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Simple v. Complicated

I borrowed this from Dictionary.com, so I kept the first word as a link to the original. I hope that's okay with them. sim·ple      [ sim -p uh l ]     Show IPA   adjective,   sim·pler, sim·plest,   noun adjective 1. easy   to   understand,   deal   with,   use,   etc.:   a   simple   matter; simple   tools. 2. not   elaborate   or   artificial;   plain:   a   simple   style. 3. not   ornate   or   luxurious;   unadorned:   a   simple   gown. 4. unaffected;   unassuming;   modest:   a   simple   manner. 5. not   complicated:   a   simple   design. My hot words are "simple" and "complex." Most people who say "simple" don't mean simple. They mean "easy", with an implied "to think of" or "to type in" or "to do without researching."  Easy is a virtue...

World's Shortest Agile Summary

Thanks to George Dinwiddie and Mark Levinson and that marvel we call Twitter, your agile otter presents the worlds briefest summation of Agile: Do small things supremely well, and let them add up to large things. Use feedback to steer to the results you want. Defeat problems with teamwork. Maintain an even strain.