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    1. Understand user needs
    2. Do ongoing user research
    3. Have a multidisciplinary team
    4. Use agile methods
    5. Iterate and improve frequently
    6. Evaluate tools and systems
    7. Understand security and privacy issues
    8. Make all new source code open
    9. Use open standards and common platforms
    10. Test the end-to-end service
    11. Make a plan for being offline
    12. Make sure users succeed first time
    13. Make the user experience consistent with GOV.UK
    14. Encourage everyone to use the digital service
    15. Collect performance data
    16. Identify performance indicators
    17. Report performance data on the Performance Platform
    18. Test with the minister
  1. Nigel Tufnel Day 2016-03-23

    In the run-up to 2011 Spinal Tap fans created a movement to make 11/11/11 "Nigel Tufnel Day." The movement was organised by The Nigel Tufnel Day Appreciation Society and Quilting Bee in Favor of Declaring & Observing November 11, 2011 as Nigel Tufnel Day (in Recognition of Its Maximum Elevenness). The theme of Nigel Tufnel Day was to take whatever you are doing on that day and "turn it up to 11".

  2. What makes a package useful? What is it about certain packages that makes them must-haves for any project?

  3. 1for i in $(find /usr/lib -type f -name '*.so.*'); do
    2      nm -D $i | grep MY_SYMBOL;
    3      [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && echo $i;
    4done
    

    adapted from http://narkive.com/a1rT9Efg.8

  4. Make continuous deployment safe by comparing before and after webpage screenshots for each release.

  5. "Two clichés make us laugh. A hundred cliches move us. For we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion."

    "Electric Wizard are the product of a hundred cliches. Everything about them is a trope, but despite that, they are stupidly heavy and even though they often sink into kitsch to the detriment of their songwriting, they're sort of a unique band in that they're the best at amplifier massage."

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Metal/comments/2re6wz/shreddits_album_of_the_week_electric_wizard/cnfdrio

  6. A hands-on introduction to Git and GitHub, and how to make them work together! More Git resources for beginners here: http://www.dataschool.io/tag/git/