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Valuing Ephemerality

The rise of logged chat systems for work introduces a new place to miss things. I recommend treating missed chat as missed conversation.

5 min readNov 17, 2020

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C&S celebrates ten years of Global Day of Coderetreat

Code & Supply hosted Coderetreat, a day-long practice of pair programming & test-driven development that prioritizes process over product.

5 min readNov 5, 2023

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A man wearing a sunset striped gray shirt with right hand raised in front of several seated people in a large room. A projector is on the ceiling. There are many banners, chairs, tables, and plants.

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Colin Dean

How I participate in a cornucopia of chat communities

TL;DR location fending, time-boxing, and conserving keystrokes

4 min readMay 6, 2021

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How I participate in a cornucopia of chat communities

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Code & Supply in the pandemic

2020 was a rough year for the world, and it was for C&S, too. We did some cool stuff and we’re keeping it going into 2021. Read for deets.

6 min readJan 7, 2021

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Code & Supply in the pandemic

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Colin Dean

On statues, southern heritage, and historical revisionism

A response to the miseducation of the Rust Belt millennial about the history of the Confederate States of America and white supremacy.

8 min readOct 25, 2020

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Abstractions is skipping 2020

2019 was a fantastic challenge and we hit our objectives. However, we’re taking some time off to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Read why.

2 min readDec 19, 2019

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Colin Dean

Equipping a home office for your new remote job

So you’ve got a shiny new remote job but a dusty old office at home, if you even have dedicated space you can call an office! How do you…

10 min readFeb 11, 2019

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Equipping a home office for your new remote job

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Why I stopped bringing my laptop to meetings

How leaving work at my desk has helped me concentrate and engage while encouraging others to do the same and has kept meetings on task.

4 min readDec 27, 2017

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Colin Dean

The Power of Partying: Radical Positivity

It’s no secret that Andrew W.K. is one of my favorite musical acts. A long time ago, my mother asked me what kind of music he plays. I…

5 min readDec 11, 2017

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The Power of Partying: Radical Positivity

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Colin Dean

Why your informational website should use HTTPS

I don’t see a strong reason not to enable HTTPS for every website, other than it not being a priority because it works fine right now.

3 min readJul 13, 2017

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Colin Dean

Colin Dean

Scholar, bon vivant, champion of the oppressed. Pittsburgh-based software engineer+architect+consultant and community builder seeking serenity. http://cad.cx

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