Interesting things I find throughout the day, mixed in with random musings.

His mom may not be a genius.

Mrs Wrigley, a housewife, added: “His vocabulary is amazing. He’s able to construct complex sentences.

“The other day he said to me, ‘Mummy, sausages are like a party in my mouth’.

That’s the most memorable quote you could come up with from your 2 year old genius… really?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3304496/Be-lucky—-its-an-easy-skill-to-learn.html

Chipotle fails at HTML comments. I won’t hold it against them though, cause I need a burrito.

Chipotle fails at HTML comments. I won’t hold it against them though, cause I need a burrito.


Panel Biography

I’m participating in a panel discussion this summer and was asked to write my own bio to be published in the handouts. See if you can spot the differences between my version and the final version. (Names removed to protect the guilty.)

“Tyler Stalder is a 6 ft. 175 lb. new hire hailing from Fort Hays State University. His most recent adventures and exploits have taken place as a web developer for ____, where he has specialized in internal application development and design. This role includes making data pretty (information architecture), easy (usability), and mappy (neo-cartography). Tyler began his journey at ____ as an intern in May 2008, and had such a great time that he stayed as a part-time employee through the cooperative education program. Tyler received his Bachelors of Science in Information, Networking, and Telecommunications from Fort Hays State University in December 2008. He is involved in college recruiting and enjoys rock climbing, spontaneous trips, and Apple computers.”

“Tyler Stalder specializes in internal application development and design. This includes information architecture, data usability and neo-cartography. Tyler began at ____ as an intern in May 2008.He continued as a part-time employee through the cooperative education program before earning his Bachelor of Science in information, networking and telecommunications from Fort Hays State University in December 2008. He is now a full-time employee and involved in ____’s college recruiting program.”

This is pretty much the highlight of my day. I think the world can always use a spontaneous dance party or musical number.

Thanks StateFarm because I really wanted to know that “nothing is more important than being there” while watching a live concert on the internet.

Thanks StateFarm because I really wanted to know that “nothing is more important than being there” while watching a live concert on the internet.


Today's Highlights

  1. I was sent the clean version of a work document. I can only imagine what the dirty one looked like.
  2. Someone asked if they needed to arrange information with my assistant. I have no idea who that is, but if they can find them they should let me know.
  3. I am required to have a formal portrait taken for a brochure. (I’m not sure why this is so exciting)
  4. I officially rescheduled snarky Thursday to Tuesday for this week, much to the bemusement of my coworkers.
Actually I believe most of these items occured because I was CC’d inccorectly on an e-mail. Aw well, maybe some day I’ll need formal portraits.

1. Don’t Change the World, Before You First Change Yourself.

I was just like you. Excited, biting at the bit to go out and do my big part.

But being a leader. Actually transforming systems, structures, fighting against the evil in this world - this is a lonely, painful, heartbreaking journey. It’s a path strewn with the dead bodies of those who started out starry-eyed, ambitious, swearing that the bullets would never kill them.

So if you do not know yourself. If you can’t trust yourself. If you haven’t changed. If your worth is based on good grades, accolades, praise, anything external – than as quickly as love for yourself came from success, hate, just might as easily come from failure.

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

— Paradoxical Commandments - Kent M. Keith

Shea's hostess checklist

  1. Make fancy food
  2. Prepare fancy place settings
  3. Erase inappropriate drawings
  4. Party time!

Actually, they have not been talking so much as mentioning certain ideas and then leaving the other to work through the implications. This is a highly efficient way to communicate; it eliminates much of the redundancy that Alan was complaining about in the case of FDR and Churchill.
— Cryptonomicon