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Continue reading →: Disciplined Creative Time
I think every blog has at least one post that says “sorry I haven’t posted in a while.” Today is that day for me. I started professor-ing in August and have been on the Manager’s Schedule (huh? what does that mean? — see http://atomic-temporary-5081318.wpcomstaging.com/2009/08/14/makers-meeting-managers-meeting) ever since. By the time I get…
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Continue reading →: Maker’s Meeting, Manager’s Meeting
In July, Paul Graham posted an article called “Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule“. He points out that people who make things, like software engineers and writers, are on a completely different schedule than managers – and that by imposing the manager’s schedule on the developers, there is an associated cost. Makers…
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Continue reading →: Clickability improves Discoverability
Michael Davis (@yellowfish_md) and I were talking last night about effective email and other electronic communication. We were discussing the utility (importance?) of making twitter updates/tweets clickable. (I really don’t like saying “tweet,” but I’m getting used to it.) You can make tweets clickable by adding URLs, using hashtags when…
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Continue reading →: What Cupcakes Can Teach Us About Quality
After being introduced to Cappellino’s in Charlottesville this past week, I have been thinking a lot about cupcakes. I have actually been thinking about cupcakes for a couple weeks, since the time that my friends Ron (@rduplain) and John (@superninjarobot) went out for “beer and cupcakes”. I thought they were…
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Continue reading →: Disorganization and Changing Your Mind are Both Expensive
Ron DuPlain forwarded me an interesting post from November 2008 (via @duanegran, I believe) called How much do websites cost? It’s a great comprehensive overview of the different kinds of web sites that can be built – the spectrum of customization, interactivity, and intent that dictate whether a web site…
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