Monthly Archives: September 2009

Friday puzzle: cucumbers

Posted on September 4, 2009 by paulmcl

Today’s problem: on a sunny day a greengrocer places 200 lbs of cucumbers in front of his store. At the start of the day they are 99% water. He doesn’t sell any all day but it is a really hot … Continue reading →

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Kindle

Posted on September 4, 2009 by paulmcl

I have had an Amazon Kindle for a few months now. It’s not perfect by any means but I really like it and for some sorts of books I prefer to read on the Kindle to on paper. The first … Continue reading →

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Getting out of EDA

Posted on September 3, 2009 by paulmcl

Over the last year I’ve had lots of meetings with people who used to work in EDA and have lost their jobs, or, in some cases, still have a job but want to make a longer term change. The subject … Continue reading →

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Being CEO

Posted on September 2, 2009 by paulmcl

I talked earlier about how you get to be CEO (basically, luck the first time; track record after that). But what does being a CEO entail? I think all senior management jobs consist of two separate dimensions that have two … Continue reading →

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Potpourri

Posted on September 1, 2009 by paulmcl

Today’s blog is a potpourri of various small things, some of which refer back to earlier blogs. Firstly, you probably saw that Cadence appointed John Bruggeman as CMO. He was previously CMO at Wind River (recently acquired by Intel). I … Continue reading →

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