Richard Griffiths
@dectentoo.bsky.social
Lapsed dev, agile student, drummer, sci-fi fan. Tenor. Knowledge of 1970's, 80's, 90's kids TV. Proofreader and indexer. Typos my own. Also on mastodon.ie.
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Richard Griffiths
@dectentoo.bsky.social
· Jan 13
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When teams understand why, they don’t need micromanagement.
They need trust.
#SelfManagement #Teamwork #Agile
They need trust.
#SelfManagement #Teamwork #Agile
February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
When teams understand why, they don’t need micromanagement.
They need trust.
#SelfManagement #Teamwork #Agile
They need trust.
#SelfManagement #Teamwork #Agile
Reposted by Richard Griffiths
"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?"
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
"I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands."
After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?"
"This, too, it's magic."
Reposted by Richard Griffiths
O Brien’s Third Law of Data was written on a whiteboard in a meeting room in a phone company 25 years ago:
If you automate a badly designed or understood process running on badly understood data the process will create bad shit faster than you can keep up. (And that’s bad)
If you automate a badly designed or understood process running on badly understood data the process will create bad shit faster than you can keep up. (And that’s bad)
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
Microsoft AI CEO predicts 'most, if not all' white-collar tasks will be automated by AI within 18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:21 AM
O Brien’s Third Law of Data was written on a whiteboard in a meeting room in a phone company 25 years ago:
If you automate a badly designed or understood process running on badly understood data the process will create bad shit faster than you can keep up. (And that’s bad)
If you automate a badly designed or understood process running on badly understood data the process will create bad shit faster than you can keep up. (And that’s bad)
What is this blue thing in the sky? The light is strange and there is a lack of rain ... #Spéirghorm I had almost forgotten its factory settings.
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
What is this blue thing in the sky? The light is strange and there is a lack of rain ... #Spéirghorm I had almost forgotten its factory settings.
My first home computer was a zx81. My school computer, a BBC model B. My first game was lunar lander on a teletype connected to the college ICL1901 via dialup #AgeVerification
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
My first home computer was a zx81. My school computer, a BBC model B. My first game was lunar lander on a teletype connected to the college ICL1901 via dialup #AgeVerification
Be Intentional, Not Passive
Too often people are “in” a meeting physically, but not really present.
Ask yourself:
How can I engage in a way that genuinely helps the group?
What attitude or mindset do I want to bring?
A few minutes of prep → higher contribution. #Meetings #Agile
Too often people are “in” a meeting physically, but not really present.
Ask yourself:
How can I engage in a way that genuinely helps the group?
What attitude or mindset do I want to bring?
A few minutes of prep → higher contribution. #Meetings #Agile
February 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Ok. You're right. But why stop at cyclists? Let's make pedestrians wear high-vis and helmets too! It's safer right? Actually, let's make absolutely everyone wear high-vis and helmets at all times everywhere (except people in cars obviously!) so people driving cars feel better
February 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Ok. You're right. But why stop at cyclists? Let's make pedestrians wear high-vis and helmets too! It's safer right? Actually, let's make absolutely everyone wear high-vis and helmets at all times everywhere (except people in cars obviously!) so people driving cars feel better
Think Before You Walk In. Before your next meeting, take ~5 minutes to reflect:
What's the meeting’s purpose?
What knowledge or experience do you bring?
What do you need to show up with (and what baggage should you leave behind)?
Showing up prepared makes meetings better #Meetings #Agile
What's the meeting’s purpose?
What knowledge or experience do you bring?
What do you need to show up with (and what baggage should you leave behind)?
Showing up prepared makes meetings better #Meetings #Agile
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Reposted by Richard Griffiths
Very funny cartoon from @stephencollins.bsky.social, although — alas — I must point out many of the words & phrases we think of as ‘American’ imports are themselves originally British English being returned back to us on a timer delay
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Can I get a sausage roll?’ and other Americanisms you should never hear in Greggs: the Stephen Collins cartoon
There’s a hidden world beneath Greggs
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Very funny cartoon from @stephencollins.bsky.social, although — alas — I must point out many of the words & phrases we think of as ‘American’ imports are themselves originally British English being returned back to us on a timer delay
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Brexit is officially six years old today. Like many six-year-olds, it’s selfish, irrational, destructive and incapable of clearing up the mess it’s made.
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Brexit is officially six years old today. Like many six-year-olds, it’s selfish, irrational, destructive and incapable of clearing up the mess it’s made.
Reposted by Richard Griffiths
It also really doesn't address any of the issues like image abuse; recommender algorithms and much more besides.
But it's so palatable politically because it's easy to understand as a "we care" option.
But it's so palatable politically because it's easy to understand as a "we care" option.
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 AM
It also really doesn't address any of the issues like image abuse; recommender algorithms and much more besides.
But it's so palatable politically because it's easy to understand as a "we care" option.
But it's so palatable politically because it's easy to understand as a "we care" option.
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I've never understood how nobody has ever written a novel about this before, but there was a brief time when the *Irish republican movement* possessed the first fully functional submarine.
Yes, you heard that right.
A short thread . . . 1/
#SpeirGorm #JohnPhilipHolland #Submarine
Yes, you heard that right.
A short thread . . . 1/
#SpeirGorm #JohnPhilipHolland #Submarine
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I've never understood how nobody has ever written a novel about this before, but there was a brief time when the *Irish republican movement* possessed the first fully functional submarine.
Yes, you heard that right.
A short thread . . . 1/
#SpeirGorm #JohnPhilipHolland #Submarine
Yes, you heard that right.
A short thread . . . 1/
#SpeirGorm #JohnPhilipHolland #Submarine
January 28, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Forty years after the Challenger disaster, engineers who fought to stop the launch still grapple with the guilt of "what if." The tragedy remains a definitive lesson in the danger of prioritizing management goals over engineering truths and the fatal cost of silencing dissenting voices.
40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, in a cloud of smoke with a crew of seven aboard. The shuttle exploded shortly after this photo.
Thom Baur/AP
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, engineers who fought to stop the launch still grapple with the guilt of "what if." The tragedy remains a definitive lesson in the danger of prioritizing management goals over engineering truths and the fatal cost of silencing dissenting voices.
Reposted by Richard Griffiths
Reminds me of a very similar bit of training female members of the British secret service were given during WW2: "Don't ask a man who works for their government what's happening. Confidently tell him something you know to be inaccurate, and he will be forced to correct you".
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Reminds me of a very similar bit of training female members of the British secret service were given during WW2: "Don't ask a man who works for their government what's happening. Confidently tell him something you know to be inaccurate, and he will be forced to correct you".
Reposted by Richard Griffiths
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.