The Sanmina-SCI stock I foolishly purchased through their Employee Stock Purchase Program is currently trading at a third of its purchase price. Now, to add insult to injury, I see that E*trade (the broker Sanmina used for the ESPP) charged me $20 for the 6:1 reverse split last August. They call it a “mandatory reorganization …
Work today involved yet another seemingly futile confrontation with the apathy and limited vision of members of another team. Then I was reminded that, like alcohol, apathy is itself a solution to the problems it causes, as summed up by this excellent quote from the movie Seven (aka Se7en): William Somerset: I just don’t think …
We were discussing Texas Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 (of 9) at lunch today. “The constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to …
Sometimes people wonder whether my blog is purely political and recreational, since I don’t often engage in technical matters with the same zeal as those other issues. Well, to these people, I proudly say: Fuck Automake! Fuck it, fuck the horse it rode in on, and fuck its little dog Libtool too! I’m not first …
I wanted to install the SharpReader RSS Aggregator for Windows. Unfortunately, like many other Windows RSS readers out there, it requires .NET framework 1.1. You know, Microsoft’s takeoff on Java that combines the large footprint and installation hassles of a bulky VM [err, “CLR”] with their legendary security vulnerabilities. Let’s get this puppy installed! Step …