@JohnPhilpin I’ve wondered this myself. I think this is the answer for me: USB-A seems to be rather unforgiving in terms of angle of insertion (all the straight edges, sharp corners and whatnot). The first time I go to plug in a cable, I’m usually rather off-axis, so even if I have the cable the correct direction when I try to insert it, the angle is a bit off. It doesn’t go in easily and I don’t want to damage it, so I give up and turn it over, assuming I have it upside down. Of course that doesn’t work either, but I try harder for a bit longer then eventually give up. At that point I actually look at the socket to see what’s going on. Of course, this repositions me to be more heads-on toward the socket, so I flip the plug back over again and now it inserts more easily.
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\n\nFirst, many who are over 60 may not be at risk themselves, but may live with or in close proximity to others who are (eg. in a retirement community or assisted living facility). In the absence of a vaccine, the best bet to get a “herd immunity”-like environment is to try to keep the virus out of the population entirely.
\n\nSecond, some over 60 have started to suffer cognitive decline. They may not be able to understand if they’re immunocompromised. Even if they aren’t, they may not be able to understand a nuanced message, or they might in the moment, but then forget at an unfortunate time and expose those at risk.
\n\nFinally, nuance is very difficult to convey in media (mass or social). Trying to articulate all this to a broad, highly diverse audience...probably won’t happen effectively. Only simple, clear messages tend to break through. Given those under 60 are more likely to understand if they’re at increased risk, I can appreciate the trade off they’ve made.
\n\nI understand the conundrum facing public health officials. I don’t envy them their job.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/6923590","date_published":"2019-12-04T14:17:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-12-04 14:17","date_timestamp":1575469071,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"6908007","content_html":"@jack I take it you’re a TheBrain user? I’ve recently stumbled upon it, but something about its approach isn’t clicking with me yet. I can’t figure out if it’s a desktop-model-on-iOS issue or if I’m just not “getting” something about it yet. Any resources or advice know of you can point me to? My own searches don’t turn up much beyond what’s on TheBrain site, which is more how-to than here’s-the-idea.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/6908007","date_published":"2019-12-03T19:10:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-12-03 19:10","date_timestamp":1575400257,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"6541770","content_html":"I’m now of the opinion that creating a specific set of tools for software development and giving them a name (Scrum) was a double-edged sword. I think it made it successful (viable even?), but resulted in serious long-term consequences.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/11/13/im-now-of.html","date_published":"2019-11-13T15:52:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-13 15:52","date_timestamp":1573660339,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"6525053","content_html":"I’m finding framing lean and agile in terms of shortening learning loops is extremely effective. It helps take the discussion away from “how do I make this tool work” and refocuses it on “how does this tool help me shorten learning cycles?”
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/11/12/im-finding-framing.html","date_published":"2019-11-12T21:05:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-12 21:05","date_timestamp":1573592702,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"6520611","content_html":"I think I like the idea of TheBrain (which, admittedly, I’ve only just begun playing with and don’t fully understand), but the iOS apps, where I would exclusively use it, are infuriating.
\n\nDoes anyone have alternatives they suggest?
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/6440031","date_published":"2019-11-08T16:27:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-11-08 16:27","date_timestamp":1573230457,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"5793294","content_html":"Today, for the first time in 16 years, I started a new job at a new company. Feels weird, but good.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/09/30/today-for-the.html","date_published":"2019-10-01T01:08:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-10-01 01:08","date_timestamp":1569892135,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"5239046","content_html":"“You can’t manage something if you can’t measure it.”
\n\nI’d add:
\n\n“Just because you can measure something doesn’t mean you should manage it.”
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/5012697","date_published":"2019-08-13T17:59:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-08-13 17:59","date_timestamp":1565719171,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"5008760","content_html":"I find the argument that “You can’t build a high-performing team if they didn’t get to choose work they are passionate about” to be a poor excuse for poor leadership. Is it harder? Sure. But not impossible.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/08/13/i-find-the.html","date_published":"2019-08-13T15:19:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-08-13 15:19","date_timestamp":1565709580,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"5008676","content_html":"@cm Very cool! Where have your thoughts led you lately?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/5008676","date_published":"2019-08-13T15:16:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-08-13 15:16","date_timestamp":1565709389,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4813519","content_html":"In the US anyhow, I believe it likely employment continues to bifurcates into a handful of massive firms and a massive number of small firms. I think a next frontier of lean/agile is therefore figuring out how to effectively bring this knowledge to small firms.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/08/01/in-the-us.html","date_published":"2019-08-01T15:10:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-08-01 15:10","date_timestamp":1564672226,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"4812818","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin lol
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4812818","date_published":"2019-08-01T14:37:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-08-01 14:37","date_timestamp":1564670229,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4804862","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin I somehow feel like we’re saying something slightly different, yet everything I write down ends up being a distinction without a difference. Well played. 👍🏻
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4804862","date_published":"2019-08-01T01:34:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-08-01 01:34","date_timestamp":1564623244,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4798086","content_html":"If we accept that lean/agile are primarily learning systems, then a key question to ask is, “What is it trying to help us learn?” The double-loop learning followup question should then be, “What is it that we need to learn?”
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/07/31/if-we-accept.html","date_published":"2019-07-31T15:52:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-31 15:52","date_timestamp":1564588342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"4788591","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin It’s possible it says more about the CIO and how much power that person has within the company.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4788591","date_published":"2019-07-31T04:32:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-31 04:32","date_timestamp":1564547554,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4724493","content_html":"If lean/agile are thought of first as learning systems, Respect for People moves from good and necessary to critical. This changes how you frame everything, including discussions around what to change. It also brings an interesting perspective to the term “organizational learning.”
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/07/26/if-leanagile-are.html","date_published":"2019-07-26T18:25:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-26 18:25","date_timestamp":1564165501,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"4688874","content_html":"I can’t stop thinking about this notion I had that lean and agile could be viewed primarily as learning systems, and how that transforms how you think about them.
\n\nIt doesn’t help that The Lean Strategy has been published since and makes a similar argument.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/07/24/i-cant-stop.html","date_published":"2019-07-24T17:05:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-24 17:05","date_timestamp":1563987949,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"4673774","content_html":"Am I the only one that thinks the scene with Data in the Picard trailer is on a holodeck? 🖖🏻
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/07/24/am-i-the.html","date_published":"2019-07-24T05:06:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-24 05:06","date_timestamp":1563944801,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"4641060","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin You’re welcome. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4641060","date_published":"2019-07-22T04:21:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-22 04:21","date_timestamp":1563769262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4625873","content_html":"@petebrown That would be amazing. I know the “relaunch” books exist, but to see a take on DS9 in HD with today’s budgets would be something. So much story left to tell there.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4625873","date_published":"2019-07-21T00:15:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-21 00:15","date_timestamp":1563668107,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4624281","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin It attaches to your antenna output, so if you have to adjust your aerial without the HDHomeRun, you’d have to do the same here. Fortunately, I have one statically positioned in the attic and have no signal problems, so for me it does “just work”. Of course, I only use it to watch live sports, so it doesn’t get heavy use either. I’ve never tried their DVR service, for example.
\n\nI am a fan, but I got caught by the marketing: It indicated you could watch on an Apple TV, but I didn’t notice you needed a third-party app to do it. I also use Channels and love it, but at the time I had to pay for the iPhone/iPad version too, and the two apps were an extra chunk of change I wasn’t anticipating. I also needed to update the firmware right away because the shipping version seemed to have some bad bugs, but it wasn’t obvious how to update it (I think things are better now, and Channels has a pretty simple interface to do it). Being able to leave my TV on a single input has been fantastic, and the ability to stream the shows to my iPad and iPhone has come in very handy at times.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4624281","date_published":"2019-07-20T16:55:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-20 16:55","date_timestamp":1563641738,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4609341","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin Yep, this has been my setup for three years now.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4609341","date_published":"2019-07-20T01:17:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-20 01:17","date_timestamp":1563585469,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4456656","content_html":"Did you know there are at least 50, and possibly 200, galaxies that orbit the Milky Way? Yes, orbit as in the Moon orbits the Earth. I did not.
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://mb.joshducharme.com/2019/07/10/did-you-know.html","date_published":"2019-07-11T02:26:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-11 02:26","date_timestamp":1562811960,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"4453688","content_html":"@petebrown Oh, I like that.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/4453688","date_published":"2019-07-10T15:28:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-07-10 15:28","date_timestamp":1562772520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"4453550","content_html":"@petebrown I’m frequently embarrassed by connections I make rather late myself.
\n\nRoad networks are a very versatile but relatable analog to use. So many concepts at play there. I do use it to teach Kanban/WIP limits ideas. It’s also a good example for Theory of Constraints concepts, particularly what a constraint means. I’ve also used it for systems thinking/system dynamics discussions around feedback loops.
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\n\nBrilliant.
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\n\nAs someone who is new to lean, is there something I’m not being told?
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\n\nUnfortunately, in many organizations, “accountability” is code for “blame.” With disastrous consequences.
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\n\n“Any time you see [x], just stop reading. You will only make yourself dumber by reading to the end.”
\n\nI love this formulation so much.
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\n\nShortly after, I intend to be back in force. As I prepare, if there are any topic areas I’ve touched on that are particularly interesting to you, please let me know.
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\n\nBoy does that hit home.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/735995","date_published":"2018-07-23T01:23:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-07-23 01:23","date_timestamp":1532309010,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"735990","content_html":"@colinwalker @jamesshelley I’m constantly surprised by how often I find myself telling my kids, “Will you please stop growing up?!”
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/665096","date_published":"2018-06-24T04:48:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-06-24 04:48","date_timestamp":1529815691,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"664526","content_html":"@Bruce Jack Daniels is a sponsor, so that’s the drink of choice. Seems fitting. :)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/joshducharme/664526","date_published":"2018-06-23T22:17:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Ducharme","url":"http://joshducharme.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjoshducharme%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshducharme"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-06-23 22:17","date_timestamp":1529792272,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"664431","content_html":"@Bruce I’ve attended this country music festival with my mom every year since it started. This is my last year, at least for the foreseeable future.
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