Countdown to unemployment

Employment is transient, fortunately. This being my last day, I decided to record some privacy preserving statistics:

Email:
Number of email messages left in my mailbox on my last day: 28
Number of unique authors among those messages: ~10
Number of human authors among the former: ~5
Number of people I know among the human authors: 3
Number of messages that affect me and my work directly: 0

My Documents Folder:
Number of documents in My Documents: 40
Number of documents that I am deleting because they do not pertain to work: 28
Documents pertaining to research: 20

Software:
Additional compilers/interpreters/frameworks not provided by the company: 4
Specifically: Perl, Python, recent version of JDK, .NET
Development environments: 2(Eclipse, SciTE)
Browsers: 1 (Firefox!)
Miscellaneous unauthorize software: putty, python gmail lib, doxygen, graphviz

Office supplies:
Sticky notes(not postits!): 7 blocks, small
Pencils: 2
Pens: 3
Company issued notebooks and scratchpads: 2
Personal notebooks: 1
Thumb tacs: 15
Papers attached to cubicle wall: 7
Boxes of Harrod's tea attached to cubicle wall: 1
Starbucks frappaccino labels glued to computer: 1


Pantry:
Forks, spoons, and plastic knives: MANY
Sugar packets: 4(at 9AM, 0 by 9PM)
Bags of Ahmad tea: 1....last one
Cups: 1
Napkins: more then cutlery

So what do these unimpressive statsitcs show? Nothing. I'm just happy to be done.


PS:
This might be neurotic but I'm very pleased that I managed to finish my tea exactly on the day that I finish working.

Split-Screen Tech Doubles Computer Use

Split-Screen Tech Doubles Computer Use discusses how researchers in Microsoft 'are developing software that splits a computer screen in two halves, each side with its own operating system, desktop, applications, cursor and keyboard.'

1. hardware is cheap. it's simpler to buy more than force people to share screens.
2. I think these researchers didn't understand the point of the extreme programming workflow.
3. They claim to have a minimal cost, no hardware required, but cubicles are not set up for 2 people. This sounds like its enabling something horrible.

This being said, it think its a wonderful idea for multi player gaming.
What better way to put the 24inch monitor to use? You can even ghost for yourself.

As an added bonus, the article comes with the following picture and its caption:

'Computers to Work Harder
Software programmers at work at INFOSYS, one of the best known Indian software companies, in Bangalore, India. Workers at Indian companies must often share computers. But a new technology that divides a computer's screen could stretch the technology's use.'

How terrible is that ?
Why would you publicize being the IT equivalent of a sweatshop?

caption should read: look at the size of those .....

Chart Theory : Hours past midnight

Career Opportunities

The following email has graced my mailbox.

New Jersey is just such a wonderful marketing tool. Also kudos on the wording.
I guess I can appreciate the honesty. Most companies will jerk you around before admitting they're sticking you in into Q&A in Hoboken.

Dear Naive Baysian,

Following is a description for career opportunities at [Mid Cap]

OPEN HOUSE AT [Mid Cap]

Open House for Wall Street IT Career Opportunities in New Jersey

[Mid Cap] is currently seeking individuals for the following positions:

Java Developers, C# Developers, Business Analysts, Integration and Development Support, QA, Oracle DB Architects, Data Modelers, Information Architects

(Previous financial services experience preferred but not required.)

Chart Theory : Hours to an Exam

Chart Theory : Hours To An Exam