Real Programming

February 2nd, 2012 · Posted in Uncategorized · 0 Comments

Four hours.
One word.
Bug defeated.

That’s real programming!

Waves of Meat

March 16th, 2011 · Posted in Uncategorized · 1 Comment

Jesse just prayed extremely earnestly for the “people in Japan who had the salami”.

RodeoClown: is it ok to laugh?

A Glass Ceiling?

February 2nd, 2011 · Posted in Uncategorized · 0 Comments

Why do clouds have a flat bottom?
Are they sitting on top of something?

RodeoClown: cloudy

Sunburnt

February 1st, 2011 · Posted in Uncategorized · 0 Comments

I got sunburnt while working today.
I think that’s a first.

RodeoClown: might try and claim sunscreen on tax this year

2011 – The year of…

January 7th, 2011 · Posted in Uncategorized · 2 Comments

2003 – The year of growing up. Fast.
2004 – The year of Matthias.
2005 – The year of death.
2006 – The year of Jesse.
2007 – The year of other people’s problems.
2008 – The year of Aravis.
2009 – The year of surviving.
2010 – The year of pets.
2011 – The year of…

RodeoClown: one more year

Alone on the Job

November 1st, 2010 · Posted in Awesome · 8 Comments

You Need a Budget

It’s 4:25am.
Dark outside, can’t sleep.
In 5 minutes, I open Flash Builder and officially start my new job.
My workmates aren’t around – they are on a plane. No snakes.
When they land, it will still be Sunday. For them.
I’m alone in my office and it begins.

RodeoClown: do You Need A Budget?

Myths of Innovation

October 13th, 2010 · Posted in Linkage, Reviews · 1 Comment

The Myths of Innovation is now out in paperback. There’s a bunch of cruft that has built up around ideas and how they are generated. Most of it is garbage. The book outlines how innovations actually occur, and how to go about getting and developing ideas. A great read, especially if you work with ideas (or want to).

It comes with the Rodeo Stamp of Approval(tm) (and that isn’t just because my name is printed in the acknowledgements).

Here are two free chapters to whet your appetite. Then once you’ve read those, you can grab the rest here: http://bit.ly/mythspb

RodeoClown: like a mole, digging in a hole.

A Question For My (Ancient) Greek Speaking Friends

February 4th, 2010 · Posted in God Stuff, Nerdery · 6 Comments

In Revelation 5:6, it says the slain-looking lamb has “seven horns and seven eyes”. In the Greek, is it made clear whether this means the lamb had 7 eyes where I have 2 (i.e. they are an attribute) , or does it mean he had 7 eyes and 7 horns like I might have 7 peanuts and 7 pistachios (a possession)?

The difference has an implication as to whether his worthiness to open the sealed scroll is implicit in his being, or whether it is in response to what he has done.

RodeoClown: likes to imagine the 7 seals on the scroll perform clever tricks for fish.

How To Nap

January 6th, 2010 · Posted in Linkage, Self Help · 5 Comments

The Boston Globe has a great picture outlining how to successfully nap. Click through to see the whole thing.

How To Nap

RodeoClown: Looking forward to his afternoon train-nap.

Do You Know Where You’re Gonna Go?

November 25th, 2009 · Posted in Art & Poetry, Nerdery · 3 Comments

A mate and I made this video 8 or 9 years ago for our beach mission. He uploaded it to youTube, so I figured I’d link it so you can watch. The music is Audio Adrenaline – Do You Know Where You’re Gonna Go.

RodeoClown: yes.