Last week, SCOTUS shredded any pretence that it is merely a referee on politics. Its legitimacy now in tatters, the court must be reformed. The question is what kind of reform is needed, and how we can set about doing it.

'Women sitting in emergency rooms in the midst of miscarriages are being denied treatment for sepsis because their fetuses’ hearts haven’t yet stopped.'

npr.org/2022/02/28/108…

Great overview guide for #monolith decomposition by Zhamak Dehghani - Thanks for writing this! martinfowler.com/articles/break…

I found this a valuable insight from Lars "Totally Texas" Doucet into the crypto world: that its culture mirrors that of multi-level marketing schemes, such as Amway and various cults

noahpinion.substack.com/p/is-web3-cult…

I'll be bidding for power plants, buying coal, and building connections across America tonight in another Heavy Cardboard stream of Power Grid (1900 EST)

youtube.com/watch?v=Iz3dHx…

I have a deep appreciation for all the election officials who had to deal with bullying and stood firm. Our republic's life depends on them.

theguardian.com/us-news/2022/j…

Speakers beware...

When I use Zoom, I always turn the self-view off. Here's some research indicating that looking at yourself during video call worsens your mood.

psychologicalscience.org/news/2022-june…

A thoughtful profile of one of my favorite musicians

bbc.com/culture/articl…

Metropolys is an all-time favorite. Roxley has taken it and built upon that framework to create #Skyrise!

If you're wanting to see it in action, join us Wednesday at 1900 EDT for a full 4p teach & play-through of the Deluxe prototype.

youtube.com/watch?v=l4Rg5V…

See ya then!

Every so often there will be a burst of Twitter conversations on the “Reverse Conway Manoeuver” and related topics.
I find this encouraging, but not for a reason you might suspect.

Hear me out; this is important.
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NEW POST: Paulo Caroli uses a Product Backlog Building Canvas to support a simple process that helps everyone on the team write user stories

martinfowler.com/articles/produ…

So I spoke at MisinfoNight at Ballard High School last night, and it was an amazing experience which gave me hope for the future. A truly revolutionary approach that converts a school's information literacy curriculum into true community capacity.

This article on dev effectiveness is really nicely done: martinfowler.com/articles/devel…

In particular, this visualisation really stood out for me:

This is so obviously true - I find it so difficult to comprehend why it could be controversial.

'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens bit.ly/3LL7T7p

I am again annoyed by the Agile Alliance disregard for the founding agreement to site the Agile Manifesto from the alliance's front page.
curl -s agilealliance.org |\
grep -i 'agilemanifesto.org'