November 2009
14 posts
OH: blocking an IP range to stop spam is equiv to “We’ve gotten spam from the state of CA so we’ll block email from there”. @cwalcott
How to hire programmers
Great post on how to hire programmers, distilled into three distinct questions:
There are three questions you have when you’re hiring a programmer (or anyone, for that matter): Are they smart? Can they get stuff done? Can you work with them?
At Draconis, we pretty much follow exactly this formula. In the past, I’ve thought about asking brain-teaser-type questions, but always came back...
Managed to get some of my shopping done today, all online.
Made it to Baltimore. Very long drive, but got enough sleep so feeling okay so far. The dog is loving the waterfront.
Finished reading The Time Machine by HG Wells the other day (had been a while). Such a great book. http://bit.ly/7CnxbU
Great perspective on the App Store approval debate: Apple is not evil. iPhone developers are stupid. http://bit.ly/8UKVo8
“IBM’s VP of Deep Computing, David Turek, confirmed that the Cell processor...”
– End of the line for IBM’s Cell
For fun, I made my Mac’s Dock smaller and now my monitor seems that much bigger.
The B&N eBook Reader for Mac is pretty lame. Doesn’t sync your Library and no way to sync what page you left off on between devices.
Been using the new Magic Mouse all day today. It’s generally very good, though a few stray gestures have snuck in. I’ll keep with it.
Getting an iCal server setup properly to authenticate users has been amazingly difficult. Not sure why.
Got my Magic Mouse yesterday, giving it a whirl now.
Exit Strategy
bijan:
When I meet an entrepreneur for the first time I like having a conversation about the idea or see the product (or prototype) in action or even a “chalk talk” for those of us that are more visually inclined.
I’m generally not a fan of slides, especially if it’s an early stage company.
But if the founder wants to use slides then I usually go along. Founders should use whatever tools...
