Board game UX

I don't know if the game Star Wars: Outer Rim is enjoyable, but the game's physical design is amazing. Which reminds me I have What the Tech World Can Learn from Video Game UX lined up to watch.

Inter-company event sourcing

I was in a client's meeting today and they were discussing how one of their batch processes has a dependency on data generated by a supplier's batch process. The problem is that the client does not know when the supplier's process is complete so they can start their process. (The supplier's data is accessed via an API rather than a bulk file delivery.) The discussion went along the lines of 

We know their process starts around 10 PM and takes about an hour to complete. So let's give it a couple of hours to finish, just in case it's slow that day, and we will start our process at, say, midnight.

I scream into the void. This kind inter-company data processing coordination is quite common. Common enough that I am still surprised there is no standard, or industry-specific, solution we use.

South Kingstown & Narragansett restaurants

If you are looking for good restaurants in South Kingstown or Narragansett try PurslaneDuck PressTsunama, and Agave Social Cocina Mexicana.

Recent history of education funding in Rhode Island

 “For decades, Rhode Island’s policymakers have operated under the myth that cutting taxes for businesses and high earners would spur economic growth. Yet the data is clear..."

SEEDS UNPLANTED - The Recent History of Education Funding in Rhode Island