The Rodeo http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog Because illogic is a lifestyle choice. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:08:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 This feed works MUCH better in an RSS reader - then you will be told whenever I add anything. Try GreatNews ( www.curiostudio.com ) Real Programming http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2012/02/real-programming/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2012/02/real-programming/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:08:50 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/?p=570 Four hours.
One word.
Bug defeated.

That’s real programming!

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RodeoClown: is it ok to laugh?

]]> http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2011/03/waves-of-meat/feed/ 1 A Glass Ceiling? http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2011/02/a-glass-ceiling/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2011/02/a-glass-ceiling/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:54:30 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/?p=561 Why do clouds have a flat bottom?
Are they sitting on top of something?

RodeoClown: cloudy

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I think that’s a first.

RodeoClown: might try and claim sunscreen on tax this year

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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

]]> http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2011/01/2011-the-year-of/feed/ 2 Alone on the Job http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2010/11/alone-on-the-job/ http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/2010/11/alone-on-the-job/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:25:28 +0000 RodeoClown http://www.the-rodeo.com/blog/?p=547 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?

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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.

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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.

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How To Nap

RodeoClown: Looking forward to his afternoon train-nap.

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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.

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