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March 30, 2009

What am I? A Salad?

Stand back! I have a banana in my pocket and I'm happy to see you I hate advertising. I mean I really hate advertising. I'll go out of my way to avoid ads on TV shows, movies, and the...

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March 24, 2009

The Agile Jazz Band

Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield performs during a master class with the UNCG Jazz Ensemble. Agile is like a jazz band. And that's a critical thing to know if you're moving from a specialized waterfall-type environment to an agile...

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March 16, 2009

Technology Companies. We Hate You.

Weekend Mission: Buy a laptop for your mother who knows nothing of computers. This story is crazy. But it's true....

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March 7, 2009

Invention Worms

Ever get a song stuck in your head that you just can't get out? I do that all of the time -- perhaps because I played the piano so much as a kid, but perhaps it's just some kind of...

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March 2, 2009

Winter Break

Snow along the Blue Ridge Mountains is always a beautiful thing to see Once every four or five years, we get a good snowfall where I live. Today was one of those days....

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