http://digitalchemy.net/blog It's the most convoluted explanation I could find. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:17:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Real skill isn't about knowing all the answers. Any idiot can memorize a list of facts out of a book. True expertise is in asking the right questions. http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=99 This scenario has, to date, played out three times in my short professional career: Management accuses me of being opaque and arbitrary. I produce a logbook detailing activities and notes on my recent work, and offer to walk them through my decision chain. Management's eyes light up. "Aha!" they say to themselves, "Here ... http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=97 Was looking at this Professor Obama post linked by Will the other day. Here was my response- I haven't found this attitude to hold true for the academics I know. Their failing is in assuming that people who make claims relevant to their field are a) up to speed on ... http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=95 I came up with this term to describe the sport of installing an nVidia driver and attempting to stay with that version as long as possible before you have to upgrade or downgrade to play a different game. http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=92 I've come across a weird case lately. A friend of mine was involved in an incident that has been carried on local and national news. The details of the case aren't too important, and I'd rather protect his privacy, but it involves a police incident with a political candidate, and allegations ... http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=90 Look, if you intercept me on the way to the shelves, then follow me around the store while asking every thirty seconds if I'm looking for anything, that's not good customer service. I know that you think I'm a shoplifter. I know this because I know people with retail training, ... http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=87 I'm just going to leave this right here... http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=86 Was pondering this post for Conway's Game of Life. I wonder if this sort of thing could be used to teach students about processes in molecular biology like, say, protein synthesis. http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=85 Seriously, Yahoo... http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=84 by far, the worst tool that I've ever had to use in any circumstances. It's riddled with bad design and engineering decisions. It's flaky like a hammer made out of baklava. Standard operating procedure is: 1) try to follow the process in the manual, 2) call IT because that will ... http://digitalchemy.net/blog/?p=83