/pin on steroids So, one of the Army Knife's fans reached out to me and asked if I could make the /pin command into a reminder service (thanks, Kevin!). My initial reaction was that it was a too big task, mainly because I had to handle time zones and implement a trigger to send alerts when they are due. However, over the next weeks the challenge kept returning to me, and it … [Read more...] about Pin messages and get timed alerts in Cisco Spark!
New cool updates to Spark Army Knife
Since November you may have noticed that I have updated the Spark Army Knife once in a while without blogging about it. I just made all the code available on Bitbucket, so I thought it would be a good idea to write a quick update now. See the Changelog for details, here are some highlights: New admin room where you can see users coming and leaving as well as offer … [Read more...] about New cool updates to Spark Army Knife
Spark Army Knife in Cisco appstore!
Great news! Spark Army Knife is now approved and added to the Cisco Spark's appstore called depot! http://bit.ly/sparkarmyknifedepot … [Read more...] about Spark Army Knife in Cisco appstore!
Prejudice is a useful generalisation that has a higher probability of being true than false
People sometimes confuse prejudice and preconception. Both are assumptions you have without having actual experience or evidence that can tell you whether it is true and not. Because prejudice is a negative preconception, there is pressure to leave your prejudices behind because that is "the right thing to do". However, that's entirely the wrong thing to do! Both prejudice and … [Read more...] about Prejudice is a useful generalisation that has a higher probability of being true than false
Stop complaining about women not being in top positions, you miss the point!
When I meet or work with women in top leadership positions who really have accomplished something and who are highly regarded by others, one of my observations has been that the absolutely least interesting about them is that they are women. This holds regardless of whether they are leaders in technical, sales, or more general management. They are remarkable in many other ways … [Read more...] about Stop complaining about women not being in top positions, you miss the point!
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