derek hatchard

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April 2008 - Posts

Your Software Development Career Is In Peril…
Posted at Ardent Dev by derek (Go directly to post):
…because you are not registered for DevTeach Toronto. OK, maybe not in peril. Then again…  what are you doing to enhance your skill set?  Who are you sharing ideas with?  Who or what is challenging the constructs, patterns, and assumptions you rely on everyday?  What is breaking your team out of your own echo chamber? Sales statistics say [...]
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Steve Ballmer Head Rub
Posted at Derek Hatchard blogs on by Derek Hatchard (Go directly to post):
Here’s a video of Canadian MVP and Regional Director Barry Gervin giving his Canadian hockey jersey to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: http://www.objectsharp.com/devlounge/videos/playvideo.aspx?movie=ef789e34-f309-48ab-961e-9397ced8f59e The best part is when Steve rubs Barry’s head and says "Nice haircut." That’s my head in the bottom-right corner from 0:10 to 0:20.   
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I’ll Trade You My Password for Your Twix Bar
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"The experiment found that out of 576 people questioned this year, 21% were quite happy to reveal their passwords in exchange for candy." The problem with that quote (and the story it comes from) is it characterizes 120 people as complete buffoons with less self-restraint than a 3-year old. The byline for the story states that [...]
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