rands (@rands)

los gatos, ca

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @rands ever

March 2010

Hire people who have an opinion.

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Save us all some time and know what you want before you ask.

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She was COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL and started talking as though I was some kind of selfish jerk who just wanted the cheese: http://j.mp/9oiSKd

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Management works when you actually mean what you say.

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Obsession gives you superhuman focusing ability while sacrificing, you know, everything else.

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Never underestimate the ability of someone to interpret reality to their benefit.

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Fully prepared to punch the next person who believes describing the problem solves the problem.

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The Periodic Table of Periodic Tables: http://j.mp/cInmOT

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Actually, I literally didn’t know how to use literally: http://j.mp/bxAGpa

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Be wary of those who hide by asking incessant questions.

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I don’t care if [a] personal site doesn’t work without javascript any more than I care if a handmade quilt is fire-retardant. (@wilsonminer)

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There is, at least, one amazing idea here: http://j.mp/d2oJ6j

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Bad days aren’t born, they’re built.

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When you say “We had to be honest”, I hear “I would prefer to lie”.

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It’s not that you believe that the world revolves around you, it’s just from where you’re sitting it seems like it might.

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Random injections of randomness freak people out.

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Write as it happens.

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At my desk with two 30 inch monitors and one 15 inch notebook… and I’m furiously writing on the back of a napkin with a crayon. #irony

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How to piss an engineer off: make it arbitrary.

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When you mess with their foundation, people will transform into folks you won’t recognize.

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The truth is tucked somewhere between the people.

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Build the people who build your stuff.

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Listen to your brain, but trust your gut.

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Realizing the folks who keep saying “Finish what you start” haven’t started jack.

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A great name changes everything, just ask mistletoe.

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My desire to simplify my luggage situation has resulted in a murse.

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The phrase “I don’t have time for” should never be said: http://j.mp/cSEOGM

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People you trust will tell you the things you do not want to hear.

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When I put the hood of my sweatshirt up, I believe I gain superpowers, but I’m mostly just hiding.

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I want to make things, not just glue things together: http://j.mp/dnwz0A

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Fill your time with life.

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Oddly, I act on big decisions before I make them.

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Don’t take it too seriously. You’ll never make it out alive:

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Bracing myself for inane hurt-related headlines if Hurt Locker beats Avatar.

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Trash talking is improvisational critical thinking.

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Day #3 of Plants and Zombies: http://j.mp/c2NTpZ (iTunes)

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Still trying to figure out why I kept slow dancing when Stairway to Heaven started rocking. Oh yeah… #girls

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A shelf cut to house seven specific books: http://j.mp/cQ29gi

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You’re turning into your parents. Both of them.

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Relationships are defined by who we are when we aren’t looking.

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New Veer wallpapers with ampersand goodness: http://j.mp/Ayn2

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I think I can count these coffee jitters as my workout for the day.

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Building stuff every day exercises all the muscles necessary to remaining vital.

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Good friends forgive typros.

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Management means understanding that your people depend on you.

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