Over on the Minneapolis Craigslist, I saw this post: “I need some people to help create 3D models of residential homes using Google sketch up or any other 3D software. Please send an example of your work (inside, outside, both) and your rate sheet for what you can offer. I am a Realtor and have …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Stone Arch .5K – Sat., May 7 · 2:00pm
“This race is for everyone and it is not too late to start training: .5 Kilometers is 50,000 cm–.31 cruel miles, for those of you who reject the metric system. It’s about the distance covered in four city blocks. Pro tip: practice running one side of a block per week, adding another side every week …
“You Gotta Let Go of that Cow”
Inspired by a fantastic lunch with Matt Bauer I was reminded of this scene from Northern Exposure: There is much truth in these 3 minutes.
when = 2(guess) + wiggle room
“It’s not just developers that are bad with estimates either. Everyone at some point is just winging it because it’s something they’ve never done before and won’t be able to successfully make a judgement until they have.” – Ashley Moran
Why, Yes, I Do Live East of the Mississippi
Earlier this week, I gave my Wide Open Faces talk to the web design group at Hennepin Tech. Much of that talk is a dive into the differences among open source licenses (specficially OFL, GPL, and X11/MIT). My personal preference is the X11/MIT license. It’s short (4 sentences) and basically says; while the copyright is …
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Garrick’s More Ergonomic Workspace
Years ago, I’d have regularly scheduled massage appointments to relieve the stress in my shoulders and upper back. A result of hunching over the laptop all day. Then, I compared the ongoing price of massage to a big external monitor. The monitor was a bargain. Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been noticing the hunching …
What if They Had Only 4 Products?
“Jobs killed slow-selling products, most notably the Apple Newton hand-held computer, and reduced the number of product lines from sixty to just 4…” – Charles Hill, Garteth Jones, Essentials of Strategic Management Apple’s always had a culture of not turning back, and dragging their application developers (think Adobe) & users into their future. Dropping 3 …
Pay More, Better
Daniel Markham nails why I wholeheartedly disagree with pricing a book less than $25. “After considering those numbers, I’ve decided to go high. Retail price will be $99.99. I feel like I can justify this for a few reasons: 1) If it really helps you it’s worth that money, 2) If you pay that much …
Continuously
“I have strong believe (sic) that right now, somewhere, a new community site for programmers is rising. I only need to find it.” – z92
The Moo Train
“I want liberation from the commercial Web’s two-decade old design flaws. I don’t care how much a company uses first person possessive pronouns on my behalf. They are not me, they do now know me, and I do not want them pretending to be me, or shoving their tentacles into my pockets, or what their …