TIL: Dinosaurs are giant chickens.
Are we still transitioning to greatness? Or did we already get there?
The future of work arrived early.
I heard this during our board meeting yesterday, and to me, it perfectly captures what we’re all experiencing right now: distance learning and remote working, micro-mobility, and a massive tech adoption across every demographic.
As Covid-19 impacts every aspect of our work and life, we have seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months.
-Satya Nadella
In an alternate timeline, leadership passed universal healthcare. The President, marking the signing of this historic bill, tweeted, “Access to quality health care is a basic human right!”
The United States was the last developed country that failed to offer health care coverage for all of its citizens.
Wi-Fi-6
Looks like I might be buying a new router this year.Sedition
Be safe everyone. It looks like the worst is yet to come.
LIBERATE MINNESOTA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020How long will this last?
95% of the nation is under stay-at-home orders - and we’d like to know when this will end. What follows are thought on the actions taken to date re: COVID-19, how long we may continue under physical distancing, and some information of how that might change with the addition of a vaccine or similar therapy.I’m thinking about investing in business casual sweatpants. Any suggestions?
Deploying Hugo to S3 via Bitbucket
I’m really happy with my recent switch to Hugo.io for my personal site. Full automation is Forestry.io, to Bitbucket, which uses Pipelines to upload to S3. Smooth.Looks like the future.
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- Excalidraw is a fantastic paper prototyping tool. It’s easy to use and produces visually pleasing work. Even better, it’s open source, MIT-licensed and free to use.
Steve, You Will Be Missed
Over the weekend, my good friend and mentor, Steve Nordberg, passed away. Early in my career, Steve took a chance on me to become a software developer. I had no experience and not much in the way of credentials, but despite the early stage VUE was at (few customers and building a testing system in nine months), he was willing to take me on as an intern. Steve provided guidance and counsel to me as I took on challenges and increasing responsibility.Why Structural
I recently joined Structural (structural.com), the Employee Success Platform. Moving to a startup has long been a dream of mine. But, the right one needed to be… well, right. So, what follows are a few reasons why I chose Structural.Good bye VUE, and thank you
To my colleagues at VUE, This past Friday was my last day at Pearson VUE - marking the end of over two decades. Together, we have built a terrific company - one that ensures the public safety, one that helps people achieve their life’s goals, and one that assists people in achieving professional success.Lean Startup: using the Validation Board
The Lean Startup Validation Board is a one-page tool created by Lean Startup Machine. It’s a terrific way to test early stage ideas. All too often we as engineers have an idea and then immediately jump into building. In the past, I’ve spent months (in one case years) of my time and/or money building something that wasn’t viable. Three different times. And I’m not alone.Sharing constructive feedback using a 3-step approach
An easy to remember approach for giving constructive feedback in tough situations: State what you expected State what you observed State what you expect in the future This approach is easy to remember and works for many situations, not just the tough ones. If you’re in a situation where you are having difficulty coming up with the right words to say, or the issue has grown large enough to become the big talk, or if you just want a simple way to broach an uncomfortable conversation, then start with this approach.Giving feedback - don't wait until it turns into the big talk
In the earlier post, “Five clear actions to take as a first-time tech manager”, the third action was Provide direct feedback. But as you may have discovered, this is harder than it seems. Whatever the situation, [your team members] all deserve direct honesty from you and a clear understanding of your expectations. Anything less is a disservice to them and to you. It’s tempting, so, so, tempting to skim the difficult topics or to only share the good feedback with your team.Five clear actions to take as a first-time tech leader
One: Establish expectations and trust through regular, individual discussions As a new leader, one of the best things you can do is to meet regularly with your direct team members. Establish these so that they are weekly, consistent, for about half an hour, and in a private setting. As a technologist, it’s very possibly that you find it easier to talk to computers than people - and that includes your team.
