Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by spike021

This bi-weekly meeting has just passed the 3.5 hour length mark and is still going strong, past 5PM.



The worst part is it's our two week planning, but since I'll be on-call next week, I can't do regular tasks we're planning for anyway and then the 2nd week I'll be on vacation!

None of this is applicable to me!!

Do you even agile bro!?

[therealstoly]

Clearly compression ratio, and what it means to you, is no longer taught in schools.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Do you even agile bro!?

I don't even code and the word "agile" makes me wince. Although I do get a chuckle whenever someone refers to themselves as a scrum master.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Do you even agile bro!?

Technically the meeting today was a combination of our sprint meetings... but more like Scrum..

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by therealstoly

Clearly compression ratio, and what it means to you, is no longer taught in schools.

i didn't learn the differences in cable or hydraulic clutches until after i graduated!

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I would fit just fine but I am 5’3”.


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My wife is 5’1” (actually 5’ flat) & I can tell you, she had very hard time getting into AZ-1. She accidentally honk the horn while getting out lol

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

but all are days for pause and reflection.

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[Spuds]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

I don't even code and the word "agile" makes me wince. Although I do get a chuckle whenever someone refers to themselves as a scrum master.

Agile with a capital A is fine if you use it properly. The problem occurs when people (especially Management or BD), start thinking that it is agile with a lower case a.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by spike021

Technically the meeting today was a combination of our sprint meetings... but more like Scrum..

I don't really follow. There are 4 kinds of "sprint meetings". Planning, Scrum, Review, Retrospective. Is it a combination of all of them? Because that sucks.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I don't really follow. There are 4 kinds of "sprint meetings". Planning, Scrum, Review, Retrospective. Is it a combination of all of them? Because that sucks.

Sort of, yeah. It's a shitty variation.

Every other Thursday we have our "Retro" in the morning for an hour, then lunch time, then "Story writing" -> "Backlog grooming" -> "Planning".

Story writing used to be another meeting. Technically they're all separate, but usually for us the grooming phase runs two hours and winds up combining with planning, which can run anywhere from 30-60 minutes. Today backlog grooming ran probably 2.5ish hours and then planning was an additional hour on top of that.

No breaks.

[Ultramaroon]

Agile... Harrumph! Just another bullshit contrivance in an attempt to get people to do the most important, least sexy part of the job, the due diligence. No one wants to be saddled with precisely defining the requirements before setting out to fulfill them.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

See for me that would be way more practical!
People always jump to volume passenger and hauling capacity when they define "practical" when the reality is more based on actual usage. For me when I am by myself 99% of the time, I rarely need to haul big items and all in all just do not need space the truck is not practical at all. Finding parking spots is a bitch, I need twice the space to merge with traffic or change lanes, maneuvering in tight spots is entertaining and I am paying twice as much for fuel to move a big heavy empty vehicle around. That is NOT practical by any definition. Hell, for me my Geo Metro was the most practical thing I could own.

Here ya go @Tcoat - the car for you! -

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

I think height and footprint definitely can make a vehicle impractical. Height makes it more difficult to judge relative distance to objects like poles when parking (I might be saying that because I bumped the corner of an SUV into a pillar while parking one time :/). That said, as a sports car enthusiast that likes low sleek cars, I have to admit that a little bit of extra ground clearance and a rear hatch that can swallow big objects are both extremely useful.

Amateur -

[spcmafia]

Pollen this year is unbelievable.