Is there really any other kind?

I love working with crazy people.

Working with, working on, or just having one as your own Alwin(er)Logger?

8:17:05 PM  [] blah blah blah'd on this    [ blinked via ViewFromTheHeart ]

Brent reveals some feelings, from a developer's point of view.

How to encourage developers: How do you encourage developers to do good work? Say nice things about their software.

Really. It works.

Wanna know something? They are both very correct in their statements. And both are good dudes, too (I know, because I've pestered both of them enough). I wonder if Brent ever tried making that Philly-style rib-eye steak sandwich...

6:29:48 PM  [] blah blah blah'd on this    [ blinked via inessential.com ]

This poor woman thought she'd already dropped off her daughter, but the daughter was left locked in the car until some coworkers noticed her four hours later, badly dehydrated.

8-month-old in serious condition; mom says she thought she took girl to relative's home
(Macon.com)

And in a followup story, it was reported today the Macon District Attorney still doesn't know if he will take this case to a grand jury.

<*shaking head* /> I think Terrill Struttmann sums it up best when he said "What kind of punishment can you give [parents in a situation like this] that they aren't already giving themselves?" Terrill is the co-founder of a national advocacy group, Kids 'N Cars, that is concerned with preventing deaths of children in or around cars. He lost one of his own children when some toddlers left in a van knocked it into gear, and his child was struck and killed.

Failures usually occur from a number of smaller but interrelated variables combining to magnify the impact of each other. I strongly suspect that sleep-deprivation played a major part in this tragedy -- parents of newborns and toddlers often resemble zombies, barely able to shuffle through some routines. And I'm guessing the little girl had fallen asleep during the drive, so there was no motion in the backseat to catch the mother's eye as she climbed out of the car. I'd also guess there was some slight change in her normal routine that morning that had the mother's attention (perhaps she was running late for work, or had a major deadline looming at work). Add to that the weight of the recent family deaths mentioned...

At least a couple of times, I have climbed out my car in the parking lot at work, and then noticed I still had the (empty, thankfully) car seat in the backseat of my car -- on days when it was Mom's turn to take the mancub to his school. Luckily, all it cost me was some flex-time and gasoline, and the burden of receiving some more of those too-familiar looks from SHE.

12:45:27 PM  [] blah blah blah'd on this    [ blinked via FARK ]