Who is telling your story?
mhsutton I’m reading an autobiography of George Carlin – one of my favourite comedians. This biography is much more than an autobiography – it is more like a spending an endless…
2015
Every kid needs to learn to use a toilet brush
I recently showed my son to use a toilet brush to clean up a mess he made. Of course he turned his nose up and made the face that says…
The Process Delusion
We do Scrum (or Kanban or SAFe or..) How often have you met people – usually executives and management at conferences or other spaces outside of their company and they…
Love with Dead Things
Our walnut tree gives us lovely walnuts and dead leaves. Both are lovely in different ways. I actually love sweeping up the leaves, hearing them crunch underfoot and , occasionally,…
The Nature of Crazy
It’s 5:15 AM in Geneva and the train to the airport is getting busy. Amongst all the bleary eyed travelers is a seemingly ‘normal’ individual. Rain jacketed, clean shaven and…
My Web Summit 2015 Experience – the really short version.
TL;DR Web Summit was a major experience. There were a lot of people – the organisers claim 42,000 people were in attendance – and it felt it. If you aren’t…
Are Netflix and other interval collapsing platforms dangerous to your mental health?
I just watched the entire Daredevil season 1 on Netflix in 3 days. Prior to that I watched the entire Arrow series in 4 days. And Agents of Shield? I…
Do you feel appreciated, punk?!
Computer says ‘appreciate Mike’ Corporates are a funny bunch. There is a process for everything. Even appreciation. A couple of friends of mine in different companies recently celebrated significant milestones…
I ❤️ Agile Testing Day Netherlands
I’ve just been to Agile Testing Day in the Netherlands. And I loved it. It’s been over two years since I last participated in any agile conference events. Back then…
[NSFW, 18+] Dear James Ellroy, fuck you.
I like to read. I don’t get much time to read as much as I like, but I do like to read. My wife on the other loves to read…