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Here are more examples of the same technique:
"This is totally my own OCD, but it drives me crazy if..."
"Just a sec, I have to apologize, but..."
"It's probably just me, but it kills me when..."
(Don't forget to smile and be apologetic, tone is key)
That being said, in my list of best cities for startups, Portland makes a good case for 3rd place.
Quality of living is super high. Combined with a reasonable cost of living, it's a fantastic place to live.
Sounds like a good risk/reward profile for my effort to me.
Vision statements are common sources of yawns, but Joel doesn't ever let that happen.
http://www.alistapart.com/ Articles and reference
http://creattica.com/ Social voting on CSS, logos, biz cards etc.
http://typophile.com/ Mostly discussion as far as I can tell.
Creattica is by far my favorite for just browsing. ALA is popular destination for anyone involved in web design.
Cocaine problems in the US. Ultrasound in a country with a one child policy and a strong cultural preference for boys. Here, rigid societal hierarchies are subverted by the anonymity of the internet.
Technology has the amazing power to shape society as well as mirror it.
It may have made sense to "unify" the rendering engine. This makes the simple case you point out look silly of course.
With no money, you only have two viable choices:
1. Build something to get to Ramen Profitability
2. Raise Money.
If you don't focus exclusively on one or the other, you may be making a strategic mistake.
Compared to the 4-bay $500 Drobo, (plus $200 for DroboShare) it's not bad considering he's getting exactly what he wants.
The trade off is that he has to maintain the Solaris box, and the size/footprint of the overall solution.
Thecus 7700 supports ZFS. 7 drive bays though.
I'd like to understand what drove the Japanese and American industries to turn around, and how much of that is applicable to China.
Until there is financial incentive to fix it, change will be slow. This includes the emergence of serious alternatives. Serious being defined as platforms that make developers money. So far, Nokia, Palm and BB and even Android don't count (though they may in the future).
Well known cliches like the 10x more effective programmer and the Microsoft/Google methods of recruiting add to the mysticism.
This particular article has some good tips though I'm not sure how practical it is. Modern recruiting uses extensive keyword searching. Unless your goal is to weed out some of that, this kind of job posting may not get too many hits.