Steve

Geek dad, reason based philosophy, collaborative not competitive. PQC and AI Cybersecurity

[Steve @JustSteveF]

Back. Crisis averted. *whew*

[Steve @JustSteveF]

How am I supposed to work!??! #SpotifyDown

[Steve @JustSteveF]

So the internet is shitting on the final #Theboys episode. I'm going to disagree, it was fantastic and gave me everything that I wanted. And I also looking forward to the bonus episode coming up. What a great ride.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@sammathur007 @bryan_johnson He covered that a few months back - a good air filter. Americans get bad food, Indians get bad air.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

Every April 1st I miss ThinGeek. I can't be the only one.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@bryan_johnson Insight that time is an illusion, that the universe has a sense of humor, insight of all things at once that you will RAPIDLY forget (relay the experience fast), amusement in the absurdity that the universe exists at all, fear at first that things have gone wrong, and more.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@TheProjectUnity Remember, during this battle you should focus on taking out the minions in red first since they're the healers, otherwise you'll never get his health bar down below half way.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

The Venn diagram of where we are in 2026

[Dev Shorya @shoryaDs7]

@JackPosobiec @grok I sent Chatgpt the comments i got here, this is what he said to you guys😭
I dont even know what the issue is with him

[Steve @JustSteveF]

Why has no one thought to cast Gordon Ramsey as Commissioner Gordon in the live action Batman movies? 🤔

[Steve @JustSteveF]

God, I can't believe I'm going to be saying this as a lifetime NON-Apple user, but @samsungUS support is so bad, after being a consumer of their phones since the very first Galaxy, I'm done. Done with any and all of their products.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."
I don't know what Agile means.
Nobody does.
That's why it works.

I make $425,000 a year.
To move sticky notes.
From left to right.
On a board.
The board is digital now.
The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.
Progress.

Day one, I said "we need to break down silos."
Everyone nodded.
Silos are bad.
I don't know why.
But destroying them is a career.
My career.

I introduced "squads."
Squads are teams.
But disrupted.
We disrupted the teams into teams.
Different names.
Same people.
Same problems.
But Agile problems now.
Agile problems are strategic.

A senior engineer asked what we're actually changing.
I said, "The mindset."
He asked what that means.
I said, "It's a journey."
He asked where we're going.
I said, "Toward agility."
He asked what agility means.
I pointed at the sticky notes.
They were moving left to right.
That's velocity.
We have velocity now.

The VP of Engineering said two-week sprints don't fit their work.
I said, "That's waterfall thinking."
Waterfall is bad.
Like silos.
I don't know what waterfall is.
But I know it's bad.
She stopped talking.
Waterfall accusations end conversations.

We had a retrospective.
In the retro, we discussed what went wrong.
Everything went wrong.
We put it on sticky notes.
Then we moved the sticky notes.
Into a column called "Parking Lot."
The Parking Lot is where problems go to die.
It's full.
We don't look at it.
That's agile.

Velocity is up 40%.
I defined velocity.
I also defined the points.
I also defined the stories.
We're crushing it.
At the things I made up.
To measure.
Ourselves.

The CEO asked for ROI.
I showed a chart.
The chart went up.
Charts should go up.
This one did.
I didn't label the Y-axis.
Nobody asked.
Leadership is confidence.

We do standups now.
Every day.
We stand.
For 45 minutes.
Standing is agile.
Sitting is waterfall.
My legs hurt.
But we're transforming.

The transformation is now "Phase 3."
Phase 1 was assessment.
Phase 2 was implementation.
Phase 3 is "continuous improvement."
Continuous means forever.
Forever means job security.
I'm very secure.

My contract was extended.
Three more years.
For "cultural impact."
The culture is confused.
But impacted.

Agile transformation isn't about being agile.
It's about transforming.
Continuously.
Toward more transformation.
The destination is the journey.
The journey is billable.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@The_Astral_ I'm probably wrong...

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@bryan_johnson After a certain amount of wealth, the question becomes "how do I bring others up to this level of wealth" ...or at least move the needle, be it numerically, or what "wealth" looks like.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@The_Astral_ A red turtle? hrmm, weird.

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@bryan_johnson The problem with humanity isn't a knowledge but a motivation issue. We know from sources what we should be doing, but actually DOING those things is where the challenge really is

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@stats_feed New Zealand

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@notch If the US, #1 Burlington VT, #2 Western North Carolina (eg Hendersonville). If abroad, Auckland, NZ

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@stats_feed New Zealand, easy

[Steve @JustSteveF]

@ANIDEEZY It's getting made, it's just not getting visibility. Take Descendents, the OG pop punk band, still releasing new music, selling out smaller venues when they should be selling out stadiums.