Asymptomatic

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Way Above Average
February 10, 2003

CodeProject, a resource site for developers, recently did an informal survey asking if in comparison to your work collegues, you were average, above, or below.  The results are amusing.  The explanations for the results are pretty interesting.  I think this does much to validate my theory of plebe programmers versus the seasoned veterans.  I wonder how many veterans got to where they are by hard work as opposed to natural ability?  I think it's because of my personal lack of evidence regarding hard work being used to get me where I am that I don't think I would do well if the economy forced me to find a new job.  Just a theory.

GeoURL and Blog Location
February 06, 2003

GeoURL is a darn cool service.  It tells you who has a blog nearby your own.  Be sure to check out who is physically near Asymptomatic.  Actually, my computer room - the coordinates seem pretty exact.  I'll have to verify them with Berta's handheld GPS.

Also of interest is this ACME mapper service, which can show you a map of any area you put in.  My house shows up targeted for the coordinates I specified for GeoURL.  Here's Berta's parent's house in Johnstown.