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Pumpkin Spice season and its relentless assault on all foods is fast upon us.

Pumpkin Spice season and its relentless assault on all foods is fast upon us.

Pumpkin Spice popcorn bag

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This scaffolding setup is simultaneously a hack, tech debt, infrastructure, faster time to availa…

This scaffolding setup is simultaneously a hack, tech debt, infrastructure, faster time to availability, and work as done.

Photo of metal scaffolding supported by wood 2x6s resting at at 45 degree angle on the roof of a house.

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Channeling Peter Drucker: “Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right thi…

Channeling Peter Drucker: “Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things”.

“The irony is that faster deployment without thoughtful adoption actually slows down your ability to deliver value. You end up spending more time managing user frustration than building new capabilities.”

https://itrevolution.com/articles/from-deployment-to-adoption-why-your-feature-flags-arent-enough

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“On the other hand, the company clearly believes, as many of its database peer companies do judgi…

“On the other hand, the company clearly believes, as many of its database peer companies do judging by the licensing trends, that exclusivity is key to its present and future success. What’s difficult to see, however, is how that’s achievable…”

https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2025/09/02/documentdb/?__readwiseLocation=

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The difference between “data-driven” and “status quo bias” is fluid.

The difference between “data-driven” and “status quo bias” is fluid.

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