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2 highlights from the No Kings protest in Dallas yesterday:

1. I couldn't hear the speakers when the wind was blowing away from me. A friend of mine was speaking and I didn't realize it was him until about halfway through when the wind shifted. Was thrilled he was invited to speak, as he is truly one of the good ones.

2. Dallas city hall is flying a huge pride-themed city flag right next to the US and TX flags. It was in my line of sight from where I stood. It's been a thing since 2020.

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It's about "states' rights" they ~said~ lied

"In combination with these actions, the presence of the CBP drones paints a picture of expanding federal involvement—and potentially control—over what are typically state matters."

wired.com/story/cbp-predator-drone-flights-la-protests/

The High-Flying Escalation of CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA
WIRED

The High-Flying Escalation of CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA

Customs and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.

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So in launching our product/dev team from scratch, we were able to collectively write our own rules. One standout from that process was "sprint demos/retros suck". And we all knew why: "stakeholders". So we eliminated them, and replaced them with a weekly Friday "Show & Tell" with just prod/dev. They have been my favorite business meetings of my career (25+ years!). Mutual admiration, gratitude, and good vibes.

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No "when will [version on the roadmap for 2 months from now] go out?" No repeating yourself for the Nth time. No "can I get the logo in cornflower blue."

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For those curious for more details: The show & tell is 30 minutes and we rarely go over. We still do incident retros (1 so far). We do 1 monthly retro (1 hour) of our process and goal progress.

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2008-ish. Look at that young whippersnapper

Photo of the owner of this account from approx 2008. He's sitting on a white block, wearing a grey shirt that says "barcamp Austin" depicting an armadillo drinking from a bottle
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