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Estimates Are Evil!

Code , Growth , Leadership

A young man was bitten by a pitbull when he was 10. Ever since then every time he has noticed a pitbull it is barking, snarling and threatening to him. He is now 35. He believes that pitbull's are a vicious breed and that they should not be family pets.

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Should Senior Developers Pair Program?

Code , Leadership , Growth

I am a proponent of pairing (not just for programming). Anytime I introduce it to a new team I get a number of objections. The most prominent is that pairing slows me down (because I am so awesome and everyone else sucks so bad).

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Shirky's Sharing Model : Personal, Communal, Public and Civic

Community , Tech , Business

Clay Shirky enlightens us in Cognitive Surplus that, the organization of sharing has many forms and that those forms have varying output values. He gives us a way we can identify four essential points on the spectrum

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Productivity Wednesday #5 : Boomerang for GMail

Growth , Tech , Business

Sometimes when Getting Things Done, you need a little more power in your inbox than the default. Boomerang for GMail is the extra horsepower you need.

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What Makes Gangplank Magical?

Community , Business , Growth

Gangplank is a community of creators that fuses family life, civic life, creating and earning a living into this unique blend where anything is possible. The support and tenderness offered is counter balanced by a gruff and forceful exterior making participation daunting to most.

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