|
In The NowA Bison's Web Presence |
Nothing better thanHaiku error messages“Total System Crash”
Your computer sucksGet a faster processorIf you want this app
Sorry. It’s my fault.Arrays are not my strong suitPointer out-of-range
Will you ever learn?Letters? Numbers? Not the same.Invalid input.
That file isn’t there.Maybe it is somewhere else.Wanna go find it?
Wanna do something?It doesn’t matter right now.I’m doing MY thing.
Solitary morn.Mist outside my [...]
For those of you who require a formal statement, I have begun the new phase of my career at Intuit Canada.
During my interview, they asked a lot of questions, testing my knowledge. Most of the questions asked by Adwin, the Senior Software Engineer, were based around C++ (as Quicken has always been programmed in C [...]
Dear Mr Jones,
Thank you for your enquiry of 17th April, in which you requestinformationconcerning Robert Hardie Wilson and Julia Allen.The only informationwe have relates to Mr Wilson. The minutes of a meeting held on 10th October 1901state that “Mr Wilson, who acted as secretary ofthe club for the past fivemonths should receive remuneration to the [...]
This time next week, I’ll be sitting down, probably with Jim Whitelaw or Chris Smith (who is one of his underlings), going through stuff for the job.
Maybe I’ll be in the HR person’s office, going over benefits information, looking forward to that meeting being over so I can get on with working.
Most significantly, however, [...]
I was making milkshakes for dessert when Kim calls into the kitchen, “What happened?”
I’d heard a small [crump] but I didn’t pay it any mind, amid the whinings of an out-of-sorts Lillian and the incoherent babblings of everyday Nicholas. I joined her at the picture window and we saw a white car, stopped in [...]
Over the last three days, I’ve gotten to say both of these things.
I fired a temp yesterday because she wasn’t performing up to expectations. Ah, expectations, which will invariably lead to disappointment. Still, as a boss (not a BOOSE) you have to have expectations and if they’re not met, you get to [...]
Well, today came the worst part of starting a new job – at least when you like the job you’re leaving.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for my current boss, Ed. He knows how to treat people and, while Halliburton is still among the lowest salaries for Engineers, there are more than enough perks [...]
I got the Job
For those of you who were at coffee when I was home alone, you know what I’m talking about.
For the rest of you, I’ll start at the beginning.
My wife left for the weekend. Hopped on a plane and headed to Vancouver for her brother’s wedding. The day after she left, [...]
