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Clueless Recruiters, Issue #2
• November 14, 2011 • Clueless Recruiters • No comments
A web designer, online portfolio, XHTML, HTML 5, CSS 3, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, ASP, JavaScript and SQL Server — all in this week’s issue of Clueless Recruiters. (Cue theme music!) There are few things that technical people are more annoyed by than technical recruiters. A very large segment of the technical recruiting industry has [...]
Awesome new features coming in PHP 5.4
• November 11, 2011 • Code, Software • No comments
The next version of PHP, which saw its first release candidate today, has some really awesome new features. You can see a complete list of changes in the README, but here are the ones that caught my eye. Classes Support for Traits (i.e., mix-ins; addresses the multiple-inheritance problem). Support for chaining from the constructor: (new [...]
How to make technical professionals not hate your guts: A guide for technical recruiters
• November 5, 2011 • Clueless Recruiters • 4 comments
I’ve been accused of not knowing how to do a Technical Recruiter’s job, so I have no business telling them how to do it. That’s a fair assertion. What I do know, however, are all of the things that Technical Recruiters do that drive me absolutely crazy. Not all recruiters do these things so I [...]
Clueless Recruiters
• October 26, 2011 • Clueless Recruiters • 5 comments
Inspired by Daring Fireball’s Jackass of the Week columns, I’ve decided to do something similar for clueless technical recruiters who contact me for jobs that are clearly a terrible fit. There are few things that technical people are more annoyed by than technical recruiters. A very large segment of the technical recruiting industry has made [...]
iPhone 4S and Siri
• October 21, 2011 • Apple, Technology • No comments
I’m not able to upgrade my iPhone until next summer when the next iPhone will presumably be out. That said, I find this sort of technology absolutely fascinating and I absolutely love how easy Apple has made it all.
Professional Reasoning and Empirical Data
• October 21, 2011 • Law, Political • No comments
America loves to put people behind bars. When will we begin to allow professional reasoning and empirical data to guide our lawmakers? From PCR Consultants, citing POLITICO: In a disheartening turn of events Senator Webb (D-Va.), a long-time supporter of criminal justice reform in the United States Senate, had his bill shot down. The bill [...]
Netflix: Crazy or Genius?
• September 20, 2011 • Digital Media, Technology • No comments
Reed Hastings seems like a bright guy. He handily trounced the incumbent DVD rental giants (e.g., Blockbuster, Hollywood Video), and currently has a commanding lead in the movie streaming market. So why on earth is he destroying what he’s built? What’s happening to Netflix? Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, recently wrote a blog post to [...]
Customer culture
• September 17, 2011 • Apple, Culture • No comments
I recently sold my MacBook Pro “Core Duo” to my mom for $900 (valued at $900-$1100). My dad just about blew milk through his nose when my mom told him about the price. “I could get two computers for that!”, he exclaimed. No, dad. Not two computers like this. An Explanation Marco Arment, writing about [...]
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