February 2012
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Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability →
Here’s the thing, no family stuff, no childhood shit, I just need some strategies.
That’s about exactly how I feel every time I have to go deal with our school mental health services for refills on my ADHD drugs.
Why I'm Voting for Ethan Plato for SFUO President...
If we want to address the problems that we’ve been having with the SFUO, we need change. We need to put someone at the helm of that organization who believes in transparency and openness. We need someone who has seen things from the side of the fed bodies, who understands our issues, and who will be willing to fight for us, not against us. We need someone with the drive and experience to...
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The Society of Otis: Some thoughts on political... →
Forewarning: I’m going to talk some more about Drop Fees. I know I keep saying that I hate talking about these things, and every time I start, it ends up getting talked about to death until I feel like I’ve learned my lesson, but somehow I never do.
This afternoon, there was a question and answer period cleverly disguised and masquerading as a debate, or something to that effect, for the...
Ottawa Ruby: Three code-style tips for the budding... →
ottawaruby:
During the last meetup, we had an interesting talk where some of the advanced developers passed on a bunch of great development advice to the beginners. In this post, I wanted to add in one more group of tips for the newer developers.
Other than Kent Beck’s advice to “communicate your intent…
The Society of Otis: Good morning, Colonel By →
societyofotis:
Our time here is limited, and so our memory is restricted. Collectively we only have a vague memory of our recent past and those who were here before us, and little concept of our more distant predecessors. Subsequently it feels inconsequential to assume that our community here is the same now as…
