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Jason McDonald - software engineering, form meeting function, philosophy, language, art, computers, music, science, learning, et al. Atlanta, GA.
RT @juliepagano: Speaking tip: intentionally schedule a practice talk at least a week before you have to give the real talk. Forces you to finish it up early
RT @Medium: “What’s So Bad About a SuperPAC?” by @lessig https://t.co/gz8ox47oxA
RT @MrAlanCooper: If you know what the end-state is, it's design or engineering. If you don't know what you are seeking, that's invention.
. @davewiner @shanselman but programmer is lower on "the hierarchy" than coder
RT @lisafrench: @ramsey Mentorship needs to be a top-down company value, or the intentions and time needed to plan will fall through the cracks.
RT @ElfGrove: From my 1st SDCC in 2006 to 2013, I have never not been sexually harassed there. No other con I attend is as bad #SDCCHarassment is an issue
#readinglist Finished The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Jack Trout and Al Ries
#readinglist Started The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Jack Trout and Al Ries
RT @TechAficionado: Anyone looking for a time waster http://rectangulo.us/
RT @YahooForGood: We're excited to support National Day of Civic Hacking 2014. Get involved and share your story! #HackforChange #NDoCH http://yahoopolicy.tumblr.com/post...
RT @JBryantFisher: Hackers taking on hunger tonight @acfb for #ATL's big National Day of Civic Hacking #cfATL Thanks to @TAGthink @codeforatlanta
RT @WoodstockPD: TRAFFIC:Congestion & delays are expected on Hwy 92 EB/WB due to graduation at FBCW. Graduation @ 4pm &8pm. http://local.nixle.com/alert...
RT @richardbranson: Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to http://www.virgin.com/richard...
RT @martinfowler: post: summary of 4th #istdddead hangout on my overview page. http://martinfowler.com/article... @dhh @KentBeck
RT @marcgravell: #bing doing a great job filtering sponsored ads; no wonder non-techs get pwned http://imgur.com/OoXoNlL
RT @toddhenry: This conversation between @tferriss and @chasejarvis is absolutely brilliant & essential listening. http://fourhourworkweek.com/2014...
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Give it a rest AT&T, 768Kbps no longer counts as "high speed" Internet
Homophobic language isn't always meant to be hurtful, but how often do we use it without thinking? http://www.nohomophobes.com #NoHomophobes
RT @atlswc: Come check out ThoughtWorks Atlanta's new digs in midtown and discuss the Atlanta tech scene on June 5th - http://info.thoughtworks.com/mm-atl
Being home with a newborn gives me ample time to lurk the web's software architecture and process communities ;P
RT @natpryce: One thing I think the #IsTDDDead fuss has missed: people are not decoupling from rails to do TDD, they are doing TDD to decouple from rails
Seems all the useful principles of software design depend on your viewpoint. Not sure if we need better language or axioms
But that's fine, it happens, that's why laws are living documents
If we can't determine the spirit of a law from its letter, then we failed at writing it
Violating the spirit of the law should be illegal, not the letter of the law
RT @ramsey: When @Meetup groups provide a bunch of non-optional profile questions, I usually don’t join the group. Why should I enter a different bio?
RT @hypepotamus: http://hackforchange.org/events... Nat’l Day of Civic Hacking is almost here! Sign up to #hackforchange @ACFB @TAGthink @codeforatlanta
RT @LeadershipNow: Rigid organizations and people are the most fragile.
RT @craighyde: After sparking a surge in the ATL tech scene, the vision of @ashishmistry and @hhyneman goes digital: http://m.bizjournals.com/atlanta... @hypepotamus
RT @badamczewski01: @abdullin 'X all the things pattern' is an anti pattern.