• Interesting article. I am not sure about Google’s but this is true for most companies, especially when they are large companies with large investments in their propietary systems. It does take a concerted effort in keeping things evolving. In general it is about constant refactoring, but in general the business needs overwrite some of the

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  • Der Pooh’s Eulogy

    Last night my wife and kids took one of our dogs to the vet and helped him move on. His health had been failing him for a while as he aged. Finally, this last weekend he could no longer support his weight. It was time!! Unfortunately I was not there but my wife tells me

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  • What Really Matters

    I came upon this page today as I was doing some research. We concern ourselves with many things … but ask yourself, which ones really matter. I know I will forget this story and as often do, forget what are my real priorities; however, I do not ever forget that my kids are the “only”

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  • The Devil Catcher 2000

    My son had to do a book report; as a part of it he did the following video and the whole family got in in it. I am so proud of him and my daughter!! They rock 🙂 !!!

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  • Why Do I Post?

    Does having a blog and posting in it hurts you? Well, does it? Does it matter? I think about these question on a regular basis. There is not that much privacy in the world anymore. I can find out most things about almost anybody. And if I am willing to pay, it is even easier

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  • In 2004 I found myself going through a personal crisis and of all places I found solace in religion. I grew up in a Jewish exceedingly anti-religious family with very strong Jewish traditional values. I know, it sounds controversial, however, we celebrated every holiday with no exception, but hardly observed the laws and we never

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  • Words of Wisdom

    Words of Wisdom

    “Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.” – William Burroughs

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  • 2010 in review

    The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meterâ„¢ reads This blog is on fire!. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers.

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  • Not much of a post, but more a comment. The current economic policies and trends are totally destroying the middle class. While the upper/rich class may be the “brain”  and the lower/poor class the “body” and “muscles” of society, the middle class is the “lungs” and “heart”. Mobility will never stop. Peoples will move up

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  • The Closing of 2009

    Just as I do every year, I sat down to write this post. I found it particularly difficult; you see, it was not a good year. I always try to focus on the bright aspects of the year that passed. This year is difficult.

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