Comments for Robb's Rantings

Comment on Flowers by Flowers

Flowers — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:56:57 +0000

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Comment on Firefox Add-On NoScript by matt beran

matt beran — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:55 +0000

I use the first two CONSTANTLY. Webdev is great for getting to a CSS fast, and seeing a page sans CSS. GreaseMonkey, how I love thee, let me count the ways… The best script I have found so far for greasemonkey is one that tells me the exact web-address of pictures on a page, right below the picture… very useful for Flickr.

Comment on Time by matt beran

matt beran — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:58:11 +0000

I never thought about how scheduling is probably the worst part of my job…

Good to hear you like your new one!

Comment on Hardware Support by Matt

Matt — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:37:51 +0000

also dude, your link to Josh! is to his RSS feed…

Comment on Hardware Support by Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:18:34 +0000

HAHAHAAHA okidata… you can suck it.

Comment on What is Wrong with this Picture by jeff

jeff — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:50:31 +0000

I’d be slapping rondi’s butt too. It is about time he put one out.

Comment on What is Wrong with this Picture by Josh

Josh — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:09:32 +0000

LOL!

Comment on Job vs. Job by JL!

JL! — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 05:31:26 +0000

Since working for Apple I’ve felt strongly about this: rules dictating what workers can or can’t do are completely ridiculous, especially when the worker’s actions wouldn’t be disturbing someone else. Am I going to keep someone else from getting work done by looking at a web page? Heck no!

Here’s the deal at Apple: get your work done, and make it good, or you’re fired. That’s all. And that’s all the motivation I need. If I want to browse the web, that’s fine. If I want to chat with my wife while I’m at work, that’s fine. If I don’t get my work done, they’ll have someone else in there who is just as capable as I am in two weeks, and that’s all there is to it. Why is this hard for employers to figure out? Dressing nicely and acting like you’re a good employee doesn’t make you a good employee. Being results-focused makes you a good employee.

Comment on Story Telling vs. Writing by Robb

Robb — Tue, 30 May 2006 23:53:23 +0000

Josh, wouldn’t you agree that the crazier a premise is the more readers will thirst for more detail and information? I would say J.K. Rowling seems to get away with this. I started reading a few books on the subject of writing the first novel. It seems as though my mind starts bursting with ideas as I read through them, which leaves me scrampling for paper and a pen, note to mention keeps me from finishing the books. I plan to keep reading these books and possibly finish them before I have surgery this year. I then plan to reread the books after surgery, considering I will have about 4 weeks and possibly more before I can go back to work. It would be nice to have a solid start by then. I would say that I have some kind of start already. With six ideas on paper with nearly 50 pages of random thoughts makes for something.

To me, it will not matter if anyone ever reads a book I may write, only that I have written it and can see it on my bookshelf.

Comment on Story Telling vs. Writing by JL!

JL! — Tue, 30 May 2006 03:08:23 +0000

Go for it, Robb! Creating anything is better than creating nothing. There are very, very few exceptions to that rule.

Personally, I think there are a few simple keys to good writing (although I’m no professional, and some really great authors break these rules). The first rule I use: write as little as possible. Only write things that either give useful, vivid color to the world you’re creating or further the plot. Let the action move quickly and don’t bore people.

The other rule is this: the crazier the premise, the easier it is to write a great book. If your world feels normal and your characters feel normal, the book will be really boring. That’s just my taste in writing though. This is what the Harry Potter series has going for it. It’s a crazy premise based on a total lack of reality.