Masterful ScrumMaster – Key abilities, attitudes and skills to being a successful ScrumMaster » Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners"I’ve got to admit something to you; whilst I admire Ken Schwaber for deriving this visionary job role, I honestly feel that the ScrumMaster title causes problems.[...] I feel that it ends up belying the premise of [...]
Betrayal and heartbreak | JIMROMENESKO.COMA disturbing obituary. (obituary ) Tesco asks government to change flagship jobless scheme | Business | The Guardian"Work experience programme must be voluntary, says major employer amid complaints it is profiting from forced labour" (government employment tesco ) Pain Without Gain – NYTimes.com"…in early 2010 austerity economics — the insistence that [...]
VLC 2.0 Released: What’s New, And An Interview With VideoLAN Developers"Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux machines, VLC 2.0 is a major update that brings several new optimizations on the technical side, new features, and a brand-new Mac interface…" (dopost video_player vlc ) Michael Gove under pressure over anti-gay sex education | Education | The [...]
THE MICROSOFT INVESTOR: Microsoft Has Less Than 2% Global Smartphone Market Share (microsoft windows_phone dopost ) Trevor Kavanagh learns a hard lesson about human rights and due process « Richard Wilson’s blogTrevor Kavanagh suddenly starts defending the principle of innocence until proven guilty and human rights… "The problem with attacking basic democratic principles like human [...]
How does an early-stage investor review your financial plan? | the drawingboard [dot] me"It is in its forensic analysis of your thinking behind the [financial model] where an early-stage investor really gets a feel for how you think and how you want to direct your company in the near future. Next, it is in how [...]
Real Dan Lyons Web Site » Blog Archive » Hit men, click whores, and paid apologists: Welcome to the Silicon Cesspool » Real Dan Lyons Web SiteReal Dan Lyons is unimpressed with Mike Arrington being unimpressed with Nick Bilton being unimpressed about Path's apology for their privacy violation… "So: Path comes under fire, and straight [...]
Leaked Internal Memo Reveals The Number One Worry For Twitter’s EmployeesCompany asks employees their concerns. One concern is mentioned more than others. The end. (management poll dopost twitter ) What Size Am I?A very smart visualisation tool: "Finding clothes that fit shouldn't be so hard. Add your measurements here to find out which high-street sizes [...]
This might be the single most amazing toy we’ve ever seenIt's a remote controlled spider! Which shoots things! And it's got armour! (toy video ) Men’s Jump Suits, 1970s | RetronautAstonishing look back at '70s fashion. "Because one is enough, when it's you." It doesn't even make sense. (photographs history humour fashion ) BBC News [...]
Does the government need 8,000 IT staff?"Despite the government having outsourced the majority of its IT delivery, research by Computer Weekly has revealed that Whitehall still has 8,000 in-house IT staff." Although it's not clear if these are people on the helpdesk, configuring tank systems, or anything else. (dopost employment government ) Coding Horror: Farewell [...]
Why Is It So Hard for New Musical Instruments to Catch On? – Atlantic Mobile"Why has there been such a drought of new instruments—especially in rock and pop, which thrive on novelty?" (music history eigenharp ) InfoQ: Can the Kanban Method Avoid Becoming another Management Fad? (dopost presentation video kanban ) Financing IT versus managing [...]
