Category Archives: We can do better

Hitchens, 1949-2011

Posted on December 16, 2011 by ditesh

“The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and … Continue reading →

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There needs to be a better Jobstreet

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ditesh

I’ve been hiring developers for a number of years now. Jobstreet is generally the go-to hiring portal. Here’s the resume of the median candidate I find on Jobstreet: Name, race and religion (apparently, race and religion matter enough to employers … Continue reading →

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Product Evaluation 101 (from the other side of the fence)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by ditesh

Been evaluating products for the last couple weeks. Here are some observations: Have videos that show the product at work. I can only read/watch so much marketing talk (it’s always the same talk). Show me videos and give me the option … Continue reading →

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Tough & Competent

Posted on August 13, 2011 by ditesh

In 1967, a cabin fire in Apollo 1, scheduled to be the first manned lunar landing program, killed all three cabin members. Gene Krantz, most famously known as NASA’s flight director during the Apollo 13 manned mission, responded to the … Continue reading →

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Driving Miss Daisy

Posted on June 7, 2011 by ditesh

I was driving home yesterday and almost got into an accident. It was a t-junction and I was driving up north the long end of t he T. As I was approaching the junction, I noticed that a car was … Continue reading →

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What’s in a CNAME?

Posted on May 30, 2011 by ditesh

In a bid to make payment for Unifi, I tried accessing the site at unifi.my. Chrome informed me that DNS resolution for unifi.my had failed. I ran a quick test: [ditesh@rhea] dig A unifi.my   ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;unifi.my. IN … Continue reading →

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