a quick, partial list of stuff I’ve installed, and use, on my mac:
There is no subtle way to carry a hula hoop on public transportation.
I got the purple one.
Well, that takes care of one counter-example. What other exceptions can you think of?
Testing. What do you mean by testing, or tests, or testers . . .
With a hat tip to George Dinwiddie and a post of his on the agile-testing mailing list, I have a few more context-establishing questions:
Yes, I’m still alive. And thinking.
This morning, while walking through the BART station, I looked at the video monitors that display how many minutes until the next trains arrives. I was surprised to see what looked like console error messages, plus the telltale icon of Red Hat Linux.
I wonder how they test the system?
puppies. 10 of them. 3 boys, 7 girls. 5 yellow, 5 black. All the boys are black.
pictures later.
Evidently, at the end of September, I was in Cambridge, protesting gallantly.
Jerry Weinberg’s rule of three came into play today.
I went to the kitchen at work to get a cup of coffee, but all the coffee pots were empty. So I set up the machine to brew more coffee, but I mistakenly pushed the “brew a half pot” button instead of the “brew a full pot” button. And I didn’t notice that fact until the coffee stopped flowing out of the machine and the pot was only half full.
Option 1: ignore it. Just pour a cup of coffee from the half-full pot, and remember next time to push the full pot button.
Option 2: start over. Pour the half-pot of coffee into the sink, toss the grounds, and start from scratch, which would result in a full pot of coffee sitting at the machine.
The local rodeo parade is today, and as I was bringing the camera to my wife, I saw:
Taking mass transit to work – check.
Smart co-workers and interesting challenges – check.
Nice view from my desk – check
