Business is war, belongs to Mars.

Today, I was reminded of how impermanent life is, thankfully it was not my skin, not directly at least.

It is really important not to get attached. One day you maybe working hard, next, the whole company gets sold, all your plans, efforts and ambitions dissolve without any warning.

Once again, don't define yourself by position, or past accomplishments, tomorrow they can be meaningless. Do your absolute best at any moment, but assume this can be the last day on this job.
The whole company could be sold behind your back. It's a war. The business belongs to Mars, he, he... literally! 

Work Pressure!

Work Pressure! I am managing a project where budget is very (read
insanely) small, deadlines are even worse, and most of the time it
feels like a one-man show: only myself who cares. At least that is
what I was thinking until last night. Of course it was only my delusion.

I decided to relax, focus on the tasks at hand and worry very little
about the results.

All suddenly, all started to come together and I could even find some
time to take a nap.

Once again, this prooves to be true:
1) do your best now and don't stress about the future
2) run a thight ship, but be courtious to people
3) stop to smell the roses

Google Web Toolkit - Justyna Sidorska

I find it paradoxical that I learn about the technology from a person from Warsaw, Poland. I guess the geographical location really does not matter anymore, just talent and will to work.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuywmPePYKQ

Polish song. "Małe Tęsknoty" Agnieszka Włodarczyk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UHjXvIu4ZU

Saba

Sad note. Saba is no longer with us. It it is incredibly sad, I
hesitated to write about it in public blog, but I also did not want
her to disappear from our life without a word. Saba was my father's
old german shepherd and golden retriever (mother). It was my family
decision that it is time to put her to sleep. Her life was miserable
in last few years. Unfortunatly, I was the bad guy to arrange for it.
Bad karma.

Kenosha

tools at work

Dear team,

We like to maintain a certain level of frustration by not providing the appropriate tools for your work

(e.g. time entry, client collaboration, servers for development, or management tools)

Here is a poem for you...

Epicore

- what a sore!

in Share Point version one
- the search's gone.

Huge hosting provider,
- cannot find any servers either.


We are software giant,
- but no tools for the client.

Being cool has been cool for ages.

What does it mean to be cool?

"The moments matter, but what follows does not." - The Samurai Leader

It's having no fear to do things "right" at this moment, living these moments to the fullest, and not worrying about what bad the future might bring.

Stress is "sugar coating" word for being afraid (acceptance, results, etc.) Stressed out people are definitely not cool. No fear!

Interestingly, being cool is the core zen (buddhist) principle of doing right things now and no clinging to stuff. Even 2600 years ago people knew how to be cool. We could use some coolness in today's over-stressed world.

time, time, time

I have not had time to write recently, I have a new project at a new client. Working around the clock.

I am reading an interesting book "American Shaolin". I think it is insightful and entertaining at the same time. More to come.

Mac OS X(p) Windows

I've got the Windows XP installed on my Mac OS X. I had to; there are some really bad applications like EPICORE that I have to use for work that work only on Winblows. No need to carry 2 laptops anymore, Yay!

a picture is worth a thousand words