Bright and creative...and if you squint and stare long enough they look dessicated. They're working on MTS components, planning data models, creating DTDs, integrating XML solutions for their customers, but from the looks on their faces they seem unhappy and listless. It is very quiet. There are a lot of empty desks. Every once in a while I can hear or see someone's failed attempt at emotional self-control. The CD burner whirs constantly. I am surrounded by quiet, whispered conversations.
Acquisition. Now a newly-appreciated, painful word. For those of us left, of course: a pyrrhic victory.
Efficiently Reading Large Text Files String concatenation vs. ReadAll method vs. Read(n) method. I found this article really useful for a dumb little VBScript task I had.
Web Hosts - Uncovered Does someone else host your Linux, Unix, FreeBSD site? Does it run slowly? Are you somewhat new to figuring out how to evaluate your webhost's ability to handle traffic? A solid introduction.
Poor Attempt at an Affair I needed something to make me laugh. It worked.