Author: cosmo

12/06/2008

Dirk sent me a request for proposal for a web site. It’s for a well-known educational institution who shall remain nameless, but in the request it includes this caveat:

The final draft will include a full mock up of a visible HTML web site that shows design, layout, and functionality capabilities. If at this point (the institution) is not satisfied with the product… then (the institution) reserves the right to cancel the purchase order, and will not be responsible for any payments.

Wow. That means after we’ve designed and built the entire web site, database, and content management system, they can walk away without paying a dime.

If any web development firm bids on this, I pray for their souls.

12/05/2008

“Doing appears risky, because it exposes you to criticism and perhaps failure. Experiencing is hot right now: being part of the social network, helping maintain that online tribe you belong to. Getting your ducks in a row is not nearly as powerful as actually doing something with your duck.”

— Seth Godin

12/01/2008

Don’t you hate it when you’re sitting there and suddenly your tongue feels a little something in your mouth and you maneuver it around a little bit, getting it out from between your teeth, and finally you’re able to pull it off your tongue and you see that it’s one of those little pieces of a popcorn kernel and you throw it away but then you think… wait a minute, the last time I had popcorn was two days ago.

Yuck.

12/01/2008

So on our trip from UT to CO yesterday we weren’t too concerned about the weather because the forecast called for maybe an inch of snow in the morning. But of course we didn’t factor in the Wyoming Wind, which is a nasty beast that just laughs at hapless motorists on interstate 80. It was whipping around at 40+ mph, blowing that little inch of snow every which way.

The stretch from Laramie to Cheyenne was particularly bad– at times it looked pretty much like this:

Then a moment later the wind would die and suddenly you could see the road again. Add the fact that the roads were slick and icy, and you have a pretty nasty set of driving conditions. But we made it through the harrowing half-hour there and managed to get home without incident.

12/01/2008

I don’t text much on my cell phone (apparently I’m not in the right generation) but I’ve configured my web and database servers to notify me via text messages if something isn’t running quite right. So most of the messages I get look like this:

But the other day I was pleasantly surprised by this gem:

Thanks, Lily. You rock.