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WN07 Ikea and Akira
The bear grabs Alex, and in a familiar tone asks her to stand down. Only D311b0i is that polite. Next he addresses the cops. “Something is wrong. The game is broken. We need to stop shooting each other.” A talking bear is enough to give pause, and start a conversation. Camden asks about the clowns.…
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WN04 Wales
📍 A Point on the Timeline Went cycling in Wales. We covered less distance in more time than originally planned. Turns out terrain makes a big difference! And the extra weight of a week’s supplies doesn’t help either. I used all the gears. And, it turns out sometimes you have to pedal when going downhill,…
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WN02 Take Notes not Reminders
Starting writing Weeknotes is almost a direct result of going to Nor(DEV):con this year. A small mention of Theory of Constraints lead me down a rabbit hole. I discovered Tiago Forte’s series on it, before branching into the rest of his material. Through that, I discovered Roam as a tool. Which has brought its own…
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WN01 A Commitment Device
Hello World! Long time no see. There’s been a creeping inevitability to 2020, hasn’t there? From music festivals and a friend’s wedding cancelled back in March/April, we’re in a more known situation but not favourable to big plans. I hope this impingement on social freedoms has served you well, and I wish everyone safety, security…
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Nor(DEV):Con 2020 Review
Nor(DEV):Con is a developer conference in Norwich. An hour on the train, but further from London, there was a local, community feel to this event. There was a wider mix of technical and non-technical talks than we expected. This was a deliberate choice to focus on the human side of software development, and it matched…
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Two channels, two mics and a rock band. What do I do?
You’ve got some new songs you want to share with the world. Maybe it’s just some friends for some feedback or to send around to get some gigs. You look around your rehearsal space. Drums, check. Guitar, bass, check. Recording equipment? All you’ve got is basic 2-in/2-out soundcard and a mic or two, maybe a…