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Mark Shead

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I was listening to Saga of the Volsungs today with my son. My paraphrase of a section that had us both laughing out loud. Husband: “I had a dream that two hawks flew the wrong direction and somehow ended up in hell.” Wife: “Oh that doesn’t sound good. It probably means

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Orange represents the cost of delay. Both of these charts show doing the same work, but one has massively more cost of delay than the other.

Orange represents the cost of delay. Both of these charts show doing the same work, but one has massively more cost of delay than the other.
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a: We have a fix we want to deploy. b: Has it been tested? a: Yes. b: So do the tests show it will fix the problem? a: No. The problem is still there. b: ???

a: We have a fix we want to deploy.

b: Has it been tested?

a: Yes.

b: So do the tests show it will fix the problem?

a: No. The problem is still there.

b: ???
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I was once on a video call with the audio muted and I needed to blow my nose. So I thought, “I’ll turn off the video, blow my nose and then turn the video back on.” So I did just that. Or so I thought. Turns out, I unmuted the audio, blew my nose, and then muted again.

I was once on a video call with the audio muted and I needed to blow my nose. So I thought, “I’ll turn off the video, blow my nose and then turn the video back on.”
So I did just that. 

Or so I thought. Turns out, I unmuted the audio, blew my nose, and then muted again.
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Interesting take. As much as I like my external monitors, I find that the most experienced developers create code that can be easily understood/improved while looking at only a small section of it at a time. The need to see lots of different parts of the code at the same time

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Dell: Want to chat? Me: No. Dell: Want to chat now? Me: No. Dell: What about now? Me: No. Dell: I'm right here ready to chat! Me: Not now. Dell: Are you sure? Me: Not right now. Dell: Want to chat? Me: Ok. I now have a question. Dell: Sorry we don't have anyone working right now.

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A team can work together to deliver working software the customer needs, or everyone can work on their part in isolation and just hope all the parts work together in the end.

A team can work together to deliver working software the customer needs, or everyone can work on their part in isolation and just hope all the parts work together in the end.