Marketing 101

Found this bit off a website.

So, what is marketing?

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say,
"I am very rich. Marry me!"
That's called Direct Marketing.

You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says, "He's very rich. Marry him."
That's called Advertising.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and get her telephone number.
The next day you call and say,
"Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me."
That's called Telemarketing.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl.
You get up and straighten your tie; you walk up to her and pour her a
drink.
You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her a
ride, and then say,
"By the way, I'm very rich "Will you marry me?"
That's called Public Relations.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl.
She walks up to you and says,
"You are very rich...?"
That's called Brand Recognition.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say,
"I'm rich. Marry me"
She gives you a nice hard slap on your face.
That's called Customer Feedback!

Before Getting Married...

One should ask their spouse these questions, or wish they had.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/fashion/weddings/17FIELDBOX.html?em&ex=1166677200&en=9cbe5538cb1d2c45&ei=5087%0A

Do's and Don'ts of Entrepreneurship

Interesting read at Wharton

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1623&CFID=2509797&CFTOKEN=96914375

Baby talk

There was this program on tv that supposedly provides parents insight on what their babies (0 to 12 weeks) are trying to say.

Neh means hungry
Owh means tired
Eh means burp me
Eairth means lower wind (use bicycle legs to provide the baby relief), emphasis is on the r letter
Heh means uncomfortable

Hope that helps me, someday. But until then I'm just putting this up in case I forget. Maybe it'll help you too. I'm sure a search on google will yield further details.

Professionalism and Software Engineering

Interesting reads at

Is Software Engineering actually Engineering?
http://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/?module=displaystory&story_id=1051&format=html

Professional Awareness in Software Engineering
http://systemsguild.com/GuildSite/TDM/Professionalism.html

Top Ten Myths about Software Engineering
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~sahilt/research/SEMyths.html