Pukkelpop festival tragedy in Hasselt, Belgium

Associated Press reports: HASSELT, Belgium (AP) — The death toll from a fierce thunderstorm that mangled tents and downed trees and scaffolding at an open-air music festival in Belgium has risen to five, officials said Friday. Hasselt Mayor Hilde Claes said that two more people died overnight. About 140 were injured in the storm, 10 … Continue reading Pukkelpop festival tragedy in Hasselt, Belgium

Constructive lies

Being a pathological liar myself, I often hear people saying how bad lies are and how lies are only making things worse.  Of course, there are counter examples of telling a lie to prevent hurting people and such.  But there weren’t so many examples of constructive, useful lies.  Here is one such example of lies … Continue reading Constructive lies

On working remotely

Here are a few notes on working remotely from a person who has first hand experience with that: In terms of communication I think remote employees are a massive benefit to a company, it is easy in an office to forget about proper communications channels because you can bypass them and tap somebody on the … Continue reading On working remotely