It isn't all about the code?
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Entries in Humor (7)
An Unexpected Thanksgiving Visitor
We had an unexpected visitor this year to our Thanksgiving celebration.
In the United States, Thanksgiving is a big deal. It is a holiday that has grown up around one of our seminal national tales, that of the British colonists and the indigenous Indian tribes coming together in a harvest meal to give thanks for the bounty of the past year.
Larry Cone
in Family Matters, Humor
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What I Believe...
I recently re-screened that best of all Baseball moveis, "Bull Durham", and was inspired by "Crash" Davis' famous monoluge to write one of my own. So, with apologies to Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and writer/director Shelton, here is What I Believe...
Larry Cone
in Best of coneblog, Humor, Very Personal
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Skycam Tales – My Code wasn’t Ready
I’m sharing some of my experiences in building the Skycam – a formative software experience for me. I’ll draw some lessons to Project Management, but these are mostly for your interest and entertainment. On the day of the “First Flight” – my code wasn’t ready.
Larry Cone
in Case Studies, Humor, Skycam Tales
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Stop Ugly Code Before it Starts!
You have seen ugly code. You have probably written some yourself. The Tragedy of Ugly Code has reached epidemic proportions since the advent of Java and object-oriented techniques.
Larry Cone
in Best of coneblog, Humor, Kool Stuff, Project Manager Tools
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Adware Deathmatch – The Final Chapter
I’m looking at the screen on my spouse’s laptop, at the blank IE window that just popped up. The malicious Adware code is vainly trying to load components that I have erased off the Drive. It is badly damaged, with most if its code stripped away. It is trapped, with access to its adware site restricted. But it is still running.
Malicious, Infectious Code; every last piece of you is going into the bit bucket.
Larry Cone
in Best of coneblog, Case Studies, Humor, Miscellany, Project Manager Tools
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