Luciano Evaristo Guerche

A brazilian geek interested in .NET technologies

About Me

November 2004 - Posts

How to get into Microsoft's Wallop?
I have heard of Microsoft's Wallop through MSDN's Channel 9 and Randy Charles Morin and wonder what should I do to get into. If you know how, please, drop me a line.
{New versions = bugs = errors;}
I have a VB6 program, which uses Microsoft XML 4 and which was raising a GPF error every time I run it. Changed the program to use Microsoft XML 3 and it stopped raising the error. Lesson learnt: New versions = bugs = errors;
EA: White collar slavery

Just read it: http://www.livejournal.com/users/ea_spouse/
 
If you're in the software industry and you recognize this story, remember this: your employer doesn't own you nor is it your fault some project is late on schedule (there are people responsible for that, you just write software).

You work to live, you don't live to work.

[Via Frans Bouma]

It's sad to see how companies have been treating their workforce lately. Be labeled "resource" and treated like a machine, with no time to lunch, no time to dinner; with time to be at work and no time be back at home. They act in this unfair way and the government pretend they don't see it. That's why I sometimes raise my hands, praise God and cry out "Come Lord. Let us see your rightous and merciful throne of glory, Jesus! Come and take us out of Egypt, out of this slavery way of live, where the evil eats the flesh of the humble."
An attention-getting resume

JY found the most original resume I've ever seen. I immediately forwarded it around the company. If he ends up getting hired, I'll let you know. But it sure did get attention!

Hint: try something original and do it on your blog.

[Via Robert Scoble]

Which OS are You?
This is the OS I am:
You are Red Hat Linux. You're tops among your peers, but still get no respect from them.  It's all right with you.  You have your sights set higher.
Which OS are You?


[Via Scott Densmore]
Which File Extension are You?

Sometimes we must answer some surveys, relax and have fun.

My file extension is :
You are .inf You are informative. When you are gone you make life very difficult for others.
Which File Extension are You?


[Via Scott Densmore]

Q: What Orkut and other social network services are missing?
A: Graphs like these
Social Network Analysis
I have just read Social Network Analysis and besides the text and graphs there is a lot of interesting links I must check.
The Semantic Social Network by Stephen Downes
Just finished reading "The Semantic Social Network by Stephen Downes".
GMail service unavailable
Just tried to access my GMail account without success. The server says:
Sorry, there seems to be a problem. The service you're looking for is temporarily unavailable. We're working hard to restore your access as soon as possible. Please try again in a few hours. Thanks for your patience.
Hope they do not loose my 1 Gb of mail and information.
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