Book Review: Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies

Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior by Suzanne Robertson My rating: 3 of 5 stars As with most pattern books, this is one you flip through in an hour and then save it to refer back to. The strength of software management and development pattern books is describing problems that commonly occur, not really telling you how to fix them. Thus, hey tend to be frustrating because you’re left thinking, “how am I going to get this to work in my organization?

Book Review: Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies

Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior by Suzanne Robertson My rating: 3 of 5 stars As with most pattern books, this is one you flip through in an hour and then save it to refer back to. The strength of software management and development pattern books is describing problems that commonly occur, not really telling you how to fix them. Thus, hey tend to be frustrating because you’re left thinking, “how am I going to get this to work in my organization?

Austin Politicos, Urban Outdoors, Nagging - Austin's Very Own #45

To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3 While Kim and I drive around to do some errands, we discuss: The Texas Freedom Network fund-raiser thingy, pictured above. Culture wars in Texas. We decide to drive downtown the have an "urban" outdoor day. On that topic, Kim and I discuss things to do when the weather's finally nice outside, as it is now in Austin.

Austin Politicos, Urban Outdoors, Nagging - Austin's Very Own #45

To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3 While Kim and I drive around to do some errands, we discuss: The Texas Freedom Network fund-raiser thingy, pictured above. Culture wars in Texas. We decide to drive downtown the have an "urban" outdoor day. On that topic, Kim and I discuss things to do when the weather's finally nice outside, as it is now in Austin.

Hamthrax in the neighborhood - Austin's Very Own #42

To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3 Driving back from the gym, Kim and I talk about exposure to swine flu, which we never suffered from, except to be bored. We also go over a revolutionary, funny head crank mime move I came up with it.

Hamthrax in the neighborhood - Austin's Very Own #42

To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play below to listen right here: Click here for episode MP3 Driving back from the gym, Kim and I talk about exposure to swine flu, which we never suffered from, except to be bored. We also go over a revolutionary, funny head crank mime move I came up with it.

Westin Bonaventure, Sushi in LA

Westin Bonaventure, originally uploaded by cote. While at Adobe MAX this year, I stayed in this place, the "Bonaventure" as everyone calls it. It's sort of a weirded out collection of five cylinder towers with a low-key hotel-mall inside. As a plaque next to an elevator noted, there was a scene in True Lies shot in one of the elevators. Down the street on 7th, there was a just dandy sushi place called Octopus (a local chain, I think).

Westin Bonaventure, Sushi in LA

Westin Bonaventure, originally uploaded by cote. While at Adobe MAX this year, I stayed in this place, the "Bonaventure" as everyone calls it. It's sort of a weirded out collection of five cylinder towers with a low-key hotel-mall inside. As a plaque next to an elevator noted, there was a scene in True Lies shot in one of the elevators. Down the street on 7th, there was a just dandy sushi place called Octopus (a local chain, I think).