s11e20: Oh No, We Didn't Have A Decision Maker, Now We Have A Decision Maker
0.0 Context setting It's Monday, March 21 2022 and a grey, listlessly rainy day here in Portland, OR. Today: admin (turns out you need to send invoices for...
s11extra01: Things That Caught My Attention, Volume 1
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s11e19: Stop doing that, it's making you look silly
0.0 Context setting It's Friday, March 18, 2022 and an overcast day in Portland, Oregon. Next week is Spring Break which I'm still getting used to as a Brit...
s11e18: Getting unstuck, spotting bullshit, and explaining like I'm five
0.0 Context setting It’s Thursday, March 17, 2022 and an overcast day in Portland, Oregon. Today: a standup (mainly reporting on yesterday’s work: helping a...
s11e17: The Games Google Plays
0.0 Context setting It’s Wednesday, March 16 2022 in Portland, OR and it’s supposed to rain in about 20 minutes. Knowing that still feels a bit magical, even...
s11e16: Even Shorter Bullet Points
0.0 Context setting It’s Tuesday, March 15 2022. We had a late start today – I’m going to blame the combination of the time change with doing the school run...
s11e15: Oh this 1.8m diameter mirror? I just happened to have it lying around
0.0 Context setting It's Monday, March 14 2022 in Portland Oregon and I will not condescend to moan about the daylight savings time change. Everyone else...
s11e14: Eight Short Pieces In Fifteen Minutes Or Less
0.0 Context setting It's Friday, March 11 2022 in Portland, Oregon. The sun is out, it's not raining, and because this is the second anniversary of the COVID...
s11e13: In Which I Continue To Make Software Speak, But Only Metaphorically, Not Make Software Actually Speak, Because People Are Actually Doing That And It's Not Going Great, Bob
0.0 Context setting It’s 8:10am Pacific Time and a sunny morning on Thursday, March 10 2022 in Portland, Oregon. I continue to have fun with the Wirecutter1...
s11e12: Forget about infrastructure, I just want my tea
0.0 Context setting It's 8:37am on Wednesday, March 9 2022 and I have standup in about 22 minutes. It's a bright sunny morning following light rain...
s11e11: But What Is Certain Technology Infrastructure Anyway?
0.0 Context setting It's 8:44am on Tuesday, March 8 2022 and in a retroactively claimed "it was my plan all along" attempt to stick to fifteen minutes of...
s11e10: You Won't Believe These 10 Jira Tricks
0.0 Context setting It’s a bright and beautiful morning on Monday, March 7 2022 in Portland Oregon and the family managed to get out of the door to school...
s11e09: A short conversation with a bank
0.0 Context setting It's Saturday, March 5th 2022 and I can't help myself, so here's an edited and revised version of an imaginary conversation I had earlier...
s11e08: How Much Should You Own, Anyway?
0.0 Context setting It's Friday, March 4th 2022. I started the day with less screaming than usual, and also a very nice call with a friend which reminded me:...
s11e07: Three and a Half Short Pieces
s11e07: Three and a Half Short Pieces 0.0 Context setting It's Thursday, March 3rd in Portland, Oregon and the sun is shining and for the first time this...
s11e06: They only went and taught the sand to do maths
0.0 Context setting It's Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 in Portland, Oregon. Today on my docket I have a fun meeting, a sort of oral Story So Far of one of the...
s11e05: What is it like to be a person?
0.0 Context setting It’s Tuesday, March 1st in Portland, Oregon. Yesterday it rained a lot. Today it’s Bin Day, and not just regular Bin Day, it’s Also...
s11e04: This is an Excel system, I know this
0.0 Context setting It's Monday February 28, 2022 in Portland, Oregon, where it's grey and windy and rainy outside, which is what it's supposed to be at this...
s11e03: Talking to people is fun
0.0 Context setting It's Friday February 25th. Which means it's the weekend tomorrow! I have no idea what time is anymore. It turns out that today's...
s11e02: A certain weariness
0.0 Context setting It's Thursday February 24th, 2022 and here in Portland, Oregon it's been Very Cold and we woke to a slight dusting of snow. I mean, we...
