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Freedom of Information
A world where the information to which we have access is tightly controlled is a world in which democracy, free thought, and liberty dies.
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Birthdays and Three-way Hash Collisions
Let’s work out the probability that, in a given group of individuals, at least three share a birthday.
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WordPress and Default Themes
First we had Twenty Ten. Then came Twenty Eleven. Then came the potential of a new default theme every year. We’re doing it wrong.
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Don’t Quote Hours
I made a lot of mistakes when I first started freelancing. One of them was quoting hours to clients. Don’t make that mistake.
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Hertz: A Study in Failed Customer Service
I attempted to rent from Hertz this week. Their customer service failed miserably.
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7 Things WordPress Developers do Right
I recognize a lot of what we, in the WordPress community, do wrong, but I also want to highlight several things we do right.
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Take Yourself out of the Equation
How well your team works when you’re not involved speaks volumes about the quality of your involvement.
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Inbox: Is self-learning enough?
Has a lack of formal computer education caused issues in my career? Absolutely not.
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The Birthday Paradox
There’s a paradox in statistics that states, in a group of 23 people, the chance that two people having the same birthday is 50%.
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Expect the Unexpected
You can’t prevent every unintended setback, but you can prepare in such a way that their effects are minimized.