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No Fun

October 16th, 2023 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Sometimes, the better way to do something isn’t as much fun. A few years ago, I wrote a book on software project management. I began the book with the words, “I like to write software.” I did and still do like to write software. I am simulating a machine that does wonderful […]

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Tags: Accountability · Adults · Employment · Fun · Integrity · Software

“Meetings”

July 8th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I love meetings. They are fun. At least the meetings I attend. Why attend any other kind? There are many types of gatherings that we call “meetings.” That is a disservice to the English language and to the “meeting.” My little work group has a daily “meeting.” I love it. I laugh […]

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Tags: Choose · Communication · Fun · Meetings · Work

Can I have a Flat, Horizontal Surface, Please?

February 15th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips The flat, horizontal surface is a natural. Home architects know their value. The designers of automobile interiors, however, seem to be living on another planet. In automobiles, the dash (the area above the displays) is curved and sloped. Flat surfaces don’t exist. So where do I set something that I want to […]

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Tags: Concepts · Design · Fun · Ideas · Improvement

Fake News is News. Are We Listening?

March 5th, 2020 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Consider some rules of the English language. Afterwards, let’s start listening to what is said. Allow me to digress a few moments into English language and usage. Fake news is news. Notice the noun “news” is there in the phrase “fake news.” The word “fake” is merely an adjective attached to the […]

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Tags: Adults · Fairy Tales · Fun · Information · Listening · Meta

Deep Fake Prevention #2

November 7th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Technology enables us to fake photos and videos. We can make anyone appear to say and do anything. Preventing such is quite simple. A few months back, I wrote about preventing harm from deep fake videos. That advice was to live in such a way that I could say, “You know me. […]

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Tags: Excuses · Expectations · Fun

Background and Present

July 11th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Our backgrounds don’t often determine our present. I took one English class in high school. I took one English class in college. Not much of a background in writing, huh? I have written half a dozen books (published) and over a hundred articles (published) as well as a hundred short stories (self-published) […]

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Tags: Commitment · Education · Fun · Work · Writing

Weinberg Golf and Bundy Fishing

March 7th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Perhaps we can find enjoyment anywhere at any time. It is worth the attempt. Several years ago I had several conversations with the late Jerry Weinberg, one of the best computing consultants we ever had. Jerry told me about how he played golf. Jerry started playing the game most familiar to everyone. […]

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Tags: Authentic · Clarity · Conversation · Fun · Ideas

…or fun

January 3rd, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Don’t forget the fun. Adding fun to a system can expand the possibilities of delighting to user. Systems have functional requirements. The system will…add, subtract, multiply, divide. Systems have non-functional requirements. The system will be…(see Wikipedia for more on this). These non-functional requirements are sometimes called the -ilities (ill-i-tees). They take the […]

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Tags: Fun · Systems

The Good Hackers

January 19th, 2017 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips The original hackers were the good guys. Some of today’s hackers still are. Nintendo recently brought back a handful of old video games in a clever packages called the NES Classic Edition. They sold a boat-load of them. The trouble is, you can’t add any games to it. Enter good-old hackers who […]

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Tags: Customer · Fun · General Systems Thinking · Programming

Fun

April 14th, 2016 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Never by surprised at what some persons consider to be “fun.” Consider this when managing risk. Recently, Microsoft put an Artificial Intelligence system called Tay on Twitter or something to learn how to chat. Some persons found it and taught it how to chat like a jerk. Microsoft wasn’t prepared for that […]

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Tags: Excuses · Fun · People · Risk