Monthly Archives: June 2007

Tuesday night paddle

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

On Tuesday night the Huggers Ski Club “Paddle Power” group went for a paddle at Baycreek. I tagged along, since I just joined the club. I paddled with the group for most of the time, except when Rob was calculating … Continue reading →

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Is it a brand, a description, or just meaningless crap?

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

Our system is called “$EMPLOYER Theatre Management System”. It used to be called “$EMPLOYER Cinema Operation System”, so when they decided to change the name, Kris got the brilliant idea to put the new name in the properties file so … Continue reading →

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Designing the next generation of our software

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

I’m trying to come up with some basic “principles” for the design of the next generation of our Theatre Management System. I want to call them “Commandments”, but I didn’t think that would fly with the other developers so much. … Continue reading →

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FUCK!

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

After three phone screens and a grueling full day interview at Google New York City, they have declined to hire me. Oh well.

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Wow! Just wow!

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

This photo blog of a flying trip into Alaska in a tundra-tire-equipped Piper Super Cub just has me in awe. The scenery, the photography, the fun of a gaggle of Cubs parked in that scenery… It’s all just too much. … Continue reading →

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