Seeing that I’m not entirely happy with the response time I’m getting on Twitter, and the fact that the website that Standard Bank lists on their Twitter profile has a broken communication page (it is broken in my browser of choice, Chrome), I’ve decided to list a few minor issues I have with my internet banking here. I dare them to respond, and actually fix the issues, because I’m convinced I’m not the only one with these issues. Continue reading Standard Bank Internet Banking problems
Author: Baldy
Always implement the simplest solution
I learnt this from hard experience. Any programmer’s natural instinct is to design the most robust & generic solution they can conceive. But once you’ve done it, you can then think of 20 ways to improve it and make it even more generic. Continue reading Always implement the simplest solution
Rant: What government is doing to combat corruption
When our new president mentioned in his opening address that he would be rooting out corruption, I thought it would be a positive thing. Not in my wildest imagination did I think of the approach he finally took. Continue reading Rant: What government is doing to combat corruption
My wife’s blogging
I’ve managed to get my wife blogging, you can see her writing here. She makes me look like an angel crossed with a god, so don’t believe every word she says 😉
Now, how do I convince her to use Twitter?
The difference between leadership and management
All leaders perform management functions, but very few managers actually perform leadership functions.
We had an incident recently where 2 people could not behave themselves like adults in a particular setting at work. Instead of dealing with the 2, and making sure they don’t do it again, our management team Continue reading The difference between leadership and management
Misunderstood keyword
At the beginning of the year, instead of deciding on a stack of new-year’s resolutions, I decided on one keyword for the year. #create. Whether it be more blog posts, some awesome photos, usable applications in the public domain, website that people would actually want to visit/use. That was my motto for the year, to create more and consume less.
But I have to admit, it looks like I misinterpreted my keyword. I went for #procreate instead. Continue reading Misunderstood keyword
An idea for a more effective social grant system
I was just reading a user letter on News24 about the effectiveness of AA, and had this idea. I do not disagree with the fact that previously disadvantaged people need a hand up in life, but I do disagree wholeheartedly with the way it was implemented. My reason for disagreeing…
In the large parastatals, highly skilled people were replaced willy-nilly, without making sure that the replacements could actually do the job that was expected from them, and without making sure that there was some kind of knowledge transfer on exactly what was required in these jobs.
As we all know, this has come back to bite the country in a big way.
Continue reading An idea for a more effective social grant system