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On the California Sierra Nevada snow situation, saw a note from a major snow removal contractor today pleading with second homeowners to not come, given they can no longer blow snow high enough to clear 30-40-foot snowbanks along driveways and guarantee home access.
This is exactly the kind of "long emergency" with which humans cope poorly, as opposed to a hurricane, where bad things happen, and then the storm moves on. Risk is piling on risk in mountain communities, and at this point many should be cordoned off or evacuated. #xp
The situation is very dangerous and arguably unprecedented, with little required to tip it into an outright disaster, given that tens of thousands of people treat such communities as weekend playgrounds, and wander blithely from the coast, unaware of the risk exponentials. #xp
The AI revolution in the workplace has only just begun, and people are already realizing who is supervising whom. wsj.com/articles/ai-ch… #xp 
I had a conversation with an economist friend the other day, who argued that in the long run, automation creates more jobs than it displaces. Yes, historically this has been true, even if the N is small wrt macrocycles of automation. #xp
But job disruption tends to happen much faster than the creation of new jobs, which is, in part, what led to the textile mill riots and Ludditism in the 19th century. Job displacement on a much larger scale today in a more fragile society will be profoundly destabilizing. #xp
So, a quick story, without naming names. Years ago two nice guys building an outdoorsy company came to me and explained what they were doing, and said that ... I had inspired them to do it. It was people, like me, they said, that they were targeting. #xp
As I always say when people say I'm their target market, I said "You're probably fked". After all, I'm a weirdo one-off, and extrapolating from me to a mass-market will generally lead you rapidly to financial crisis. #xp
I kept tabs on them over the years, however, and things were going well enough, it seemed. And then today I found out they were doing almost $200m in revenues, with no investors: the founders have the whole thing. #xp
Back when I was hanging at @KauffmanFDN writing things and making mouth noises I used to argue that some of the best markets for young companies weren't new ones, but existing ones where you can make it non-viable for incumbents. #xp
There are a bunch of reasons for this, not least of which is that when you make a financial ecology difficult, it changes the predation game, sometimes in your favor as a new company that can price or do things very differently. #xp
But the other reason isn't said enough, that it's _good_ when people are already spending gazillions on things, because then you don't have to convince them to spend more on something new. People and companies don't like to do that. #xp
Been messing with fitness watches, and ending up in my usual Paul Is Cheap mode of thinking, "Fk it, I'll just keep what I have". My current is a beat-up Fenix 6, and I'm a longtime Fenix user, dating back three versions. A quick summary of devices I've now messed with. #xp
Fenix 7
Pros: Touch screen, terrific battery life (14 days), and no scratches.
Cons: Not that much better than my Fenix 6, scratches aside
Pros: Touch screen, terrific battery life (14 days), and no scratches.
Cons: Not that much better than my Fenix 6, scratches aside
Epix 2
Pros: Touch screen, higher resolution screen, and no scratches
Cons: Ridiculous price, the screen is a bit whack in bright light, shorter battery life (6 days)
Pros: Touch screen, higher resolution screen, and no scratches
Cons: Ridiculous price, the screen is a bit whack in bright light, shorter battery life (6 days)
Weil es da offensichtlich große Unsicherheiten gibt, ein 🧵 zu Pension und Zuverdienst in 🇦🇹
Achtung: im Zweifel immer vorher (zB bei der AK kostenlos) beraten lassen. Für’s Verständnis auch immer die Motivation des Gesetzgebers. #moa #xp
Achtung: im Zweifel immer vorher (zB bei der AK kostenlos) beraten lassen. Für’s Verständnis auch immer die Motivation des Gesetzgebers. #moa #xp
Grundsätzlich muss Einkommen immer versteuert werden, auch der Zuverdienst zur Pension. Da wir eine Steuerprogression haben, immer mindestens mit dem höchsten Steuersatz für’s Grundeinkommen.
Da wir das gleich brauchen: die Geringfügigkeitsgrenze ist jener Betrag, der fast ohne Sozialversicherung (nur Unfallversicherung, aber die zahlt der AG) dazuverdient werden darf. ACHTUNG: genau - 1 Euro mehr kann alles ändern. Derzeit 500,92 14x.
🎉 #HappyNewYear! 2023 #ACA Open Enrollment is still ongoing in 49 states + DC! Here's 13 important things to remember before you #GetCovered: #xp
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1. DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE!
The final #ACA Open Enrollment deadline is Jan. 15th in most states, for coverage starting Feb. 1st (in a few states it's as late as Jan. 31st.) #xp
The final #ACA Open Enrollment deadline is Jan. 15th in most states, for coverage starting Feb. 1st (in a few states it's as late as Jan. 31st.) #xp
Here's a table laying out the deadlines for each state. Note that some of these may be extended at the last minute...but don't count on that! #GetCovered sooner rather than later if at all possible! #xp
📣 NBPP 2024, Part 5: User Fees, Risk Adjustment, Agents, Brokers & Web Brokers:
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#ACA #GetCovered #NBPP2024 #xp acasignups.net/22/12/15/nbpp-…
CMS is proposing to shave another 0.25% off the federal exchange user fee. I have mixed feelings about this; it would save enrollees around $18/year apiece on average, but as @BenDAvanzo notes, this is one of the few federal programs that has a dedicated funding source, so...
There's several big wonky sections related to changes to how ACA risk adjustment works. I don't know enough about risk adjustment to comment, so I've just posted the descriptions as is.
🚨🚨🚨 The deadline is TONIGHT to enroll in #ACA healthcare coverage starting January 1st for most people in most states! Here's 13 important things to remember before you #GetCovered: #xp
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1. DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE!
While the final #ACA Open Enrollment deadline isn't until January 15th in most states, if you want your coverage to start on January 1st, you have to enroll by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
In Idaho, today is the *final* deadline for 2023 coverage! #xp
While the final #ACA Open Enrollment deadline isn't until January 15th in most states, if you want your coverage to start on January 1st, you have to enroll by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
In Idaho, today is the *final* deadline for 2023 coverage! #xp
Here's a table laying out the deadlines for each state. Note that some of these may be extended at the last minute...but don't count on that! #GetCovered sooner rather than later if possible. #xp
📣 NBPP 2024, Part 4: Medicaid/CHIP, Special Enrollment Periods, Income Data & Navigator Expansion:
#NBPP2024 #ACA #Medicaid #CHIP #Navigators #xp
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#NBPP2024 #ACA #Medicaid #CHIP #Navigators #xp
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CMS is expanding the timeframe for people who are kicked off of Medicaid to select an #ACA exchange plan via Special Enrollment from 60 days to 150 days (60 before / 90 after).
That'll be a huge thing once the Public Health Emergency ends & millions lose Medicaid eligibility.
That'll be a huge thing once the Public Health Emergency ends & millions lose Medicaid eligibility.
CMS is also proposing to let exchanges offer an earlier effective start date to avoid people having up to a 16-day coverage gap if they lose coverage mid-month. This, again, is probably mostly triggered by the impending end of the PHE, but it applies in other cases as well.
📣 NBPP 2024 Part 3: Dental Plans, Re-Enrollment Hierarchy & QHP Marketing Names
#ACA #NBPP2024 #GetCovered #DentalPlans #AutoRenewals #HighCSR #SecretPlatinum #xp
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#ACA #NBPP2024 #GetCovered #DentalPlans #AutoRenewals #HighCSR #SecretPlatinum #xp
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The re-enrollment change is HUGE. Until now, if you don't take any action, CMS will automatically re-enroll you in the exact same policy, but if it's not available they'll re-enroll you in whatever the closest equivalent to that plan is. For the most part this makes sense... #xp
...but a LOT of people enroll in Bronze plans when they're eligible for a high-CSR plan, often w/the same carrier & the same provider network. Going forward, CMS is proposing to auto-renew people in that situation into #SecretPlatinum plans instead, saving them hundreds! #xp
📣 NBPP 2024 Part 2: Standardized Plans & Meaningful Differences (HUGE!!)
#NBPP2024 #ACA #GetCovered #StandardizedPlans #MeaningfulDifference #xp
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#NBPP2024 #ACA #GetCovered #StandardizedPlans #MeaningfulDifference #xp
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Robin Williams starred in Moscow on the Hudson, in which he plays a Soviet-era Russian saxophone player who defects to the U.S. in New York City.
In one scene, he's overwhelmed by the bewildering number of coffee brands available at the grocery store.
In one scene, he's overwhelmed by the bewildering number of coffee brands available at the grocery store.
I picture this scene whenever I think about the glut of "different" insurance policies available in some states via the #ACA exchanges. While too little choice is a real problem, so is *too many choices* when the enrollee can't make heads or tails of the differences between them.
🚨🚨📣 REMINDER: THURSDAY is the deadline to enroll for coverage starting January 1st! Here's 13 important things to remember before you #GetCovered for 2023! #ACA #xp
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🚨📣 You only have until THURSDAY to #GetCovered starting January 1st! Enroll via HealthCare.Gov TODAY! #ACA #xp
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🚨📣 You only have until THURSDAY to #GetCovered starting January 1st! Enroll via HealthCare.Gov TODAY! #ACA #xp
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🚨📣 You only have until THURSDAY to #GetCovered starting January 1st! Enroll via HealthCare.Gov TODAY! #ACA #xp
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Hmmmm…out of a random sample of 5,000 accounts which were following me on Twitter as of 10/27, 128 have deleted their accounts and at least 175 others have set up Mastodon accounts (only includes those who’ve added the link to their Twitter profile). #xp
Update: Out of 25,000 accounts which followed me as of 10/27, 707 have been deleted and at least 889 others have set up Mastodon/CS accounts. That's 2.8% deleted + at least 3.5% Masto/CS so far.
Update: Out of 50,000 accounts which followed me as of 10/27, 1,420 have been deleted & at least 1,753 others have set up Mastodon/CS accounts. Again, 2.8% & 3.5% respectively.
Remarkably close from group to group, suggesting that this may be representative across Twitter?
Remarkably close from group to group, suggesting that this may be representative across Twitter?
github.com/tierrun is a way to describe your pricing model and outsource it all to Stripe. I will never understand why you would outsource the gears of collecting money to Stripe or anyone else. Payment processing, yes, but the logic around deciding who to charge what (1/2)
when—I can’t think of a business where that is not a core competency that must owned. Outsourcing to Stripe in particular puts your business at extreme risk—they can and will shut you down with no recourse or notice. #xp (2/2)
Managing and iterating on payment models IS a pain, and startups SHOULD do it. Where I’m at, we did it a lot and it creates a lot of cruft. But: we have ultimate control to manage how we like and adapt it how we need too. We don’t need to fit it into some generic leaky (1/2)
I'm reading Extreme Programming Explained from @KentBeck again and I thought to create some visuals to explain its concepts.
Hope you'll find it useful!
This first thread is about Extreme Programming Values
#agile #xp #extremeprogramming
Hope you'll find it useful!
This first thread is about Extreme Programming Values
#agile #xp #extremeprogramming
@KentBeck Communication
@KentBeck Simplicity
Présentation d'une pépite trouvée par l'équipe de @CryptoRusk0f & @TheDiggers_io (que je vous invite à suivre)
Ce n'est autre que le projet @genopets
/ genopets.me
J'ai donc pris le temps de lire le whitepaper et voici les éléments importants à retenirs
Ce n'est autre que le projet @genopets
/ genopets.me
J'ai donc pris le temps de lire le whitepaper et voici les éléments importants à retenirs
Le projet sera donc le mélange d'un #FreeToPlay et d'un #MoveToEarn ce qui nous donne un #MoveToEarn qui sera déployé sur la blockchain @solana
Son but est de tracker votre activité (via une montre connectée par exemple) afin de faire évoluer la créature qui VOUS ressemble.
Son but est de tracker votre activité (via une montre connectée par exemple) afin de faire évoluer la créature qui VOUS ressemble.
Vous pourrez très prochainement #mint votre premier #Genopet gratuitement selon votre caractère.
Selon les choix que vous allez faire, votre Genopet aura un aspect et des skills différents afin qu'il VOUS ressemble.
Voici une petite démo pour tester : demo.genopets.me
Selon les choix que vous allez faire, votre Genopet aura un aspect et des skills différents afin qu'il VOUS ressemble.
Voici une petite démo pour tester : demo.genopets.me
#baratavoa. ELITE BRASILEIRA ADOTA SUA PRÓPRIA QUARENTENA. Primeiro foi um empresário atendido no hospital #AlbertEinstein . Depois um funcionário ou executivo da #XP, a corretora mais rica e bilionária do Brasil. Os 2 pegaram coronavírus na Itália e trouxeram ao Brasil. O fio.
Era natural que o coronavírus chegasse primeiro a quem pode viajar pelo mundo. Mas enquanto o Ministério da Saúde recomenda que todos levem sua vida normalmente até apresentarem sintomas reais causados pelo vírus, a elite brasileira está adotando sua própria quarentena.
Quer ver? Alguns chefes da #ErnstYoung (EY), uma auditoria e consultoria internacional, estão recomendando a seus subordinados que trabalhem de casa. A empresa espalhou álcool gel por todo o lugar, segundo nos contou uma fonte. Por quê? Por quê? Por quê, Tixa?
Getting started with Want to succeed with #TDD ? Stop writing tests! @BurkHufnagel #TDD #DevNexus devnexus.com/presentations/…
We work with software that's way more complex than a simple shape like this. Reasonable people may see the same thing in different ways, based on their perspective! @BurkHufnagel #TDD #DevNexus
You have a goal that you share with me: you want delivering better code faster
... not *writing* code more quickly! @BurkHufnagel #TDD #DevNexus
... not *writing* code more quickly! @BurkHufnagel #TDD #DevNexus
You surely know this. Just to make sure we are all aligned.
An agile transformation without working on the foundations, i.e. instituting technical excellence and introducing #XP practices, is just a pure waste of time, energy and truckloads of money 💰.
Right?
An agile transformation without working on the foundations, i.e. instituting technical excellence and introducing #XP practices, is just a pure waste of time, energy and truckloads of money 💰.
Right?
When not working on the technical practices, you will just do agile. Not be agile.
In the end you are just introducing a new process on top of cruft bringing no improvement whatsoever to the end result.
You won't deliver better value sooner.
You won't have more engaged employees.
In the end you are just introducing a new process on top of cruft bringing no improvement whatsoever to the end result.
You won't deliver better value sooner.
You won't have more engaged employees.
I once explained an agile coach I didn't really work on the process level but that I concentrate more on the technical foundations required for being agile.
He didn't really like I associated process with agile coaching 😁.
He didn't really like I associated process with agile coaching 😁.
I'm only halfway through Bertrand Meyer's 2014 book, "Agile! The Good, the Hype and the Ugly", but it's already proven its worth as a lucid, unrestrained appraisal of #Agile principles and methodologies. Here are a few passages that resonated with me...
"#XP's insistence that [pair programming] should be the absolute rule [...] makes little sense conceptually, as it neglects the role of programmer personality (some excellent developers like to concentrate alone and will resent having to be paired) [...]"
"Starting any significant software project (anything beyond a couple of months and a couple of developers) without taking the time to write some basic document defining core requirements is professional malpractice."
