09
Mar
All Tomorrow's Parties
"And what costume shall the poor girl wear
To all tomorrow's parties"
—The Velvet Underground, "
4 min read
Chris Prather
02
Mar
A Dark and Isolated Planetoid
There we stood on a dark and isolated planetoid
Shivering like a San Andreas windowpane
Suddenly looking up and seeing
5 min read
23
Feb
Disconnected
"Trust is something that comes easy / When you've never been a victim" —Face to Face, "
4 min read
16
Feb
Playing Someone Else's Game
Try to be different, but it's always the same. End up playin' someone else's game.
4 min read
09
Feb
Estimation is Haruspication (and Management Makes It Prophecy)
"Ten easy steps to create an enemy and start a war"
— Anti-Flag (Anatomy of Your Enemy)
Mark,
I
6 min read
02
Feb
Standups Are Mutual Aid (and I may have just killed it)
"I got something to say / I killed your baby today / And it doesn't matter much to me
4 min read
26
Jan
Knowledge
"All I know is that I don't know nothing"
I have no formal training in IT
4 min read
19
Jan
Waiting Room
First 90 Days, Part 1
I am a patient boy / I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait
—Fugazi, “Waiting
3 min read
12
Jan
I Was A Teenage Anarchist
Do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
Laura Jane Grace wrote
4 min read
05
Jan
The Ernie Ball Stage
Mark,
Recently you said something that’s been stuck in my head: “Not many if any of the IT revolutionaries
5 min read