markazevedo

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by markazevedo 15y ago
It's slightly unclear whether the OP is talking about risk assessment and reducing unknown unknowns, or simply advocating becoming more well-rounded in your problem domain. Also, I would argue there's much more to consider before offhandedl
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by markazevedo 15y ago
Any reason why we can't cripple the virus and start testing vaccines now? Publish it and immunize against it.
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by markazevedo 15y ago
Money aside, it's great you've created an awesome product for a group that really could use more assistance. Thanks for building something to better the human condition, and showing others they don't need to sacrifice everything to do it!
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by markazevedo 15y ago
Which is to say, not much?
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by markazevedo 15y ago
A very thorough writeup. Who knew maple syrup had such a rich political and socially-relevant history?
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by markazevedo 15y ago
Fellow "serial over committer" here. I find it preferable to accept all new opportunities, but make sure stakeholders/I understand my availability. After prioritizing, nobody's surprised when some projects complete and others don't gain mom
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by markazevedo 15y ago
Having used it for a while now, I'm still blown away by how simple (yet effective) it is for getting tasks done. I wish I could escape the world of email, Fogbugz, and Pivotal Tracker... and bring everyone with me to Orchestra. Congrats on
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by markazevedo 15y ago
Great article, though I would take it one step further and strongly nudge more designers to take on more engineering roles (as many engineers also work to broaden their skill set).
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by markazevedo 15y ago
You know, after 2 failed upgrade attempts to Rails 3... we eventually came to the understanding that we shouldn't attempt to simultaneously make "improvements". Because without a green test suite, we had no idea if the failures were new or
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Just Fix Tests(engineering.bookrenter.com)
7 points by markazevedo 15y ago|3 comments
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by markazevedo 15y ago
While I love this is FOSS, there's is a $1 paid-app that is almost entirely 1:1 with the Snow Leopard (plus features) called "Classic Color Picker". Totally worth it IMO. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classic-color-meter/id4516400...