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Agile Scrum Sprint events

Posted on November 9, 2023 by pfb_admin

The Scrum Events | Scrum Alliance https://resources.scrumalliance.org/Article/scrum-events Scrum defines several events (sometimes called ceremonies) that occur inside each sprint: sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective. Sprint Planning What Happens in Sprint Planning? During sprint planning, the entire scrum … Continue reading →

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Checking for open ports on other systems

Posted on June 7, 2023 by pfb_admin

Testing connectivity and port availability using SSH instead of Telnet – Unix & Linux Stack Exchange Windows: Port open: C:\>ssh -p 121 p4-mfgkex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset Port closed: C:\>ssh -p 120 p4-mfgssh: connect to host p4-mfg port 120: Connection timed … Continue reading →

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Famous last words

Posted on March 9, 2023 by pfb_admin

I’m (not-very) reassured this shouldn’t take long.

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ForFiles is not For

Posted on February 1, 2023 by pfb_admin

Today I was surprised to find a new batch command. FORFILES. This is essentially a re-worked FOR command, with a slightly different skew. Whereas FOR is targeted at files or text, FORFILES is exclusively targeted at files. What makes it … Continue reading →

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Same-day meetings

Posted on July 11, 2022 by pfb_admin

It reeeally bugs me when someone schedules a meeting on the day of the meeting. Like, I get it, sometimes time is critical and in that situation I’m as guilty of scheduling same-day meetings as anyone. When I’m on the … Continue reading →

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Types of technology people

Posted on June 2, 2022 by pfb_admin

I’m coming to realize there are two types of people in technology: Those who will find the problems and identify obstacles; then tell you why something cannot be done. Those who help you get things done. They’ll help you navigate … Continue reading →

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PowerBI Power Query / M lookups

Posted on May 6, 2022 by pfb_admin

I’m building a dynamic bucketing system with filtering based on process and program. I’m facing several interesting challenges. First- bucket sizes are based on the program, so I need dynamic buckets, and bucket labels. Second- max number of buckets is … Continue reading →

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Holy cats! It’s that song!

Posted on May 5, 2022 by pfb_admin

My brain wants to call this the streetcar song, because the dinging cowbell reminds me of a streetcar sound. Grazing in the Grass, by Hugh Masekela.

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This is what I do! (Avionics manufacturing traceability)

Posted on May 5, 2022 by pfb_admin

A post from Cogiscan that is very near-and-dear to my heart crossed my feed recently. It discusses traceability information in the automotive industry’s electronics manufacturing environment. The avionics industry that I work in has similar requirements, albeit even more stringent. … Continue reading →

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Feature Debugging flags

Posted on April 21, 2022 by pfb_admin

I chuckled today when I received an add from launchdarkly.com. They’re a “feature flag” SaaS provider. I explained the concept of feature flags to a non-software-developer just a few weeks ago, so maybe my phone was eavesdropping. I was amused … Continue reading →

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