Overheard
Kanban and Scrum: Making the Most of Both
Free download courtesy of Henrik Kniberg, Mattias Skarin and InfoQ.com.
The book includes:
- Kanban and Scrum in a nutshell
- Comparison of Kanban and Scrum and other Agile methods
- Practical examples and pitfalls
- Cartoons and diagrams illustrating day-to-day work
- Detailed case study of a Kanban implementation within a Scrum organization
Easter Pug
Originally uploaded by geraldbrazell
God’s Gonna Cut You Down
The Power of Words
In case you’re not one of the 5 million people who’ve viewed it already . . .
HW’s Exercise of the Day
Deadlifts, fuckers. I did five sets of ’em yesterday and I can barely walk.
No pain, no gain.
Riddles
Q: What will you find in a prison library?
A: Prose and cons.
Q: What do you call a choice between cinnabar and galena?
A: Either ore.
Q: Where do Brahmans build their houses?
A: Caste lots.
Quick Thinking
My kid is in San Francisco with a Northwood High musical group. Among the chaperones is the school principal. We don’t like her. More on that later.
“Avoid the temptation to push her in front of a cable car,” I advised the boy.
“Why?” he asked.
“Well . . .” Now I had to think of something. “Because her fat ass would derail the thing, costing innocent people their lives.”
EppsNet Book Reviews: The Odyssey by Homer
The author displays a lively imagination. The cast of characters includes both gods and mortals, and the story builds to a thrilling climax.
I can’t wait to see what this promising young writer comes up with next.
Selling Typewriters
“My son just finished college last year. He wants to write but he’s selling typewriters until he gets started,” his mother said . . . the woman across the aisle said in a loud voice, “Well that’s nice. Selling typewriters is close to writing. He can go right from one to the other.”
Four Months Left
We went to a Cal reception for incoming freshmen. Move-in day is mid-August. That’s four months from now.
The reality of what’s happening here is starting to grab me by the throat . . .
Checking Out
“Thank you for shopping at Staples.”
“Oh, thanks. That was easy. Has anyone else ever said that?”
Skittles
I just noticed on Facebook that 16 million people like Skittles.
I hate Skittles.
Worst of all, they look like M&Ms, so you think you’re going to get some delicious M&Ms and it turns out what you’re really getting are Skittles.
Why is Obama a Bad Politician?
The answer is distressingly obvious: Obama’s the biggest affirmative action baby in history. When other pols are trying, failing, learning, while climbing up the middle rungs of the ladder, he got a pass.
Predators 4, Ducks 1
Who will hoist Lord Stanley’s cup?
Not the Ducks, if they don’t play better than they did tonight . . .
Laughter is the Medicine of Life
It’s All White Kids
This screenshot is from the Yale University home page.
It’s refreshing that, unlike most schools, they don’t even pretend to care about diversity.
Hawk Cam
I’m mesmerized by the Hawk Cam. It’s amazing to me that hawks and other critters have all this knowledge programmed into them . . . when, where and how to build a nest, laying the eggs, sitting on them for a month, raising the hatchlings.
Red-tailed hawks are monogamous, so the male stops by several times a day. Sometimes he brings a delicious rat.
The nest is on the 12th floor ledge of a library at NYU. More info at the New York Times City Room blog.
Where Is Everybody?
Friday @ 6:30 p.m.
Baggage Buddies: How to Save $3,500 on a Flight from OC to SF
A large group of kids from the music program at Northwood High School are traveling to San Francisco next week. Half are flying up on United and half are flying on Southwest.
As you probably know, Southwest doesn’t charge for checked luggage. United does.
Each kid on the United flight will give his or her suitcase to a “baggage buddy” on the Southwest flight. Each Southwest kid will check two bags while each United kid will check none.
Using this arrangement on both legs of the trip cuts the travel cost by $3,500.
