Planning Poker

Planning Poker Originally uploaded by sjroberts. The estimates are starting to converge but there are still some significant differences. The participants are discussing the high and low estimates.

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John-Locke Boyz

John-Locke Boyz Originally uploaded by sjroberts. Seen at a skateboard park in Lichtenrade Berlin. Unfortunately, the John-Locke Boyz in question are not necessarily fans of John Locke, the 17th century English philosopher but are residents of John-Locke Strasse (which is named after the philosopher).

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On Windows Vista Content Protection

Peter Gutmann: “The sheer obnoxiousness of Vista’s content protection may end up being the biggest incentive to piracy yet created.” Peter Gutmann’s article on Windows Vista’s DRM doesn’t pull any punches and is well worth reading. Peter is a computer science lecturer at Auckland University, New Zealand.

First Week Round-up

It’s the end of the first week with a new client in Munich. Despite the storm on Thursday (didn’t impact Munich too much apart from the S-Bahn being suspended from 20:00 on Thursday night) we’ve made some great progress. I’ve tried to do a lot of listening this week and have taken part in several… Continue reading First Week Round-up

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Preparation

Seth’s Blog: “Swedish maxim: There is no bad weather, just bad clothing.”

New Domain and Platform

I’m moving to a new blogging platform (WordPress) and domain (simonroberts.de). Barring something unforeseen, this will be my last post using Radio Userland. I’m hoping that simonroberts.de will be my virtual home for many years. Radio has served me well over the last couple years but it’s time to move on. The main reasons that… Continue reading New Domain and Platform

Pausing radio?

I was listening to the radio this morning and had to go and do something else for a few minutes. I reached for the pause button – until I realised that this was live radio and not a podcast! Either an indication that I’ve been listening to too many podcasts or that podcasts are becoming… Continue reading Pausing radio?

Skype Announces New Skype Unlimited Calling Plan

About Skype: “Offers 12 Months of Unlimited Skype Calls to Any Phone Within the US and Canada for a Flat Annual Rate SAN JOSE, Calif., December 13, 2006 %u2013 Skype, the global Internet communications company, is now offering U.S. and Canadian consumers the new Skype Unlimited Calling plan, a paid annual subscription service that allows… Continue reading Skype Announces New Skype Unlimited Calling Plan