Archive | November, 2009
Expanding Short URL’s

Expanding Short URL’s

by Rod Macbeth on 18. Nov, 2009 in Security

A fellow blogger, Young Yang, made a post on expanding shortened URLs that I feel is worth passing onto my readers. The need for this never really occurred to me but, as Young points out, there too many low life’s out there that will send you to places you don’t want to go.

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My Resignation As An Adult

My Resignation As An Adult

by Rod Macbeth on 08. Nov, 2009 in Fun Stuff

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of a 5 year old again.

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Why Intelligent People Fail

Why Intelligent People Fail

by Rod Macbeth on 01. Nov, 2009 in Inspiration, Motivation

1. Lack of motivation. A talent is irrelevant if a person is not motivated to use it. Motivation may be external (for example, social approval) or internal (satisfaction from a job well-done, for instance). External sources tend to be transient, while internal sources tend to produce more consistent performance.

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