http://obstinate.org The Ramblings and Musings of Mike Joyce Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well ladies and gents, another year another new series of useless attempts from Certfirst to discredit me. You see, a year and a half or so ago I attended a Certfirst PostgreSQL training for a previous employer. It was bad, real bad. I won't bore you with the details here, ... http://obstinate.org/journal/certfirst-and-saifirst-another-frontal-attack-by-sonia-soni/ Today the CTO called his regular mobile detailer to pamper his 996911t. My car was in dire shape, having never been waxed in it's life. The conversation with the Wax Nazi went something like this: Mikey: Hi there, I'd like a wax Wax Nazi: Yeah okay - yours the white M Roadster ... http://obstinate.org/automotive/proper-car-maintenance/ mikey: *insert picture from Halloween* mikey: she was a vampire krisi: she's very cute... but what about her outfit makes her a vampire? her boobs? mike: right, i was going to comment: dressing like a slut and wearing ears makes not a kitty! krisi: hahaha, to be fair, every girl does that krisi: and ... http://obstinate.org/journal/the-joys-of-dating-a-discussion-of-the-populous/ austie: is it ok to mention things about your interviews that you read on their linkedin profile? mikey: i would tone it down to mitigate stalker status austie: i'm dying to ask this guy about hurricane katrina. austie: his job in LA ended right when that hit. austie: that could be a very touchy ... http://obstinate.org/journal/the-smart-interview-process/ Over the past year there has been repeated news stories about the tightening budgets that the BBC would enforce on Top Gear production costs. Sunday night, Top Gear Season 13 came to a close with the Airing of Episode 7. In the closing episode of the series you go the sense ... http://obstinate.org/journal/top-gear-is-dead/ So this weekend I went out with the bestest of friends. One of the topics discussed over delicious seafood combined with a crisp, mineral white was the topic of my birthday. It is coming up, and I will very shortly be 26. I am not big on birthdays, I don't make ... http://obstinate.org/journal/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day/ Recently I thought I was in the market for a new car, or an upgrade to say the least. Specifically I was thinking about upgrading my Z4M to an M5. Used M5's, and BMW M cars in general depreciate faster than a brick falling into a black hole. As such ... http://obstinate.org/journal/a-dash-of-imperfection-season-to-taste/ UPDATE! CertFirst posts fake comments on this blog claiming to be real customers!!! http://obstinate.org/journal/certfirst-and-saifirst-another-frontal-attack-by-sonia-soni/ As you may have read prior here. I attended a training seminar hosted by Certfirst / SaiFirst - a company that among other things, trains in PostgreSQL. I posted a full, and accurate review of the ... http://obstinate.org/journal/an-update-on-certfirst-the-postgresql-training-company/ What are your motives? Are they pure? How would one even know? One thing that I have always tried to do with my life is to do the right thing, whatever that is. Sure, I have made mistakes - lots of them. I take solace in the fact that I ... http://obstinate.org/journal/motives/ I happen to think that there are two modes of thought "all the way" or "not at all", and half assed is just a way of up-selling the latter. Lets give some relevant examples. If you are sitting and enjoying some TiVO and decide that you would like a glass ... http://obstinate.org/journal/all-or-nothing/