So if you want to become an early riser (or just exert more control over your sleep patterns), then try this: Go to bed only when you’re too sleepy to stay up, and get up at a fixed time every morning.

Interesting article on someone who wanted to wake up earlier. Right now I go to bed between 12-2am during the week (3-4 on weekends) and wake up between 8 and 9:30am (10-11 on weekends). I'd love to wake up earlier (once it's warm out) to go wakeboarding at 7am so I may soon take this guy's advice.
10:24:31 PM   []

I'm quite the opposite when it comes to my badge. It is not clipped to my shirt, pants, or worn around my neck. Instead I flaunt corporate policy and hide it in my wallet only to bring it out when I need to connect to the Internet from home. Keeping it in my wallet means I never forget to bring it to work because I never forget my wallet, cellphone or keys, while I could very likely forget my badge. It also means I never risk being seen in public as a Microsoft geek. It's one thing to geek out on the web and have my blog connected to the fact that I work at Microsoft (inspite of my disclaimer) and quite another to be walking down the street all dressed up in Kenneth Cole with a blue badge stuck somewhere (just kidding, I do not dress up for work). And yes, I often take down my Microsoft parking tag. I would hate for the public to think that Microsoft employees can't afford real cars :).
12:35:36 AM   []

The distinction between vodka and white wine drinkers here is that vodka drinkers represent a younger version of this personality type. They both have an entrepreneurial spirit and like being in charge.

Fashion is important and they like being up to date with modern style. Whereas a red wine drinker might opt for pinstripe, vodka and white wine drinkers favour Giorgio Armani or designer equivalents. They also tend to be opinionated and independent.

For my 'boring or slightly unadventurous' red wine drinkers you might want to check out this article, Vino & Veritas:

Restaurant owners will often price the wine they buy cheapest at wholesale as the second cheapest wine on the menu. Why? Because people generally don't order the cheapest wine and thus often turn to the second cheapest.

12:28:23 AM   []

Bottom line: this is not Microsoft's, or IBM's, or any special interest's unique tale of woe. This is an alarm sounding that the United States is about to throw away a key competitive asset at the time when it is reaping its greatest reward, broadly, across American industry.

Dan, there is a shortage. Talk to anyone directly or indirectly involved in hiring at the big tech firms. You should hear the horror stories my tech friends share amongst ourselves (some are quite entertaining, we really should start an anonymous group blog with them) and sometimes we're not kidding when we joke about 'lowering the bar'.

However, we'll know there is a real shortage when there is more upward pressure on wages and benefits.
12:03:07 AM   []