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Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of the Weekly Thing. Blogger. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Maybe a podcast? CTO of SPS Commerce, Board Member of MnTech, Former Board Member Minnestar. Minneapolis is home.

2017

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    We watched A Dog’s Purpose. Great movie.

    Movie poster for A Dogs Purpose showing a close-up of a golden dogs face with the tagline Every dog happens for a reason and release date January 27.
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    Son Volt off to a great start at First Ave!

    Rock band performing on a lit stage at First Avenue with four musicians playing guitars, viewed from behind a large standing crowd.
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    Minnebar 12

    T-shirt graphic showing Paul Bunyan in plaid shirt and VR headset swinging an axe, with Babe the blue ox holding a laptop, a drone-equipped wolf in a pine tree, and a beaver with a tablet by a felled

    Session 0

    Man in glasses and blue shirt speaking at a podium, pointing toward a projected slide reading Surf the Internet with a cartoon wave illustration
    • Punk Rock/Computing
      • Break the rules
      • Simple, fast
    • Point of view is worth 50 IQ points - Alan Kaye

    Minnebar 12 on Minnebar

    Bearded presenter in a blue shirt speaks at a podium while attendees sit at tables facing a projected slide reading better understand event demand
    • Random
    • History
    • Ideas on future opportunity

    Zen and the Art of Agility

    Woman speaking at a podium holding a microphone before an audience, with a slide showing Pac-Man labeled Culture chasing a ghost labeled Strategy
    • Nice Sps plug
    • Why agile?
    • Culture > Strategy
    • Why not time tracking?
      • Software is not deterministic
    • Where is agile right? Predictive v Adaptive v Reactive. Also, very much cost of refactoring

    Blockchains are coming!

    Audience seated in a darkened conference room watching a presenter at a podium beside a slide reading Blockchains are Coming Forewarned is Forearmed
    • Quick overview of bitcoin but focusing more on applications of blockchain

    Introduction to Functional Reactive Programming

    A presenter in a plaid shirt stands before a large projection screen addressing an audience of about 20 people seated in a darkened conference room.
    • Reactive overview
    • Functional overview
    • Good summaries and examples of approach

    So you don’t hire Jr. Devs? Tell me more

    Large group of people seated in a circle of chairs in a conference room, engaged in a group discussion session.
    • Weird discussion.
    • Totally missing the mark on negative unemployment.
    • Commitment dialogue. Yikes.

    Privacy for Everyone

    Presenter holding a microphone at a podium beside a projected slide reading Privacy for Everyone Workshop by @EugeneBelinski, with attendees seated facing the screen in a darkened auditorium.
    • Fine session. Pretty basic advice.

    Communicating When Stuff Is Going Wrong

    Presenter stands at a podium in a tiered auditorium facing an audience of about 30 people, with a slide listing 4 communication topics on the screen behind her
    • How to communicate bad stuff.
    • This will be final update on this incident.
    • Do not communicate time to repair. Don’t agree with that for production items.

    See also Minnebar collection.

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    Watched Moonlight tonight. Great movie.

    Movie poster for Moonlight showing three faces merged together under teal and purple lighting with the tagline This is the story of a lifetime.
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    Watched Get Out tonight. Creepy.

    Get Out original motion picture soundtrack cover showing fragmented scenes of characters in tense and unsettling moments
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    Watched Beauty & the Beast.

    Movie poster for Disney Beauty and the Beast showing two figures dancing in a grand ballroom, one in a blue coat with horns, one in a yellow gown
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    Leadership Pipeline

    Notable how many references there are to “reviewing calendar” and looking at where time is spent. This is used repeatedly as a tool to assess if someone is focusing on the right work.

    Alignment triangle seems like a good concept for reviewing the health of your business and the organization.

    Figure 5.1 The Alignment Triangle diagram showing three interconnected nodes: Strategic Direction linked to Competitive Advantage, Collective Competence, and Organizational Competence. Book page showing Exhibit 5.1 a table of sample questions based on the Alignment Triangle covering Strategic Direction Organization and People
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    Have been really disconnected from Twitter lately, and it’s good thing.

    It’s rather a hot mess when you look at it with fresh eyes. 😕

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    Watched The Lego Batman Movie today.

    Movie poster for The Lego Batman Movie showing LEGO minifigures of Batman Robin Batgirl Joker and many DC heroes and villains on a yellow LEGO baseplate
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    Smoked this chili on the Big Green Egg for four hours. Tasted delicious. Best chili ever!

    Dutch oven full of bubbling red chili smoking on a Big Green Egg ceramic grill outdoors.
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