The Five-Minute Geek Show
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The Five-Minute Geek Show
Matt Stauffer, unabashedly geeky, 5 minutes, twice a week. Frontend dev, backend dev, audio, design, podcasts--all fair game.
Recent Episodes
115 episodes
115 | Look for those who need help (fixed audio)
Mister Rogers' mom said, when things are going poorly, "Look for the Helpers." I love Mister Rogers, but I have another idea.
114 | Catching Up On Where I've Been
I've been creating a lot of content in other places. Here's a quick update on what I've been doing.
113 | Your Online Presence Matters In Job Applications
Your online presence matters in job applications.
111 | Introducing Onramp, OMGPHP, and WhyPHP (ALL ALPHA!)
Introducing three new not-ready-for-real-time web sites I'm working on:
110 | Figure out the values, then make the choice according to your values
Figure out the values, then make the choice according to your values
107 | Enterpreneurial Survivorship Bias
I think we have a bit of entrepreneurial survivorship bias
106 | How we picked our insurance provider (slash my guiding principle)
How we picked our insurance provider, and my guiding principle
102 | A few simple tricks for editing your blog posts
A few simple tricks for editing your blog posts
101 | Your Top Idea, and Letting It Fester
What's at the top of your brain? And what's the benefit you get from having to wait on something, letting you brain roll over it?
Transcript:
100 | Overlapping Communities
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi, I'm your host Matt Stauffer and this is Episode 100. One, zero, zero. We've made it! I have not, I was going to say tweeted. I'v...
97 | Conducting reasonable, grown-up, discourse online
There's a big difference between conversation and snarky quips.
96 | Direct communication and why passive aggression isn't what you might think but sucks anyway
A chat about indirect vs. direct conflict, what passive aggression is and isn't, and some tips for responding to folks who manipulate others indirectl...
94 | One easy tip to being in the top 2% of freelancers
The tip: Be a grownup.
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Matt Stauffer: Hi. I'm your host Matt Stauffer, and this is episode 94 of the Five-Minute Geek Sho...
93 | If you don't know "why", you're not going to do the right "what"
Understanding the end goals--the motivation--of your clients, or yourself, allow you to make the small decisions in ways that serve the goal, rather t...
91 | Commitments, not (or and) goals
Small, measurable, manageable commitments help people like me move toward their goals.
Transcript:
Hi, I'm your host, Matt Stauffer, and t...
90 | It's OK to specialize. We're a Laravel Shop. That's OK.
It turns out, it's perfectly OK to specialize in a certain tech. Who knew!
89 | Start preparing now for what you need then
Whether it's getting a new job, launching a product, or finding new business, the things you'll need in the future require you to plan now.
88 | Somebody is going to have to do the hard work to bring equality
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Transcription:
Hi. I'm your host Matt Stauffer, and this is episode 88 of The Five Minute Geek Show, a weekly show about developmen...
87 | I don't think we mean the same thing when we say "remote"
I don't think we mean the same thing when we say "remote"
85 | Planning makes better (meetings, podcasts, bizdev, interviews)
Planning makes better (meetings, podcasts, bizdev, interviews)
84 | I don't think you have $10,000 to waste on that AWS token
I don't think you have $10,000 to waste on that AWS token -- don't commit your credentials to GitHub!
82 | How Are You Getting Paid For Your Free Work?
In what ways, other than money, are we paid for our free (open source, teaching, etc.) work?
81 | What to Do When You Get Sick
42 Lines article "Some principles of web development" including good talk about when you're sick
80 | Know why you're doing what you're doing
Vision and goals for every thing you do allow you to make good decisions in the face of conflict
79 | Quick thoughts on my new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
Quick thoughts on my new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
78 | Inbox Zero, Getting Things Done, and freeing your brain
Inbox Zero, Getting Things Done, and freeing your brain
77 | Split Online Personality: race, ethnicity, justice, and "just stick to tech"
I don't just care about tech: I'm also deeply passionate around issues of race, ethnicity, and justice.
76 | Write Code For Humans
Write code that you will love to write and return to, not for speed or computer optimization or whatever else.