Thoughts and dreams for a better world… one smile, beat, code at a time
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Describe, Design, Decide, Develop – A framework for building things
I was asked recently if I have any general advice on how to maximize product development success, and for such a big question, where do you start? There are many frameworks, principles, tools, and practices in Product Development, but in my effort to synthesize, they point to these steps – describe, design, decide and deliver
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brake pad and rotor replacement for Toyota Camry 2014 (possibly same for similar years)
While I am not a professional mechanic, knowledge, and experience from seemingly random things could inform other things we will do later, so if you can, learn and do a little more maintenance on your car. Over time, it could save you money, but in the short term, it might not if you buy (borrow…
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Balancing AI Productivity with Human Investment: Navigating the Distribution of Technological Gains
AI’s remarkable capacity to automate repetitive tasks, process vast amounts of data, and generate insights from its learnings holds immense potential to revolutionize productivity. This potential, however, extends beyond mere efficiency gains, with the ability to reshape societal structures and norms. This broader perspective is crucial to our understanding of AI’s impact. But let’s pause and consider,…
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Encourage professional connections outside of your current team.
estimated reading time < 2 mins One of my more controversial views regarding relationships (excluding marriage) is that someone should ideally stick with you not because you forbade them from looking but because they’ve looked and decided you were their best option. Alignment and details matter, as with many things, but this view can and…
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More Kindness and Less Indifference in 2024
They say there is an epidemic of loneliness nowadays. The good news is that acknowledging others and showing kindness is free and would go a long way.
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Oh Twenty Twenty
As the year ends, I hope you join me in remembering our family, friends, and the almost 2 Million souls who will no longer be with us because of the many trials that 2020 came with. We will remember them on other days. But for me, a lot of those good memories will be during…
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First Principles, Frameworks & Guiding Principles
When talking to other engineering leaders (new and even experienced ones – since every situation is different) it’s not uncommon to hear “this is great, your team/processes sound amazing but where do I really start?”. “Where do I start?” is indeed a difficult question. A few clarifications and examples would help. We could identify a…
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Karma Go review – Prepaid Wifi on-the-go
Update (2017 April 28) – been in contact with their support since the device is on and signal LED lights are on but no internet. All I get is advice to reset 3-4 times (from different support personnel) using button presses and paper clip on reset pin. I can no longer recommend this product. I’m…
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Mac OS X El Capitan upgrade – xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools)
You’ve just upgraded to Mac OS X El Capitan, used git (or some other commands from terminal) and encountered this error xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun you can “fix” this by running this command in your terminal sudo xcode-select –install a dialog will appear prompting you to install, just…
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The 6 Different Leadership Styles You Need To Know About
Sharing an article written by the good folks at officevibe.com about leadership styles. The list could be endless, depending on who you ask and which book you read but I feel this captures them well enough for me to share. It’s a good reminder for those you might have had read too much books in…
Got any book recommendations?