Greater Than Code is always a wide-ranging discussion with cross-disciplinary thinkers, so it was a lot of fun to highlight a few of the interconnections between things we think and other things we think. https://schmonz.com/talk/20190724-greater-than-code/

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102497832271852478

Say you've got #CentOS and want #qmail as your MTA, configured with sensible modern defaults. How long are you gonna need?

If you said "under five minutes", you're correct!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6vu9T3vow #pkgsrc #devops

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102437418337714292

Listening to Scriabin, kid wanted to "see". Turned on the iTunes visualizer. Realized I might be creating a synesthete. Scriabin would have been pleased.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102435429921088938

Independence Day (US English), n.: an annual commemoration that tyranny is tolerable as long as we're the ones doing it (whether to others or to ourselves).

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102392001703817237

Key plot twists:

- Several individual developers have active forks
- None is the accepted logical successor
- Not all provide commit logs
- Some new code is good, some less so
- I've avoided forking, but have published patches

So, brownfield community design. How can we rejoin?

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102375000962184079

Seeking advice from happy open source projects.

We have: decades-old still-useful code whose Benevolent Dictator For Life abdicated (de facto) many years ago.

We want: to revive it as a community-driven open source project.

My initial thoughts: https://marc.info/?l=qmail&m=156208533222604&w=2

Help?

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102373881984187698

One of my favorite projects, pkgsrc, is about automating builds of over 20k third-party applications on two dozen Unix-like platforms. It's... ambitious. And remarkably successful.

What I’ve been up to lately: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pkgsrc-2019q2-28001236

#devops #macos #netbsd #linux #smartos

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102356924241292048

Life is boxes, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102192295029950395

Ever wondered whether a #CodingTour is something you want to do? Or you're pretty sure you want to, but need help making it real?

Reminder: I went on tour last summer (https://schmonz.com/2018/09/15/coding-tour-summer-2018-conclusion/) and am happy to help.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102179840712793760

I'm sad to say that active, skillful, empathetic listening remains a competitive advantage in IT, but happy to be taking advantage.

I'm sad to say the same is true in healthcare, but happy to share a brief podcast where my sister talks about her teaching: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-active-listening-improves-patient-clinician-experience/id1317557717?i=1000439286320

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102171233740910456

_You_ try seeing a dozen wreaths and explaining Memorial Day in words a toddler could understand without yourself feeling them as though for the first time. I'm tapped out.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102169002485376396

Sometime when I wasn't looking, https://agilein3minut.es crossed 60k (and 61k) downloads.

I'd love to hear: What's a favorite episode of yours, and how did it become dear to you?

And/or got a story about how Agile in 3 Minutes helped you change a situation for the better?

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102152092276483050

@craigmaloney was just reminiscing about an application with millions of records in SQLite. A network application. Read/write.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102112271403568911

Last night Craig Larman told us about #LeSS. I was the opening act: part discussion, part storytelling — all inspired by the time when I had worked at the company hosting the meetup: https://schmonz.com/2019/05/16/nyc-large-scale-scrum-may-2019/

#XP #TDD #agilein3minutes #scrum #agile #dev #pmot

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102112114566968307

@cyetain expand/expound a little?

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102100065583645394

This Thursday, NYC Large Scale Scrum and Morgan Stanley are hosting LeSS co-creator Craig Larman for a public meetup.

I'll be the opening act. Who knows, maybe there'll be some Agile in 3 Minutes?

Not too late to reserve your spot! https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-nyc-may/

#scrum #less #agile

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102089431863260910

@zordon@mastodon.social I forgot you have more than one handle! Been following along about the youngsters and work travels on the other one. Both aspects are going swimmingly over here. (Literally: been taking swim lessons.)

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102028257688276530

Slides, learnings, and reflections from #deliverAgile2019: https://schmonz.com/2019/05/01/deliveragile-2019-strangle-your-legacy-code/

Pssst: even if you weren't there, here's the coupon code for the #agilein3minutes book: https://leanpub.com/agilein3minutes/c/deliver19

(Delicious hashtag soup: #LegacyCode #XP #TDD #MobProgramming #Dev #Agile #Scrum)

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102027892567955795

Bound for Nashville (first time) and #deliverAgile (first or third, depending on your counting scheme). Hope to see you there! https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-deliveragile/

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/102005579983991346

@xenotrope heh. Looks cool. Do they do video? If so I’ll wanna watch.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101990013504888610

@0xmrtn@infosec.exchange eep

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101989449549873002

@xenotrope sweet, what’s your talk?

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101989422941785768

What I'm Doing Now: https://schmonz.com/now

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101955769462727534

How often does one developer know everything needed to solve a customer problem with code?

On that rare occasion, how beneficial is it to the business for nobody else to have been involved?

Here’s video of my #MobProgramming webinar with SmartBear: https://schmonz.com/2019/04/11/smartbear-mob-programming-explained/

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101937106180713373

Toto, I've a feeling we're not not far from Kansas anymore.

We were supposed to be, but today needing a plane from Chicago and a runway in Newark were two too many dependencies. Rescheduled for tomorrow's flight home. Switched Residences Inn. Went for a swim.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101927194126786448

Gate agent: “The Chicago-KC flight that left the gate and had to return earlier due to bad weather conditions has left the gate again, so we remain optimistic.”

Me: “Who you calling ‘we’, gate agent?”

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101926370059882456

A study in feet. (Legend: gray = small, black = large.)

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101920596700800294

Thanks for all the terrific questions during my "#MobProgramming Explained" webinar! As soon as video and slides are available I'll share them here.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101909154972122370

Been wondering about #MobProgramming? Couldn't make it to the conference in Boston?

One hour from now, from the comfort of wherever you are: "Mob Programming Explained". Who can benefit? Under what conditions? What if you're not a programmer?

Register: https://smartbear.com/resources/webinars/mob-programming/

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101908616520526600

At the AirBnB. #cameras #shelves #camerashelves #shelvedcameras #cameroon #shelvish

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101904781683570015

@0xmrtn@infosec.exchange thanks brother!

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101868802058202785

Got a challenging situation at work?

Need someone to listen carefully, ask the right questions, and help you clarify your own path forward?

Developer, executive, manager, or coach? I can help.

Book an hour with me: https://latentagility.com

#Agile #Scrum #TDD #XP #Dev #pmot

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101868394770338089

@len hey thanks! It was. Now I gotta make another one.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101852852055998876

A genuine item on my board:

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101852171832274143

Excited for Monday? Maybe not?

I joined @mrsungo to talk about Personal Kanban, which I summarized as two rules and one intention. The intention: “See and master your own choices. You make a lot of them every day, and they add up.”

The podcast: https://schmonz.com/talk/20190331-reluctant-agilist/ #pkflow

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101850997811317226

36 hours sous vide at 155F
10 hours in the fridge absorbing rub and liquid smoke
2 hours in the oven at 300F
20 minutes tented

Kenji’s brisket FTW: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/08/sous-vide-barbecue-smoked-bbq-brisket-texas-recipe.html

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101825898364168508

I'll be at #deliverAgile2019 presenting "Strangle Your Legacy Code" with Markus Silpala! "One of the most effective sessions all conference" in its very first iteration, and this'll be the 10th or so. Don't miss it!

More: https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-deliveragile/ #MobProgramming #LegacyCode #TDD #XP

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101824108793889674

Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about pumpkin bread?

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101808128685364288

Wondering about #MobProgramming — what for, how, when _not_ to — but can't get to Boston for https://mobprogrammingnewengland.com?

Here's a way to start learning about it from wherever you are. Sign up for my "Mob Programming Explained" webinar: https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-smartbear/

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101784018483299670

NYC is glorious in springtime. Register for Big Apple #Scrum Day in May, including "Two Midwesterners Politely Invite You To Explore Coding" with @AgileFaye and me. We genuinely and unpretentiously like you! And are not in any hurry! https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-basd/ #BASD2019

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101778734475534809

@CodingItWrong@mastodon.technology codewise, I couldn’t write new stuff but I could often manage to refactor

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101765686500357383

A certain 21-month-old’s construction project, shortly before the inevitable.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101740386892478932

Emotions contain information. Lean, behavioral econ, and systems thinking are related. Combine them to build better habits.

I relearned and resynthesized rather a lot in last week's Personal Kanban class: https://schmonz.com/2019/03/11/training-personal-kanban/

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101733167124912317

Narrator: They didn’t.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101710288143119211

@xenotrope at least one local and one remote attendee said they’d try installing my shit. Feels good mang

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101707004738977690

Last month, given only 5 minutes, I explained how to run your own email server.

Wednesday I’ll share the tale of some extraordinary open-source #LegacyCode — still valuable after 20 years! — and of how I’ve made it easy to install, live with, and extend.

https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-nyc-march/

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101693617670469070

As a dog- and pun-loving programmer, I wish "Irish Setter" were a term of our art. Now accepting submissions. Bonus points for providing a compatible definition of "Irish Getter". (DQ, of course, for uncareful or unkind use of stereotypes.)

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101660513490711051

Thanks, NYC, for mobbing on "Strangle Your Legacy Code"! The slides have our learnings, our code, and that Agile in 3 Minutes book coupon: https://schmonz.com/2019/02/21/ny-xpagile-strangle-your-legacy-code/

(Pssst. You. Coupon works through tomorrow. Even if you couldn't come.)

Can I help your org? https://latentagility.com

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101633555630119270

@xenotrope Sweet! Thanks for the heads up. Am helplessly behind on podcasts. NYCBUG does video (stream and post). Maybe it'll be watchable.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101633517669892231

Sometimes there’s a piano here. Not my lucky day.

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/101632085640865293