Today
don’t know what’s wrong today, but right now it seems as if everything falling apart right now.
Riddles
“Here there is no north, west, nor east - and weather fit for not man nor beast.”
Answer: The North Pole.
”Four hang, four sprang, two point the way, two to ward off dogs, one dangles after, always rather dirty.”
Answer: A cow. It has four feet and four teats, two horns and two eyes, and then the tail.
”While at the funeral of her own mother, she met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing, so much the dream guy that she was searching for that she fell in love with him immediately. However, she never asked for his name or number and afterward could not find anyone who knew who he was. A few days later the girl killed her own sister. So… Why did she kill her sister?”
Answer: She thought if the man had appeared at her mother’s funeral, then he might appear at another family funeral.
The Google I was passionate about was a technology company that empowered its employees to innovate. The Google I left was an advertising company with a single corporate-mandated focus.
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As Scott Crawford commented on Twitter, “It’s “Why I left the company that starts with G” day.” This piece, by now-former Google engineer James Whittaker, is hugely interesting reading and important for those interested in cultivating a company culture based around innovation. Every company changes as it grows and matures (duh), yet even those as lauded for their smarts and forward thinking as Google have to watch the little details that eventually add up to a whole that might not be quite what anyone had in mind. Whittaker’s conclusion, in particular, describes a present that is both horribly true and hugely far from Google’s initially incredible service:
Whittaker, it should be noted, now works at Microsoft. (via thoughtyoushouldseethis) |
