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me: why isn’t the logger working? g: it’s nighttime. me: what? g: it’s a logger. me: …what? g: it’s a logger. a lumberjack. me: … g: it sleeps all night and it works all day. me: OH MY GOD. Monty Python - Lumberjack Song What we did: Met with John Samuelson...
Have you ever seen one of those push-button marionette toys? They’re basically a bunch of beads with a string running through them. When the string is tight, it holds all the beads together in shape, and you can see it as a dog, or person, or whatever. But push the button and loosen the string,...
To the customer that said “Thank you for caring and making it good”, you’re welcome! What we did: Held a management summit. Discussing team expectations so that we can grow our skill sets and clarity on what we all do everyday. Booked tickets/airfare out to...
Emacs is a text editor that is renowned for its almost comical levels of customizability and for espousing an extreme kitchen-sink attitude toward features. Chances are if you have a need for some desktop app, Emacs probably already has it, or is a small package away from including it....
What’s our secret sauce? Never assume every shark has the same fabric preferences; we need user research! What we did: Performed practice interviews with the Hotel 2022 cohort from LEARN Academy. Kicked off another sprint with a client and built up our backlog of prioritized...
Unveiling what’s been rumblin’ in Flagrant’s belly. What we did Met with the CMO of our client to discuss branding timelines and our application’s value proposition Discussed an improved Kanban-style workflow for our team using Linear Expanded our responsive...
What we did Welcomed Jack to the team! Learned about the Five Finger Breathing Meditation Defined an initial “experiment” for about a month’s worth of work on a client project, outlining research, product design, and development work. Introduced responsive design to an existing...
What we did Took Monday off in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Held a management summit. Reviewed the state of the organization, and project-related updates. Discussed billing policies and code of conduct Drafted letters welcoming Amy and Jack to the team (intro posts...
Hello! This is the 1st edition of the “Weekly ‘ship”, a summary of what happened in our sphere last week, and a preview of what may come. What we did Yossef Mendelssohn shared an alternative to “moving fast and breaking things” in his post Moving and Working. A Tiger...
We remember the era of “move fast and break things”, right? It felt edgy and cool, but I’ve never been cool and it didn’t feel right to me. I like to focus instead on “keeping things moving” and “keeping things working”. The “move fast and break things” saying makes it sound a bit like moving...
Recently Jen and I were listening to Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out (Apple Podcasts, Spotify), a podcast hosted by the actor/comedian/storyteller wherein he invites guests to work out new material with him. In episode #86 Putting On Your Art Eyes Mike collaborates with Illustrator and Graphic...
This pairs extremely well with Dad’s Carrot Cake Recipe. Ingredients 8 oz Cream Cheese 1 stick Butter (Unsalted) 1 lb Confectioners (Powdered) Sugar 1 teaspoon Vanilla Directions Soften Cream Cheese and Butter by letting them sit out for ~an hour...
There’s nothing new under the sun and my Dad was not a recipe writer or, honestly, someone all that interested in baking or cooking. He was just a man who would get it into his head that there was a particular thing he’d want to make and that would become a driving force for a while. For a time...
On Christmas eve we celebrated the holiday with my side of the family with a potluck, white elephant gift exchange, decorations, and lots of family. Christmas has always been a time when my Mom went all-in to make sure the kids in her orbit had a good time. It was sometimes a point of contention...
As I write this I’m sitting in a coffeehouse at a communal table with a German professional who apologetically caught up with her family back home over a video call and a student taking notes for her marketing degree. Milwaukee’s Stone Creek Coffee house, a Certified B-Corp has a lot going for...