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It’s a Cheap, Cheap, Cheap, Cheap World

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You know that old cliché saying that’s usually attributed to somebody’s grandpa? It goes something like this: “Used to be people understood the value of a dollar.” I’d like to update that saying a little bit for our modern age. Try this on: “It used to be people understood the value of, well, anything.” Sadly that is not the case anymore. In our present culture of “more, better, cheaper”, no one appreciates the value of…

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Burrard Bridge

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I took this photo quite some time ago, and for some reason just left it sitting on my hard drive ever since. I came across it today and decided it was about time is got its chance to be seen, so here it is. :-)

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Curiosity Killed The Bug

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My lovely fianceé is most fond of doing things that make me fearful for her life. Like sitting on the edges of decrepit railing-less bridges, or walking across narrow concrete walls in middle-of-nowhere, Hawaii. On this particular occasion, she thought it would be fun to go exploring a creepy ghost town at dusk, and poke her nose into places it didn’t belong. You know, like in horror movies. Actually, she’s just peeking in the window…

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The Myth of Money Motivation

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I’ll never forget the moment I heard those words. I was sitting in the back row, at a sales training seminar. I had already made up my mind that I was in the wrong place, training for the wrong job. But I had not yet found the courage to be true to myself and leave. We were cooped up in an office tower, in a room with that was much too small for the number…

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Should You Trust Cloud Computing?

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Cloud computing is here to stay, that much is clear. But should you trust your precious data to the cloud? If you were to ask me that question my answer would be a resounding “NO!”. I believe that we are heading down a very dangerous path with cloud computing, and that few people have even given a single thought the the possible perils involved with computing on the cloud. As I write this, millions of…

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