Comments for Seeking Serendipity http://neukadye.com/blog Adam Jack's ponderings... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:12:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Smart car on Highway 93 by part truck http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/05/08/smart-car-on-highway-93/#comment-2198 part truck Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:40:07 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/05/08/smart-car-on-highway-93/#comment-2198 Wow. Smart car going fast. I really like them a lot they are so small you can escape traffic easily. Wow. Smart car going fast. I really like them a lot they are so small you can escape traffic easily.

]]> Comment on Boulder.me Locals Night by Josh Fraser http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-2149 Josh Fraser Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:46:08 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-2149 Great feedback. Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you came out. Good luck with the job hunting. Great feedback. Thanks for sharing. I’m glad you came out. Good luck with the job hunting.

]]> Comment on Stepping out… by Victor http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/02/12/stepping-out/#comment-1866 Victor Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:41:42 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/02/12/stepping-out/#comment-1866 It sounds like you had a great time. I bought some snowshoes for the winter ahead and I've already had a similar experience in Whistler. Snowshoeing is a surprisingly "Zen" sport. Violeta It sounds like you had a great time. I bought some snowshoes for the winter ahead and I’ve already had a similar experience in Whistler. Snowshoeing is a surprisingly “Zen” sport.

Violeta

]]> Comment on Boulder.me Locals Night by Pages tagged "night" http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-1765 Pages tagged "night" Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:02:38 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-1765 [...] bookmarks tagged night Boulder.me Locals Night saved by 5 others     vinceismyname bookmarked on 10/31/08 | [...] […] bookmarks tagged night Boulder.me Locals Night saved by 5 others     vinceismyname bookmarked on 10/31/08 | […]

]]> Comment on Boulder.me Locals Night by admin http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-1758 admin Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:41:55 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-1758 Adam, At one point I was told that the reason employers did not wear identifying markers was some sort of "self filter". You had to seek them out. I am not sure that works too well with engineers. Outgoing != skill. Other than the (clearly professional) recruiters of Rally (http://www.rallydev.com/) who seemed very popular, the busy chaps from ReadyTalk (http://www.readytalk.com/) and TravelFli (http://www.travelfli.com/), only Gnip Central (http://gnipcentral.com/) caught my eye. I didn't find but two of the companies (both in the above) that I wanted to meet. I know others were there (some behind the bar serving drinks) just not easily identifiable/accessible. Maybe we were supposed to "stand out/get noticed" (come in Halloween costumes dressed as a zombie iPhone or something ;-) to be sought by stealth employers. Seriously though, more likely ... was that already stretched employers (from small companies) were tired from a long week of promoting themselves/Boulder and filtering candidates. Don't forget that this was "locals night" (not the "selected 100") so perhaps they chose to prioritize & get some rest. regards, Adam BTW: I benefited most from your insights into the companies. Thanks for those. Adam,

At one point I was told that the reason employers did not wear identifying markers was some sort of “self filter”. You had to seek them out. I am not sure that works too well with engineers. Outgoing != skill.

Other than the (clearly professional) recruiters of Rally (http://www.rallydev.com/) who seemed very popular, the busy chaps from ReadyTalk (http://www.readytalk.com/) and TravelFli (http://www.travelfli.com/), only Gnip Central (http://gnipcentral.com/) caught my eye. I didn’t find but two of the companies (both in the above) that I wanted to meet.

I know others were there (some behind the bar serving drinks) just not easily identifiable/accessible.

Maybe we were supposed to “stand out/get noticed” (come in Halloween costumes dressed as a zombie iPhone or something ;-) to be sought by stealth employers.

Seriously though, more likely … was that already stretched employers (from small companies) were tired from a long week of promoting themselves/Boulder and filtering candidates. Don’t forget that this was “locals night” (not the “selected 100″) so perhaps they chose to prioritize & get some rest.

regards,

Adam

BTW: I benefited most from your insights into the companies. Thanks for those.

]]> Comment on Boulder.me Locals Night by M. Adam Kendall http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-1757 M. Adam Kendall Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:15:47 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/31/boulderme-locals-night/#comment-1757 Adam, It was indeed great to meet you last night at the boulder.me event. It indeed comes natural to attach the url when communicating about the event, and of course, having a face to go on as well certainly helped I'm sure. ;-) I was a bit perplexed on the focus of the locals night myself as the companies seemed to have gone into hiding for the most part for the locals. I'm sure that this being the first event there are some learning curves, but overall I must say as an outsider, it has been an enjoyable experience. Cheers -Adam aka LinuxBozo Adam,
It was indeed great to meet you last night at the boulder.me event. It indeed comes natural to attach the url when communicating about the event, and of course, having a face to go on as well certainly helped I’m sure. ;-) I was a bit perplexed on the focus of the locals night myself as the companies seemed to have gone into hiding for the most part for the locals. I’m sure that this being the first event there are some learning curves, but overall I must say as an outsider, it has been an enjoyable experience.

Cheers
-Adam aka LinuxBozo

]]> Comment on Comment spam — who gets spammed? by Adam Jack http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/23/comment-spam-who-gets-spammed/#comment-1630 Adam Jack Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:27:58 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/23/comment-spam-who-gets-spammed/#comment-1630 My read of this is "no benefit" not even word association: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/01/preventing-comment-spam.html but not a lot I can do to test this. I've tried the Google link: search (http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/operators.html#link), and those links definitely do not show up, but that doesn't explicitly answer your question. That said, comment link to your hearts content. :-) My read of this is “no benefit” not even word association:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/01/preventing-comment-spam.html

but not a lot I can do to test this. I’ve tried the Google link: search (http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/operators.html#link), and those links definitely do not show up, but that doesn’t explicitly answer your question.

That said, comment link to your hearts content. :-)

]]> Comment on Comment spam — who gets spammed? by Doug Hays http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/23/comment-spam-who-gets-spammed/#comment-1619 Doug Hays Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:16:32 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/23/comment-spam-who-gets-spammed/#comment-1619 You mean... if I mention that I use <a href="http://www.positiveware.com" rel="nofollow">PositiveWare</a> for my time tracking, client management and billing... I'll get zero SEO value? What if I say that I love using <a href="http://www.wildobs.com" rel="nofollow">the best wildlife observation site on the web - WildObs</a> to track my occasional encounters with non-human wildlife... or I want people to look at my <a href="http://www.wildobs.com/doug_hays" rel="nofollow">WildObs Profile</a>. While there's no SEO bump for the links... there has to be some SEO bump for the association between "wildlife observation" and "Wildobs" in the content... right? Just a thought. Doug. You mean… if I mention that I use PositiveWare for my time tracking, client management and billing… I’ll get zero SEO value?

What if I say that I love using the best wildlife observation site on the web - WildObs to track my occasional encounters with non-human wildlife… or I want people to look at my WildObs Profile.

While there’s no SEO bump for the links… there has to be some SEO bump for the association between “wildlife observation” and “Wildobs” in the content… right?

Just a thought.
Doug.

]]> Comment on Have Google Maps & YM4R stopped cooperating? by admin http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/22/have-google-maps-ym4r-stopped-cooperating/#comment-1575 admin Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:34:14 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/10/22/have-google-maps-ym4r-stopped-cooperating/#comment-1575 Hmm, GMaps and Scriptaculous are not playing nicely: http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=795 .. so request a slightly older version of Google Maps. This is a useful link to have: http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/wiki/JavascriptMapsAPIChangelog Shame it isn't a feed. Hmm, GMaps and Scriptaculous are not playing nicely:

http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=795

.. so request a slightly older version of Google Maps.

This is a useful link to have:

http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/wiki/JavascriptMapsAPIChangelog

Shame it isn’t a feed.

]]> Comment on Give a Marketeer an IP address, and s/he’ll want… by Seeking Serendipity - Gravatar (shared avatar) http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/02/27/give-a-marketeer-an-ip-address-and-shell-want/#comment-1326 Seeking Serendipity - Gravatar (shared avatar) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:50:14 +0000 http://neukadye.com/blog/2008/02/27/give-a-marketeer-an-ip-address-and-shell-want/#comment-1326 [...] I’m not my users privacy cop & I make them opt in not opt out. Third, I already use Google Adsense, so doubt it matters much. Forth, I like to believe I support the idea that “the more [...] […] I’m not my users privacy cop & I make them opt in not opt out. Third, I already use Google Adsense, so doubt it matters much. Forth, I like to believe I support the idea that “the more […]

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