Projects, et al - C. Kennedy Design

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Completed projects, work-in-process, and the occasional thought on the design process

Projects and Updates, 2022Q2

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Projects and Updates, 2022Q2

I have a dehydrator. It's wonderful.

Projects and Updates, 2022Q1

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Projects and Updates, 2022Q1

Recent accomplishments: Falling in love with HBR, tending to my plants, buying some analog clocks and watches

Projects and Updates, 2021Q4

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q4

HR Tech Stack Considerations

Designing A Better Workplace

HR Tech Stack Considerations

I was doing some research, recently, and couldn't find useful examples of HR Tech Stacks. Besides companies pitching how their own products might fit into a hypothetical HR Stack, I didn't see much out there. So if anyone finds it helpful, (including me in the future,) here's what I'd consider

Projects and Updates, 2021Q3

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q3

I fixed my cupcakes.

Projects and Updates, 2021Q2

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q2

So I've been baking recently...

Projects and Updates, 2021Q1

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q1

Update: 21 plants + 6 plant cuttings ¯\\(ツ)/¯

Projects and Updates, 2020Q4

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Projects and Updates, 2020Q4

Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XZxMMkJdOKvL2k3ZNC2AV] [1] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner and To Do I wrote about task queueing and how I decide what to do next. [https://www.ckdsn.com/task-queueing-with-microsoft-planner-and-to-do/] Check it out here: Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner

Projects and Updates, 2020-10-01

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Projects and Updates, 2020-10-01

Blank dice are a new favorite thing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PJDHTIrLKdc49gQRKf6Rh] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Risk, Dice, and SARS-CoV-2 In the age of SARS-CoV-2, one of my personal disappointments is that individual citizens have been put in charge of analyzing both their own

Projects and Updates, 2020-07-01

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Projects and Updates, 2020-07-01

It's been a weird three months. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0fLTW7vxaVVpDpzAHLB76C] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life in the age of SARS-CoV-2 Obviously the novel coronavirus has thrown everyone's life kittywampus; luckily I've been able to continue working from home. While that's introduced a set

Projects and Updates, 2020-04-01

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Projects and Updates, 2020-04-01

I was considering writing a section on the Google Home app and how it isn't fully functional on the Google Pixelbook or Google Pixel Slate. Instead, here is a one sentence review: If you sell stuff that supposedly all works together, you should make it all work together. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist

Projects and Updates, 2020-01-01

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Projects and Updates, 2020-01-01

Dear Amazon- In fairness, it was sort of fun in the beginning! See you in a few years, once you own all the other companies in the world. xoxo Me -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4mslov5lgoSfhGmgr29bzs] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support your community* *(but only

Projects and Updates, 2019-10-01

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Projects and Updates, 2019-10-01

A quick party hack: I've been adding Post-It Notes to my door to let guests know they've found the right place. (The crowd favorite is a note that simply reads: "It's this one.") We've all experienced being unsure you're in the right spot; this helps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist of music in

Projects and Updates, 2019-07-01

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Projects and Updates, 2019-07-01

For the last 3 months, I've definitely spent more time playing tennis than designing or coding. It's been great. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/user/ckdsnx/playlist/5HAI2wvJafgsVBKM0kjnIT] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- App Updates I've been using my Invitation Managing/Event Planning app more than I've

Projects and Updates, 2019-04-01

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Projects and Updates, 2019-04-01

People of Minnesota: eat the last cookie. Please. Don't leave it, don't cut it in half. You crushed the first 49, finish the job. That's apropos to nothing in this post, it just needed to be said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/user/

Using Python and Python-Docx to build Word Docs

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Using Python and Python-Docx to build Word Docs

As someone who loves automating things, I've learned to... well... not. It's often not worth it [https://xkcd.com/1319/]. I'll look to automate if I think it will improve the accuracy of a process that needs to be particularly accurate (e.g. calculating commissions)[1]. I'll also shoot for

Projects and Updates, 2019-01-01

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Projects and Updates, 2019-01-01

I moved! And it consumed as much time and energy as you would expect. The new view is great and I'm excited to drink ALL THE BUBBLES on my new balcony, once it stops being cold outside. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/user/

Projects and Updates, 2018-10-01

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Projects and Updates, 2018-10-01

Event and Invitation Managing Software My phone now runs a beta alpha whatever-comes-before-alpha version of my event planning/invitation managing software. I've been using the software for about 6 weeks and the results have been decent: it's replaced Google Keep as my invitation managing tool, and that was my primary

Projects and Updates, 2018-07-01

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Projects and Updates, 2018-07-01

Here's the thing with testing voice interfaces... you sound like you're losing your mind while you're doing it: "Computer, where's my train? Computer, where's MYYyyyy train? Computer, where's mahtrain? Computer, WHERE'Smahtrain? Computer..." Voice interfaces and my Alexa skill Previously on CKDSN: I made an Alexa Skill [https://www.ckdsn.com/

Project Updates, et al: 2018-04-01

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Project Updates, et al: 2018-04-01

Creating an Alexa Skill Sometime in January, I decided I wanted a better way to time my morning commute to work. A few obsessive weeks later, I have an Alexa skill that uses real-time train data to tell me when my train is arriving at the station. > A post shared

Project Updates, et al: 2018-01-01

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Project Updates, et al: 2018-01-01

Event Planning App Everyone has their neuroses. One of mine: I keep slightly obsessive track of whom I've invited to things, if they've responded, if I need to forward them event details, etc. I like to be a good host and make sure everyone's taken care of; beyond two to

Project Updates, et al: 2017-10-01

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Project Updates, et al: 2017-10-01

A Spotify Alarm Clock for Raspberry Pi Back in July, I transformed a Raspberry Pi into an alarm clock that plays Spotify playlists. Favorite Part One of my favorite parts of the project was physically assembling the Raspberry Pi. It's great that the very first step of the project is

How To: A Spotify Alarm Clock for Raspberry Pi

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How To: A Spotify Alarm Clock for Raspberry Pi

Alarm clocks are the devil and I hate them. Sleeping is the best, and I don't know why we willingly ruin such a delightful activity with terrible auditory violence. But I'm here to tell you there's something else: a Spotify Alarm Clock. If I'm being honest, one day I hope

How To: Manually Installing Ghost

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How To: Manually Installing Ghost

The software behind CKDSN.com is an open source publishing platform called Ghost [https://ghost.org/]. Ghost is great. [note: At some point I decided to have Ghost host/manage the site instead of doing it myself. As such, these instructions won't be updated as I'm no longer involved in

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Project Updates, et al: 2017-07-01

Looking Beyond What's Your Type Despite a new day job (which is a delight) and spring/summer (also a delight), I found some time to figure out one last thing in What's Your Type: retaining data and visual states when a user rotates their screen. Portrait and landscape orientation What