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When I saw this recent headline Aruba to buy ‘Switzerland of network management’, I cringed and knew I had to share this tiny rant.
Too many people in technology want to be “Switzerland.”
Nothing against the Swiss or their beautiful country, but this terrible shorthand needs to expire. No one should aim for that position, even if [...]

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I got two emails on Tuesday from Google. Seems like Jeff Barr, whom I know a little bit got similar recruiting emails. Coincidence that all of this happened on Tuesday?
Unlike Jeff, now at Amazon, I’ve never spoken to Google about working there, so there was less dissonance, just surprise. Although I have several good friends [...]

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I’ve seen the meme for a few weeks now. During the holiday week, Ken tagged me. So, five things about me you probably didn’t know.
1. Kaboom
The Activision game Kaboom for the Atari 2600 was the first video game (there are only two) where I actually felt competitive. I scored 3,000 at one point, and took [...]

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