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The Circular Mean of Organizational Transformation

… Or maybe … A Perhaps more nuanced and practical application of Rohn’s Average of Five rule. I probably lost half the potential readers of this blog post by just posting a picture of that equation. But fear not intrepid reader! There is no math required for this post. Its more an observational approach of […]

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EV Opinion / Rant Useful Tech

Things I thought I would NEVER Say: ‘Wow! I would totally buy that Buick!’

I literally found myself thinking – Yeah I could totally see myself getting something like that. Imagine that. Me in a Buick.

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May the 4th Appreciation Session
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On the weight and lift of appreciation

Recession and rumors of recession. Not quite as biblical in its tone as the original reference but it is hard to miss the growing clamor around the job market. Some think that technologists (developers, infrastructure, cloud, IT professionals) will continue to be in high demand, others say that along with the trendy terms like Great […]

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Screw Foo – Hacking the IKEA Supply Chain

I have been a fan and devotee of standing desks since their inception as a commercial thing. Actually longer than that as I literally built a custom stand-up desk along time ago from cast iron piping and 2x4s which still stands in my workshop. I just have never been able to sit that long. Too much nervous energy I guess. Today I decided to add an extra sit/stand desk to my primary desktop/project area to give myself some additional space. It led to an adventure that had me scratching my head.

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Data Fun What Caught My Eye

What Caught My Eye – Week Ending 5/28/22

TL;DR? This week we cover a quick set of links covering : 1) driving change at 3 levels when driving Agile Transformation. 2) A Review of Past, Present and Future regarding GDPR. 3)The end of border-less data and the increasing intra and inter country boundaries surrounding the data business. 4) A fun little ditty which ended up having the net effect of increasing the amount of inventory in said song for me.

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May Play Day and Memorial Day 2022

At Dun & Bradstreet each year they have instituted something called May Play Day. It’s an unofficial holiday just before the Memorial Day weekend. It is an acknowledgement of all the hard work and effort that has gone on in the past year, and gives folks the ability to spend a little extra time with […]

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Hardware Linux

The HP Dev One: Another Play date with Linux? or an evolving change in direction for System 76?

News breaking that HP will be announcing their HP Dev One laptop. An AMD-based 14 inch laptop running the Pop!_OS Ubuntu distribution targeted at the $1099 price point. With 16GB, an AMD Ryzen Pro processor and a 1TB NVME drive. It doesnt sound too bad. Most of my information is coming from liliputing, Phoronix, BetaNews […]

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Looking for Technology Talent – United States

Global Pandemics. Wars and Conflicts. Social and Political unrest. The world is changing on us every day. Its changing how we live, work, and play. It’s causing everyone I know to re-evaluate what is important in their lives. One major aspect of that self-evaluation is the work that you do every day, who you work […]

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Looking For Technology Talent – Europe

Global Pandemics. Wars and Conflicts. Social and Political unrest. The world is changing on us every day. Its changing how we live, work, and play. It’s causing everyone I know to re-evaluate what is important in their lives. One major aspect of that self-evaluation is the work that you do every day, who you work […]

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Looking for Technology Talent – India (Hyderabad)

Global Pandemics. Wars and Conflicts. Social and Political unrest. The world is changing on us every day. Its changing how we live, work, and play. It’s causing everyone I know to re-evaluate what is important in their lives. One major aspect of that self-evaluation is the work that you do every day, who you work […]

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