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Why is it called Agile software development?

The front fell off.

Then we had a sprint planning meeting to decide to change the a into an A. It was T-Shirt sized as an L. Agile took the L.

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Movies: Running on Empty (1988)

The Popes are a family who haven’t been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government’s Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with …

via andrei.xyz November 19, 2025

Resurrecting an S3 Neo

Rummaging through my archived technology drawer, I found my old Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo, dated 2015, sitting between the PSP and the walkie-talkies. It was already old when I was given it, but it was my longest-lasting phone nonetheless and played a signific…

via ~zinricky November 15, 2025

THE REPUBLIC #47

ASPHALT LITERATURE I didn't actually come here to free slaves. —Qui-Gon Jinn A ream of THE WHITE trades for two hundred and forty pre-crash dollars. Too rich for my blood. A fellow pasenger shares a few sheets with me. At first I just stare at it, not g…

via I'm not really Stanley Lieber. November 14, 2025

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