I have my opinions on the role of guns in our society, but it’s a complicated and nuanced issue. We need more thoughtful pieces like this, on both sides of the debate.
January, 2013
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I’ve had it on my list to do side-by-side WordPress performance comparisons (at scale/load) for MySQL, Percona and MariaDB for a long time now. Maybe 2013 is the year.
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I like iOS but even with the 10″ iPad it’s a 90+% consumption device for me. I don’t write code. I don’t work on my blog post drafts.1 I end up reading things and not replying – creating a backlog of stuff that needs to be done/written/filed/etc. When I’m out of stuff to read I…
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Just trashed the draft blog post I never finished about Crowd Favorite’s 5th anniversary – it was June 1, 2012. Yay?
I really should finish/publish some of these posts.
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Welcome to my (semi) annual year in review post. Last year I wrote: I feel like I’m still at a mid-way point on a number of the things I’m trying to accomplish, hopefully 2012 will see continued progress. I’m pleased to say that is indeed how 2012 played out. At Crowd Favorite we took a…
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I’ve had a few people ask about how best to use Social and Disqus at the same time. I’ve added an FAQ to the README for the next release: Can I use Social and Disqus at the same time? Both Social and Disqus try to replace the default WordPress comment experience by default. If you…
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By far the biggest regret of all came from those who opted into high-paying but ultimately dissatisfying careers.
I’ve been interested to see this play out as someone responsible for hiring for my team. I’ve found that candidates who have already realized that salary isn’t their #1 priority are generally more thoughtful and better cultural fits at Crowd Favorite.
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The following sits proudly in the Crowd Favorite intranet:
Crowd Favorite’s approach to Process:
- Have only the processes that are absolutely necessary.
- No stupid processes. If you feel like something you’re doing is stupid, bring it up for discussion.
- Everyone has the power to suggest changes to, abolition of, or creation of new processes.
We have a few things that are “just” process, but we try to codify most of our best practices in automation and other tools so that their benefit is blindingly obvious.
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A very clear and easy to understand presentation deck. When doing things at internet-scale, it’s always a good idea to make sure you understand all of your tool options, and the associated trade-offs.