Feb 10, 2011Archive
Android Marketplace Idea: Why You Uninstalled an App
Have you ever found an App that either didn't work for your phone or just plain sucked on the Android Market? Sure, we all have and right now when a…
Writing — 225 essays
Cultivating ideas at the intersection of Engineering and Systems Thinking.
A collection of essays, frameworks, and early-stage thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, and the human side of software.
Systems Map
Core architectural nodes of research.
account_tree
Platform Org Design
Scaling engineering teams via structural abstraction.
biotech
Feedback Loops
Entropy management in high-velocity CI/CD environments.
psychology
Human Factors
Cognitive load and its impact on system availability.
architecture
Pragmatic API
Designing interfaces that survive generational shifts.
history
Legacy Refactor
Social strategies for technical debt retirement.
Thinking in Public
225 NodesFeb 9, 2011Archive
A New Website to Help Students learn
I have quite a few posts lying around and instead of letting them collect dust while I try to write a great article, I am going to be sharing the…
Feb 8, 2011Archive
Idea: Google Reader Checkbox
A simple idea, but I would love check boxes on each Google Reader post so that I can select a number of posts and mark them as read so that…
Feb 1, 2011Archive
Viewing Museums from the Comfort of your Home - Google Bringing Museums to Us
Today is a big step forward for art lovers around the world. Google as teamed up with some of the most famous art museums around the world and has combined…
Jan 27, 2011Archive
Android Bug: Large Text Box Jumping
Help me track down a Android or Evernote bug! I first thought this was a Evernote issue, but now I am not sure. I thought that this was an Evernote…
Jan 26, 2011Archive
When Technology is Killing Communication Skills
Why do people suck at writing emails? Everyday I get emails from companies, clients, friends and even family that are lacking in a lot of basic verbal and writing skills.…
Jan 25, 2011Archive
Idea: Using a Browser as a Central Hub
What one piece of software do you use most? If you said your browser then you are in the same boat as billions of other people in the world. Phones…
Jan 24, 2011Archive
Educational TV In 2010? Where Did It Go?
When I was a kid there was a lot of TV shows which were focused on making learning fun for kids, such as; Bill Nye The Science Guy, Mr. Rogers,…
Jan 14, 2011Archive
Using Evernote To Flush Out A Script
A few months ago on 11/1/10 while at the bank I spoke with a banker who loves to come up with script ideas, and this got me to thinking about…
Jan 13, 2011Archive
My First HTML5 Labs Test
A few months ago I wanted to teach myself HTML5 so recently I decided to take a poster and recreate it online using only HTML5 elements. HTML 5 Elements that…