Best thoughts I have read on the hiring process, written from a programming perspective but I think it applies to any type of hire made with a little modification.
So when I hire people, I just try to answer the three questions. To find out if they can get stuff done, I just ask what they’ve done. …
To find out whether someone’s smart, I just have a casual conversation with them. … Ask them what they’ve been thinking about and probe them about it….
Finally, I figure out whether I can work with someone just by hanging out with them for a bit. Many brilliant people can seem delightful in a one-hour conversation, but their eccentricities become grating after a couple hours. …
via How I Hire Programmers Aaron Swartz’s Raw Thought.
Also really liked another post that he references from this one on small talk. Recommend you follow the link.
What’s wrong with I don’t know?
We don’t like the vacuum it creates. The uncertainty it leaves us with. It makes us nervous. So we make stuff up. And then we make all sorts of assumptions and plans around the made up stuff.
What a waste of time and what a waste of energy to keep convincing yourself and others to believe in something you made up. “I don’t know” may be uncomfortable but it sure is easier and allot more reliable than pretending.
New look for the Rise Holdings site. Tried to go for a very clean impression with the primary focus on the blog – why bury your message to the world on the last page of your site? Used the Thesis theme on WordPress. Very cool tool and so easy to use. Nice work Todd!
You know who you are, what works best for you, exactly what you want and you can find others who want to get on the same bus and you don’t mind ignoring the naysayers and detractors along the way. And oh yeah. It ain’t easy.
With the addition of Direct2D GPU acceleration into IE9 and now Firefox and the previous inclusion of accelerometer support there is not much difference left between an application versus browser viewing experience. Bodes well for light weight display signage displays everywhere…
via Programmer adds IE 9 graphics acceleration to Firefox — Engadget.
Fantastic analysis of the possibilities for the Chrome operating system from a user’s perspective.
I think it’s possible that we’ll see an ARM-based Chrome OS portable for $200 sometime next year.
What I still haven’t seen however is the discussion of what this OS means “for always on the net” appliances. Appliances that serve a purpose for a user or company or anyone just passing by rather than a lite secondary netbook that someone adds to the inventory of computers they already have. The dedicated appliance for digital signage suffers from all of the ailments of what is described in this article – synching, bloated operating systems, security issues, cost barriers, etc. etc. Chrome OS could address all of these for the dedicated appliance market.
via Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at Internet.
