The Diary of a Private Developer

                                       ~passed on a day like today~                                                          why?

We tell people we use Linux because it’s secure. Or because it’s free, because it’s customizable, because it’s free (the other meaning), because it has excellent community support… But all of that is just marketing bullshit. We tell that to non-Linuxers because they wouldn’t understand the real reason. And when we say those false reasons enough, we might even start to believe them ourselves. But deep underneath, the real reason remains. where there's shell, there's a way__ We use Linux because it’s fun! It’s fun to tinker with your system. It’s fun to change all the settings, break the system, then have to go to recovery mode to repair it. It’s fun to have over a hundred distros to choose from. It’s fun to use the command line. Let me say that again. It’s fun to use the command line. No wonder non-Linuxers wouldn’t understand. The point with us Linux fans is – we use Linux for its own sake. Sure, we like to get work done. Sure, we like to be se

"A certain gentleman walked into a hotel and after perusing through the menu ordered for some food. After about 20 mins another group of gentlemen walked in and ordered for theirs. To his dismay,the first gentleman saw them get served first. He watched as they began to eat and laugh heartily. He even overheard one of them brag about how he knew everyone at that hotel and how things moved fast for him there. He felt he was being mocked.He contemplated leaving. But he had waited soo long. Unable to take it anymore, he called the waiter and spoke rather verbosely of how unfair things were. The waiter calmly told him, yours is a special order sir, being prepared by the chief chef himself. Their orders were prepared hurriedly by interns because the top chefs are busy with yours. That's why they came first. Please have some juice as you wait. Unknown to him the owner of the hotel (who happened to be an old long lost friend of his) had seen him coming and wanted to surprise hi

"Stars" You spoke a word and life began Told oceans where to start and where to end You set in motion time and space But still you come and you call to me by name Still you come and you call to me by name If you can hold the stars in place You can hold my heart the same Whenever I fall away Whenever I start to break So here I am, lifting up my heart To the one who holds the stars The deepest depths, the darkest nights Can't separate, can't keep me from your sight I get so lost, forget my way But still you love and you don't forget my name If you can hold the stars in place You can hold my heart the same Whenever I fall away Whenever I start to break So here I am, lifting up my heart If you can calm the raging sea You can calm the storm in me You're never too far away You never show up too late So here I am, lifting up my heart To the one who holds the stars Your love has called my name Wha

Here are 10 career mistakes you won’t make twice. 1. Taking a good job for granted. 2. Assuming that your job will last. 3. Taking a new job too quickly. 4. Burning a bridge. 5. Quitting a job in haste. 6. Failing to negotiate for your value. 7. Putting up with mistreatment at work. 8. Chasing a job opportunity to oblivion. 9. Failing to set boundaries at work. 10. Trusting the wrong person. Even if you try, it’s hard to appreciate a great job while you’re in it. Even though it’s a great job, there are always problems and headaches to deal with. You don’t realize how good the job was until you’re gone. Once you feel that pang “Wow — I didn’t know how good I had it!” you’ll appreciate all kinds of good things — not just jobs, but other good experiences, people and feelings too — more than you did before. source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/09/05/ten-career-mistakes-you-wont-make-twice/#760feadc7439