by Jim Stitzel | Mar 21, 2012 | General
If you’re an engineer working on a problem and you’re stumped by your technical problem, chugging caffeine at your desk and chaining yourself to your computer, you’re going to be really frustrated. You’re going to waste lots of time. You may look productive, but...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 7, 2012 | General
Something I’ve learned over the last six months is that people will say some pretty strange things to new parents — even people who have no children of their own — and they really don’t mind getting up in your business to say them. Typically,...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 11, 2012 | General
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.Tell Congress not to censor the internet NOW! – http://www.fightforthefuture.org/pipa PROTECT-IP is a bill that has been introduced in the Senate and the House and is moving quickly through...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 3, 2012 | General
I just bought a new winter coat. I’ve needed one for a while, as I’ve pretty much worn all my others to rags. Hazards of farm living, I think — everything gets worn out for farm work eventually. The coat I bought doubles as a farm coat and an office...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 22, 2011 | General
Here’s the thing: I really want to like Google+, especially since Facebook insists on taking a crap all over its users when it comes to privacy and security. The trouble I’m having with Google+ right now, though, is the fact that its API is still only...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 21, 2011 | General
It’s strange. The longer the Occupy movement goes on, the more we hear about police brutality, use of excessive force, and other acts of violence perpetuated, not by the protesters themselves, but by the various authority figures of the cities where these...
