Teammate on most recent team gave me this parting feedback: “I learned a ton, we got lots done, our team dynamics were awesome, and I’ve never felt this kind of team feeling before.”

If your business makes software, I might be good for your business.

https://schmonz.com/snac/schmonz/p/1750949585.435936

A one-year-old, before and during cake.

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Current status: between villages.

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Two weeks from today, I'll be at @scmallorca's monthly meetup. We'll be #MobProgramming on Guy Royse's Vending Machine Kata. Hope to see you there!

More info: https://schmonz.com/talk/2018-mallorca-sc/

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Taavi needed 45 minutes of being walked around, then 5 minutes of rocking. No longer a tiny baby.

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New on schmonz.com, my /purpose:

“I help software developers better see and understand their work so they can do less of that, and better see and understand themselves so they can be more of that.”

https://schmonz.com/purpose

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In a moment, my last NYC Lean Coffee till Q4. Next week we cross the pond, and stay there awhile. https://schmonz.com/now

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Current status: redistributing scrambled eggs.

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@joeyh sounds like you have the chance to invent the world’s first banana join. Unless that’s already a weird SQL thing.

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@joeyh curiouser and curiouser

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See you at Soltau in August! https://schmonz.com/talk/2018-socrates/ #SoCraTes2018

I plan to convene a session about what I've learned on my Coding Tour: https://schmonz.com/2018/04/23/coding-tour/ #codingtour

In Germany? My tour schedule still has a couple slots open! Get in touch. #pairwithme #MobProgramming

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Just posted “Big Apple Scrum Day 2018: Coaches Clinic”: https://schmonz.com/2018/05/12/big-apple-scrum-day-2018-coaches-clinic/ #basd2018

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Playground visions.

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This summer in Germany, I'm going on a coding tour! Invite me to join you, or share with other folks who might want to: https://schmonz.com/2018/04/23/coding-tour/

#mobprogramming #pairwithme

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Two conferences: one I finally failed to miss, another I finally returned to.
Two homes: one where I work, one where I live.
One teaser: what to look for next week.

"Mob Programming and SCNA 2018": https://schmonz.com/2018/04/20/mob-programming-and-scna-2018/

#MobProgramming2018 #SCNA

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Listening to Brahms, taking in the midtown view, making a mess with “spring vegetables and pasta”.
https://octodon.social/media/txtxf8aKXOXWnzPeqkY

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Sustaining me the last couple days away is this screencap of my son, who took time out from his schedule of basically eating all the damn time to offer me this dap.
https://octodon.social/media/SzCyVM5norkNIPrcIWk

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Is your team or org feeling the pain of difficult software development or delivery? I can help, and still have some Q2 availability in New York and Q3 in Germany. https://latentagility.com/

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Taavi sleeping through a meeting.
https://octodon.social/media/BCAEcyFXYgd_aDWDg30

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How to meet me (spring 2018 edition): https://schmonz.com/2018/04/02/how-to-meet-me-spring-2018-edition/

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@oliverbaier gleichfalls!

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Soon: Passover at sis’s. Now: just us dudes listening to some Mompou. Some of us dudes eat baby food more than others, and some of us can better explain what the heck it is we’re laughing at.
https://octodon.social/media/rzm5WrwHIgncSNvOeyk

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/99774861296039545

That feel when you’ve rented a car to bring back empty, and the fuel gauge lights up as you approach the airport.

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Teething cracker in progress, North Cheyenne Cañon.

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In Colorado, apparently even the clouds look like mountains.
https://octodon.social/media/8QdkUUe_Xj2bgRSwxZE

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It’s that time of evening routine where Taavi pounds a Mountain Dew and turns into a rock climber. Here he is descending from a long lateral traverse.
https://octodon.social/media/reoGI99-VFsunwhSMO0

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@Zoonie thank you! we are very lucky.

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https://octodon.social/media/BR2piNT3-S0Lcd_QgCc

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Recent status:
https://octodon.social/media/ntj_1SGbyPPxYurJIvE

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/99723345764547391

Bound for Colorado Springs via Orange County, because the flight to Orange County is probably actually leaving today.

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Taavi at 9 months: questioning but also skeptical.
https://octodon.social/media/q7SaJQsjtZkdLb86Ml4

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Looking backward: I've been committing to #pkgsrc slow and steady since 2001. https://github.com/NetBSD/pkgsrc/graphs/contributors

Looking forward: #pkgsrcCon returns to Berlin this July. http://pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon/2018/

Also this summer: I'm available to consult in Germany (and nearby)! https://octodon.social/@schmonz/99495383054075683

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Attempted dictionary attack. Thwarted, for now.
https://octodon.social/media/0R9bRp3HUlrg6Bb2E0I

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Yesterday Taavi said “Dad” for the first time, which was pretty cool because I was holding him while he said it across the room to his mom.

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@liw I'm a (tertiary at best) maintainer too, as it happens. But haven't been able to contribute much lately, and don't have Debian privileges in any case.

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@liw congratulations on the new thing! Do I understand correctly that OpenID Connect could make Qvisqve useful as an identity provider for ikiwiki?

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@zordon@mastodon.social thanks 😃

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@liw Tack!

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/99495470910646008

[Please share!]

Big news: it's my birthday, and I've gone indie! Available to consult, coach, and train, centered on your code in your team space. Primarily NY metro area. More info: https://schmonz.com/2018/02/09/back-to-work-maybe-with-you/

#Agile #XP #Scrum #TDD #CI #Dev #DevOps #ModernAgile #Coaching

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Fractal frost on front porch. Producing podcast episode from easy chair. Fruity Salvadoran coffee in hand, dog at feet. Next: send invoice. Good to be home.
https://octodon.social/media/LILM2IKq9IDdH1AIvwU

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Baby’s first NJ Turnpike rest stop.

Appropriate, because: https://schmonz.com/2007/11/16/explosion-at-the-poem-factory/
https://octodon.social/media/XmJCw2H_lRKTgQtJiBQ

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About time to pack up and head home with this guy.
https://octodon.social/media/GpDhz0PmIdUlcaa3VQo

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original post: https://octodon.social/@schmonz/99422357335915441

Current status:

- Second week back at work is almost over

- Been coming "home" every night to a child who has apparently learned to imitate an old man running for office

- Almost but not quite ready for us to go home

https://octodon.social/media/ooDCzdUBNBBXJFoTaOg

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I'll consider it. https://octodon.social/media/SlJIdp3X6hcx2SjqWgg

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Slides and retro findings from last night's "#BDD For Everyone": https://schmonz.com/2018/01/18/agilecoachingdc-january-2018-bdd-for-everyone/

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In the Washington, D.C. area? Join me next week at the #Agile #Coaching DC meetup and participate in my "#BDD for Everyone" exercise! Details: https://schmonz.com/talk/2018-agile-coaching-dc/

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Just played a German game called “Activity.” It was named accurately insofar as by playing it we were engaged in activity. It was named inaccurately insofar as it included more than one type of activity.

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[please share freely!]

Help me find a summer internship in Cleveland, NYC, or Chicago for a sophomore in Computer Science at CWRU?

It’s for the daughter of one of the best teachers I ever had. So it would be especially satisfying to contribute to her learning in some small way.

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"The Agile Fluency Model offers an alternative to some false dichotomies." https://schmonz.com/2017/12/29/training-agile-fluency-game/

#AgileFluency #agile #tdd #refactoring #congruence

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@MightyBigCar also, ha ha autocorrect. “Naked” meant to be “named”

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