You don't have to be crazy to live on Earth. But to some it helps to be.
July 20, 2022
You don’t have to be crazy to live on Earth. But to some it helps to be.
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No good deed ever goes unpunished.
May 21, 2021
“No good deed ever goes unpunished.” Sometimes when you try to do something good or helpful, it can backfire and you end up in trouble or face negative consequences, sadly, even when you have the best intentions. This can happen even when you are trying to be kind or helpful towards those closest to us, such as our parents. It’s an unfortunate reality that good deeds don’t always result in positive outcomes. ...
Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.
May 20, 2021
Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.
Looking at the architecture required by a project in isolation can be misleading and hides the need for a longer term product-level architecture, which is more strategic in nature than the project-level architecture
August 27, 2018
Looking at the architecture required by a project in isolation can be misleading and hides the need for a longer term product-level architecture, which is more strategic in nature than the project-level architecture.
It seems that perfection would be attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away
August 26, 2018
It seems that perfection would be attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away. —Antoine de St. Exupery, Terre des Hommes, 1939
Ultimately DevOps is an organizational transformation
August 26, 2018
Ultimately DevOps is an organizational transformation.
We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims
August 26, 2018
“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.” —R. Buckminster Fuller
Architecture is helpful in guarding the essentials of the business, while still allowing for maximal flexibility and adaptability
July 1, 2018
Architecture is helpful in guarding the essentials of the business, while still allowing for maximal flexibility and adaptability.
Political Intelligence requires a thorough understanding of the dynamics of leverage, which simply means your ability to get others to do what you want.
September 3, 2014
Political Intelligence requires a thorough understanding of the dynamics of leverage, which simply means your ability to get others to do wh_at you want.
How to turn problems into opportunities
July 9, 2010
Every problem has a hidden opportunity waiting to be discovered. This is especially true in the IT industry, where one person’s challenge is another person’s chance to innovate. The key is to adopt a positive and creative perspective that sees problems as possibilities.