There is a mythical quality assigned to the lone hacker who builds an empire from nothing from their bedroom, a Nikola Tesla style genius.
But is this the only way to make technologies that matter? To build entire projects from end to end?
Building a tool that solves a problem does not entail building it from scratch.
Modding daily items to fit personal requirements requires a self entrepreneurial mind, observational skills of black box mechanics, and the execution skills of a tradesman.
Break pencils in half, scoop out candle wax and use it as glue, write a Python script that captures the text from a page this is highlighted every time it is visited.
By solving the minor grievances in life for oneself, engineering makes life better, by making one life better.
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A good whiteboard is the most important tool in my arsenal. Whiteboards walk the line between liquid and solid thought, and due to being easily erasable, encourage spontaneity
A really great recipe for Mediterranean style Turkey Burgers
19 oz. ground turkey* ($3.89)
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes ($0.83)
1/4 cup minced red onion ($0.08)
2 oz. frozen spinach (1 cup when frozen) ($0.25)
1/4 cup crumbled feta ($0.57)
Modern organization theory requires a recognition that the members of organizations and society possess divergent goals and motives. It therefore is unlikely that managers and their subordinates will seek the same outcomes.
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Managers who complain that their workers are not motivated might do well to consider the possibility that they have installed reward systems which are paying off for behaviors other than those they are seeking.
On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B
ars longa, vita brevis
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