As programmers, we are likely familiar with the “rubber duck”. The idea that just voicing your problems to somebody, even to just an inanimate object, like a rubber duck, can be helpful. Why? Why is this helpful? It is usually clear how talking to somebody else can help us. Sometimes when we are working on … Read more
I’ve been at two companies that use the Scaled Agile Framework to plan changes. At the first company I do not remember anybody actually calling it “SAFe”, but that model is essentially what we were doing. This is not a post about what SAFe is, there are many other resources that can explain the theory … Read more
Batteries We live in an Amish house. When we moved in, there was no electricity supplied from the power company, but the previous owners did leave behind a little solar setup. The batteries were getting old and in need of replacing, but the solar panels and controller/battery manager were still fine. These powered a few … Read more
It obviously was not September when things returned to normal. I hope October will be more fruitful. The move across country is complete. We are still getting the new house set up and unpacked and all that fun stuff. Normalcy seems to be a bit more attainable though. Blogs should be returning with some regular … Read more
My videos and blog updates have been quite lacking lately. We are in the process of selling our house, buying a house, and packing up to move. With all of that, plus family time, full-time job, etc. I just have not had much time to devote to this extra-curricular endeavor. Expect posts to be fairly … Read more
Obviously, there was not a post on Monday. This is the only post today, and there will not be one on Friday. I’m taking this week as a bit of downtime. Also, the week of June 29 will not have any content published as well.
I know I don’t actually have any readers, but this is a check-in update in the midst of this global pandemic anyway. My family and I are all doing fine. Because we are a larger family, we already have a decent stock on hand of many things that the stores quickly run out of (such … Read more
Everything has a rhythm. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about a phrase one of my friends threw out, “rhythms and gatherings”. This was in relation to how people meet together for some goal. Rhythm Communities have some rhythm. There are routines that people perform. We check in with each other on some cadence. People … Read more
Do you take the time to just think? Fill the Time We tend to try and fill up our time. We play the silly little games, or check social network posts, or watch cat videos. Few people even pick up a book and read any more. We are bombarded by constant entertainment and constant pulls … Read more
How do you choose to be entertained? Downtime We all have downtimes. Whether these are chosen (vacations) or imposed (waiting for something). What do you do in that time? Is it a time to relax? Perhaps a time to learn? I tend to lean on the “chosen” downtimes as times to relax. On the other … Read more