tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62341542012-02-16T12:48:43.044-08:00WaghDude's WisdomAlways off on my own tangent.waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-5580864055313151782010-08-04T13:55:00.001-07:002010-08-04T14:29:48.407-07:00It's About Showing, Not KnowingMicrosoft, Google, and others are known to ask some "trick" questions in job interviews, which (unsuccessful) candidates will complain have nothing to do with the position they're applying for. There may even be some hesitation about applying for a position at a company that includes questions such as, "how many golf balls would fit into a school bus?"The point of these questions is not to waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-56947398328404645822007-01-03T08:08:00.000-08:002007-01-03T08:37:34.698-08:00Consider the source...It's important to investigate things before you subscribe to them. Just because something sounds plausible doesn't mean that it's true. Likewise, just because an apparently untrustworthy person says something, that doesn't mean they're lying."Consider the source," is a saying which also applies. It basically means that people are predictable, and the things they say and do are consistent with waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1354825995168170442006-12-19T03:10:00.000-08:002006-12-19T03:17:15.389-08:00The following is an adaptation of a message I posted to the gamedesign-l group on Yahoo! Groups. It's some advice for an aspiring game programmer.Most game programming students (and artists too) have a lot of interesting ideas in their heads about the cool games they want to make one day. You might have played various games and found a lot of room for improvement, and you probably want to waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1164483101767853782006-11-25T06:59:00.000-08:002006-12-19T03:18:47.109-08:00Bad usability is like a leaky pipe or driving or a road riddled with potholes.I am famous for my car analogies. Most people get them immediately because they all have experience with cars, and I've been able to come up with some good examples that helped people understand some really complicated things.Here's a great non-car analogy from 90 Percent of Everything: bad usability is like a leaky waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1162408036357400852006-11-01T09:38:00.000-08:002006-11-01T11:09:02.613-08:00Software is like carpentry.Given the user's requirements, programmers can probably build whatever is being asked for. It might look ugly, but if that's what the end user wants, and they're happy with the resulting product, then success, and profit! Sometimes you create a thing of beauty, and then success, and profit! In general, nobody wants to make something ugly, but circumstances might take waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1161597903418356322006-10-23T02:18:00.000-07:002006-10-23T03:05:03.713-07:00Me neither!Like most people, I looked forward to reading the newspaper comics as a kid. There were always a few that I never really got into, like the dramatic serials, and then there were those funnies that I just never understood. I figured that some like Andy Capp were over my head because I was a kid, and Peanuts was only funny now and then, but I figured that was because my lifestyle did notwaghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1133730010095377142005-12-04T12:47:00.000-08:002007-06-05T01:45:52.097-07:00Family ValuesPeople talk about the values they'd like to instill in their kids. Values such as "goodness" and such. One thing that I know I want to instill in my boys is the priceless value of any advice given to them by a future version of them travelling back in time to give them precious advice. They should heed whatever this person says. Don't worry if that person does not look like you. And don't worry waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1133377462997985012005-11-30T10:59:00.000-08:002005-11-30T11:04:23.010-08:00I've never figured this out or learned what (sic) means. I've learned what i.e. means and when to use it versus using e.g., and lots of other rules that many people don't care about. However, I've never, ever found out what (sic) means. I think it refers to something that's not quite a pun, but intended to be a witty joke. Unfortunately, I've never found those comments that included the (sic) to waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1133029493786679542005-11-26T10:13:00.000-08:002005-11-26T10:28:41.050-08:00The following excerpt:We have seen how people describe the common characteristics of optimal experience: a sense that one's skills are adequate to cope with the challenges at hand, in a goal-directed, rule-bound action system that provides clear cues as to how well one is performing. Concentration is so intense that there is no attention left over to think about anything irrelevant, or to worry waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1131357692207489522005-11-07T01:52:00.000-08:002005-11-07T02:01:32.253-08:00truly amazing and extremely usefulhttp://www.google.com/glmThis is Google's map site, but for your Java-enabled phone. You can even use the satellite mapping feature, and get directions. Except for any carrier-related charges, this should be free if you have web minutes in your plan.If you visit the site above on your computer, it will walk you through your carrier and phone model choice, and waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1104311384939158252004-12-29T01:09:00.000-08:002004-12-29T01:12:18.996-08:00The worst disaster in recent history. There are pictures and informative graphics at this link at the NY Times site. Before this tragedy, I didn't even know the Andaman Islands were part of India. The scale of destruction is unbelievable, especially at the human level where a third of the victims are said to be children. A second "tsunami" of sorts comes as the parents, relatives and friends of waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1103452336303604182004-12-19T02:28:00.000-08:002004-12-19T02:37:23.190-08:00Thanks-Wagh-Giving came and went. Last year, we had a tofurkey and some other vegetarian stuff. For those of you visualizing a giant bird made of tofu, very firm tofu it would have to be, I'm sorry to disappoint you. It's actually more like a softball sized mound of tofu that looks like .... ummm a softball, and it's filled with stuffing. While my wife might claim she thought it tasted like a waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1098211773163199582004-10-19T11:44:00.000-07:002004-10-19T11:49:33.163-07:00Happy Birthday to Me! It's a day to celebrate, commemorate, honor and appreciate all that's Wagh. With Waghmas coming up in a few months, and Thanks-Wagh-Giving coming up in just about a month, today is the day to take a break and ponder over how Wagh has benefitted you and the world.
A friend emailed me good birthday wishes and included a phrase that's common amongst Indians and probably lots owaghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1094744616008472082004-09-09T08:43:00.000-07:002004-09-09T08:45:34.306-07:00Some people like to have fun with their cats, and I don't know if this video is funny or mean or both. The funny part is watching how the cat reacts, and I think the meanest part comes when it's time to remove the tape. I hope they're gentle...
The music and colors in this game are soothing, but play for a while and see how long you remain calm.
waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1094565989486261322004-09-07T07:06:00.000-07:002004-09-07T07:06:29.486-07:00Especially if you have a very long name, consider getting an email account from this place and, then give it out to people you don't really want to hear from, such as creditors and strange people you meet. Of course, you may have difficulty yourself trying to check the account.
I would love to see one of these works of art in real life at some point. I've been seeing this guy's work over the waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1094409088484175072004-09-05T11:31:00.000-07:002004-09-05T11:31:28.483-07:00Judge not lest ye be judged
Time for something less serious than my last posting. Interestingly enough, I'm posting this during the other major holiday weekend of summer in the USA, Labor Day.
Remember the "Play the guitar on the MTV...Money for nothin' and the chicks for free" song? Well, take a listen to Enrique Iglesias "secretly" taped from his microphone at a lip-synched concert performancewaghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1089049455252571142004-07-05T10:32:00.000-07:002004-07-05T10:44:15.253-07:00My father passed away, and I had to leave for India suddenly. I think he really wanted to go and allowed himself to slip away. I can be happy for him that he's liberated from whatever ailed him on the physical and emotional planes. I think he was physically robust enough to fight it, but that was really his personal choice to make. He got what he had seem to want, but maybe not in the waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1088850822365548602004-07-03T03:33:00.000-07:002004-07-03T03:33:42.366-07:00See it to believe it!
Optical Camouflage is what they call it. You truly have to see this to believe it. It consists of projecting an image onto reflective material. It took me a while to figure out, but it's for real.waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1088407755573908222004-06-28T00:29:00.000-07:002004-06-28T00:29:15.573-07:00Late for April Fool's?
I don't know if this is a late April Fool's Joke or if it's for real, but as an Indian person as well as a Spiderman fan, I'm very intrigued.
waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1088061484695465842004-06-24T00:18:00.000-07:002004-06-24T00:18:04.696-07:00Transformers! Robots in disguise...waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1083329731856023482004-04-30T05:55:00.000-07:002004-04-30T05:59:49.670-07:00It's here! The latest installment from YetiSports. This time, the Yeti is in Australia, and the game is definitely a lot less, how shall I say it...splatter free.
waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1082872514171951432004-04-24T22:55:00.000-07:002004-04-24T22:59:24.700-07:00Conan O'Brien's Commencement Speech to the Harvard Class of 2000 is funny!
Turns out that Conan is a Harvard graduate. I don't know if that makes those of you who are attending, or who graduated from "lesser" institutions feel better about your choice of school or not. His speech concludes with these words of wisdom to the graduates, encouraging them to keep going on even in the face of failure:waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1082633924224074942004-04-22T04:38:00.000-07:002004-04-22T04:42:51.186-07:00The saying is that if you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1081667404314487632004-04-11T00:10:00.000-07:002004-04-11T00:13:56.293-07:00An interesting way to make music from this site in the Netherlands. There are actually quite a few interesting sites in the .nl world.
waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1081300168816627332004-04-06T18:09:00.000-07:002004-04-06T18:13:14.996-07:00Looks can be deceiving... These look like pictures of something, but it's not what you think. Go there, and then scroll to the top, or see how quickly you can figure it out on your own.
waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1081111887714680432004-04-04T13:51:00.000-07:002004-04-04T13:55:10.296-07:00What can I say? I've been extremely busy! When I was in college, I'd wonder why "adults" took so long to get some rather simple things done. Now that I'm one of them, I have to wonder no more. This just goes to reinforce the "Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged" teaching.
I have found lots of interesting web links over the last few weeks, and in lieu of an official update to the blog, I might just add waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1073142095346198792004-01-03T07:01:00.000-08:002004-01-03T07:01:54.116-08:00I spent a few hours figuring out where to host my website. It seems like everybody has a site of their own nowadays, and when you go looking for web hosts, you find out that every other person offers hosting. It's the kind of thing that people would probalby spam you about: BEST WEB HOSTING ON THE NET!!!
But they'd probably get in trouble because they'd be using their own mail servers, thus waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1072415342939841542003-12-25T21:09:00.000-08:002003-12-25T21:09:19.420-08:00Got a digital camera for Christmas, which means I'm living up to my techno-dude marketing demographic a lot better. I haven't used it yet, but I'll do my best to avoid the customary "look at my pictures" emails with links to Ofoto and stuff like that. It's my belief that most people are leading slightly more exciting lives than mine anyway, so their quarterly Ofoto emails are probably more waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1072321239754437702003-12-24T19:00:00.000-08:002003-12-24T19:00:56.046-08:00Shopping Cart Personality Test?
I'm too busy to post daily, but here's something that happened to me the other day.
I'm at Target to pick up a prescription and decide to get some stuff we need at the house. After a while of shopping, I realize that my cart is filled with packages of diapers, toilet paper and cat litter. Being the paranoid, self-conscious, "what will others think of me" person waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1072113405606563672003-12-22T09:16:00.000-08:002003-12-22T09:17:01.080-08:00WaghDude's second day. Nothing glorious planned for the day yet. I'm still learning how the blogger system works. At least I learned the difference between "posting" and "publishing" to the blog. The real reason I'm posting/publishing today is to see if the page updates with my links.waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234154.post-1072047709123224502003-12-21T15:00:00.000-08:002003-12-21T15:02:04.610-08:00Come one, come all to Ye Olde Grande Opening of the WaghDude's blog.waghdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03186895790847458640noreply@blogger.com0