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Mailbag Follow Up: Criticism on My Thoughts on QA
My thoughts on QA drew one amazing comment by Justin Bozonier. It’s reprinted here for your pleasures and enjoyments! (Quotes from my original post are in italics.) This is going to read really...
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Katy vs. Taylor vs. Gaga
I was in an office under NDA when I saw this on the wall, so I can’t disclose where I took the pic. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find a copy of the paper online. (If you can, please post a link in...
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Jobs, America, Meetups and Puppies
Last winter, I stopped working with cats, and started working with dogs. Currently, my primary responsibility at the dog company is to recruit and hire top talented software engineers. The market in...
View ArticleINME Friday: Elvis Costello
Originally, I thought Elvis Costello was from the Midwest—sort of Cleveland’s version of the working man rock ‘n roll song man, like Bruce Springsteen (New Jersey) or Billy Joel (Long Island). And,...
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Ship First, Develop Second
I started a little project this weekend. First, I found a project on Github that will serve as a foundation, and then I’m going to customize and extend it a bit to do what I want. That’s beside the...
View ArticleINME Friday: George Jones
George Jones passed away recently. Some say that he was the greatest country artist ever. You decide for yourself.
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Build-Measure-Learn is a Waste…
…if you don’t “loop”. People…you are killing me! There’s a reason it’s called the “Build-Measure-Learn Loop” and the most important word in that phrase is the “loop”! Okay, take a deep breath…let me...
View ArticleI’m not a good killer. I love all my children.
In response to my post about how “Build-Measure-Learn is a waste…if you don’t Loop”, Olivia Zinn and I exchanged these messages: Olivia: One thing I’d add to your post might be that you have to go into...
View ArticleINME Friday: Zedd featuring Foxes
A little bubble gum never hurt anybody on a sunny spring day…enjoy!
View ArticleINME Friday: Toby Finds His Love
In this week’s I Need More Ears, we have a special guest appearance from Toby McKes. He shared this story with me, and it was so amazing, that I asked if I could share it with you: About 10 years ago,...
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Technical Questions Staffing Agency Recruiters Should Ask Prospective Clients
I had coffee with a friend who recently entered the staffing agency business. His company has several hundred developers on staff, and each of these have been technically vetted. So, the idea is that...
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How to Write a Story in Elementary School
I really enjoyed reading Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, and a central part of that book is Miller learning about the structure of a story. In the book, Miller attends Robert...
View ArticlePhone Interview Tips
A friend of mine sent a message to an handful of friends today: I got my first phone interview lined up and I’ve never done this before. I would love some pro-tips on making it successful. I’m not sure...
View ArticleINME Friday: Frank Zappa does Stairway to Heaven
You may not like Zappa, and you may think Stairway to Heaven has jumped the shark, but trust me, this is worth a listen.
View ArticleINME: Minus the Bear
I’ve liked Minus the Bear for awhile now…just something catchy about their sound. I was pleased to find out they’ll be playing a music festival north of Seattle this summer.
View ArticleINME: School’s Out
Children feel many intense emotions, but there are two feelings that nearly all of us share and can remember as adults: the eager, nervous excitement of the first day of school and the jubilant...
View ArticleAaaaaaaand, we’re back!
Aaaaaaaand, we’re back! The last time I posted here was the last day of school, and prior to that I had decided that I was going to take the summer off from writing. There was just a lot going on in my...
View ArticleHow predictable were the problems with Healthcare.gov?
If you read this blog, I have never kept my political inclinations a secret. Since the early-mid 2000′s I’ve increasingly become more of a liberal…to the point where I’m practically a socialist these...
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