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Linus Torvalds: Well, I mean, it’s really not a democracy at all and some people call it a meritocracy which is not necessarily correct either. It’s – I have a policy that he who does the code gets to decide, which basically boils down to there’s a – it’s very easy to complain and talk […]

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Its been a while since I posted so I thought a quick update was in order.  Books: I just finished reading The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll. Both the book and Cliff are interesting topics. Work has been fairly interesting and things are heating up in that area. I’ll give a full report hopefully in […]

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Rosie and I had a good weekend.  We started out after work on Friday evening and went to dinner at Harry’s Cafe -Steak. We both had the steak and several drinks and took a cab home afterwards. I’ve mentioned Harry’s here before, but I can’t say enough about the place. It’s probably my favorite restaurant […]

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The Full Article: IBM responds to overtime lawsuits with 15% salary cuts Anywho, if you don’t feel like reading the article it basically says that IBM settled a lawsuit with thousands of employees who wanted to be paid for the over time they did. IBM said, “OK”, but then cut everyones salaries %15 to make […]

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Well, it was a tough day for the Sockos. Our dog Shakespeare had to be put down today (around 10:30am). This spring he would have been 14 years old. He’s been quite uncomfortable over the last few weeks. The vet felt that his hind leg had bone cancer and he may have had some pancreas […]