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Re:Theory of Constraints on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @04:30PM (#40228967)
It’s more of a stream or a pipeline than a queue.

Wait till you realize optimizing data flow through an API process serving multiple requests is the same meta problem as optimizing value flow through a development team. :)

Re:Facebook Censored Me For Mentioning Open-Source Social Network Mast... on Saturday September 11, 2021 @04:00PM (#28495353)
This exact thing happened to me last week.

I was notified on Sept 4 at 6:40pm.

Clicking on a link in my post to joinmastodon.com notifies you that the link goes against their community standards.

Re:Remington Arms Declares Bankruptcy on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:00PM (#23977943)
> I've always got the impression from their marketing material that the Europeans are selling a product, whereas the Americans are always selling a lifestyle.

Reminds me of “We Don’t Sell Saddles Here” by Stewart Butterfield around the time Slack launched.

https://medium.com/@stewart/we-dont-sell-saddles-here-4c5952...

Re:Ask HN: What makes a good technical leader – any recommended books? on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @01:00PM (#23761240)
Didn’t see this mentioned anywhere:

Notes to a Software Team Leader by Roy Osherove

Re:Convoy raises $62M from Bill Gates and other luminaries to transfor... on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @09:30PM (#14853157)
I'm in charge of Product at Freightview (https://www.freightview.com). We work exclusively with companies that have existing rates setup. Would be glad to chat.
Re:Microsoft Ventures partners with Think Big Accelerator on Thursday September 26, 2013 @12:36PM (#6451875)
Can't wait to see what comes out of KC next!