QQ Recommends [Web Series]: SF Debris

"Just a science fiction reviewer with an opinion."

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Quest 31: What are enemies of productivity for a Software Engineer?

Special Guest: Sans Dan!

Quest 31 shakes out a few things that reduce the productivity of Software Engineers (and really, everyone (but mostly software engineers)).

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:20 - What is Tom up to, or is the Walking Dead on Patreon?
• 10:40 - What is Jordan up to, or is Apple his new Destiny?
• 20:00 - Why do programmers need to be productive?
• 21:45 - Are meetings really necessary?
• 26:15 - How long should you schedule a meeting for?
• 31:00 - What should be on your meeting agenda?
• 34:40 - Do you always take action items from meetings?
• 36:00 - Is it bad to read your email in real time?
• 41:30 - How do you not forget about follow-up emails?
• 45:15 - Are you sending the right emails?
• 50:20 - How can new hires perfect help you optimize your process?
• 58:20 - Why is automation the ultimate productivity tool?
• 67:30 - Should you be time boxing more activities?
• 78:15 - Wrap up!

Music

• Final Fantasy VII 'A World of Piano'

QQ News: September 1st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to September 1st, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:50 - Dragon Quest Heroes coming to Dynasty Warriors (Joystiq)
• 02:15 - Report: More Dragon Quest mobile ports on the way (Joystiq)
• 03:35 - Nintendo Just Announced a New 3DS, Has Another Analog Stick (Kotaku)
• 07:20 - Xenoblade Chronicles Gets A Port, But Only For The New 3DS (Kotaku)
• 09:00 - Who The Hell Is Watching Porn On a 3DS? (Kotaku)
• 10:05 - Mario Kart's Most Hated Item Is Actually Its Best (Kotaku)
• 11:40 - Xenoblade Protagonist Shulk Joins the Smash Bros. Roster (Kotaku)
• 12:30 - Amazon Buys Twitch For $970 Million (Kotaku)
• 13:55 - Why Google Backed Out of Buying Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
• 14:20 - Amazon Exec: We Don't "Want to Change" Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
• 15:00 - Report: 92 percent of PC game sales in 2013 were digital (Joystiq)
• 16:30 - Online Attacks Cripple Sony, Riot, Blizzard (Kotaku)
• 19:55 - Valve Taken To Court Over Its Refund Policy (Kotaku)
• 21:25 - Go GOG! 30 day money back guarantee (GOG)
• 23:45 - Around 335,000 attend Gamescom 2014 (Joystiq)
• 26:30 - Lohan Just Wants Publicity, Rockstar Alleges (EscapistMagazine)
• 27:50 - Most Pics In IKEA Catalogues Aren't Photos, They're 3D Renders (Kotaku)
• 31:45 - The World's Most Expensive Comic Sold For Over $3 Million (Kotaku)
• 32:55 - Guardians of The Galaxy Becomes #1 Film of 2014 (EscapistMagazine)
• 33:45 - Nintendo Reveals Pokemon Fighting Game (EscapistMagazine)
• 34:35 - Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Gets Its First Major Update (Kotaku)
• 35:30 - Zelda And Animal Crossing Mario Kart 8 DLC (EscapistMagazine)
• 36:45 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!