want to simplify the way that we have to deal with things.
If someone gives you all the ingredients to make the world’s greatest cake, they shouldn’t be expected to advertise it for you. If you create something that is a good product, people will find it and use it.
Be honest about what you know. More importantly, be honest about what you don’t know, but point people in the right direction to find the answers they need.
There are times when doing something for the right reasons outweighs doing something for a profit.
Broadcasting how great you are can only get you so far. Engaging in a dialog and proving that you know what you’re talking about is much more valuable in the long run.
The net is going to change. Communication and sharing information is going to change. Get ready to deal with the future now, because it’s going to happen whether you’re ready or not.
The site has some minor tweaking left, but generally everything works so there’s no rush. The kid is off to his dad’s tomorrow and they’ll be out of town for 10 days. The day after he gets back, I’m shipping him off for a weekend with the grandparents, just because the way schedules worked out. What I’m looking at is about 2 weeks of quiet down time during the day. I’ve been trying to do some writing in between the coding and it’s not working. There’s also the problem of trying to do it with a teenager fragging things in the same room.
I’ve also pretty much backed out of raiding in WoW as of right now. I’ve not really logged in this week because of trying to get some odd jobs done and getting my own stuff up and running, but the fact is, I’m not really missing it that much. I’m trying to make a point of scheduling my time, and right now, there’s no time for gaming other than the occasional minesweeper or mahjong while I’m thinking through things. Now if i can get exercise thrown in there somewhere…things will be set.
We’ve been trying to cut back on buying prepackaged snack stuff again. I was sitting here watching bad 80s movies and had a flash of inspiration. Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. My mom used to make these occasionally and I remember standing around in the kitchen waiting for them to cool off enough to eat.
I think we may have the snacks of awesomeness later today. The kid is on spring break this week, so he’s around all day. It might actually be fun to drag him into the kitchen to help with this.
