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Jan 22nd
Total Quality Management
We talk a lot about continuous improvement at work and in our personal lives, but how often do you hold yourself or your organization accountable for making any improvements? Here’s a few of my favorite tips from W. Edwards Deming on building a culture that endorses continuous improvement: Build quality into the product; stop depending on inspections to catch problems. Build long-term...
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December 2009
5 posts
What Should We Teach New Software Developers? Why? →
Fundamental changes to computer science education are required to better address the needs of industry.
Dec 31st
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Idea Foundry 2009
Dec 31st
“What’s worse is that most of these addicts know intellectually that plowing...”
– Step one is admitting you have a problem - (37signals)
Dec 16th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
The Cardigans (25) Cake (15) The Bravery (10) The National (5) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29) →
Massive Attack (10) Sleater-Kinney (8) Yo La Tengo (7) Mat Kearney (4) Nada Surf (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 4th
November 2009
5 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
The Dandy Warhols (13) Blur (10) Broken Social Scene (8) Spoon (8) Metric (6) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 25th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15) →
Weezer (15) Gary Jules (12) Beck (10) Razorlight (9) The Faint (6) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 21st
“People are tempted to tell you everything, with perfect accuracy, right up...”
– Made to Stick
Nov 21st
Xcode Alias
Add ‘alias xcode="open -a Xcode"’ to your bash profile. cd into your project directory and then it’s as simple as ‘xcode .’
Nov 3rd
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September 2009
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“Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather and...”
– Paul Valery
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July 2009
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Entrepreneurship in West Michigan
Do We Have What it Takes? Paul Graham has a great essay on what he thinks it takes for a city to be a Silicon Valley. Check out the article, it’s a great read and well worth your time. Here’s a quick overview: rich people and nerds not buildings “So if you want to reproduce Silicon Valley, what you need to reproduce is those two or three founders sitting around a...
Jul 29th
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May 2009
3 posts
“An idea is not an innovation until it reaches people.”
– Scott Berkun
May 29th
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power,...”
– Goethe
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April 2009
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Holland's Tech Embassy at Tulip Time 2009 →
We (Collective Idea/Idea Foundry) are organizing a Tech Embassy during Tulip Time to highlight local tech companies and have some fun. We’ve secured a storefront on 8th Street for the week of Tulip Time (May 2-9) and you’re invited to join us!
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we're extending earlybird prices an extra week for... →
Apr 13th
“In the future, there will be just two kinds of firms: those who disrupt their...”
– Professor Richard D’Aveni, author of Hypercompetition
Apr 9th
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“Geeks are those that have technical aptitude, nerds are bright but socially...”
– Geek vs. Nerd vs. Dork | Militant Geek Custom Shirts
Apr 8th
“But if you just go through your document and blindly replace all the...”
– The WHATWG Blog  » Blog Archive  » is not just a “semantic <div>”
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March 2009
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Idea Foundry →
We’re changing expectations with a unique take on training that’s receiving rave reviews.
Mar 31st
January 2009
2 posts
“the most important function that software builders do for their clients is the...”
– Frederick P. Brooks — The Mythical Man-Month
Jan 6th
“I believe the single most powerful software productivity strategy for many...”
– Frederick P. Brooks – The Mythicl Man-Month
Jan 6th
December 2008
53 posts
“What will you do to implement a concept from today’s session? When will...”
– Lessons Learned, The key to effective training isn’t necessarily what happens in the classroom.  It’s what you do afterward.  The Wall Street Journal
Dec 31st
my inbox really wants me to grow 10 inches this year. Enough with the spam kthx
Dec 30th
I love you avsforums
Dec 30th
gave Safari a try for the last week and after changing a few of the shortcuts, I don’t hate it so much… but still prefer FF
Dec 29th
http://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/ ftw
Dec 29th
Airfoil: send any audio to your AirPort Express →
Dec 29th
sat down to play some Rockband 2 and found my mic wires had been chewed through… off to the store to get a new one
Dec 27th
surprised at how good ND is looking tonight… if only we had 4 or 5 weeks to prepare for every game
Dec 25th
in need of beer… suggestions for the holidays?
Dec 24th