December 2009
10 posts
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How to energize geeks to attack a failing project...
R: I listed the 10 worst bugs I’d found during the weekend on the board. Next to each bug, I drew four boxes: Root cause, Fix identified, Fixed, Tested
R: I grabbed a handful of dry erase pens and rolled the board into the architect’s office and said, “This is all we’re working on”.
A: He stared at the board for 10 minutes and finally nodded, “Good, but each person needs their own color and you should assign points for each of the boxes. 10 points for root cause and fix identification, 5 for fixes and tests.”
R: “Points for what?”
A: “Points for points. We’re geeks.”
The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they...
– Suzuki-roshi: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
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Just a moment
what would happen if all we had was one universe one planet one life one moment this?
(Tom Atlee)
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...
– Marianne Williamson
Had a geek relapse. Started with doing a little bit of web stuff “just...
– Tobi Kellner, Nov 2009