bookmark_borderDAMMIT!!! Five for Friday – July 1, 2022

A twitter follower just told me that my five for friday didn’t show up. Yes, I’ve been busy, but mostly just dumb, as I somehow managed to write this, and not post it.

Better late than never.

This week has …not really been any better than last week. Lots of things happening, and only some of them are good. I still found a few bits of information worth sharing.

I hope something here is interesting for you. See you next week!

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – June 24, 2022

Well – today has been a shitty day. Thanks to a set of unqualified judges forming opinions based on their fantasies instead of policy, abortion is illegal in 26 states. This will undoubtedly result in health issues and death for many women, and cause economic burden in states who already have high levels of poverty. It’s a sad day for the country.

I guess I better share a few links too – here you go.

That’s it. See you in a week.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – June 17, 2022

I’m back home and feeling *almost* healthy. I seemed to have caught a cold on my return trip (multiple negative covid tests – both pcr and antigen) – it seems weird that I think it’s necessary to say that, but it’s the world we live in. Here are some things I’ve found interesting this week.

Another week completed. Stay safe.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday…oops! SIX for Saturday!!!

Working from Europe this week, and time (and jet lag) got the best of me. I will make it up for you with an extra link in this exclusive six-pack of stuff I found on the internet.

  • I have successfully passed my covid re-entry test (meaning that I didn’t catch the cooties in Denmark). Turns out that starting tomorrow a negative covid test is no longer required to enter the US
  • Charity Majors is a gem. So many times when I think I’ve needed to take time to think deeply and try to explain something, Charity is there to the rescue. This time, she explains job levels at Honeycomb – but the lessons and explanations are applicable at most tech companies.
  • I’m in love with my Mac M1 – so while this flaw is concerning, afaict, it’s not nearly as risky as the article states. It’s a security feature that other chips don’t even have that can, in special conditions, not work.
  • I was happy and excited to see Anne-Marie Charrett (former and future AB Testing guest) win the 2022 Eurostar Testing Excellence award. She’s a fantastic contributor to the software community.
  • This is an interesting article on what it means to waste time. I like that it says it’s ok to do what you enjoy, and that downtime is productive time.
  • Finally (sixthly?), something I often do when I travel (which means I haven’t done a whole lot of it the last few years) is read fiction. I have selectively read Stephen King novels throughout my life, and gave Billy Summers a shot – and loved it. Not as good as 11/22/63 (probably my favorite King novel), but still high quality writing.

That’s all I have for today. I suppose I almost got this done by the time Friday ended on the west coast, but hopefully a few of you read this and find something interesting.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – June 3, 2022

It’s another week, and I found five more things you may enjoy.

That’s all for this week. Next week, I’m attempting another business trip, this time to Denmark. We’ll see what sort of interesting links I find there.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – May 27, 2022

It’s yet another not-so-great week for America. I have so much to say that I think it’s better to say none of it. Here are five of the things I found to distract myself this week.

It’s a long weekend in the Americas. Take care of yourselves and your families, and we’ll try this shit again next week.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – May 20, 2022

Here are a few things worth sharing this week

That’s it for this week. Brief and to the point. I hope you found something interesting that you haven’t found on your own.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – May 13, 2022

Not only am I back for another week of FfF, but you are too! Thanks for reading.

That’s it for this week. How do I know? It’s because there are 5 bullets. Thanks again for reading – see ya’ in a week.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – April 6, 2022

I spent the week in Los Angeles – meeting some of my peers at Unity for the first time…which was surreal. I did manage a quick walk on the beach – but of course I’m such a bright shade of Northwestern US white, that my face is completely sunburnt. Fortunately, heading back to the shade and rain of Seattle where I can easily heal. Here are a few things I found of interest this week.

That’s it until next week – thanks for reading.

bookmark_borderFive for Friday – April 29, 2022

It’s that time of the week again – here are a few things I found that you may like.

That’s all for this week. I’m off to attend my first work offsite in over two years – we’ll see what happens.