T'otherAlistair
@totheralistair.bsky.social
Chaotic-good, Lawful-neutral, project witchdoctor. Bard, Dancer, Specialty massage Poet Sits underwater Playful Wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting.
am going through all the figs for the use case book, have fortunately good quiet mood this morning. it’s slow work.
how we ADD people slog through long lists.
and it's cold. (Florida)
how we ADD people slog through long lists.
and it's cold. (Florida)
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
am going through all the figs for the use case book, have fortunately good quiet mood this morning. it’s slow work.
how we ADD people slog through long lists.
and it's cold. (Florida)
how we ADD people slog through long lists.
and it's cold. (Florida)
www.patreon.com/posts/142337...
The incremental book: how I'm setting up the Elephant Carpaccio chapter.
(Patreon, partially free, partially for sponsors)
The incremental book: how I'm setting up the Elephant Carpaccio chapter.
(Patreon, partially free, partially for sponsors)
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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The incremental book: how I'm setting up the Elephant Carpaccio chapter.
(Patreon, partially free, partially for sponsors)
The incremental book: how I'm setting up the Elephant Carpaccio chapter.
(Patreon, partially free, partially for sponsors)
"Learn early, Learn often."
October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Learn early, Learn often."
NYT has given up on English words. This is Dutch, also a Scottish dialect pronunciation of "brews". sigh
October 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NYT has given up on English words. This is Dutch, also a Scottish dialect pronunciation of "brews". sigh
www.patreon.com/AlistairCock...
just uploaded the talk I'm giving tomorrow.
Slides in the Patreon, no fee.
just uploaded the talk I'm giving tomorrow.
Slides in the Patreon, no fee.
October 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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just uploaded the talk I'm giving tomorrow.
Slides in the Patreon, no fee.
just uploaded the talk I'm giving tomorrow.
Slides in the Patreon, no fee.
chatting with dennis stevens
AI:
"Change synapses in your/their brain
or your/their relationship with each other
or the problem."
AI:
"Change synapses in your/their brain
or your/their relationship with each other
or the problem."
October 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
chatting with dennis stevens
AI:
"Change synapses in your/their brain
or your/their relationship with each other
or the problem."
AI:
"Change synapses in your/their brain
or your/their relationship with each other
or the problem."
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wanted to know about this drawing. Happy to share. 2008.
wanted to know about this drawing. Happy to share. 2008.
October 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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wanted to know about this drawing. Happy to share. 2008.
wanted to know about this drawing. Happy to share. 2008.
there was on theme I mentioned but didn't develop, that of the effect of using the bot as an additional brain in the conversation - we've talked of this for a few years, I've seen it, but not developed the theme, usage or implications. ... need some interviews :))
October 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
there was on theme I mentioned but didn't develop, that of the effect of using the bot as an additional brain in the conversation - we've talked of this for a few years, I've seen it, but not developed the theme, usage or implications. ... need some interviews :))
tinyurl.com/mr287pr8
Posting new material on my Patreon account:
"As a reward to those supporting my writing, i'll offer you other writing I do as I do it. This one is for the meetup tonight at BeyondAgile, in the Bay area. Since I spend the day's writing doing this, ...
Posting new material on my Patreon account:
"As a reward to those supporting my writing, i'll offer you other writing I do as I do it. This one is for the meetup tonight at BeyondAgile, in the Bay area. Since I spend the day's writing doing this, ...
September 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
tinyurl.com/mr287pr8
Posting new material on my Patreon account:
"As a reward to those supporting my writing, i'll offer you other writing I do as I do it. This one is for the meetup tonight at BeyondAgile, in the Bay area. Since I spend the day's writing doing this, ...
Posting new material on my Patreon account:
"As a reward to those supporting my writing, i'll offer you other writing I do as I do it. This one is for the meetup tonight at BeyondAgile, in the Bay area. Since I spend the day's writing doing this, ...
i made these fab pics, then Patreon made me cut them down to bitty sizes :((
here they are as i wished them :)
here they are as i wished them :)
September 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
i made these fab pics, then Patreon made me cut them down to bitty sizes :((
here they are as i wished them :)
here they are as i wished them :)
Finally kicking Patreon www.patreon.com/AlistairCock... into gear - a loyal patron moved so fast to support me that I had to get the support levels in place at last :)
Thank you!
Thank you!
September 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Finally kicking Patreon www.patreon.com/AlistairCock... into gear - a loyal patron moved so fast to support me that I had to get the support levels in place at last :)
Thank you!
Thank you!
September 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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I'll be talking at Scrum Day Madison WI - come enjoy the sessions!
I'll be talking at Scrum Day Madison WI - come enjoy the sessions!
September 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I'll be talking at Scrum Day Madison WI - come enjoy the sessions!
I'll be talking at Scrum Day Madison WI - come enjoy the sessions!
small progress: after 4 months of trying, finally managed to close my AWS account.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
September 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
small progress: after 4 months of trying, finally managed to close my AWS account.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
small progress: after 4 months of trying, finally managed to close my AWS account.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
September 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
small progress: after 4 months of trying, finally managed to close my AWS account.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
Amazon KDP & AWS are both blacklisted.
we get so used to Amazon shipping miracles, we forget: I bought $70 Reef sandals 2 weeks ago, been waiting & waiting... finally arriving today. Two weeks from CA to FL was once a normal shipping time, now it just seems too long.
(yeah, i still think it's too long for $70 sandals)
(yeah, i still think it's too long for $70 sandals)
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
we get so used to Amazon shipping miracles, we forget: I bought $70 Reef sandals 2 weeks ago, been waiting & waiting... finally arriving today. Two weeks from CA to FL was once a normal shipping time, now it just seems too long.
(yeah, i still think it's too long for $70 sandals)
(yeah, i still think it's too long for $70 sandals)
just read this book - it's pretty good! :))
haha
haha
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
just read this book - it's pretty good! :))
haha
haha
I put all those memes on my Bio page :))
alistaircockburn.com/Bio
alistaircockburn.com/Bio
September 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I put all those memes on my Bio page :))
alistaircockburn.com/Bio
alistaircockburn.com/Bio
@AmazonKDP now officially blacklisted from my future books. New cover uploaded, clearly in color, they still printing in b/w. Had a long conversation w help desk, they refunded me the price for 3 books, which solves nothing
Spine text off center, page cuts different sizes.
#fail
Spine text off center, page cuts different sizes.
#fail
September 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@AmazonKDP now officially blacklisted from my future books. New cover uploaded, clearly in color, they still printing in b/w. Had a long conversation w help desk, they refunded me the price for 3 books, which solves nothing
Spine text off center, page cuts different sizes.
#fail
Spine text off center, page cuts different sizes.
#fail
UTRECHT, Oct 6-7:
It's still about the people, even with AI - so how can we improve the effectiveness of teams?
come, get some ideas:
lnkd.in/evA5j7SB
Tickets here:
It's still about the people, even with AI - so how can we improve the effectiveness of teams?
come, get some ideas:
lnkd.in/evA5j7SB
Tickets here:
September 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
UTRECHT, Oct 6-7:
It's still about the people, even with AI - so how can we improve the effectiveness of teams?
come, get some ideas:
lnkd.in/evA5j7SB
Tickets here:
It's still about the people, even with AI - so how can we improve the effectiveness of teams?
come, get some ideas:
lnkd.in/evA5j7SB
Tickets here:
New News! I'll be giving a keynote at the LESS conference in Amsterdam Oct 9! "It's still about the people, even with AI"
come join - 2025.less.works
come join - 2025.less.works
September 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New News! I'll be giving a keynote at the LESS conference in Amsterdam Oct 9! "It's still about the people, even with AI"
come join - 2025.less.works
come join - 2025.less.works
Oct 6-7, Utrecht!
How do you improve the effectiveness of the team?
It's still about the people...
come get some new ideas Oct 6-7 in Utrecht.
www.tickettailor.com/events/human...
How do you improve the effectiveness of the team?
It's still about the people...
come get some new ideas Oct 6-7 in Utrecht.
www.tickettailor.com/events/human...
September 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Oct 6-7, Utrecht!
How do you improve the effectiveness of the team?
It's still about the people...
come get some new ideas Oct 6-7 in Utrecht.
www.tickettailor.com/events/human...
How do you improve the effectiveness of the team?
It's still about the people...
come get some new ideas Oct 6-7 in Utrecht.
www.tickettailor.com/events/human...
Time to remind people: I shifted to talking about *Decisions* instead of work products around 2015 - it changes your view entirely once you do this: it's very sensitive to mood, fear, trust, etc, and allows you to apply math from Lean.
September 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Time to remind people: I shifted to talking about *Decisions* instead of work products around 2015 - it changes your view entirely once you do this: it's very sensitive to mood, fear, trust, etc, and allows you to apply math from Lean.
If you order paper version from Barnes & Noble or anywhere besides Amazon, you should not have this trouble - (well, i just ordered copies for myself, so we'll see what's actual) - because they are printed by Ingram Sparks, which has never caused me any trouble in the past.
September 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you order paper version from Barnes & Noble or anywhere besides Amazon, you should not have this trouble - (well, i just ordered copies for myself, so we'll see what's actual) - because they are printed by Ingram Sparks, which has never caused me any trouble in the past.