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  1. @nucleonich Fair enough. I suppose most of my stress comes from things I'm losing control of. This turns positive when I regain control.
  2. @Cabel I love "Dunston Checks In" as much as the next person, but I think it may be time for you to give up on Messages Beta.
  3. @nucleonich Is that backed by evidence? My intuition is not having control is less stressful for me - I focus on what I can control.
  4. @angelinamagnum Yes. I feel like women hold themselves to a much higher standard than men do for deeming themselves qualified to present.
  5. When I say "I'm too busy", I really mean, "I'm juggling too many balls." Stress comes when priorities interfere with each other. Simplify.
  6. @brianleroux @izs When is it okay to tell somebody not to program a certain way? Only if it supports a monoculture?
  7. @izs It seemed @brianleroux was saying people should keep it to themselves if they dislike something because that drives monoculture.
  8. @brianleroux Yeah, people who have problems with things should keep it to themselves. Unless I also have a problem with that thing.
  9. @filmaj I bet @nigelbrooke will have some ideas - we had a client change Phonegap versions 3 times while we were building a plugin for them.
  10. @dpogue It's coming shortly :) The summary is: Sunday afternoon, HTML5 games, SFU downtown.
  11. After a successful #PolyglotConf we've made it to The Diamond for drinks and food. Geeks in the vicinity, feel free to join.
  12. @ryanbujnowicz Cool story, bro.
  13. @chadkoh There's definitely a distance between min and max viable. The question is, which do you want to aim for? The best or the cheapest?
  14. I just submitted a @secondconf talk proposal on "Maximum Viable Products". What's the most awesome product you can get away with shipping?
  15. Extremely excited for when this interview with @cabel is released: vimeo.com/42851640 Panic is on our short list of Hero Companies too.
  16. @izs Teaching it in the context of when \n or } doesn't end a statement works best because the newline after return gotcha falls from that.
  17. @izs For sure. The hardest part was folks' looks when I showed the semicolon-starting-a-line workaround: "You are clearly brain damaged."
  18. @dooq I nominate @jackygilbertson. Her cat comics playfully decorate our office. They're not animated, but it's just a matter of time.