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Tunes: From Ronan Browne: Lady in the Desert John and William Neal: Da mihi manum (Give Me Your Hand) Daniel Dow: Lads Wi The Kilts, Luinnag ferramh Bata (The Boatman's Song), Thainig a ntuisga beatha (The Whisky). Patrick McDonald: Tune 179 A St. Kilda Girl's Lamentation on the Death of her Lover, Tune 180 Tha Guillan agam fhin, A St. Kilda Song and Dance, Tune 181 Ciod e bhiodh tu ‘g iarraidh, A St. Kilda Song and Dance, Tune Number 78 Dh'eirich mi moch, Tune Number 77 Port na maighdinn Chuain The Mermaid Song, North Highland Reels of Country Dances: Tune number 1, 2, 3, 5, 13 (Joseph MacDonald's Jig, Whip her and Gird Her, The Far Away Wedding, Reel of Stumpie, The Lochaber Dance). Eliza Ross: A chaorain A chaorain (Little peat, Little Peat), Dòmhnall Àlainn a' tighinn (Elegant Donald is coming). Celtic Melodies: Pipe Reel, Tha Goal again air an nighinn (I love the Lassie). Alexander Campbell: I Bid my Heart be Still, It Was O'er in Yon Soa. Special Thanks to Ronan Browne for letting me play his tunes. You can buy his music here: People can buy CDs from www.ronanbrownemusic.com Ronan let me know about a series of video's he has been working which are hosted by The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre. I highly recommend this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4gVm8PoF1U There are new ones being released, and old ones being hidden from view pretty regularly, so be sure to subscribe to the youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtIFrH7-r2I5rRS-K8F9UA ++X++X++X++ If you would like to see the Patrick McDonald Original book you can read it here: https://www.google.com/books/edition/ACollectionofHighlandVocalAirsTo_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=0 You can buy the annotated print of the book with tune titles filled in here: https://www.scotlandsmusic.com/Product/SM-V7M9GD/the-patrick-mcdonald-collection ++X++X++X++ Lady in the Dessert Early 1600s likely: Lady in the Dessert Played by Ronan Browne: https://youtu.be/HZySRKQVGCE +X+X+ Da Mihi Manum (Give Me Your Hand) 1724: Da Mihi Manum (Give Me Your Hand): From A Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish tunes proper for the violin, German flute, or Hautboy From John and William Neal You can buy the lovely Fascimile copy from ITMA here: https://www.itma.ie/shop/a-collection-of-the-most-celebrated-irish-tunes-proper-for-the-violin-german-flute-or-hautboy-john-william-neal-eds-facsimile-edition-by-nicholas-carolan The notes are also on Traditional Tune Archive: https://tunearch.org/wiki/GiveMeYour_Hand ++X++X++X++ Daniel Dow Collection of Ancient Scots Music 1778 For Information on Dow's Collection and all of the music see them on Wire Strung Harp: https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/daniel_dow/ For Keith's Article discussing many aspects of Dow, and the collection of music see: https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/danieldowreid/ 1778: Lads Wi The Kilts https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/localbooks/dow17-25.pdf 1778: Luinnag ferramh Bata (The Boatman's Song) https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/localbooks/dow8-12.pdf 1778: Thainig a ntuisga beatha (The Whisky): from the Daniel Dow Collection of Ancient Scots music for the violin, harpsichord or German flute: never before printed consisting of ports, salutations, marches and pibrachs & c. https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/localbooks/dow44-46.pdf ++X++X++X++ Patrick McDonald's Collection of Highland Vocal Airs 1784 1784: Tune number 78 Dh'eirich mi moch, Tune Number 77 Port na maighdinn Chuain The Mermaid Song +X+ St. Kilda Tunes: 1784: Tune 179 A St. Kilda Girl's Lamentation on the Death of her Lover https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false 1784: Tune 181 Ciod e bhiodh tu ‘g iarraidh, A St. Kilda Song and Dance (with Jaw Harp) https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false 1784: Tune 180 Tha Guillan agam fhin, A St. Kilda Song and Dance https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false +X+ North Highland Reels and Country Dance Tunes 1784: North Highland Reels of Country Dances: Tune number 1, 2, 3: Tune 1 is known as Joseph MacDonald's jig, Tune 2 is Whip her and Gird Her, Tune 3 is The Far Away Wedding. https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false +X+ 1784: North Highland Reels or Country Dances Tune 5. Tune 5 is Reel of Stumpie. https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false +X+ The Lochaber Dance 1784: North Highland Reels of Country Dances Tune 13 “Played in the Low Country” known as The Lochaber Dance, Matt Seattle pointed out that this tune “Unknown to Lowland / Border tradition.” https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false Post 1869: The Lochaber Dance: From William Ross's Collection of Pipe Music: http://www.ceolsean.net/content/WRoss/Book10/Book10%208.pdf ++X++X++X++ Eliza Ross MS 1812 You can look at the information on Ross MS as well as a Facsimile copy here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/cultural-heritage-collections/school-scottish-studies-archives/archive-pubs/eliza-ross-manuscript 1812: A chaorain A chaorain Little peat, Little Peat: Little Peat Little Peat is an Air recorded in Eliza Ross's Manuscript on page 88. https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/elizarossmanuscript_9.pdf 1812: Dòmhnall Àlainn a' tighinn, Elegant Donald is coming: Elegant Donald is coming is an Air recorded in Eliza Ross's Manuscript on page 88. https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/elizarossmanuscript_9.pdf ++X++X++X++ Celtic Melodies 1815* 1815ish: Tune LXV Pipe Reel: Here is a very cool sounding reel from one of the Islay Collections that Keith Mentioned https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105012635 1815ish : I love a Lassie: Tha goal again air an nighiinn. (Same collection as above) https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105012679 1890s: AKA I love the lass for loving Me from David Glen: https://ceolsean.net/content/DGlen/Book12/Book12%2017.pdf ++X++X++X++ Alexander Campbell's Albyn's Anthology 1816 1816: I bid my Heart be Still, Border Air from Mr. Pringle in Alexander Campbell's Albyn's Anthology: https://archive.org/details/albynsanthologyo00camp_0/page/40/mode/2up 1816: It Was O'er in Yon Soa: https://archive.org/details/albynsanthologyo00camp_0/page/28/mode/1up ++X++X++X++ Here are six ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! 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At some point last week, everyone watching Loki collectively decided the Time-Keepers were full of shit. For Keith and Tim, co-hosts of the Low Key podcast, that moment occurred in this episode, when co-host Aaron broke it all down for them.We also talk about Kang the Conquerer and some other fun theories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to episode #57!In this week's episode the guys chat with Keith Johnston as he shares his story about how a $15K phone bill due to porn use rocked his world. He also shares about how he came to terms with that moment and how it was a catalyst for him to get help!Porn use progressively gets worse Often we think porn use will get better over time and that we can just live our lives thinking it will go away on its own. But porn use progressively gets worse over time until eventually we engage in riskier behaviour we never thought we'd engage in. Keith learned this when he was caught at work looking at porn. Like him, if we don't get help we will act out in ways that once would've been unimaginable for us.We need to own our choicesTaking responsibility is an important step in getting porn out of our lives. We can't assume that help will force its way into our life, so we have to actively seek help and community to get porn out of our lives. For Keith, a $15,000 phone bill from porn use led him to realize he needed to engage with the process of healing and get help.You are not alone!One of the biggest lies is "I am the only one stuck in porn." We think nobody will understand or accept us, but God has open arms for us and as we seek Him, we can experience healing with Him and others. We can't beat this alone, we first need God's help and love, and then also need others who will journey with us. You are not alone, but you have to step out of the isolation and shame so that others can walk with you. You can experience full freedom with God's help!Share With Your FriendsWho do you know that can benefit from this podcast and other episodes coming in the future? Share it with them so they can subscribe as well.SubscribeNext week, Matt and Braden chat with ex-porn star, turned pastor, Brittni De La Mora. Tune in to hear her incredible story of finding the Lord while in the porn industry!ResourcesShiloh Youth RanchYour Pure Freedom Journey through Restored MinistriesPersonal 1-on-1 Coaching with one of Restored Ministries' trained coachesFamilyLife Canada: Resources and events to strengthen your marriageCovenant Eyes Accountability Software - use promo code RM30 for 30 days freePodcast HostsBRADEN HAFNERBraden is the Regional Director in Alberta for FamilyLife Canada. He has been married for 12 years to his wife Kristen, and they live in Edmonton, Alberta. He is passionate about seeing marriages grow and thrive, and helping couples move to a deeper oneness with one another and with God. FamilyLife Canada has a variety of resources and events to help you and your spouse take your marriage to the next level. See what would benefit you at www.familylifecanada.comMATT CLINEMatt and his wife Louise raise their little guys, David and Oliver, in Edmonton, Alberta. He is honored to do what he can to tackle the epidemic of pornography and sexual perversion in every way possible. Seeing lives and marriages get free and experience the love of God in profound ways is what drives him every day. He leads Restored Ministries, is a certified speaker and coach for the John Maxwell Team, and formerly played hockey in the WHL and for Hockey Canada. You can visit www.restoredministries.ca.
On today's short Motivation Monday, I wanted to talk to you about unfollowing, blocking, and/or muting people so they no longer are in your awareness or phone, for that matter.Have you ever been following someone because you feel like you "should," but because you no longer resonate with them you find yourself annoyed when they popped up, or maybe even judging them? Do you have people who blow up your phone and constantly need something or aren't making you feel good, but yet you allow it to happen?I'm not saying to cut off anyone you disagree with, because I think being open-minded and hearing others is important! But if the person is trying to make you feel bad for not agreeing, then that's a quick UNFOLLOW.Clear that space, invite in something better, and FEEL GOOD. Happy Monday!For Keith's Cacao, use "CASEY20US20" at checkout. Website below!https://www.keithscacao.com/?ref=261To follow me on Instagram, head to:https://www.instagram.com/casey_edward/To follow the show, you can go to:https://www.instagram.com/icantwaittotellyou.podcast/
Dominic and Keith look at movies that feel different watching post-pandemic -- namely, The Dark Knight Rises and Watchmen. First, they Disney's reshuffled movie schedule and whether people will still even want to see Black Widow in November, either because of the virus or because of the election. Then, they note how Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises feels both prescient and outdated in 2020, plus how Watchmen presaged an obsession with masks and how they're perceived among the general population. Later, they mourn the loss of the movie theater experience after a thread of Avengers: Endgame from opening night went viral and share what's #NerdPoppin this week: for Dom, it's eating jajangmyeon and watching Parasite for Black Day. For Keith, it's the new YA graphic novel Gotham High and its Asian American Batman. All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of the podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, NPR One, Spotify, and now on Stitcher Radio! Support us on GoFundMe and Patreon! Buy merch on TeePublic! As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.
For the fourth week in a row, Dominic and Keith continue to discuss COVID-19's effect on the nerd pop landscape. Movie theaters are closing, the Olympics have been cancelled, and people across the country are being ordered to shelter at home. Pop culture may seem inessential in a time like this, but the arts is what keeps people going. To that end, the hosts contend with the future of On-Demand entertainment and what that will mean once the theaters open up again. Dominic continues his quest to convince Disney to release Mulan on streaming platforms. Keith shares what it was like to livetweet Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn three days in a row. What's #NerdPoppin during quarantine: for Dominic, it's how effective Ant-Man's powers would be in an outbreak (plus the relevance of Paul Rudd's house arrest scenes in Ant-Man and the Wasp). For Keith, it's Hasbro's just-released Deluxe Snake Eyes 6-inch action figure. All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of the podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, NPR One, Spotify, and now on Stitcher Radio! Support us on GoFundMe and Patreon! Buy merch on TeePublic! As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.
100 EPISODES!!! WOOHOOO! To celebrate, we're giving you something brand new. Not one film. Not TWO films. But THREE FILMS! That's right, we chat about three films in this episode. Each film was handpicked for each host by the two other hosts. For Keith, we dove into the perpetual night with the 1998 science fiction film "Dark City". For Byron, we got crafty with the 2009 indie-darling, fantasy film "Ink". For Jacob, we took a mostly-accurate history lesson with the 2006 epic, adventure film "Apocalypto". We have loved every minute of this podcast and appreciate all of our listeners and guests we've had on the show. And frankly, we were and still are surprised to see how many regular listeners we have -- thank you all! I do, however, have some unfortunate news that turns this celebration bittersweet. I am sad to announce that we have decided to stop producing future episodes of the show. This podcast has been an incredible experience for the three of us, and we have bonded over the past two years, creating a lasting friendship that we will take to the grave. During this show we had so many momentous events: Keith began his career as a video contractor & became certified to fly a drone. He made a film for Western Washington University Veteran Services, and continues to write scripts. Recently he became the director of marketing for a national Whatcom-based graphics company. Byron created his most divisive film yet, titled "Clipping the Wings of an Angel". It premiered at Bleedingham and led to many industry professionals contacting him about future work. If you watch his cinematography reel, you'd be impressed. Jacob got married to his lovely wife Tiffany. He moved homes a whopping 5 times during this podcast. His film "The Game of Kubb" won the overall audience award at the 48 Hour Film Project Seattle. Jacob continues freelance video editing work in Seattle. Jacob also promises that his other podcast "Cinema Therapy" is still being worked on and will be finished. It is the end of an era for us. Although we have stopped recording weekly, we may return for legacy episodes in the future. Thank you all for everything. Cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btbfilms/support
GUEST BIO: Keith is currently a member of the Platform Team at Okta working on Identity and Authentication APIs. Previously he was an early Developer Evangelist at Twilio and before that he worked on the Ultimate Geek Question at the Library of Congress. Keith’s underlying goal is to get good technology into the hands of good people to do great things. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Keith Casey. For nearly two decades, he has been working in the IT industry. During that time, he has worked as a systems developer, IT architect, technology officer, principal advisor and senior developer evangelist. He is now working for Okta as a member of their Platform Team, specifically on Identity and Authentication APIs. Keith is also a well-known public speaker. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (00.57) – So Keith, can you expand on that brief introduction and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Keith explains that his first job, after leaving college, was working at the Library of Congress, helping them to digitize everything. The lengths they go to capture every element of a piece of information is amazing. So, when people ask him how much data is held in the Library of Congress, he finds it impossible to give an accurate answer. Naturally, at this point, Phil asks him for the figure. Keith’s response is to explain, that when he got started there were no blogs, iTunes or any of the platforms that churn out a huge amount of information every day. Yet, it was estimated that the librarians would have had to catalog around 200 terabytes a day to have been able to keep pace with what was being produced, even back then. (2.28) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the I.T. career audience? Keith’s top tip is to treat your career as an investment. Think about the long term, in the same way you would if you were investing in shares. So, when deciding if it is worth learning how to use a tool, think about how it will help you in both the short and the long term. By all means learn the tools you need to be able to do the job you are doing right now. But, make sure that you also pick up skills that you will be able to use for the next 5 to 10 years. (3.23) Phil agrees. He thinks there is too much short-termism, especially when it comes to learning programming languages. People tend to just learn what they need to get by on their current projects. But, fail to learn and understand the underlying principles. (3.59) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? And what you learned from that experience. For Keith that was when he accidentally corrupted a huge news article database while working on an App for Associated Press, about 15 years ago. Fortunately, there was a backup. Unfortunately, it was 8 hours old. News happens continuously. So, even after the restoration, there were around 64,000 updates still missing. This was a tough way to learn not to do development work in production. (5.50) – What was your best career moment? For Keith that happened when he was working as a developer evangelist at Twilio developing the SMS API. As an evangelist, one of his key roles was to get out there and show that their stuff worked. Whenever possible, Keith and his colleagues would do a 5-minute demo in front of an audience. They would open an empty Vim file and build an application right there and then. Then use it to allow the people in the room to send them a text straight away. This demonstrated that their stuff really worked and was super quick and easy to use. For Keith these presentations gave him a huge lift. Seeing so many people’s eyes light up was amazing. (7.38) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The pervasiveness of today’s tech is something that Keith finds exciting. It is everywhere and touches every aspect of our lives. No matter what your passion is, you can get involved in tech. For example, if you are interested in farming, there are self-driving tractors, data analysis, drones and all kinds of other things. Working in tech no longer means sitting behind a screen most of the time. You can go out and touch the real world and see how what you are doing affects everyone. (8.39) – What drew you to a career in IT? For Keith it was the fact that it is a great way to pay the bills. Interestingly, his desire to succeed in tech was also partly driven by the fact that he is a theatre geek. He really enjoyed the fact that IT opened up new ways for him to get things done in the theatre. (9.01) – Can you give us an example of how you used your IT skills in the theatre? Keith explained that using basic trigonometry they were able to set up microphone arrays along the edge of the stage. This enabled them to get the lighting rig to figure out where an actor was on stage and automatically follow them with a spotlight. (9.29) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? Keith says that has to be – “Help good people around you.” Do it without expecting anything back. Just help them because they are fantastic. Doing that has led to some really great things for Keith. Through this habit, he has developed several important personal and business relationships. (10.02) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Keith says that he would probably go deeper into security, especially now that IoT is so big. For this to succeed, better security is essential. (10.32) – What are you currently focusing on in your career? Actually, that is connected to what he was saying earlier about building up people around you. He is currently working with an international startup accelerator program called TechStars. (11.00) – So, what sort of projects are involved in that? Keith explains it could be anything. But, he particularly likes getting involved with the ones that are for industries where the use of tech is still a fairly new thing. His focus tends to be on product market fit, especially for more technical products. (11.51) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? Being able to get up on stage and explain a concept from beginning to end has proved to be very useful. If you can do that, you will win 80% of all conversations, simply because most other people cannot explain in such an effective way. Plus the fact that you are a public speaker means that you automatically get a certain level of respect. Interestingly, Keith learned his presentation skills largely as a result of being a theatre geek. (12.25) – Is that a skill that has evolved and developed over time? Keith explains that he still actively works at it. In particular, he studies the old school comics like Richard Pryor and Steve Martin. They do the same thing again and again, yet still manage to keep their audiences engaged. (13.09) – Phil asks Keith to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. Keith’s advice is not to be afraid to experiment. You do not necessarily have to restrict yourself to only learning things for which there is a pressing need. Also, Keith says it is a good idea to learn through other people’s experience. BEST MOMENTS: (2.43) KEITH - "Treat your career as an investment." (3.25) PHIL –“I think there can be too much short-termism in terms of what people look out." (8.26) KEITH - "You don't have to just be behind a screen 24 seven, figuring how to build things.” (9.37) KEITH – “Help good people around you. You'll cross paths with fantastic people.” (13.33) KEITH - "Just go and learn things you will never be hurt by knowing more.” CONTACT KEITH: Twitter: https://twitter.com/caseysoftware LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseysoftware/
Death comes to all. But sometimes, there are people taken prematurely, at the hands of another. The next five cases echo just that and as well as dying under very stange circumstances. These are 5 unsolved murder mysteries. Please support Scary Mysteries! Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/scarymysteries... - There's a lot of cool access, giveaways and even a custom episode! Buy awesome original shirts made by Scary Mysteries https://newdawnfilm.com/scary-mysteri... Subscribe for Weekly Videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiE8... _________________________________________________________ 5. Atlas Vampire Known as one of Sweden’s most well known murder mysteries, the Atlas Vampire has baffled people for many years. Atlas is a small neighborhood in Sweden. Back in the 1930’s it was dotted with vari-ous apartment complexes that had small rooms. In one of the apartments lived a 32-year old sex worker named Lilly Lindström. She was known as the “call girl” by her neighbors, not because of her profession but simply because she was the only one who had a phone line. 4. The Frankford Slasher From1985 to 1990, Frankford Philadelphia was haunted by a serial killer. Dubbed as the Frankford Slasher, the murderer would go on to kill and sexually assault eight women during his 5 year crime spree. Helen Patent was a 55-year old who lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and she was the first victim who’s body was discovered on Aug. 19th 1985. She had been dead for a week and was naked from the waist down with her shirt pulled up above her chest. 3. Ricky McCormick When police found Ricky McCormick’s body, it was so badly decomposed that his fingers had fallen off. Despite being missing for only three days, his body was in such a bad condition that it was tough for police to even find out who the man was. He was found wearing blue jeans and a white shirt, His lifeless body had been left at a notorious dumping ground in the rural cornfields of St. Charles County, just 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis. After conducting an autopsy, the coroner ruled his death “undetermined” with sus-picion of foul play. 2. The Dupont De Ligonnes Family In the Spring of 2011 after several days had passed, neighbors of the Dupont de Li-gonnes family began to notice that the house seemed unusually quiet. They were a family of 6 and Xavier was the head of the family. He was born in France 1961and had a privileged upbringing in a strict Catholic household. He was described as “courteous and discreet” by neighbors and those who knew him and while It’s unclear what type of employment Xavier was in. It’s thought he worked as an advertising salesman and also ran some companies with limited success. 1. Keith Warren It was already dusk - six hours after authorities found Keith Warren’s body hanging from a tree in the back of a townhouse - when his mother and family were informed of his death. The police had deemed it a suicide by hanging. No autopsy was done and his body was quickly brought to a funeral home for embalming. For Keith’s relatives, there was nothing but shock and grief. The 19-year old was a promising student and by all accounts had a bright future ahead of him. He had just been accepted to North Carolina Central University and was to start during the fall but instead, his body was found in July of 1986. So there were 5 UNSOLVED MURDER MYSTERIES Sometimes people are taken from this life all too soon which is hard to deal with. When we don’t know who took them or why, it’s become utterly unbearable for those closest to them.
Hey, folks! It's time for Scott and Josh to head into their special spaceship and approach another Revisited episode of Mousterpiece Cinema. This week, they're in deep space with their special guest, freelance writer and podcaster Keith Phipps (now a member of the Seven-Timers' Club!), as they discuss the 1979 cult favorite The Black Hole. Remember? The big-budget film that served as Disney's first PG-rated film that Josh discussed in Episode 10 of this show! Yes indeed, and boy, is this a special movie. But not in the right way. For Keith and Scott, who grew up with this film in ways Josh didn't, does The Black Hole resonate? And what of the amazing dialogue that is in no way exposition-heavy? And what the hell happens in the ending? You'll have to find out on the new show!
For Keith y Glo (Keith the Coal), home is Penygroes, a small mining community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. A coal man, a family man, a Welshman, Keith thought he knew his place in the world. But while retracing his family history, Keith discovered a secret that would change his whole identity and take him halfway across the world.
AiA 146: 10 Ways to Lose a Developer with Bonnie Brennan and Keith Stewart On today's episode of Adventures in Angular, we have panelists Ward Bell, Alyssa Nicoll, Joe Eames, and Charles Max Wood. We have special guests, Bonnie Brennan of ngHouston and Keith Stewart of CollabNet. The discussion ranges from the Most Common Reason for People to Leave to Mandatory Happy Hour that companies have! Stay tuned! [00:01:05] Introduction to Bonnie Brennan and Keith Stewart Bonnie is an Angular architect at Houston, Texas. She is the founder of ngHouston. She also runs Code Bridge Texas with her daughter. They do free programming workshops for girls. She’s going to be at a couple of conferences coming up. They’re going to AngularMix and FrontEnd Connect with Alyssa. Keith, on the other hand, works for a company called CollabNet as a UI Tech Lead. He is working mostly on UI’s for DevOps-related products. He is also a frequent panelist on the ngHouston Meet up broadcast that Bonnie runs and a curator on ngDoc.io with Alyssa and Joe. [00:03:20] – Most common reason for people to leave If Bonnie has to narrow down, she thinks it’s the tech stack. Some companies have a lot of legacy code that needs to be maintained but at the same time, when you are a developer who spends a lot of time on emerging technologies, you want to be working on this new stuff that you’re learning. While working on this course on how to find a better dev job, Charles surveyed people on Skype or the phone. They feel stuck and not moving ahead. [00:10:50] – In the culture, if you’re not a performer, then, you’re not trying hard enough? Joe thinks that we have this problem in this industry that if you are not going to be blogging and speaking at conferences, then, you just don’t belong. Ward also thinks that you don’t have to be a performer to contribute to a great development environment. But for Bonnie, being a performer is not exactly about getting up on stage. It really is about caring enough. Alyssa tells about the gradient of the type of person. There’s a person like, “Okay, this is just a job for me but I still take pride in my work.” But if you’re in the mindset of “Hey, I have kids or I have a wife outside of this. But I’m still giving it my all while I’m here.” Then, it’s perfectly reasonable. Keith also tells about the two different types of people. The generalists, the folks who are on the bleeding-edge, they don’t necessarily master one of those, and the other folks who get really good at one particular thing that they’re working on. Ward cites an instance where you’re in an enterprise and you have a lot of very important legacy systems that need a person who cares about the legacy stuff. You can’t have a company that has all people who have to be on the bleeding-edge all the time. [00:18:55] – Type of developers that companies want and how to keep them Ward mentions how professional growth is important. The opportunities for people to work on the leading technologies is not always something that every company can offer but they can sprinkle these opportunities here and there. It can be done but if it’s not, there are things that you can do with some of the legacy applications to make them more palatable to work on. Charles suggests to companies to show the developers that you care, you are listening. It’s on the roadmap and you’re going to get there. [00:22:55] – Is boss on your list of Ways to Lose a Developer? Bonnie can’t think of the time that she has left because of her boss. But the company culture is an important thing because however, the upper management feels about culture, that’s going to trickle down. One issue about Charles’ boss is that he is very controlling. Another issue is he was specifying the requirements for the application and he wasn’t very good at staying consistent with it. They wind up building one thing but gets angry with them because they hadn’t built what he wanted, even though it was exactly what he specified. Bonnie also had a situation similar to Charles where the project requirements kept changing while she was writing the code. If you feel like you’re going to work to be frustrated again, it doesn’t matter what technology you’re using, it doesn’t matter how you like the rest of your co-workers, eventually, you’re going to burn out. [00:27:00] – Not being paid enough When you’re not making a whole lot of money, Bonnie thinks it can be a big deal but it’s not the biggest issue. For Keith, if he would be weighing two companies, he’ll also choose the company with the good tech stack instead of the company which pays a little higher. But Ward thinks that it is a privilege to be in an industry where even in the low-end of the salary rank, you tend to be pretty comfortable. [00:29:55] – Effective ways to show your appreciation to a developer Bonnie refers to an instance when the boss gives credit for a developer in a meeting on how he did a great job on a feature. And on the flipside, the worst kind of boss is the boss that says, “Look what I did.” But Keith finds it a difficult question because it might be different for other people. Some people like to be called out in a meeting and say, “You did a good job.” But some folks would like that to be a little more behind the scenes. Or some folks might be looking for a bonus instead. So you might be able to read your people. For Alyssa, she likes the boss who regularly checks in even if it’s not a pat on the back because it just shows that they care about the process. Ward speaks of the boss who asks your opinion on an important decision, technical or otherwise. [00:37:40] – Recruitment Keith never likes the recruitment process of companies which bring a lot of people in and give them coding exercises on a whiteboard. So they built a small application that’s similar to the application that the folks will actually be doing. [00:41:05] – Remote vs. working in an office Alyssa loves being remote. She mentions she has ADHD so she was distracted in an office setting. It’s important for her to set up her environment to be more productive. Bonnie also has been working remote for 3 years now. It used to be difficult to communicate but now, we can just use video call. But Keith finds people more engaged in a meeting when it’s in person. An office space can add a lot of value to a team. Ward points out that you can also be distracted as well by working remote. In Google, they all work in the office. Even though they have open office plans, sitting right next to each other, they trust the people that they can do well in that environment. People put on headphones when they’re really focusing on something. [00:53:20] – Mandatory happy hour Companies which have a snack room, ping pong table, foosball can contribute to company culture and make it a much more attractive place for developers. But Alyssa gets scared a little bit when programmers go overboard and sometimes you’re not into it as much as they are. Picks Ward Bell Progressive Web Apps (PWA) Jake Archibald on PWA Joe Eames Shimmer Lake Keith Stewart Charles Angular Dev Summit Camelbak Eddy water bottle JAM XT Bluetooth speaker Bonnie Brennan Pluralsight course on Angular Reactive Forms by Deborah Kurata Todd Motto’s Ultimate Angular JS Twitter @bonnster75 Youtube ngHouston Angular Meetup Keith Stewart Adam Laycock’s blog post: Building maintainable Angular 2 applications Rogue One Twitter @TheKeithStewart
AiA 146: 10 Ways to Lose a Developer with Bonnie Brennan and Keith Stewart On today's episode of Adventures in Angular, we have panelists Ward Bell, Alyssa Nicoll, Joe Eames, and Charles Max Wood. We have special guests, Bonnie Brennan of ngHouston and Keith Stewart of CollabNet. The discussion ranges from the Most Common Reason for People to Leave to Mandatory Happy Hour that companies have! Stay tuned! [00:01:05] Introduction to Bonnie Brennan and Keith Stewart Bonnie is an Angular architect at Houston, Texas. She is the founder of ngHouston. She also runs Code Bridge Texas with her daughter. They do free programming workshops for girls. She’s going to be at a couple of conferences coming up. They’re going to AngularMix and FrontEnd Connect with Alyssa. Keith, on the other hand, works for a company called CollabNet as a UI Tech Lead. He is working mostly on UI’s for DevOps-related products. He is also a frequent panelist on the ngHouston Meet up broadcast that Bonnie runs and a curator on ngDoc.io with Alyssa and Joe. [00:03:20] – Most common reason for people to leave If Bonnie has to narrow down, she thinks it’s the tech stack. Some companies have a lot of legacy code that needs to be maintained but at the same time, when you are a developer who spends a lot of time on emerging technologies, you want to be working on this new stuff that you’re learning. While working on this course on how to find a better dev job, Charles surveyed people on Skype or the phone. They feel stuck and not moving ahead. [00:10:50] – In the culture, if you’re not a performer, then, you’re not trying hard enough? Joe thinks that we have this problem in this industry that if you are not going to be blogging and speaking at conferences, then, you just don’t belong. Ward also thinks that you don’t have to be a performer to contribute to a great development environment. But for Bonnie, being a performer is not exactly about getting up on stage. It really is about caring enough. Alyssa tells about the gradient of the type of person. There’s a person like, “Okay, this is just a job for me but I still take pride in my work.” But if you’re in the mindset of “Hey, I have kids or I have a wife outside of this. But I’m still giving it my all while I’m here.” Then, it’s perfectly reasonable. Keith also tells about the two different types of people. The generalists, the folks who are on the bleeding-edge, they don’t necessarily master one of those, and the other folks who get really good at one particular thing that they’re working on. Ward cites an instance where you’re in an enterprise and you have a lot of very important legacy systems that need a person who cares about the legacy stuff. You can’t have a company that has all people who have to be on the bleeding-edge all the time. [00:18:55] – Type of developers that companies want and how to keep them Ward mentions how professional growth is important. The opportunities for people to work on the leading technologies is not always something that every company can offer but they can sprinkle these opportunities here and there. It can be done but if it’s not, there are things that you can do with some of the legacy applications to make them more palatable to work on. Charles suggests to companies to show the developers that you care, you are listening. It’s on the roadmap and you’re going to get there. [00:22:55] – Is boss on your list of Ways to Lose a Developer? Bonnie can’t think of the time that she has left because of her boss. But the company culture is an important thing because however, the upper management feels about culture, that’s going to trickle down. One issue about Charles’ boss is that he is very controlling. Another issue is he was specifying the requirements for the application and he wasn’t very good at staying consistent with it. They wind up building one thing but gets angry with them because they hadn’t built what he wanted, even though it was exactly what he specified. Bonnie also had a situation similar to Charles where the project requirements kept changing while she was writing the code. If you feel like you’re going to work to be frustrated again, it doesn’t matter what technology you’re using, it doesn’t matter how you like the rest of your co-workers, eventually, you’re going to burn out. [00:27:00] – Not being paid enough When you’re not making a whole lot of money, Bonnie thinks it can be a big deal but it’s not the biggest issue. For Keith, if he would be weighing two companies, he’ll also choose the company with the good tech stack instead of the company which pays a little higher. But Ward thinks that it is a privilege to be in an industry where even in the low-end of the salary rank, you tend to be pretty comfortable. [00:29:55] – Effective ways to show your appreciation to a developer Bonnie refers to an instance when the boss gives credit for a developer in a meeting on how he did a great job on a feature. And on the flipside, the worst kind of boss is the boss that says, “Look what I did.” But Keith finds it a difficult question because it might be different for other people. Some people like to be called out in a meeting and say, “You did a good job.” But some folks would like that to be a little more behind the scenes. Or some folks might be looking for a bonus instead. So you might be able to read your people. For Alyssa, she likes the boss who regularly checks in even if it’s not a pat on the back because it just shows that they care about the process. Ward speaks of the boss who asks your opinion on an important decision, technical or otherwise. [00:37:40] – Recruitment Keith never likes the recruitment process of companies which bring a lot of people in and give them coding exercises on a whiteboard. So they built a small application that’s similar to the application that the folks will actually be doing. [00:41:05] – Remote vs. working in an office Alyssa loves being remote. She mentions she has ADHD so she was distracted in an office setting. It’s important for her to set up her environment to be more productive. Bonnie also has been working remote for 3 years now. It used to be difficult to communicate but now, we can just use video call. But Keith finds people more engaged in a meeting when it’s in person. An office space can add a lot of value to a team. Ward points out that you can also be distracted as well by working remote. In Google, they all work in the office. Even though they have open office plans, sitting right next to each other, they trust the people that they can do well in that environment. People put on headphones when they’re really focusing on something. [00:53:20] – Mandatory happy hour Companies which have a snack room, ping pong table, foosball can contribute to company culture and make it a much more attractive place for developers. But Alyssa gets scared a little bit when programmers go overboard and sometimes you’re not into it as much as they are. Picks Ward Bell Progressive Web Apps (PWA) Jake Archibald on PWA Joe Eames Shimmer Lake Keith Stewart Charles Angular Dev Summit Camelbak Eddy water bottle JAM XT Bluetooth speaker Bonnie Brennan Pluralsight course on Angular Reactive Forms by Deborah Kurata Todd Motto’s Ultimate Angular JS Twitter @bonnster75 Youtube ngHouston Angular Meetup Keith Stewart Adam Laycock’s blog post: Building maintainable Angular 2 applications Rogue One Twitter @TheKeithStewart
AiA 146: 10 Ways to Lose a Developer with Bonnie Brennan and Keith Stewart On today's episode of Adventures in Angular, we have panelists Ward Bell, Alyssa Nicoll, Joe Eames, and Charles Max Wood. We have special guests, Bonnie Brennan of ngHouston and Keith Stewart of CollabNet. The discussion ranges from the Most Common Reason for People to Leave to Mandatory Happy Hour that companies have! Stay tuned! [00:01:05] Introduction to Bonnie Brennan and Keith Stewart Bonnie is an Angular architect at Houston, Texas. She is the founder of ngHouston. She also runs Code Bridge Texas with her daughter. They do free programming workshops for girls. She’s going to be at a couple of conferences coming up. They’re going to AngularMix and FrontEnd Connect with Alyssa. Keith, on the other hand, works for a company called CollabNet as a UI Tech Lead. He is working mostly on UI’s for DevOps-related products. He is also a frequent panelist on the ngHouston Meet up broadcast that Bonnie runs and a curator on ngDoc.io with Alyssa and Joe. [00:03:20] – Most common reason for people to leave If Bonnie has to narrow down, she thinks it’s the tech stack. Some companies have a lot of legacy code that needs to be maintained but at the same time, when you are a developer who spends a lot of time on emerging technologies, you want to be working on this new stuff that you’re learning. While working on this course on how to find a better dev job, Charles surveyed people on Skype or the phone. They feel stuck and not moving ahead. [00:10:50] – In the culture, if you’re not a performer, then, you’re not trying hard enough? Joe thinks that we have this problem in this industry that if you are not going to be blogging and speaking at conferences, then, you just don’t belong. Ward also thinks that you don’t have to be a performer to contribute to a great development environment. But for Bonnie, being a performer is not exactly about getting up on stage. It really is about caring enough. Alyssa tells about the gradient of the type of person. There’s a person like, “Okay, this is just a job for me but I still take pride in my work.” But if you’re in the mindset of “Hey, I have kids or I have a wife outside of this. But I’m still giving it my all while I’m here.” Then, it’s perfectly reasonable. Keith also tells about the two different types of people. The generalists, the folks who are on the bleeding-edge, they don’t necessarily master one of those, and the other folks who get really good at one particular thing that they’re working on. Ward cites an instance where you’re in an enterprise and you have a lot of very important legacy systems that need a person who cares about the legacy stuff. You can’t have a company that has all people who have to be on the bleeding-edge all the time. [00:18:55] – Type of developers that companies want and how to keep them Ward mentions how professional growth is important. The opportunities for people to work on the leading technologies is not always something that every company can offer but they can sprinkle these opportunities here and there. It can be done but if it’s not, there are things that you can do with some of the legacy applications to make them more palatable to work on. Charles suggests to companies to show the developers that you care, you are listening. It’s on the roadmap and you’re going to get there. [00:22:55] – Is boss on your list of Ways to Lose a Developer? Bonnie can’t think of the time that she has left because of her boss. But the company culture is an important thing because however, the upper management feels about culture, that’s going to trickle down. One issue about Charles’ boss is that he is very controlling. Another issue is he was specifying the requirements for the application and he wasn’t very good at staying consistent with it. They wind up building one thing but gets angry with them because they hadn’t built what he wanted, even though it was exactly what he specified. Bonnie also had a situation similar to Charles where the project requirements kept changing while she was writing the code. If you feel like you’re going to work to be frustrated again, it doesn’t matter what technology you’re using, it doesn’t matter how you like the rest of your co-workers, eventually, you’re going to burn out. [00:27:00] – Not being paid enough When you’re not making a whole lot of money, Bonnie thinks it can be a big deal but it’s not the biggest issue. For Keith, if he would be weighing two companies, he’ll also choose the company with the good tech stack instead of the company which pays a little higher. But Ward thinks that it is a privilege to be in an industry where even in the low-end of the salary rank, you tend to be pretty comfortable. [00:29:55] – Effective ways to show your appreciation to a developer Bonnie refers to an instance when the boss gives credit for a developer in a meeting on how he did a great job on a feature. And on the flipside, the worst kind of boss is the boss that says, “Look what I did.” But Keith finds it a difficult question because it might be different for other people. Some people like to be called out in a meeting and say, “You did a good job.” But some folks would like that to be a little more behind the scenes. Or some folks might be looking for a bonus instead. So you might be able to read your people. For Alyssa, she likes the boss who regularly checks in even if it’s not a pat on the back because it just shows that they care about the process. Ward speaks of the boss who asks your opinion on an important decision, technical or otherwise. [00:37:40] – Recruitment Keith never likes the recruitment process of companies which bring a lot of people in and give them coding exercises on a whiteboard. So they built a small application that’s similar to the application that the folks will actually be doing. [00:41:05] – Remote vs. working in an office Alyssa loves being remote. She mentions she has ADHD so she was distracted in an office setting. It’s important for her to set up her environment to be more productive. Bonnie also has been working remote for 3 years now. It used to be difficult to communicate but now, we can just use video call. But Keith finds people more engaged in a meeting when it’s in person. An office space can add a lot of value to a team. Ward points out that you can also be distracted as well by working remote. In Google, they all work in the office. Even though they have open office plans, sitting right next to each other, they trust the people that they can do well in that environment. People put on headphones when they’re really focusing on something. [00:53:20] – Mandatory happy hour Companies which have a snack room, ping pong table, foosball can contribute to company culture and make it a much more attractive place for developers. But Alyssa gets scared a little bit when programmers go overboard and sometimes you’re not into it as much as they are. Picks Ward Bell Progressive Web Apps (PWA) Jake Archibald on PWA Joe Eames Shimmer Lake Keith Stewart Charles Angular Dev Summit Camelbak Eddy water bottle JAM XT Bluetooth speaker Bonnie Brennan Pluralsight course on Angular Reactive Forms by Deborah Kurata Todd Motto’s Ultimate Angular JS Twitter @bonnster75 Youtube ngHouston Angular Meetup Keith Stewart Adam Laycock’s blog post: Building maintainable Angular 2 applications Rogue One Twitter @TheKeithStewart
For Keith and Vickie Sampson, leased to Landstar for most of the last decade, that dedicated run has delivered healthy profits, too -- the best of both worlds for their team operation. In this podcast, Keith tells his trucking story and offers perspective on what he's learned over the years when it comes to maintaining his business' health. Sampson's take-closest-care-of-what-you-can-control message has served him well over his most recent years trucking as an owner-operator. Also a songwriter, Sampson's most recent record was profiled in a prior Overdrive Radio podcast you can find at this link: http://www.overdriveonline.com/podcast-owner-operator-keith-sampson-and-his-new-its-made-me-who-i-am-record/
Since 2002, Cash Flow Diary podcast guest Keith Weinhold has been investing in Alaskan properties and earning killer cashflow in that market. Keith has invested in multi-family dwellings, single-family houses, and what he calls “vacant investment land,” as well as oil and gas… and now coffee (agricultural lands). You can hear more about him and what he does by tuning in to his Get Rich Education podcast in iTunes. Keith wasn’t born and raised in Alaska. He found happiness in Anchorage, and says the money followed. He’s in a place he loves… and that he loves to invest in. For Keith, the path to being a Real Estate Investor wasn’t exactly planned. He was working a W-2 job, putting money aside that he eventually used as a down payment on a four-plex. He lived in one unit while renting out the other three. That proved to be a smart move, but he wasn’t prepared for all he’d have to do as the property manager (a.k.a., tenant manager). He made a lot of mistakes and soon learned that fixing toilets and tending tenants’ needs wasn’t the greatest and best use of his time. He could hire someone else to do that while he spent his time on his investing business. The road was clear for him to leverage his position as an investor and get more properties under his belt (and into his portfolio). Keith says he started with his end goal as an investor in mind and worked his way backward from that goal to get what he wanted. By his second four-plex he had fully embraced the concept of using other people’s money (OPM). Nothing could keep him from Real Estate Investing success! Keith kept learning and earning, making bigger and bigger investments… and not just in Alaska. Learn how he initially got on the Real Estate Investing Road to Success and how he puts OPM to use in really big ways.