Andy's Mind

When you are about to start building something the first question to ask is, of course: couldn’t we buy it somewhere. In project management theory there is a seriously-sounding name for this consideration – “make or buy analysis”. It is described in books as a process of considering, weighting benefits and costs of both options to arrive finally to a final conclusion. All that looks pretty impartial, scientific almost . (more…)

When I came to Bucarest in March I didn’t expect to get back here so quickly. This time it’s middle of summer, so it was pleasantly hot. And we did get a more than fair share of Romanian hospitality. Folks from the office here treated us with dinner and a tour of the city. (more…)

Sofia by night is a rather limited experience. Few major streets are decently lighted; smaller ones are dark and uninviting. So we wandered around the main shopping street, Vitosha, from a park on one end to an orthodox church on the other. In the park there were some people walking near nicely lighted fountains. And besides the big church there was something really strange – a very small and old orthodox chapel, squeezed into a shopping passage between two major streets. It looked like a refugee from another time that forgot to run away and was surrounded by those who took its place. (more…)

So I’m in Sofia for the first time. However, since I’m on a business trip here I didn’t see much besides the (crowded) airport, some streets, the hotel and the office. (more…)