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August 28, 2009
Buy somebody lunch
There's a guy I worked with four years ago who always bought me lunch. It was a large brokerage firm, and I was on and off-site for about a year. I probably saw him 30 or 40 times, and we...
August 27, 2009
Coaching Coaching Teams
I think people think that having a great team means having really smart people work on a clear list of things with somebody telling them when they're "done enough" is all they need -- but that's not true.
Conference Fun
All-in-all it was the people part that impressed me much more than the presentation material. I'm not sure if I can afford to do another conference -- unless I've invited again to speak -- but I hope I can work it out. I really enjoyed meeting people and hearing their stories.
August 26, 2009
Continuous Project Planning?
Project Planning? Is it possible to continuously plan your project? As each little tiny increment of value is added to the project, could you have a new plan automatically be created or updated?
August 24, 2009
Agile Project Management: Estimating Project Size Part 2
Estimating Projects give people the fits. On one hand, you have to know when things are going to get done and how much they are going to cost. On the other hand, estimating projects looks a lot like magic from...
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August 19, 2009
DGE Review 4: Jesus, Interrupted, by Bart D. Ehrman
What would the Bible, the Christian's holy book, look like if it were dissected by critical historians? That's the question Bart Ehrman asks in his book "Jesus Interrupted"
It's not a flattering sight.
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Facebook Morals
Ever since I wrote the article comparing technology to heroin, I've been been thinking about mind and body-altering things and how morals, standards, and mores build up around them to contain the damage and maximize the benefits to society. As...
August 12, 2009
DGE Review 3: Atheist Delusions, by David Bentley Hart
The conclusion is then "Christianity brings out the worst in people" or better yet "religion is a meme". It seems very fashionable among modern authors to draw the conclusion that all religion is a sort of evolutionary hangover that mankind suffers from. Once we completely free ourselves from such superstitious silliness, only then will we able to move forward together. But David Bentley Hart is having none of it.
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August 10, 2009
Dear Senators Warner and Webb: Do I look like astroturf to you?
I've been listening to an excellent tape series on how the United States Constitution was ratified. There was a large debate about having a national legislative body, because people feared that legislators would become too far removed from the average...
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August 7, 2009
Local Technology Councils Have Tough Work
Ever think about starting a business? There's a lot involved. How about learning a new technology skill? Not so easy either. Now imagine if your job was to grow technology and new businesses across an entire section of a state....
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August 6, 2009
Palm Pre SDK Problems
As a proud Pre owner and hacker, I had a blast downloading the SDK this week. I'm planning a fun side-project, and the Pre looked like a cool platform. And then I took a look at some of the limitations....
DGE Review 2: "God's Problem," by Bart D. Ehrman
When you're a hammer, the world is your nail, and when you're a professor of the bible everything must go back there. So, like lemmings to the cliff, the second book in our series also discusses the question of God's existence and suffering through the lens of Christianity.
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