March 2009
20 posts
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize...”
– Lao Tzu (via littlemiss)
“Taco Bell officials are excited about the offering. “In the past, before...”
– Taco Bell Launches New ‘Morning After’ Burrito | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Oh, you writers of The Onion, how I heart thee.
“I wouldn’t want it to go to the United States Supreme Court now because...”
– Frank: Scalia’s legal opinions reveal his homophobia - CNN.com
Whew. Barney Frank took the gloves off, and called out Scalia on being homophobic. It’s a hard line to take, but it’s also hard to argue with the words Scalia penned in the two cases.
Great interview, if...
[PDF] Jeff Sutherland: Slide Deck from French... →
Great Red Pill/Blue Pill analogy, and a nice link to a good Google TechTalk video about self-organization.
Good stuff all around.
counting doubts →
Wow, what a great blog.
It’s got a fantastic mix between photography, poetry, book snippets, quotes…
If I had any talent, I’d make something like this.
““Would you tell me about Emily?” the psychiatrist asked.
Chris closed his...”
– The Pact, Jodi Picoult (via skyisland)
Twitter / Elisabeth Hendri...: @braz yup! u can... →
O HAI. I R UNCERTIFIED NOW.
Combining Scrum with Kanban for support and... →
I think it’s time to start hardcore reading again, thinking and writing, and getting back into what I really love: Agile.
As I read this article, I kept coming back to the idea that, “Why did the team decide to bastardize SCRUM? For the name? For what they’re used to?”
Going through something very similar right now, and I think there’s a point where you have to...
Biking Again...
Whew, had another great ride tonight. Another 20 miles.
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I didn’t realize how much I missed biking until I started really riding decent distance again. Five miles is just enough to get warmed up, and ten miles is about where I hit the zone. Twenty miles feels good, and it’s good enough to know that soon,...
“People regularly don’t do things they are supposed to: changing the oil in...”
– Read me first: Blaming the user is easy – but it’s better to bypass them altogether | Technology | The Guardian
Good Bruce Schneier article on designing things to protect people from their own inertia. I feel like requirements gathering is a lot like that, in reverse: *why* do you want a...
“You suck. And that makes me sad.”
– You Suck. And Somebody is Sad. | Implementing Scrum
I heart Ken.
“It wasn’t just a knockout; it was more like throwing in the towel in...”
– Amy K. Nelson: Team USA embarrassed in second-round opener - ESPN
Mercy rule!?! I thought that they got rid of the mercy rule after Little League!
“So when he got a hold of one he usually seems to make the most of it. He only...”
– The Right Handed Power Bat the New York Mets May Already Have | Bleacher Report
Good article about Nick Evans. Shhh! Don’t say too much, or else we might include him as part of a trade for some over-35 has-been…
“Don’t break trust with a team by stuffing more work into the iteration....”
– The Three Pillars of Executive Support for Agile Adoption
*sigh*
A fantastic article by Esther Derby - would you expect anything else - that just makes so much sense.
Sometimes, I feel like it’s all about common sense with Agile.
“This may sound like common sense, but anyone who’s ever worked on large software...”
– Daring Fireball: Observations, Complaints, Quibbles, and Suggestions Regarding the Safari 4 Public Beta Released One Week Ago, Roughly in Order of Importance
Wow, this sounds familiar. Like I’ve heard this before somewhere, recently.
“If ever there was a call for a sequel, it’s the promise of irradiated...”
– Brave And The Bold Recap: Brave And The Bold Crosses Worlds, Stays Fun
Easily one of the best superhero cartoons on TV in recent years, and this review nails why.