mikemaney

Somewhere on the Internet exists a Plan 9 press release with my name on it. When I had a chance to corner a few of Dennis's colleagues at Mobile World Congress (they were, at that time, part of Alcatel-Lucent), I asked them for their memories of working alongside him.

Please excuse the audio, I was working with a FlipCam and just focused on capturing what I could for the history books.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE4ZRPwbNhA&t=141s

Any list of Nordic TV is incomplete without the inclusion of Norsemen (think Monty Python meets GoT).

I've worked from home for the past 6+ years. I started with several of the routine recommendations below (all good). What I've found over time, however, is that the routine route is -- in most cases -- simply a transfer of traditional office culture to a work environment that is anything but.

My recommendation: embrace flexibility.

Man-made time constraints are no longer part of your world (outside of deadlines). Technology no longer requires that you are chained to a desk. Shake things up to stay fresh. Don't let yourself think 9-5, 5 days. Your life is now 24x7, 365 and you are in control of how you use those hours.

That said, there are some spot-on recommendations here by others based on my experience:

* Exercise. I've taken calls on 50mi bike rides and from roadside taverns. Helps to have a buddy you can draft off during the calls.

* Nutrition. Laptop on counter. Work. Cook.

* Standing desk. You'll find yourself moving around a lot more rather than slouching in a chair and never leaving your monitor. On that, if you have the means, spread devices around your house. Mix up your screen time.

* Get up early. This one took some time, but is perhaps the biggest thing you can do. It jumpstarts everything.

* Sunday night scheduling. I believe it was Tim Ferris' 4-hour workweek that started this. Sunday night, write down what you want/must accomplish over the next week. When it's done, it's done. Doesn't matter whether it's Tuesday or Sunday.

* IM. IM. IM. Some see random IM conversations as interruptions to be avoided. They aren't. They are your watercooler, your vent, your muse. Embrace them.

Good luck! It's a great adventure.

Fair enough.

Not knocking him, but we have non-pro locals who are better descenders than Cat 1. Not everyone is an awesome descender. Also, who's to say an 18% descent segment is any less dangerous than a 3% descent being ridden by beginners going after a segment?

Flagging should be reserved for ill-made segments that go through stop signs. One man's flag-worthy segment is another man's easy descent (and QoMs).

Why flag it? We have flagging problems locally (one individual) on segments that are in no way dangerous. Dangerous for you may not be dangerous for someone else. Just because the segment is there, it doesn't mean everyone has to go for it.

Ori, I actually met these researchers in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress. I'm sure I walked by a few of them (and others) when I was part of the launch team on Plan 9 (I did the PR). Movies have Hollywood; tech has Bell Labs.

Glad I was there to capture and share it.

Agreed, but went with whoever I could talk to. Even a single video memory of Dennis is an important video for history (IMO).

Thanks Javert. I only wish I had better vid/audio. I think it's important to capture the history of those who our careers (and lives) are built on. Just hope I did dmr justice.

Russell, I agree re: your comment about the list being based on PR folk (admittedly, I am one). Interested to hear what a HN top 10 list would like. I'd have, personally, had ArsTechnica and ReadWriteWeb higher on the list.