Thursday, May 7, 2009

gk. Axiom

And now that it is out of system, here is my project management axiom:

Every project is a trade off between cost, schedule, and performance and at any one time you can have two out of three but never all three together.

I read this somewhere years ago and stuck in my mind. It is absolutely true. I wish everyone kept it in mind...


Scream…

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

FIFA World Ranking Top 20: May 2009

Rank Team Points
1 Spain 1729
2 Germany 1362
3 Netherlands 1360
4 Brazil 1281
5 Italy 1271
6 Argentina 1195
7 England 1173
8 Croatia 1151
9 Russia 1117
10 France 1074
11 Portugal 1013
12 Czech Republic 968
13 Greece 927 (No new action)
14 Turkey 923
15 USA 919
16 Uruguay 909
17 Paraguay 906
18 Switzerland 883
19 Cameroon 871
20 Bulgaria 840

You can find the latest complete list at the official FIFA website.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Windows Live Writer

I just downloaded a tool from Microsoft that ‘makes it easy to share your photos and videos on almost any blog service’.

Writer is available for download here for Windows Vista and XP SP2 (32 bit).

090503 Writer Capture

UPDATE 1:

It works reasonably well (at least basic functionality) and it seems pretty straight forward. It connected to my blog without trouble and updates are easy.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Type 7 (Mentor)


I took an online JASPER (Job Asset and Strengths Profiler) test and I am a Mentor re. my work personality. It turned out that it is somewhat accurate; I do exhibit a lot of these traits. The results in more detail were (copied verbatim):

Leadership Style: Empowering. You are encouraging and motivating, which likely means that you help others reach their goals and dreams. People probably see you as a good mentor due to your patience and talent for giving direction.

Work Personality: Agreeable. You are more Agreeable than Rousing when it comes to work personality. As someone who goes with the flow, you have the ability to adapt to almost any change that is thrown your way. You tend to be quite accommodating to your colleagues and easy to be around.

Universal Skills: Communication Skills. You likely are an articulate person and you probably have received positive feedback on your writing ability or your skill speaking to groups. Even if you do not regularly use this skill you nevertheless have confidence in your communication ability.

Work Style: Collaborative. You show strength in your ability to be a Collaborative worker. While you are not at a loss when working by yourself, you feel much more productive when you can work with a team and bounce ideas off of other people. You also likely enjoy the camaraderie of group work.


gk. Axiom


If at first you don't succeed, transform your data!

(Not mine but very true for an experimentalist like me.)


Thursday, April 23, 2009

Monster Mosquito?


Today was a great day in Seattle (sunny, warm) and I was outside cleaning the deck where I found this superbug:



















It turns out that this beast is not a mosquito on Dianabol but a fly and it does not even bite! It is called Crane Fly and according to a WSU Website is a known lawn pest in the Pacific NW.

No wonder my lawn is in such a sorry state!