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Extending a wifi network with a TP-Link RE650

February 4, 2018

I had a very unusual setup for the network for my office. The office is situated a floor above and at the opposite end of the house to where the main router is located. A fully wired connection is not an option at the moment due to concrete floors and limited access to roof voids.

Ma’agalim - Jane Bordeaux

February 3, 2018

This is a beautiful music video. Watch it all the way through and carefully watch what happens to some of the characters.

Professionals do everything necessary - not just the fun bits

February 2, 2018

This article defines the difference between a professional developer and an amateur as:

The Kubernetes Book by Nigel Poulton

February 2, 2018

At the moment I am having to get up to speed on a bunch of technologies relating to “DevOps”. This includes Kubernetes. I borrowed this book from a colleague and read it over the course of two days commuting. It provides a very good high level overview of all the main concepts of the platform.

When The Game Was Ours by Jackie MacMullan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson

January 31, 2018

On 12th June 1984 I was on a family holiday in the US. We had spent three weeks travelling around Florida and then up the east coast to finally end up in Boston. During the day we had a guided tour of the city and we were told that it was game seven of the NBA finals that night between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Rewarding the act of volunteering

January 30, 2018

A new digital coin has been introduced in Hull to reward people who volunteer for things. Due to regulations the receiver can cash in their coin in the form of a discount when purchasing products at certain stores.

The little things in films can make a big difference

January 30, 2018

I listen to a lot of podcasts (probably 500+ a year) and one I make an extra effort to listen to every episode is 99% Invisible. It is “about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world.”

Using crazy socks to make an impact

January 30, 2018

This is a great article about a small business that is growing rapidly and run with a smile on their faces. John and his dad started a business to sell crazy, fun socks and it has gone from strength to strength. I also like the 5% of sales to the Special Olympics and the socks for charities (watch the video).

Surprising the customer with unexpected pricing

January 29, 2018

Derek Sivers highlights an interesting pricing approach in this article. He was asked to perform at a distant location. When the customer couldn’t afford the price they suggested reducing the performance time, hoping to reduce the price. Instead of doing the expected he raised his price. His reason was that they were paying for him to get to the location and then do the work where the work was the fun bit. By reducing the time on the fun bit it was less worth him making the trip.

Knowledge workers are assets not costs

January 24, 2018

This is an excellent article that touches on some many areas including Amazon (again) and their structure. However the most interesting part for me is the section on the way to view knowledge workers in business:

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