What a great {insert a nerdy title here} feels:

• I don't need to prove I'm 1337 to know I am one.
• I don't understand the end-user, but I'll always try to.
• My end-user is the reason I have a job.
• Patience really is a virtue.
• Nobody likes complicated stuff.
• It's better to be perceived as inexperienced but a quick study, than experienced but a slow poke.
• Knowing the subject well is better than knowing how to code well.
• If I don't know how to code it well, give it to someone who does, then learn from it.
• $1/day for 365 days is better than $10 for only 30 days. Long term builds trust, character and wealth; short one brings false sense of confidence.
• Each new job feels like my first job; done with great excitement, else it could be my last one.
• Get completely in or get out, capiche?

2008

A few days into the new year, a sleeping sick baby and an offline HQ—I found a few moments of peace.

So here's a piece of advice: When trouble brews, be calm and proceed to the nearest exit, brew a cup of hot cocoa, lounge, and read.

If your trouble is specifically of the message:

"The current identity (NT AUTHORITY NETWORK SERVICE) does not have write access to 'C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\V2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files'. This error may be cause by having installed visual studio C# or by group policy settings."

Please, oh please don't manually assign the permission to the folder through the folder property; you should instead run the following from a command prompt to wish your trouble away:

prompt:>c:
prompt:>cd \windows\micro*\frame*\v2.0*\
prompt:>aspnet_regiis -i -enable

Happy New Year!