Ebbie Swart

Me too!

I built a thing… firefinch.page.link/open-firefinch…

@HomeAffairsSA please assist. Your call centre nor the branches are able to assist in creating a passport application for a minor of mine. Have been following up with the call centre for the past 7 months.

You can have a job and run multiple profitable side projects with kids and +8 hours sleep.

@PhilipJoubert Formal education adds structure to process, but limits the breadth of experimentation and knowledge. Self-directed learning expands the breadth of your knowledge and opens you up to experimentation, but can seem unstructured. Experience is crucial either way. One is just more fun

Most people overvalue formal education and undervalue self-directed learning.

Putting things in words is like choosing one truth from all the truths that idea or thought could have been. - the artist

How do you create and manage a backlog? Don’t. You don’t need one. We learn as we work. The next thing we do is often best driven by what we learn doing the current thing. Of course, if we look at Lean thinking, the teams may need a slight buffer to smooth development flow. 1/7

“You can create the best plan ever conceived, but it will work only if the people who fund it, execute it, and receive its output believe in it.” bit.ly/2G7t6YA

At work, you can do 3 things with time: 1) elongate it (work more hours) 2) save it (work efficiently) 3) leverage it (work on stuff that matters) So having kids is great because you rapidly hit the limits of the first two & out of desperation force yourself to get good at #3

In your 1st month at a new place: -start using the product -read key docs & summaries -learn people's names -build rapport with manager -meet the best PMs there -ask how to get stuff done -shadow user calls -get clarity on your goals -fix 1-3 things for your team -listen > speak

As a... – MacOS & iOS user I want to... – have my MacBook, iPad, and iPhone all alert me to incoming calls So that... – the caller is serenaded with a short burst of the strum ringtone, and I do not miss any calls

Why our pro sport suffering financially: There is a regulation in the UK which places restrictions on broadcasting football matches to encourage people to watch the games at the stadiums. goo.gl/d57kH1

Amazing #HetznerSA coffee at #CloudAndHosting conference

Just reported a jam on Wierda Rd, Centurion. My mood: happy, bit.ly/10XPmtb using @waze - Social GPS.

Just reported a jam. My mood: happy, bit.ly/Yj9LtW using @waze - Social GPS.

Just reported a police trap. My mood: happy, bit.ly/PbV32N using @waze - Social GPS.

Just installed @waze on my mobile phone - it's a free navigation app with fun gaming & social elements! bit.ly/WazeHomePage