Author Archives: Chris Heisel

Last night, today and tomorrow

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Chris Heisel

Last night, there were people cheering on the street where I live. Today, I teared up as I saw complete strangers congratulating one another and hugging each other on the street where I work. And tomorrow… tomorrow brings uncertainty, doubt … Continue reading →

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What iteration-less agile really means « epistemologic

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Chris Heisel

What iteration-less agile really means « epistemologic – I aspire to attain this level of agile-fu.

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Out with the old, in with the new

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Chris Heisel

I’ll avoid the temptation to draw any parallels with the incoming vote tallies, but it’s time to get rid of one ancient, messed up, inadequate… plugin and usher in a new era… of posting [delicious.com](http://delicious.com) bookmarks to the site. Say … Continue reading →

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How to mix blogging and beat writing

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Chris Heisel

“[Amateurs self-select for the job. Professionals are selected. For most jobs, volunteers beat draftees.](http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2008/09/a-passionate-am.html)” First, I totally agree. Second, this could be a great way to avoid the problem of “my beat writer can’t blog because they’ll alienate their sources … Continue reading →

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What Ray Ozzie didn’t tell you about Microsoft Azure • The Register

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Chris Heisel

What Ray Ozzie didn’t tell you about Microsoft Azure • The Register – "The Azure Services Platform is a clusterfuck of software that can be broken down into four basic parts: Windows Azure, .NET Services, SQL Services, and Live Services. … Continue reading →