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John Lewis Partnership

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:22:29 +0100

In 1999, in response to a fall in profits, there were calls from some Partners for the business to be demutualised and floated on the stock market. If this had gone through, each Partner would have…

8 Websites You Need to Stop Building

Sun, 16 May 2010 18:48:36 +0100

8 Websites You Need to Stop Building:

“I don’t get it. How do you *do* social media?”

“Well it’s all about the ROI, of course! I engage with the community to monetize my social presence.”

“Oh I see, so you’re a talentless D-bag!…

Hartwell Paper - Executive Summary

Thu, 13 May 2010 14:02:28 +0100

Hartwell Paper - Executive Summary:

[…] the organising principle of our effort should be the raising up of human dignity via three overarching objectives: ensuring energy access for all; ensuring that we develop in a manner that does…

Still hatin’ on git: now with added Actual Reasons!

Thu, 13 May 2010 14:02:28 +0100

Still hatin’ on git: now with added Actual Reasons!:

The bottom line for me with git is that I am sick of being pushed around. It swans about as though it owns the place. It make arbitrary demands. It tells me what to do. It’s as though ext2fs insisted…

Semantic Versioning

Thu, 13 May 2010 14:02:28 +0100

Semantic Versioning:

A simple example will demonstrate how Semantic Versioning can make dependency hell a thing of the past. Consider a library called “Firetruck.” It requires a Semantically Versioned package named…

The Hartwell Paper - A new direction for climate policy after the crash of 2009

Thu, 13 May 2010 14:02:28 +0100

The Hartwell Paper - A new direction for climate policy after the crash of 2009:

The “Kyoto” approach was constructed by quick borrowing from past practice, with other treaty regimes dealing with ozone, sulphur emissions and nuclear bombs. It was not unreasonable that…

"I could not but hint that in my opinion the problem of reaching the Pole can best be solved by..."

Sun, 09 May 2010 09:47:00 +0100

“I could not but hint that in my opinion the problem of reaching the Pole can best be solved by relying on the ponies and man haulage. With this sentiment the whole company appeared to be in sympathy. Everyone seems to distrust the dogs when it comes to glacier and summit.”

- Scott’s Antarctic Diary - http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/2010/05/09/9-5-1911/

Creating a custom HTML theme | Tumblr

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:52:20 +0000

Creating a custom HTML theme | Tumblr:

I’m quite impressed how customizable it is.

9780670887033

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:36:20 +0000

9780670887033:

Finished 9780670887033 by Somebody.

9780670887033

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:36:20 +0000

9780670887033:

Started reading 9780670887033 by Somebody.

"planning is guessing, and for a start-up, the focus must be on today and not on tomorrow"

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:08:36 +0000

“planning is guessing, and for a start-up, the focus must be on today and not on tomorrow”

- Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner: David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals - Unlearn Your MBA

"After a few iterations, our fear level was actually lower than how we used to feel after a staged..."

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:34:20 +0000

“After a few iterations, our fear level was actually lower than how we used to feel after a staged release. Because we were committing less code per release, we could correlate issues to a release with certainty.”

- Lessons Learned: Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events

"Continuous deployment makes releases non-events and checking in code is synonymous with triggering a..."

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:33:53 +0000

“Continuous deployment makes releases non-events and checking in code is synonymous with triggering a release. On the one hand, this is the ultimate in customer responsiveness. On the other hand, it is scary as hell.”

- Lessons Learned: Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events

Harvard Business Review motivates TDD

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:16:40 +0000

Harvard Business Review motivates TDD:

Out of instrumental support, progress, interpersonal support, collaboration, and important work: progress was the top motivator by a large margin.

Terralien - What Makes a Good Estimate?

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:09:27 +0000

Terralien - What Makes a Good Estimate?:

Good estimates happen to savvy founders, since they set a reasonable time box and then actively engage with the team building the product to simplify and fit the result into the estimate.

Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:43:48 +0000

Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world by Nassim Nicholas Taleb:

1. What is fragile should break early while it is still small.
2. No socialisation of losses and privatisation of gains.
3. People who were driving a school bus blindfolded (and crashed it) should…

The Boss's Journey: The Path to Simplicity and Competence

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:07:23 +0000

The Boss's Journey: The Path to Simplicity and Competence:

As psychologist William Schutz explained, “Understanding evolves through three phases: simplistic, complex, and profoundly simple.”

Teaching Magic

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:07:22 +0000

Teaching Magic:

However a world with too much magic and not enough knowledge is very risky and dangerous - ask anyone who weighs the same as a duck.

What did I learn in 2009?

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:07:20 +0000

What did I learn in 2009?:

Reading parody sites like this: http://www.ambysoft.com/certification/ and finally asking awkward questions about Scrum (it’s a very bad sign when no-one will publicly answer a question like “is it…

Agile Certification

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:07:13 +0000

Agile Certification:

Interested in easy certification? Then you’ve come to the right place. The SCUM Alliance, the founder of the Software Graftsmanship Manifesto, is happy to announce the new SCUM Certified Agile Master…