RFC: Commake (Common Makefile) v0.0.1
Commake is a standardised wrapper for your projects commands. Making it easy to jump between projects and get them into a running state.
»S&P 500 denominated in Bitcoin
This chart shows the price of the S&P 500 priced in Bitcoin. The historical pricing data goes back to 2011. This chart is updated on weekdays with the daily data.
Match the design of input fields to look like Select2 fields
Whilst creating a mixed form, there were fields on a form that did not match the default style of a Select2 input. I created this bit of CSS that creates a style that can be applied to the other fields so they match. Feel free to use this code.
»Wii Balance Board Alarm Clock – Outcomes and Six-Month Review
The story how a Wii Fit and Raspberry Pi board didn’t change my behavior but ignited a desire that I didn’t know I had.
»Wii Balance Board Alarm Clock – Software and Setup
This is the fourth part of this series; the first post is here.
»Small Startups - Guest Post Directory
This is the story of a start-up delivered at a blistering pace, one weekend in fact.
»Multidirectional s**t umbrellas
The proverbial shit umbrella is explained described as protecting the team from the forces in management above the team. What about the other direction?
»Delete that old story point estimate
I recommend deleting any estimates on tickets before refinement. The most common cases of this happening are old tickets that were previously refined and new tickets with an informal estimate.
»What happened to standardization?
Before the 70’s there were only a couple of ways to contact someone, the main two being either physically (post or just turning up at their house) and the landline. In the digital years the options seem to be endless, with major groups being: social networks, communication apps and even the workplace has instant messaging.
»Small Startups - TempPoint
Today I launched a small startup called TempPoint. Inspired by what I know about the book ‘$100 dollar startup’ (it’s in my “to read” list after reading this review), I have decided releasing a product a go.
»Wii Balance Board Alarm Clock – Closing the lid
This is the fourth part of this series; the first post is here.
»The temporary nature of digital
I found a relic, a paper Tate and Lyle coffee bag under a floorboard. That paper bag is older than me, it made me sit down and think about life for a few moments. Finding a paper bag is unlikely in the digital world as resources only a few years old have a habit of disappearing.
»Confluence is the place all good ideas go to die
For those who don’t know, Confluence is a essentially a private wiki, with areas for different projects and other shared areas. It’s a commonly used tool but doesn’t seem effective at its job, the sharing of information.
»Just in time knowledge
The idea of just in time (JIT) comes from manufacturing, it meant changing processes so a part would only be manufactured when it was needed, reducing stock that isn’t needed. Can we take these lean ideas of waste reduction and apply them to knowledge?
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