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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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links for 2008-05-03
Bodybuilding.com – David Robson – Non-Gym Workouts For Great Gains! (tags: exercise fitness)
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Consulting Consultants: Honesty versus Exaggeration
There is always a need to, as a consultant, to oversell yourself to some degree. Especially if you are a freelance consultant and not working for a consulting firm. The desire to answer “Yes” to every “Can you do” or “Do you understand” question can be overwhelming when you are trying to land clients, jobs, and projects. The question always exists about when you should be honest and when you should exagerate your skillset. For this week’s Consulting Consultants I want to look at a couple points on both sides. Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, exaggeration, honesty
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links for 2008-05-02
A Remedy for Blogger Inferiority Complex (tags: blogging problogger) Ned Batchelder: CSS Homer, animated (tags: css design html animation simpsons)
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People Don’t Trust Bloggers
I wonder how these reports translate to the blogs of popular newspapers. Does the blogger from the New York Times have more default trust than say someone like me? I wonder what the pshycological implications are with regards to having your blog hosted on the newyorktimes.com. I wonder if they carry more weight with the average consumer than just a stand alone blog. Continue reading
links for 2008-05-01
Coding Horror: Recommended Reading for Developers (tags: books development programming reference)
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People Don't Trust Bloggers
I wonder how these reports translate to the blogs of popular newspapers. Does the blogger from the New York Times have more default trust than say someone like me? I wonder what the pshycological implications are with regards to having your blog hosted on the newyorktimes.com. I wonder if they carry more weight with the average consumer than just a stand alone blog. Continue reading →