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Written blog posts. Sometimes about software engineering. Sometimes about management and leadership. Sometimes about me. Sometimes fiction, sometimes non-fiction. Rarely about politics, fictional or otherwise.

Closure
Blog

Closure

Why should the fact that it was all in my head make it any less real?

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Temna Zvezda Dec 9, 2021 • 2 min read
They never taught me how to cry
Writing

They never taught me how to cry

No tears. Never tears.

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Temna Zvezda Apr 30, 2021 • 2 min read
What to expect when you're expecting (to have me as your manager)
Management

What to expect when you're expecting (to have me as your manager)

tl;dr: I originally wrote this when I first joined the ebay Software Engineering team, as an ice-breaker and conversation starter with my new reports.

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Temna Zvezda Mar 3, 2021 • 9 min read
Waxing, poetic
Writing

Waxing, poetic

Did they sit in their back yards on a warm summer evening, with the cicadas buzzing and the humid breeze touching their cheeks and the cool beer bottle in their hand sweating gently, and look up at the moon, that waxing, gibbous moon?

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Temna Zvezda Feb 24, 2021 • 2 min read
Authenticity
Management

Authenticity

tl;dr: Acting in a way consistent with stated values indicates authenticity.

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Temna Zvezda Feb 10, 2021 • 6 min read
How could this happen?
Software Engineering

How could this happen?

tl;dr: How did a musician and graphic designer become the manager of a team of highly skilled digital technologists at one of Canada’s largest media companies?

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Temna Zvezda Feb 19, 2015 • 11 min read
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