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><channel><title>Tech Op/Ed</title> <atom:link href="http://techoped.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://techoped.com</link> <description>Like I always say, it takes confidence to quote yourself. - j.ello</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:30:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator> <item><title>The Unspoken Truth About Managing Geeks</title><link>https://techoped.com/2009/09/08/the-unspoken-truth-about-managing-geeks/</link> <comments>https://techoped.com/2009/09/08/the-unspoken-truth-about-managing-geeks/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[j.ello]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[CIO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://techoped.com/2009/09/08/the-unspoken-truth-about-managing-geeks/</guid><description><![CDATA[This article was published on ComputerWorld on September 8, 2009 &#8211; &#160; I can sum up every article, book and column written by notable management experts about managing IT in two sentences: &#34;Geeks are smart and creative, but they are also egocentric, antisocial, managerially and business-challenged, victim-prone, bullheaded and credit-whoring. To overcome these intractable behavioral [&#8230;]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://techoped.com/2009/09/08/the-unspoken-truth-about-managing-geeks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id
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isPermaLink="false">http://techoped.com/2009/06/25/reddit-alien-fun/</guid><description><![CDATA[&#160; For the non-Reddit folks out there, this pic http://imgur.com/UhZqz.jpg of the Reddit Alien was lovingly rendered by redditor &#34;3danimator&#34; (Iâ€™ll update when I find out the name/site).&#160;&#160; I had an hour to kill so I thought I&#8217;d have a little fun.&#160; Hereâ€™s a reddit alien autopsy; horrifying and adorable. Click for a (not much [&#8230;]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://techoped.com/2009/06/25/reddit-alien-fun/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id
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isPermaLink="false">http://techoped.com/?p=266</guid><description><![CDATA[&#160; Sure, but can it run Excel? &#8211; The 3d animator in me appreciates big iron, massive compute clusters and grid computing.&#160; As my compatriots at Pixar and LucasFilm will attest, there is NEVER enough computing power for what we want to do. But my day job is to handle the computing needs of a [&#8230;]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://techoped.com/2009/06/19/virtualbox-3-0-beta-finally-something-exciting-in-desktop-virtualization/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id
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isPermaLink="false">http://techoped.com/?p=209</guid><description><![CDATA[&#160; In the old days &#8211; 10 years ago, I entered the &#34;broadband&#34; world as a DSL customer with GTE.&#160; I started at 768 kbit/s service, and it was about $35/mo.&#160; A lot has happened since then, GTE spat out Verizon, and eventually offered more speed for the same money.&#160; Cable modem service was pretty [&#8230;]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://techoped.com/2009/01/21/the-real-meaning-of-comcast-generosity/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <post-id
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