The other day I was reading Cyprus Mail’s coverage of Cyprus prison overpopulation problem.  As any other problem it does involve attention.  But for me personally the article was more useful with absolute numbers rather than relative.  This paragraph in particular: Cyprus’ total prison population in June this year, including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners, … Continue reading Cyprus prison population
Yesterday we had an interesting discussion with a colleague of mine. Â We discussed the evolution of games, and, especially board games. Â After a bit of whining and complaining, nostalgic tears, and laughter, our discussion took a more creative turn. Â Together we came up with a few ideas on how to push the evolution of board … Continue reading Board games on steroids
I favorited a @YouTube video http://t.co/yJCC6GBr Зима не будет # Our IT is so good they do scheduled works with 45 minute downtime in the middle of the day and week. No wonder cloud computing blooms. # @KarthikDot Agree on the concept. Doubt the date. # @KarthikDot I don't think JS is at its pick … Continue reading Day in brief – 2011-12-14
I thought it was my idea, but apparently not. This Slashdot comment says it was Rockefeller’s. This is exactly how Rockefeller was thinking: when you come across talent, you hire, then you adapt your business based on the people available. Even if in the short term it does not fit in an existing MS-Project plan, … Continue reading On hiring
I found this image in Web Workers Daily post and I think it’s brilliant. More and more people are spending their time in coffee shops using laptops and other devices. Too many of them have no idea that they are surrounded by people. Hopefully, at least some of them will see this infographic and, perhaps, … Continue reading Coffee shop code of conduct