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C++ – Where’s the Hate?

Posted in February 27th, 2012
by Mark Nelson in C/C++, Complaining, Culture

One thing I’ve become accustomed to over the years is that there are a lot of C++ haters. They have their reasons – some good, some bad – but they are never afraid of sharing their opinions. An article on Slashdot this week touting the release of the C++11 standard should have been a hotbed [...]

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Innumeracy Revisited

Posted in September 12th, 2010
by Mark Nelson in Computer Science, Culture, Humor, Mathematics, Snarkiness

The New York Times has an interesting article today examining the curious fact that certain types of terrorist organizations have an unusually high ratio of engineers among their members. An interesting point to study, no doubt, but what caught my eye was this little blunder: William A. Wulf, a former president of the National Academy [...]

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Another One Bites the Dust

Posted in May 21st, 2008
by Mark Nelson in Business, Culture, People

Yes, another middle manager in my organization has decided to part ways with my employer, Cisco Systems, Inc. Dave Corley has been a key part of Cisco since he was acquired along with the rest of Selsius in 1998. He’s now giving us a friendly handshake and showing himself out after just shy of 10 [...]

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Visa vs. the Z-Axis

Posted in September 18th, 2007
by Mark Nelson in Complaining, Culture

Visa’s web advertising is sadly misguided – it seemed to be aimed at investment bankers and executives. I’d like to think that the majority of the people actively using the web are from a different category – one I’ll call the Z-axis.

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