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The makers of FTL have another game, Into The Breach, and it is available on iOS for free with Netflix.

Yup! The term is marginal cost: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginal_cost

| After it was founded in 1947, “it took the Air Force 25 years to figure out their mission,” he said. “We shouldn’t expect that the Space Force is going to be able to figure it ou…

I think that they key difference is urban vs rural environments. Walls are effective in urban environments to focus the movement of people into checkpoints - in Sadr City or El Pas…

Thanks for your take on this one. I was in Baghdad around the same time, Army, but a half step removed from combat arms. A decade removed from that now, I agree with you. In the mo…

Freakonomics - good “everything you know is wrong” Promote yourself - meh “just become an influencer and pick a new job” Extreme Ownership - good “navy seal war story -> leadership…

I had a 2008 Toyota Yaris with the same center speedometer. It didn't take that long to get used to it, and I liked having an additional compartment in front of the steering wheel …

@pbhjpbhj - I believe the meaning of the sentence is that Troy Hunt is expecting/planning for a few orders of magnitude of growth. "Soak a few zeros" for example going from 1,000 c…

Looking at the info for pedialyte, 12 oz contains 370mg of sodium, and 9g of sugar. So for 32oz, that 986mg sodium, and 24g sugar, which seems spot on to the articles recommended r…

That was a good read, I had heard previously about the Canadian farmer who was sued for having the roundup-ready gene is his canola. Taking a look at the court record, it shows tha…

Along with the Afghanistan Strategy image: http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Photo/2009/Dece...

My assumption is that Kanban has ongoing demos to the product owner as work is completed. In that case, the consolidated demos in Scrum may work better when you need to gather exte…

It could be people receiving netflix capable devices (smart TV, appleTV, etc) and deciding that the cost is now worth it.

Probably a bad example because of its dependence on tourism, but Mackinac Island has prohibited motor vehicles since 1898: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island

That's an interesting point. I wonder if tax-incentivizing mixed use development by allowing a short depreciation period could create the same desired result as mandating it.

I think the parent's point is that if there is a warrant to collect information, the machines can be seized and the company compelled to comply. This move prevents overreach in the…

Cool - thanks!

Subscribed. Didn't see a link to the Slack group, just a bot that could be integrated into existing groups.

Thanks for the advice. I love to take in new information, but try to make sure I'm thinking critically about what I'm learning. I'm moving from a large organization to a smaller on…

I've heard interviews about the book and concept, but haven't picked this one up yet.

Thanks! I've done strenghtsfinder, and read Go Put Your Strengths to Work, so I'm looking forward to this one.

Depending on the organization, roles in project management or analysis are non-developer routes to management.

I think you may have meant semi-annual (every 6 months). In my opinion, every 3 to 6 months is a good checkpoint for a more formal evaluation, but that ongoing communication should…

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I'll be soon transitioning from a team lead to manager (with a new company). Can anyone add any recommendation to my list of resources? Books: Peopleware, 5 dysfunctions of a team,…