Leon Tranter

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@senatorbabet @joekent16jan19 uhhhh you might want to start paying a bit more attention to what is going on. This insane stunt isn't protecting the petrodollar, it's destroying it. Iran is saying that tankers carrying oil that is denominated in Yuan can go through, everything else can't. This is the end of US

There can be no doubt that Israel will benefit from this conflict, but so too will the United States. The reality is that global power is maintained through economic dominance and strategic leverage. Ultimately this is not a war to weaken Iran, to stop them acquiring nuclear weapons, or to free their people, this war is about US dominance and power. The petrodollar system must be protected, the rise of BRICS and the growing influence of Russia, China, and India must be countered. It is that simple. I understand the argument for staying out of this conflict as endless wars have cost lives and eroded public trust, but I also understand the argument for engagement. The United States represents roughly 5 per cent of the world’s population yet it controls close to 30 per cent of global GDP. That imbalance does not sustain itself by accident, it is underpinned by control of resources, trade routes and critically the dominance of the US dollar. If that position is to be maintained, then the systems that support it must be protected. This is the uncomfortable truth at the heart of this situation. We do not want a multipolar world, we want a world where the United States reigns supreme, a unipolar world. This is not an ideal position for President Trump, it is a deeply complex and high stakes decision that requires balancing national interest, global stability, and the cost in human lives. If we want the United States to continue in its position as a global superpower and leader of the free world then sadly there may be no alternative. President Trump is in a difficult position, may God guide him.

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

@senatorbabet This is aging faster than that guy in the third Indiana Jones movie who drank the wrong potion :D

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@Dede_Watson @joekent16jan19 Exactly. The USA is not a nation-state any more. It is a mercenary military force that is currently on paid retainer by Israel and Saudi Arabia, with some additional firm direction from Russia.

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@Wizards_Help URGENT: it is vital for the survival of Earth that you make a Demon Slayer M:TG expansion! Delays will not be tolerated! Sanami has ordered it!

Excellent article on #Scrum linkedin.com/posts/maarten-…

And it is so easy to learn technical things these days. FreeCodeCamp, codecademy, a million and one Youtube channels and free tutorials, kindle unlimited plans, etc etc. You have no excuse.

Do Scrum Masters need to be "technical" to do their job (assuming they are working in a software dev context)? No... but it helps, a lot. To the point where it would be crazy for them not to learn at least something. #scrum

So if the "three questions" aren't good for a Daily Scrum, what are? - how can we increase our chances of meeting the sprint goal? - what is the biggest risk in the sprint and what can we do about it? - who is most in need of help right now and how can we help them? #scrum

The dreaded "three questions" is a pretty bad pattern to use for a Daily Scrum. - it contributes to the event becoming a status report - perpetuates a focus on individual work and reporting rather than teamwork - most information given is a duplicate of any VMB #dailyscrum

Agile doesn't mean Fast and Cheap! It means early and frequent. Agile isn't a productivity hack or cheat. It's a rethinking of how we approach and organise software development work. #agiledevelopment

Scrum teams don't commit to Sprint Backlog items - they only commit to the sprint goal! A big and common misconception in #scrum. #agile #softwaredevelopment

It's pretty tiring that people continuously think that every team has to choose between Kanban and Scrum, and that's the only decision they need to make. Scrum doesn't fit every context! Scrum is a starting point, it will not give you all the answers #scrum #kanban #leanthinking

So a NoSQL developer walked into a bar - there were no tables, so he left 😹 #programmer #softwaredev #nerdhumour

Don't focus on whether something is "truly agile" or not - focus on whether it improves the organization and customer value! Sometimes that is agile, sometimes it is Lean or something else, sometimes it is waterfall! The point isn't to 'be agile" for the sake of it. #agile #lean

If the improvement you are working on doesn't affect the constraint of the system, then it is not going to have any effect, no matter how well you do it. Find the constraint and focus on that! Do you know what your constraint is? #TOC #systemsthinking #theoryofconstraints

Big agile "transformations" can make some interesting ideas and conversations, but they can also backfire. And they usually bite off more than they can chew, and suffer from "big up-front design gets it right" fallacy. As always, start small, learn, pivot. #agile #lean #digital

The potential of Agile: tynerblain.com/blog/2017/06/1… #agile

Agile: where are we at? blog.crisp.se/2017/12/09/hen… #agile

Business strategy and product strategy: romanpichler.com/blog/business-… #agile