Something’s Gotta Give #60: Bubble trouble

Is it just me, or have people’s views gotten stronger and stronger over the past decade or so? Perhaps things have always been this way, but the advent of social media has made it more evident than before: When people argue nowadays (say, about politics), this doesn’t take place in the middle of a town Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #60: Bubble trouble[…]

Something’s Gotta Give #59: Time and expenses

I received an offer for professional services by a multinational company – one of the 10 biggest globally in its field in terms of turnover. Here are the main terms of their proposal: My company will be charged on a time spent basis; On top of the above a 3% charge will be added to Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #59: Time and expenses[…]

Something’s Gotta Give #58: Rollback

I have mentioned multiple times in the past how my way of working has been influenced by best practices most commonly encountered (and to a large extent developed) in the IT industry. (That being said the same industry is responsible for some of the most unethical ways of making money in my view, which isn’t Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #58: Rollback[…]