June 2009
24 posts
Changed the theme on agile.brazism
So, getting tired of some of the readability issues, and not liking the fact that the bottom text covered too much of the words, I changed themes on agile.brazism, and tweaked it a bit.
What do you think of the new theme on agile.brazism? Keep it, or change it back?
“Why is it that the most unoriginal thing we can say to one another is still the...”
– Written On The Body, Jeanette Winterson (via skyisland)
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“6. Bobby Valentine, manager, Chiba Lotte Marines: Lots of speculation about...”
– Stumped by their slumps - The Boston Globe
Oh, don’t even tease about this. The Mets need some Groucho Marx glasses in the bullpen, and NOW.
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“For instance, it might sounds crazy to some, but I can’t bring myself to using...”
– Betalogue » Blog Archive » Safari 4’s Full-Page Zoom: Impressive
I was reading this site (linked by gruber) about the much-improved Zoom in Safari 4, and this quote exactly sums up my feelings about Firefox on the Mac.
Excellent technical browser, love the plug-ins, really fast, but...
“I want to rip off your logic and make passionate sense to you.”
– Jeffrey McDaniel (via iamblessed)
“Maybe that’s what it all comes down to. Love, not as a surge of passion, but as...”
– Emily Giffin (via skyisland)
Agile Brazism
Well, I’ve decided that I want to start writing again. Someone I know has been blogging fairly prolifically for the past week, and I had the good fortune to read someone’s post about how they can challenge themselves to do better.
Events in my life being what they are right now, things falling into place where I want them to be, I thought that this is the perfect time to strike out...
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“Palm didn’t hire former Apple exec Jon Rubenstein, along with scores of...”
– Ars Reviews the Palm Pre, part 1: the BlackBerry killer - Ars Technica
Yep, Ars nailed it. THIS is why I got the Pre: I used to carry my BlackBerry and my RAZR, and after switching to the Pearl, I really wanted just one phone…
And then I started carrying around the iPod Touch.
Sure, I...
“So the question I have been wrestling with is this: If they can be the top, then...”
– Professionalism and Agility | Agile Advice - Working With Agile Methods (Scrum, XP, Lean)
Excellent words in general, and specifically, speaks to me on a “Get off your ass and *do* it, already.” level.
Time to roll up my sleeves and get working, I think.
“I love making grill cheese sandwiches for my man, but that hasn’t always...”
– Allergic to “grilled cheese” - Love Letters - Relationships questions, advice and more
Oh, damn.
What happens when a love advice column gets a letter about [grilled cheese sandwiches] from a reader who just can’t imagine a life without them, and all the responses run with the...
“Love is the hardest thing in the world to write about. It’s so simple. You’ve...”
– The Lost Weekend (via skyisland)
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“On their face, these don’t seem like elephants, they seem like statements of the...”
– Two Elephants in the Philanthropic Room | Tactical Philanthropy
Good post, and a follow-up to Jacob Harold’s address to the Donor 2.0 conference today. The changing landscape - switching from just giving to outcomes and impact tracking - is not just interesting from a donor-habits...
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“I’m believe most dysfunctional behaviour comes from the system people are...”
– Feature Flow using Kanban | Xebia Blog
I’ve been thinking similar things about our team for a while - that the team needs a reboot, something to get out of the weeds of under-delivery and all the reasons they’ve been unable to hit goals.
Delivering value - real value, to the end-user...