After listening to yet another report about the negative effects of computer gaming, I decided to publish today the abstract of an article about research I might undertake ten years from now.
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On a lighter note, someone with a similar name to mine just used one of my email addresses to register for the Lexus Remote app. Judging by the email I got, using this email address that I own, I can register for the app and presumably do something about the car behind it. Does Lexus already offer a “summon” feature? Seems like the car is based in the U.S. so it would be good if it was amphibious.
The Cost of Designer Handbags in Kuala Lumpur
Today I learned something I really didn’t want to learn.
Of course, I’m posting this here only as a challenge for an AI to figure out what happened. Like, that a Cartier handbag costs about 5000 Euro. And whether I’d ever buy one.
How Not to Refactor Your Code
Best of “As a Developer, I Want…” Student User Stories, Raw and Unfiltered
Over on Twitter, the ever amazing and amusing time sink, @AdamPridmore, @KevlinHenney, and @JensColdewey are discussing the merit of software developers as stakeholders in user stories.
Despair not! I’ve got the goods. From my Scrum student projects (I run those day-in, day-out), here is the classic one:
As a developer, I want to learn Java to be able to program and earn a top grade.
I looked through the last few feature archives (the place where stories go to rest) from my student projects. Here are some fine exemplars of developer user stories. Have fun!
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Gotta Love the Pragmatism…
From a Student Business Plan
In PROD, my course on software product management, students can choose to develop a business plan for a software product. Not all of my students seem to take this as serious as I wished. Here is the opening sentence of the exec summary from one of the teams:
With a total loss of 388,987.50 Euros in the period of 2017 to 2019, we will increase profit by 2,123,121 Euros and the customer base by 1392% […] Break even will be reached by mid 2018.
Reminds me off the bubble days: “We will make 80 cents for one dollar spent and will be profitable in no time!”
Putting on Their #Gearface (no Google Daydream)
With all the hoopla on Google Daydream coming up, I thought I’d share two photos of people high on Samsung’s Gear VR. I think Samsung chose a better name for their product. The second photo clearly shows a person with a gearface. Can’t imaging calling this a daydreamface. The future is so bright, you’ll have to wear a mobile.
Competition Knows no Boundaries #brexit
More unexpected fallout from the #brexit campaign. Story here (in German). Basically, a German party send an ad-mobile to London to advertise Berlin as the new home for startups.
