An insider view of the Mac Business Unit at Microsoft. Lots of pictures of the immense hardware setup and the beautiful KVM solution for managing 64 Mac Minis.

Coolness (even if it is part of Microsoft).

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Are you a mamba or an Aristotle? Take this 20-question quiz that determines if you’re a cutthroat or pussycat.

The Machiavelli personality test

Post/comment your score.

In a few previous posts, I wrote about being passionate about work. I didn’t have this in mind though. Passion Parties may be the next big thing, overtaking craft fairs?

Anyone looking to buy an Amazing Hot Massager?

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I don’t want to get into it too much since I really, really don’t care, but what’s with Tom Cruise and Scientology? First off, I’m glad Tom, Katie, and Suri are all fine. I read things here and there about the silent birth of Scientology. Yeah, yeah, weird, but whatever.

Now I read that Tom Cruise may have achieved the Operating Thetan (OT) level 7 or OT-VII. Being OT-VII is supposed to be way up there in the Scientology ranks. But what is OT-VII? Not really sure since “the exact details of which are fiercely guarded and forbidden to be discussed even among top members.”

Okay, strange. Then I read that Scientology is based on the cosmology that “holds that humans bear the noxious traces of an annihilated alien civilization that was brought to Earth by an intergalactic warlord millions of years ago.” Uh yeah, that’s enough Scientology for me.

Although, OT-VII has a good ring to it. Maybe work should adopt this rating scale instead of the data scum or GOAT model?

I made this up a while ago but remembered it today while working with some of my teammates. Our unofficial motto:

We make the easy stuff hard, the hard stuff difficult, and the difficult impossible.

Yep, that about sums it up.

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Although geared towards software developers, some interesting tips on being productive at work. Tips include:

• Quit reading email and blogs.
• Work on open source late at night with a beer on your desk.
• Avoid meetings at all costs.
• Work on something you’re passionate about.

Also, some job and career advice like:

• If you’re not happy at work, quit.
• Don’t work at a company with a two-week vacation policy.
• Don’t travel if you have kids.
• Ask for more responsibility.
• Most things can be learned by reading.

Good stuff.

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It was a matter time before the voices returned. You can only hold it in for so long before you have to speak. There were about 13 posts on Monday on the blogging network of Wayne’s World, CCTWT, Baby Dog Days, and Pulpconnection.

The wide range of topics includes fortunes of the rich, Easter stories, and the ups and downs of life. And there’s the sublime as well.

Excuse me, I got some voices to listen to.

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Went out for brunch on Easter Sunday. Saw animals on their way to a petting zoo while headed to the Grand Cafe & Bakery in Downtown. A small place that serves good food and is weirdly located across the street from a public basketball court. The indoor area of the cafe was full so we sat in their nicely landscaped, outdoor courtyard.

I ate the “boeuf et eoufs” or as us locals call it, the beef and eggs, and finished the meal off with a piece of peanut butter chocolate pie. Yum!

The highlight of the morning was seeing this blinged out Pontiac Aztek while headed back to the car. The guy that owns this beauty must be a playa who boeufs et eoufs often!

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