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SOPs
Now that I'm going to some managerial-level meetings, I hear managers complain about how employees don't read the instructions to do things ( Read more... ) -
Organic tomato & cucumber salad
Readherring's recipe for organic tomato & cucumber salad ( Read more... ) -
I'm from the government. I'm here to help.
So I've been working on my first Investigational Device file. These can be nightmarish; we only have 30 calendar days to complete them, and if the submission is terrible, there's nothing we can do about it. And this one turned out to be a terrible one ( Read more... ) -
Marry, Marry, Quite Contrary
I remain unconcerned over the marriage equality hearings at SCOTUS. The Supreme Court makes decisions based on legality, not on philosophy or morality. So when they must rule on the fairness of one group getting more legal rights under marriage than another under a civil union, they have only two options: Either they must grant everyone the right ( Read more... ) -
Government Code
01 There are rules ( Read more... ) -
Pages
I have an electronic submission that's one long pdf document.
I asked why we don't ask industry to break it down into chapters, and the answer was that industry fought against it. Do you know what it's like trying to review a 1300 page electronic document?
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Steubenville Rape
The one positive thing that the Steubenville rape story did was convince hard cases like me that there really is an increasing problem with rape culture ( Read more... ) -
Fair warning for iPhone5 owners
Dear iPhone5 owners ( Read more... ) -
Normal Tuesday.
Co-worker: You have a pen?
Me: [Reaches into pocket without looking] Here.
Co-worker: This is a kazoo.
Me: Sorry. [Reaches into pocket again] Here.
