Tag: Books
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The year in 3D printing: lingerie models, jet engines and the twerking Einstein
The year in 3D printing: lingerie models, jet engines and the twerking Einstein
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The Joys of Marginalia
I can’t really concentrate on reading unless I have a pen in my hand. I love marginalia. I love used books and getting a glimpse of some stranger’s relationship to a book that is now in my life. I underline, star, box, vent, exclaim. I like rereading my books and seeing coffee stains or chocolaty…
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You go to war with the knowledge you have
“Managing the incompleteness of communications” is core to mastering agile software development. —Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition) I recall reading the first edition of this book years ago. Man, that was fun.
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Cormac Murphy Coté Skotak
My wife, Kim, and I have been in the adoption process for a long, long time, and we just finalized the last major part this afternoon. We can finally announce our new son, Cormac Murphy Coté-Skotak. For those I’ve told who’ve kept the “embargo,” thanks so much! And for the rest of you, check out…
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Notebooks from dime novels
Notebooks from old books, originally uploaded by cote. Check out these blank books made with covers of old, lurid and cheesy paperbacks. I spotted these at the Blue Genie Christmas Bazaar this year in Austin. As the little note next to them said, this is an example of upcycling, or making something new out of…
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Matter and Anti-Matter
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations Do you think if I order those two books, they’ll dukes it out and destroy each other in the box in transit?
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Can I Use the Word "Agile" Enough?
Zane’s post on the negative effects of personal motivations on software development reminded me of Cockburn’s discusion in Agile Development on the same topic. I went a-Googling for a write up, or summary of what was in the book. The closest thing I found was this, but the rest seemed like slim pickins. However, as…
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