Dvorak is a simplified keyboard layout that I've been using for the past six years. Here's a quick presentation about what it is, why I use it, and how you can get started.
Hoy hemos llegado a la meta. La firma de un Acuerdo Final con la guerrilla de las FARC es el fin del conflicto armado. La mejor forma de ganarle a la guerra fue sentándonos a hablar de la paz. La guerra ha terminado. Pero también hay un nuevo comienzo. Este Acuerdo abre posibilidades para inciar una etapa de transformación de la sociedad colombiana. Bajo el telón de fondo de la reconciliación, abrimos la puerta a una sociedad más incluyente, en la que podamos reconocernos como colombianos, en la que nadie tema por su integridad a consecuencia de sus ideas políticas.
Amenazas de muerte contra líderes de víctimas de las masacres de Mapiripán.
Humanidad Vigente Corporación Jurídica, organización defensora de Derechos Humanos, acompañante de la Asociación de Mujeres Desplazadas del Meta, ASOMUDEM- emite la presente Alerta Temprana para que de manera urgente las autoridades locales, municipales, departamentales y nacionales, tomen medidas efectivas frente a las reiteradas amenazas que han recibido líderes de la organización de víctimas ASOMUDEM, y que el día de hoy 30 de septiembre de 2016 se repitieron de manera más agresiva.
Hoy hemos llegado a la meta. La firma de un Acuerdo Final con la guerrilla de las FARC es el fin del conflicto armado. La mejor forma de ganarle a la guerra fue sentándonos a hablar de la paz. La guerra ha terminado. Pero también hay un nuevo comienzo. Este Acuerdo abre posibilidades para inciar una etapa de transformación de la sociedad colombiana. Bajo el telón de fondo de la reconciliación, abrimos la puerta a una sociedad más incluyente, en la que podamos reconocernos como colombianos, en la que nadie tema por su integridad a consecuencia de sus ideas políticas.
Amenazas de muerte contra líderes de víctimas de las masacres de Mapiripán.
Humanidad Vigente Corporación Jurídica, organización defensora de Derechos Humanos, acompañante de la Asociación de Mujeres Desplazadas del Meta, ASOMUDEM- emite la presente Alerta Temprana para que de manera urgente las autoridades locales, municipales, departamentales y nacionales, tomen medidas efectivas frente a las reiteradas amenazas que han recibido líderes de la organización de víctimas ASOMUDEM, y que el día de hoy 30 de septiembre de 2016 se repitieron de manera más agresiva.
NO HAY PAZ PARA LAS MUJERES, MIENTRAS EL ESTADO PERMITA QUE NOS ASESINENCasa de la Mujer
La confluencia de mujeres para la acción pública y diversas organizaciones del
movimiento social de Mujeres, expresamos nuestra indignación y repudio por la
persistencia de las violencias contra las mujeres y las niñas, de igual manera
rechazamos la persecución y asesinato de lideresas y líderes sociales.
Vulnerability: The Key to Successful Agile AdoptionAndrea Goulet
Software development culture has been dominated by the hero. Rock stars, ninjas, and 10Xers have been the center of attention, giving the skewed perception that great software is the result of a single amazing developer. But this couldn't be further from the truth.
In this talk, Andrea Goulet, the CEO of Corgibytes, will share her experiences using vulnerability and empathy as drivers for Agile adoption and culture building.
Presented at AgileDC 2016
In this report, Fröjd Interactive - a web agency with technical core located in Stockholm, Sweden - sums up what to expect of 2014. As always, the future is already here. So, we have focused on 14 things that we believe will hit it big & mainstream in Sweden next year. Which means - if you haven’t started developing things in the direction of this presentation – you better start now. Enjoy!
Our guide to a successful mobile project - how to navigate the mobile landscape! The 5th of October we invited agencies and companies to a breakfast seminar about how to execute successful mobile projects.
Brands create an expectation in our heads about how they should act, and the experiences we should have. They set the standard for other brands, irrespective of category.
How to Build a Culture of Content in Your BusinessAndrea Goulet
If you want more sales, happier customers, more engaged employees, and better brand awareness, you need to start creating a Culture of Content. It's the first step to creating a brand voice that stands out in a crowded marketplace.
Entropy, Software Quality, and Innovation (presented at Princeton Plasma Phys...Andrea Goulet
In his book, The Nature of the Physical World, Sir Arthur Eddington commented that “We have to appeal to the one outstanding law — the second law of thermodynamics — to put some sense into the world.” This sense-making goes beyond the physical world, too. Entropy is also essential in the fields of
information and communication theory.
During this lecture for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, lecturer Andrea Goulet discussed the application of entropy-related concepts in two communication systems: software and collaborative teams. She examined how concepts that help us understand systemic statistical disorder, such as ergodic systems, Lyapunov exponents, Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy, and Shannon-entropy can help us optimize for both software quality and innovation. She also provided several domain-specific models: Lehman’s Laws and Conway’s Law for software, as well as new models from her own research that relate to entropy and innovation.
Entropy helps us understand the world and achieve great things. There is an underlying beauty in its principles that we can use to advance scientific discovery. When we understand the subtleties related to balancing surprise and structure, we increase our chances for effective collaboration and finding novel solutions to complex problems.
Community is Just as Important as Code by Andrea GouletAndrea Goulet
Nearly a decade ago, a small group of menders (and one maker) found community with each other at a conference and Legacy Code Rocks was born. Since then, the Legacy Code Rocks community has grown to over 1000 people, 150 podcast episodes, a weekly meetup and of course, MenderCon.
In this talk, Andrea Goulet, the maker who kindled the spark, will take us back to those early days and reflect on how the bedrock of the Legacy Code Rocks community has always been creating a sense of belonging. Compassion and empathy are at the core of being a mender. Mending is caring deeply, seeing potential, and being willing to work through the frustration of making things better one small step at a time. This commitment to helping others feel seen instead of shame is why the Legacy Code Rocks community is so special — and it’s exactly why having the heart of the mender is what our world needs now more than ever.
The Marriage of Communication and Code: How Strategists and Technicians Can E...Andrea Goulet
Building software these days often requires working with people whose skillsets and backgrounds are vastly different from yours. But sometimes, it can seem like our thinking styles just don’t align and working together is impossible. In this talk, Andrea Goulet, (a strategist), will share her story of building a business with M. Scott Ford (a technician) and the unusual communication tricks they had to develop to finally understand each other. You’ll walk away with specific and immediately implementable ideas on how to communicate with your team — especially the folks who think differently from you.
Becoming Technical: Overcome Your Fear of Coding and Supercharge Your CareerAndrea Goulet
Why do so many smart and accomplished people immediately discount their abilities and call themselves “non-technical”? Software isn’t magic. It’s a skill. One that can be learned — if you have the right mindset. You don’t have to go to a fancy school, spend thousands of dollars, or move across the country. This knowledge is available to you no matter where you live and no matter what industry you come from. All you need to do is change the way you think. In this talk, Andrea Goulet will share her journey from not knowing how to code to becoming a industry leader. You'll get immediately actionable insights that will help you shatter glass ceilings, increase confidence, and grow your technical prowess.
Becoming Technical: Overcome Your Fear of Coding and Supercharge Your CareerAndrea Goulet
Why do so many smart and accomplished people immediately discount their abilities and call themselves “non-technical”? Software isn’t magic. It’s a skill. One that can be learned — if you have the right mindset. You don’t have to go to a fancy school, spend thousands of dollars, or move across the country. This knowledge is available to you no matter where you live and no matter what industry you come from. All you need to do is change the way you think. In this talk, Andrea Goulet will share her journey from not knowing how to code to becoming an industry leader. You'll get immediately actionable insights that will help you shatter glass ceilings, increase confidence, and grow your technical prowess.
Should I Estimate That? Complicated VS Complex ProjectsAndrea Goulet
Legacy code is notoriously difficult to produce an accurate estimate. Why is that? In this talk, we’ll explore the difference between complicated projects, which are easy to replicate and estimate, and complex projects, which are near impossible to predict due to the number of interdependencies in the system. You’ll walk away understanding when to reach for a tightly-scoped fixed-price proposal and when an exploratory time and materials approach is more appropriate.
You’ll walk away understanding not if you should estimate a project, but rather when and how.
NO HAY PAZ PARA LAS MUJERES, MIENTRAS EL ESTADO PERMITA QUE NOS ASESINENCasa de la Mujer
La confluencia de mujeres para la acción pública y diversas organizaciones del
movimiento social de Mujeres, expresamos nuestra indignación y repudio por la
persistencia de las violencias contra las mujeres y las niñas, de igual manera
rechazamos la persecución y asesinato de lideresas y líderes sociales.
Vulnerability: The Key to Successful Agile AdoptionAndrea Goulet
Software development culture has been dominated by the hero. Rock stars, ninjas, and 10Xers have been the center of attention, giving the skewed perception that great software is the result of a single amazing developer. But this couldn't be further from the truth.
In this talk, Andrea Goulet, the CEO of Corgibytes, will share her experiences using vulnerability and empathy as drivers for Agile adoption and culture building.
Presented at AgileDC 2016
In this report, Fröjd Interactive - a web agency with technical core located in Stockholm, Sweden - sums up what to expect of 2014. As always, the future is already here. So, we have focused on 14 things that we believe will hit it big & mainstream in Sweden next year. Which means - if you haven’t started developing things in the direction of this presentation – you better start now. Enjoy!
Our guide to a successful mobile project - how to navigate the mobile landscape! The 5th of October we invited agencies and companies to a breakfast seminar about how to execute successful mobile projects.
Brands create an expectation in our heads about how they should act, and the experiences we should have. They set the standard for other brands, irrespective of category.
How to Build a Culture of Content in Your BusinessAndrea Goulet
If you want more sales, happier customers, more engaged employees, and better brand awareness, you need to start creating a Culture of Content. It's the first step to creating a brand voice that stands out in a crowded marketplace.
Entropy, Software Quality, and Innovation (presented at Princeton Plasma Phys...Andrea Goulet
In his book, The Nature of the Physical World, Sir Arthur Eddington commented that “We have to appeal to the one outstanding law — the second law of thermodynamics — to put some sense into the world.” This sense-making goes beyond the physical world, too. Entropy is also essential in the fields of
information and communication theory.
During this lecture for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, lecturer Andrea Goulet discussed the application of entropy-related concepts in two communication systems: software and collaborative teams. She examined how concepts that help us understand systemic statistical disorder, such as ergodic systems, Lyapunov exponents, Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy, and Shannon-entropy can help us optimize for both software quality and innovation. She also provided several domain-specific models: Lehman’s Laws and Conway’s Law for software, as well as new models from her own research that relate to entropy and innovation.
Entropy helps us understand the world and achieve great things. There is an underlying beauty in its principles that we can use to advance scientific discovery. When we understand the subtleties related to balancing surprise and structure, we increase our chances for effective collaboration and finding novel solutions to complex problems.
Community is Just as Important as Code by Andrea GouletAndrea Goulet
Nearly a decade ago, a small group of menders (and one maker) found community with each other at a conference and Legacy Code Rocks was born. Since then, the Legacy Code Rocks community has grown to over 1000 people, 150 podcast episodes, a weekly meetup and of course, MenderCon.
In this talk, Andrea Goulet, the maker who kindled the spark, will take us back to those early days and reflect on how the bedrock of the Legacy Code Rocks community has always been creating a sense of belonging. Compassion and empathy are at the core of being a mender. Mending is caring deeply, seeing potential, and being willing to work through the frustration of making things better one small step at a time. This commitment to helping others feel seen instead of shame is why the Legacy Code Rocks community is so special — and it’s exactly why having the heart of the mender is what our world needs now more than ever.
The Marriage of Communication and Code: How Strategists and Technicians Can E...Andrea Goulet
Building software these days often requires working with people whose skillsets and backgrounds are vastly different from yours. But sometimes, it can seem like our thinking styles just don’t align and working together is impossible. In this talk, Andrea Goulet, (a strategist), will share her story of building a business with M. Scott Ford (a technician) and the unusual communication tricks they had to develop to finally understand each other. You’ll walk away with specific and immediately implementable ideas on how to communicate with your team — especially the folks who think differently from you.
Becoming Technical: Overcome Your Fear of Coding and Supercharge Your CareerAndrea Goulet
Why do so many smart and accomplished people immediately discount their abilities and call themselves “non-technical”? Software isn’t magic. It’s a skill. One that can be learned — if you have the right mindset. You don’t have to go to a fancy school, spend thousands of dollars, or move across the country. This knowledge is available to you no matter where you live and no matter what industry you come from. All you need to do is change the way you think. In this talk, Andrea Goulet will share her journey from not knowing how to code to becoming a industry leader. You'll get immediately actionable insights that will help you shatter glass ceilings, increase confidence, and grow your technical prowess.
Becoming Technical: Overcome Your Fear of Coding and Supercharge Your CareerAndrea Goulet
Why do so many smart and accomplished people immediately discount their abilities and call themselves “non-technical”? Software isn’t magic. It’s a skill. One that can be learned — if you have the right mindset. You don’t have to go to a fancy school, spend thousands of dollars, or move across the country. This knowledge is available to you no matter where you live and no matter what industry you come from. All you need to do is change the way you think. In this talk, Andrea Goulet will share her journey from not knowing how to code to becoming an industry leader. You'll get immediately actionable insights that will help you shatter glass ceilings, increase confidence, and grow your technical prowess.
Should I Estimate That? Complicated VS Complex ProjectsAndrea Goulet
Legacy code is notoriously difficult to produce an accurate estimate. Why is that? In this talk, we’ll explore the difference between complicated projects, which are easy to replicate and estimate, and complex projects, which are near impossible to predict due to the number of interdependencies in the system. You’ll walk away understanding when to reach for a tightly-scoped fixed-price proposal and when an exploratory time and materials approach is more appropriate.
You’ll walk away understanding not if you should estimate a project, but rather when and how.
Understanding Technical Debt: A Primer for Product Owners and FoundersAndrea Goulet
As presented at ProductCamp Boston June 2017.
Technical debt gets accrued when you move fast and break things, which is awesome in the early stages of a startup. Left unchecked, technical debt can slow a development team to a grinding halt, frustrating founders and product owners. In this session, we'll demystify technical debt. You'll leave with a good understanding of what it is, when to accrue it, and how to pay it down.
Communication Artifacts: What's Your Code's Legacy?Andrea Goulet
Presented at the Agile Alliance Technical Conference, April 2017 in Boston, MA.
Legacy code. It's those dirty brownfield applications that no one wants to work on. How do you make sure that your project never becomes one of those dreaded projects? And if you’ve inherited a dirtfield app, how do you turn it back around into a gorgeous greenfield?
The answer to both of these questions may surprise you: seeding your app with good communication artifacts. In this talk, Andrea Goulet, the CEO of Corgibytes, a shop that specializes in working on legacy code bases, will give you specific and immediately actionable ideas to ensure the legacy of your codebases stays as green as possible. You’ll learn how to:
● Avoid interruptions by effectively “seeding” artifacts throughout your work
● End the dreaded git blame game
● Create code that continues to provide value years after you write it.
If you’re ready to take your code legacy to the next level, this is one talk you won’t want to miss!
Makers and Menders: Putting the Right Developers on the Right ProjectsAndrea Goulet
As presented at the PhillyETE conference in April 2017.
When you think of a developer what comes to mind? A brogrammer living in San Francisco working 23 hours a day on the next Facebook? If so, you wouldn’t be alone. Like so many industries, software development is rife with stereotypes. And one that is particularly pervasive is the idea that all developers, if given the chance, would opt for a complete rewrite of an application.
While it’s true that there are many software developers who do enjoy starting with a clean slate, there is also a group who loves working on making existing applications better. Rather than starting from scratch and building an 80% solution, these developers are ideal for taking over a project once it’s become stable, and nurturing it for a long time. Neither developer is better. Both are needed in the software world. In this talk, you’ll learn what motivates the small but passionate group of “menders” — people who love taking an existing project and making it better over time.
When you think of a developer what comes to mind? A brogrammer living in San Francisco working 23 hours a day on the next Facebook? If so, you wouldn’t be alone. Like so many industries, software development is rife with stereotypes. And one that is particularly pervasive is the idea that all developers, if given the chance, would opt for a complete rewrite of an application.
While it’s true that there are many software developers who do enjoy starting with a clean slate, there is also a group who loves working on making existing applications better. Rather than starting from scratch and building an 80% solution, these developers are ideal for taking over a project once it has become stable, and nurturing it for a long time. Neither developer is better. Both are needed in the software world. In this talk, you’ll learn what motivates the small but passionate group of "menders" — people who love taking an existing project and making it better over time.
So a Baby Walks Into a Tech Conference: Confronting Maternal Bias in the Soft...Andrea Goulet
In August 2015, my business/life partner and I both wanted to attend a national software development conference. The only catch? I had a ten week old baby at home. We used Agile software development practices to help us decide what to do and learned some interesting things during our experience.
Audience Analysis: Getting the Right Message to the Right PeopleAndrea Goulet
One of the keys to developing an effective message is understanding your audience. In this presentation, you'll learn about segmentation, demographics, psychographics, personas, archetypes, and more. They all work together to help you define your audience.
Copywriting for Startups and EntrepreneursAndrea Goulet
So, you've decided to start your own business. Awesome! Now it's time to connect with potential customers, investors and employees through your website. It needs to impress your readers, be engaging, and make your idea shine. Having a website that clearly presents your idea can be the difference between success and failure. No pressure, right?
Andrea Goulet Ford of BrandVox™ shares her tips from writing hundreds of websites over the past decade.
Culture of Content: Bridging the Gap Between Content Leadership and Creative ...Andrea Goulet
What holds brands back from creating engaging, effective content typically isn’t talent, but rather a complex cobweb of rules, regulations and business processes that get in the way.
The best content marketing brands embrace a “culture of content.” They have a collaborative spirit. Leaders know how to articulate visions. Messaging foundations are documented. Approvals are swift and nimble. And creative professionals have the resources they need to execute engaging content in real time.
Content Personalities: Working with Others without Going InsaneAndrea Goulet
Content strategists and creators work with a wide variety of personalities and empathy is a big part of doing our job well. This presentation goes over the pros and cons of four distinct content personalities (Artists, Admins, Analysts, and Absentees) and provides suggestions for working with each.
How to Source, Organize, and Publish Quality Social Media Content (Without Lo...Andrea Goulet
Do you feel like you have to quit your day job just to keep on top of your social media efforts? This presentation will help you bring sanity back to your content. You'll learn about:
* 4 challenges for publishing in social media
* How to use a consistent brand voice across your organization
* 3 types of content and what should be pre-scheduled
* Apps to help manage your social media workflow
* Exercises to get you up and running
To your success,
Andrea Goulet Ford
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Our reborn dolls are more than just beautiful pieces of art - they can also help alleviate stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Studies have shown that holding or cuddling a soft object like a stuffed animal or a reborn doll can release oxytocin, which is often referred to as the "love hormone." This hormone helps us feel calm and relaxed, reducing feelings of stress and anxiety.
In addition to their physical benefits, reborn dolls can also offer emotional support. For many people, having something to care for and nurture can bring a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Reborn dolls can also serve as a reminder of happy memories or loved ones who have passed away.
Welcome to the Program Your Destiny course. In this course, we will be learning the technology of personal transformation, neuroassociative conditioning (NAC) as pioneered by Tony Robbins. NAC is used to deprogram negative neuroassociations that are causing approach avoidance and instead reprogram yourself with positive neuroassociations that lead to being approach automatic. In doing so, you change your destiny, moving towards unlocking the hypersocial self within, the true self free from fear and operating from a place of personal power and love.