WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:16.986 The Weekly Thing, issue 105. May 11, twenty nineteen. Published May 11, twenty nineteen. By Jamie Thingelstad. In this issue: One-on-ones meetings, Chromium privacy, LookUp 5.2 Watch app, OmniFocus Today Lists, LIDAR range imaging, Stripe Remote hub, CC Search. 00:00:17.586 --> 00:00:36.364 I've now officially published the Weekly Thing for two years. It’s pretty cool to go back and look at Weekly Thing #1 and see how far this effort has come! Thank you all for subscribing, and if you know of others that you think would like it please send them to the Weekly Thing website and they can subscribe. 00:00:36.864 --> 00:00:39.976 Now onto the links this week. A little less than normal. 00:00:41.376 --> 00:00:43.274 Now, the Featured Links section. 00:00:43.874 --> 00:00:48.469 Link one. One-on-ones are my most valuable meetings; here’s how I run them. 00:00:48.969 --> 00:00:54.833 I like to read about how leaders use one-on-one meetings and this is an excellent, and simple one. 00:00:55.333 --> 00:01:15.554 Quote. If done effectively, these one-on-ones are an opportunity to show my team that I care about them, their professional success, and their overall happiness. It gives them an opportunity to step back and think about what they need to be successful, and to hold me accountable to setting them up for this success. End quote. 00:01:16.054 --> 00:01:30.534 Mathilde Collin writes about three distinct types of one-on-ones, with various structure and objectives. This looks amazing, and definitely requires good preparation ahead of time. I’m going to try and cherry pick some things from this. 00:01:31.934 --> 00:01:33.782 That's the end of Featured Links. 00:01:35.182 --> 00:01:37.096 Now, the My Weekly Photo section. 00:01:37.696 --> 00:01:44.605 Looking good Minneapolis! May 9, twenty nineteen at 9:58 AM 333 S seventh St, Minneapolis MN. 00:01:46.005 --> 00:01:48.062 That's the end of My Weekly Photo. 00:01:49.462 --> 00:01:51.309 Now, the Notable Links section. 00:01:51.909 --> 00:01:56.037 Link one. Chromium Blog: Improving privacy and security on the web. 00:01:56.537 --> 00:02:05.461 I’m still not going to use Chrome but it’s good to see them finally adopting some of the anti-tracking technology that Safari has had in place for years now. 00:02:06.361 --> 00:02:11.898 Link two. Homegrown family business embraces EDI to sell to large retailers, SPS Commerce. 00:02:12.398 --> 00:02:19.886 SPS Commerce customer story that I just loved watching. What a great success story these two young women have created! 00:02:20.786 --> 00:02:26.811 Link three. LookUp 5.2 Brings New Watch App, Handoff Support, and Instant Search, MacStories. 00:02:27.311 --> 00:02:36.354 I’m not sure why but I like to have a good dictionary app on my iPhone. I'd previously used Terminology but I really like the modern feel of LookUp. 00:02:37.254 --> 00:02:40.422 Link four. Trouble with Today Lists, Using OmniFocus. 00:02:40.922 --> 00:02:48.050 Segmenting and slicing the many, many projects and tasks I have is the primary job of perspectives in OmniFocus. 00:02:48.950 --> 00:02:54.924 Link five. Crappy Range Imaging for < 175 dollars, But Still No Moore's Law for LIDAR. Yet. LinkedIn. 00:02:55.424 --> 00:03:05.042 I met Peter when he was CTO of Datek and I love that he's still hacking away on tech, this time creating his own low cost LIDAR system to see how it worked. 00:03:05.942 --> 00:03:10.334 Link six. The 5 Whys of Organizational Design. Kellan Elliott-McCrea. 00:03:10.834 --> 00:03:21.762 Some really good prompting questions, particularly for technology teams, about your organizational layout and what could be causing problems. These questions might prompt some good actions. 00:03:22.662 --> 00:03:27.220 Link seven. How to Create a Great Team Culture (and Why It Matters), ACM Queue. 00:03:27.720 --> 00:03:32.512 Some solid thoughts and practices on how to create a desirable team culture. 00:03:33.012 --> 00:03:43.902 Quote. Every day, people are looking for signals in their environment about what is the norm. As a leader, it is part of your job to set the example for those around you. End quote. 00:03:44.402 --> 00:03:45.218 So very true! 00:03:46.118 --> 00:03:49.170 Link eight. Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote. 00:03:49.670 --> 00:03:56.220 I like this approach to thinking about remote team members. I also like the structure they've put into this. 00:03:57.120 --> 00:03:58.337 Link nine. CC Search. 00:03:58.837 --> 00:04:06.183 I’m a fan of Creative Commons, and donate to it annually. I’m glad to see them offering an image search service directly. 00:04:07.583 --> 00:04:09.479 That's the end of Notable Links. 00:04:10.879 --> 00:04:12.438 Now, the Give Back section. 00:04:13.038 --> 00:04:49.532 Creative Commons helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world — unlocking the full potential of the internet to drive a new era of development, growth, and productivity. I have been a supporter of Creative Commons for years. Larry Lessig, the founder of Creative Commons, has done the world a great thing by creating a legal structure to help authors and creators encourage remix culture. In addition to donating, you should consider making your content under a Creative Commons license. Donate to Creative Commons today! 00:04:50.932 --> 00:04:52.420 That's the end of Give Back. 00:04:53.820 --> 00:04:54.732 Now, more links. 00:04:55.332 --> 00:05:04.852 First, beam: A Distributed Knowledge Graph Store www.ebayinc.com Interesting to see concepts like RDF and SPARQL from the Semantic Web continuing to move along. 00:05:05.352 --> 00:05:15.331 Second, 1Password for Journalism | 1Password 1password.com I like seeing 1Password creating programs specifically for people that have higher risks. 00:05:15.831 --> 00:05:21.075 Third, unraveling The JPEG parametric.press Super geeky deep dive into the JPG format. 00:05:22.475 --> 00:05:24.036 That's the end of More Links. 00:05:25.436 --> 00:05:27.073 Now, the Microposts section. 00:05:27.673 --> 00:05:29.401 Thursday @ 1:37 PM. 00:05:29.901 --> 00:05:32.785 SPS Tech Jam twenty nineteen! #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:05:33.685 --> 00:05:35.413 Thursday @ 1:36 PM. 00:05:35.913 --> 00:05:44.515 Great talks at Tech Jam twenty nineteen, and incredible breadth. How about a lightning talk on emotional intelligence? #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:05:45.415 --> 00:05:47.249 Thursday @ 12:32 PM. 00:05:47.749 --> 00:05:50.633 SPS Tech Jam twenty nineteen! #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:05:51.533 --> 00:05:53.402 Thursday @ 11:47 AM. 00:05:53.902 --> 00:05:58.792 Break time hacky sack - great way to stretch between sessions! #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:05:59.692 --> 00:06:01.492 Thursday @ 10:54 AM. 00:06:01.992 --> 00:06:09.984 Awesome that we have presenters at Tech Jam from Minneapolis, Kiev, Toronto, and New Jersey! Global teams FTW! #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:06:10.884 --> 00:06:12.660 Thursday @ 9:47 AM. 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:21.646 Inspiring keynote from Chris Williams of Badass Agile at Tech Jam twenty nineteen! Good way to start off the day! #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:06:22.546 --> 00:06:24.245 Thursday @ 8:48 AM. 00:06:24.745 --> 00:06:38.239 A huge thank you to the amazing organizers of Tech Jam twenty nineteen! Community events cannot happen without individuals that are willing to put personal passion and energy to make them happen! #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:06:39.139 --> 00:06:40.692 Thursday @ 8:25 AM. 00:06:41.192 --> 00:06:46.784 “One of these cords isn’t working right!” Thad making it all work for #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam. 00:06:47.684 --> 00:06:49.295 Thursday @ 8:09 AM. 00:06:49.795 --> 00:06:58.958 I love the creativity that our team puts into our #TeamSPS activities, and I just love this Tech Jam "comic" sticker! So nicely done @kenkorth! #SPSTechJam. 00:06:59.858 --> 00:07:01.610 Thursday @ 8:06 AM. 00:07:02.110 --> 00:07:15.443 Today is #TeamSPS Tech Jam twenty nineteen, where we collect as a community to share and learn from each other! We have presenters covering a wide range of topics, and representing many parts of our team! #SPSTechJam. 00:07:16.343 --> 00:07:17.975 Sunday @ 9:38 PM. 00:07:18.475 --> 00:07:24.049 Had fun playing board games with friends today: Carcassonne and Betrayal at House on the Hill. 00:07:24.949 --> 00:07:26.845 Sunday @ 10:38 AM. 00:07:27.345 --> 00:07:34.426 Currently 564/2,591 on this mornings spin! The Peloton leaderboard definitely gets me pushing harder. 00:07:35.326 --> 00:07:37.198 Sunday @ 10:17 AM. 00:07:37.698 --> 00:07:45.043 Enjoying a classic rock morning: Drift Away by Dobie Gray, Pink Houses by John Mellencamp, American Pie by Don Mclean. 00:07:45.943 --> 00:07:47.719 Saturday @ 7:37 PM. 00:07:48.219 --> 00:07:51.393 Seconds before Minnesota United GOAL! 1-0 #MNUFC. 00:07:52.293 --> 00:07:54.045 Saturday @ 7:15 PM. 00:07:54.545 --> 00:07:56.703 Minnesota United v Seattle Sounders! #MNUFC. 00:07:57.603 --> 00:07:59.380 Saturday @ 7:13 PM. 00:07:59.880 --> 00:08:03.530 We found our name on the big MNUFC sign at Allianz Field! #MNUFC. 00:08:04.930 --> 00:08:06.627 That's the end of Microposts. 00:08:08.027 --> 00:08:09.420 Now, the Fortune section. 00:08:10.020 --> 00:08:13.812 You've made it all the way to the end! Here is your fortune for this week. 00:08:14.312 --> 00:08:16.797 You own a dog, but you can only feed a cat. 00:08:17.297 --> 00:08:19.703 Thank you for subscribing to the Weekly Thing! 00:08:21.103 --> 00:08:27.462 That brings us to the end of the Weekly Thing, issue 105. Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.