Articles for category: Drive

September 26, 2018

Greg Thomas

The Weakest Link

So you’re the weakest member on the team. Whether it’s skill, knowledge, experience, whatever. You’re the one that has the most potential to hold back to the team on their next ship. So… What. You’re also the person with the most potential to under promise and over deliver. You’re the person with nothing to lose so why not try a different approach. You’re the person who can learn the most from everyone around you and never complain about being bored. You’re the person who can do all these things if you’re willing to take the Initiative, Lead the Army of

September 20, 2018

Greg Thomas

In the Time It took…

I’ve been sitting in a coffee shop for the last 45 minutes listening to a group of people contain about the projects they are on – full on complaining. Two days ago, I overheard a conversation where 2 people conversed for 2 hours about the next release – full on complaining. Venting, getting it out is good, it’s needed to clear the air and expunge these emotions so you can move forward. But if all you’re doing is complaining over and over and over again. You have to wonder what you could have accomplished in the Time it Took to

September 14, 2018

Greg Thomas

Video Games get Upgrades

Enterprise Software and Mobile Devices – DO NOT. If I am writing a piece of code that is going to upgrade a system, I am not looking to Apple or Microsoft to figure it out – I’m looking at Blizzard and Steam to show me the way. Upgrades are painless, have never failed (for me). I know what’s in the patch, I know when maintenance is coming up and the implementation is flawless. And every time, whether it happens or not, I feel like I am getting something shiny and new – not a bunch of hidden features that are buried

September 13, 2018

Greg Thomas

The Problem Netflix Can’t Solve

Mindless browsing through oodles and oodles of content. How long would you spend at a video store trying to pick a movie that would provide the perfect evening’s entertainment? It’s the problem that still has yet to be solved and only grows exponentially as more and more content is added to the mix across a set of profiles and preferences of your family. It was yet to be solved, but when it is – think of the applications to other areas of your life that you are wasting browsing aimlessly for Divine Intervention (or for someone to place the DVD

September 11, 2018

Greg Thomas

The Motivational Shift

I recently had the motivation for a particular project and plan that I was on change – drastically. Where once the end result was clear and lit, now it is dark and unknowing (I’m thinking a spooky fall evening, with fog on the path type of unknowing). The direction of this project changed 3 months ago but I still find myself struggling with what to do next and whether I was still to be invested for the right reasons or not. It’s been harder than I thought and I still don’t know where it will go next. I’d like to