Stupiphany http://www.stupiphany.org (n.) A flash of insight that seems brilliant until you try to explain it to someone else Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:04:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here’s an interesting idea I think that We Vouch For is a very interesting idea.  Basically, instead of having a specific certification, members of the agile development community will vouch for each other.  It remains to be seen if it winds up kind of like the recommendations system on LinkedIn, where people do lots ... http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=10 This is disturbing I find this disturbing on so many levels. If Loving You is Wrong http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=9 Buying a Tripod, Try #2 So, you'll note that I dropped the "inexpensive" description from the article title (http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=4), but I wound up getting a very nice one without spending too much money. Since I wrote the previous article, two things happened: (1) I went and bought a Slik Pro 700DX tripod, and (2) ... http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=7 Updated Karate Goals, Revision #1 On January 2nd, all of us at Austin Okinawan Karate met to discuss our goals for 2008. We started with ten, but will (if it's similar to our goal setting of 2007) whittle the list down to a top 3. That doesn't mean that the others are not ... http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=6 January 8, 2008 Tonight was my first class back after the new year. We didn't have class on January 1st, we met on the 2nd to talk about goals for the year, and I took the 3rd off to go watch Virginia Tech get spanked in the Orange Bowl (sigh!). Sensei ... http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=5 Trying to buy an inexpensive tripod At the end of November, I was looking for a solid tripod to hold my Canon Digital Rebel XT with a long lens (Canon 70-200 f4L (Merry Christmas to me!)). I did some reading on the Canon Digital Photography Forum, and found a store on ebay that was selling ... http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=4 Karate Goals for 2008 As we enter the new year, all of us at Austin Okinawan Karate are making goals for our karate training for 2008. Here are mine: Lift weights three days per week Drop my body fat percentage from 26% to 22% Restart my karate/personal blog (hey, here it is!) Bring six potential students to ... http://www.stupiphany.org/?p=3