by Dwayne Phillips Present and past weave together. New tools or old techniques? I am a bit slow on the uptake of “new” things from time to time. This past week or so I stumbled across this thing called Jupyter. It is a type of “notebook.” Some call it yet another implementation of the “notebook” […]
A Tangled Web
June 3rd, 2019 · No Comments
Tags: Computing · Concepts · Programming
Behold the Marvel of the Crease
February 25th, 2019 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips No new materials. A simple pressing. Structure appears. Value from almost nothing. This is a primary task of a manager (and the rest of us). Fold something. Press the fold. It becomes a crease. And now there is a structure that has strength and increased utility. And how did that happen? A […]
Tags: Analysis · Change · Concepts · Improvement · Management
Oversight versus Hands On
July 30th, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Another troubling thing recruiters often say. Recruiter: Oh, so you’re interested in an oversight position as opposed to hands on. Me: No, I am not looking for an oversight position. I really don’t understand what that is. Since it is your word, would you please explain it to me? Recruiter: …silence… Me: […]
Tags: Communication · Concepts · Work
Tools and Abilities
January 21st, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Just because you have a tool in your toolkit doesn’t mean you know what to do with it. Tools tools tools. Everyone in the tech world has lots of tools. If you don’t have a list of tools on your resume, you aren’t hired. Let’s go through some obvious things: Just because […]
Tags: Certification · Competence · Concepts · Technology
Graduate School (concepts) vs Trade School (tools)
January 11th, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips If we could keep concepts and tools separate…well maybe the world would be a better place. There is graduate school: learn concepts and how to extend concepts. There is trade school: learn how to use a tool to do a job. Hmmm, these two sound different, different enough that we wouldn’t confuse […]