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Simon Kirk
@skirk
Into people, Systems Thinking, Theory of Constraints, Lean, Agile and all that. Smalltalker. Erstwhile Physics student. Fond of the odd beer or two.
Redhill, UK
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    Simon Kirk
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    Nov 3, 2006
    Working from home is great - except for the fact it's fecking freezing!
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    Simon Kirk
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    Nov 12, 2010
    (imo) fantastic post about the philosophical differences between #Scrum and #Kanban. Well worth reading: http://bit.ly/b8RNHq.
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    Simon Kirk
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    Nov 1, 2006
    Staring blearily at the screen, trying to muster the will to get a coffee
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    Simon Kirk
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    Nov 21, 2006
    GAY
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    Simon Kirk
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    Feb 11, 2015
    I wonder what it's like to *really* work inside a Semco organisation. Either way, I loved this: youtube.com/watch?v=k4vzhw…
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    Simon Kirk
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    Jul 31, 2012
    “We are being ruined by best efforts.” deming.ch/downloads/demi… Beware: it is hard not to see once your eyes are opened #Deming /via @drunkcod
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    Simon Kirk
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    Nov 18, 2020
    Replying to @Ebstar
    Staring blearily at the screen, trying to muster the will to get *another* coffee
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    Simon Kirk
    @skirk
    Nov 1, 2013
    When I grow up I want to be @cyetain (ok that's a little creepy, I mean learn/do/collaborate on the same stuff :) #lkuk13
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    Simon Kirk
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    Dec 11, 2013
    We rolled our own ORM #FiveWordTechHorrors
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    Simon Kirk
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    Dec 17, 2017
    Replying to @guspower and @jasongorman
    Let’s not forget the opposite potential failure mode: how can we “scale this up”?
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    Simon Kirk
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    Dec 24, 2014
    Ready for our curtain call... #CatsSnap
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    Simon Kirk
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    Oct 26, 2009
    Just discovered http://pairwith.us/ - sweet! First-hand videos of pair programming illustrate how it can work.
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    Simon Kirk
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    Mar 30, 2011
    @flowchainsensei Ever read http://www.jroller.com/rickard/entry/psychopaths_in_the_software_industry ?
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    Simon Kirk
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    Nov 1, 2013
    (true) Leadership emerges as it's an activity, not a position (cf. @leanvoices). Anyone could be right to lead, it's about context #lkuk13