“But when you’re in the midst of a suck-spiral (yeah, I just invented that) a multitude of missed opportunities, poor management decisions, and meat-grinder projects can leave you feeling hopelessly trapped. And when  you’re trapped, it’s really easy to externalize every problem AND every solution.…
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“Those rare moments in which our entertainment must come from within, not without.” … “The FAA’s rules may have little technological basis, but they serve a valuable higher purpose. And for that, they should be preserved.” Peter Bright: “Shutting down your gadgets at takeoff and…
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“Â Too often, we take our best coders and turn them into incompetent managers because it seems like a logical next step, and because we don’t pay adequate attention to what we really want from these critical executives. (Hint, this is about many fields, not merely…
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“It’s hard to be any use to the crowd, until you’ve learned how to stand alone.” – Hugh Macleod – “Avoid the Crowd“