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		<title>Driven to Distraction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I do double duty writing &#8211; software and fiction.  Some days I find myself more productive than others and it&#8217;s usually due to one thing &#8211; my internet connection.  It&#8217;s not what you think, actually.  Most of the time when my connection is good and I have several tabs open in my browser, my productivity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truth In Advertising &#8211; Part 2 &#8211; Toyota</title>
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Don’t forget to buy Design, Code, Test, Repeat.  It’s a fun, funny, and helpful read.
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Toyota &#8211; Ad Script Meeting
Talent: At Toyota, we care about your safety.
Background Person #1: Guffaw.
Talent: That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re spending over $1 million every hour to improve your safety.
Background Person #1: Chortle.
Background Person #2: Actually we&#8217;re spending that money on the marketing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wandercoding.com/archives/196</link>
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		<title>Computer Science Majors &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a computer science major, you have certain advantages over other students.  You have ready access to the technology that&#8217;s used in the industry.  Unlike some types of engineering, you can build worlds entirely inside of the computer that&#8217;s probably sitting on your lap or at least on your desk.
If anything, it should also be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaks and Creativity</title>
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Don’t forget to buy Design, Code, Test, Repeat.  It’s a fun, funny, and helpful read.
In one section of my book, I talk about taking a step away from your desk when you&#8217;re trying to figure out a tricky solution to a problem or are trying to think creatively.  If you don&#8217;t believe me, here&#8217;s an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oh Yeah?  Prove it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve interviewed for a job.  The last time was when I was working at Lockheed and wanted to find something closer to home.  I went to a small, local software developer and two guys put me through the ringer with test questions.  At the end of a day of work, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I chose the title Managing Coach to point out the difference between this type of management and Managing First Class.  You might argue that it&#8217;s a horrible analogy, but let&#8217;s see where it goes.
I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of working with and for some wonderful managers, and conversely the pain and misery of working for bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to save money by outsourcing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can only think of one reason that the CEOs of companies don&#8217;t outsource their most expensive people.  They is them.
I&#8217;m going to make some sweeping generalizations and estimations here, so bear with me.  I&#8217;m going to stick with larger software companies because they are more likely to open overseas offices or outsource jobs.  Larger [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wandercoding.com/archives/182</link>
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		<title>Fear-mongering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I try not to lump people into buckets.  I like to think I&#8217;m open-minded enough to consider various points of view.  One thing, however, that really makes me mad is fear-mongering.  When W was running for his second term, the Republican supporters ran TV commercials warning us all that the U.S. could be headed for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wandercoding.com/archives/180</link>
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		<title>Marketeering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marketing people tend to get a bad rap, especially in software.  Just read a few Dilbert comics about the soulless folks in marketing and you&#8217;ll get a gist of their status.  I&#8217;m not suggesting that it&#8217;s entirely undeserved either, but not all marketing folks are dishonest, horrible people.  On the contrary, I&#8217;ve worked with many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wandercoding.com/archives/175</link>
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		<title>Dr. Documentation</title>
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Don’t forget to buy Design, Code, Test, Repeat.  It’s a fun, funny, and helpful read.
Recently, I&#8217;ve gotten to the point in my release cycle where I&#8217;m almost ready for Beta(!) on my IDE for uCLinux uboot, kernel, and application development, Fusion MMX.  Building it has been a lot of fun and very educational as well.  [...]]]></description>
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