There’s this lady in my place of business Fell in love on a whim, then asked herself, “Who is this?” Left her crying. In her mouth, a bad taste. And a call to the lawyers, in debt to her waste.
And I don’t blame her for smoking three packs a day. You can’t kill yourself fast if you just fade away. You can see it in her eyes. She’s seen one, two, one too many goodbyes.
I met a woman, whose abstract fears told an abstract story of twenty-six years. She’d sell her body, just to get a ride home, but she’d sell her soul not to be alone.
But I don’t blame her for the love she’s looking for you Because you can’t bet your life on what’s behind door number two. You can see it in her eyes. She’s seen one, two, one too many goodbyes.
Yeah, there is a saviour. A place where someone knows your name. The light’s on the hill, You can see him he’s real. And there are angels. They don’t just live in your dreams. The truth is in his eyes. Make this your last goodbye.
There’s a man I know who no one would listen to. He walked the earth, unfollowed and forgot. Love is all, love is all that he sought. And now he wants to love you.
Because he don’t blame you for the love he’s looking for you he knows you can’t bet your life on what’s behind door number two. You can see it in his eyes: This is your last goodbye.
Image credit: “Photo by Alex Green” (pexels/5700141)
It has come to my attention that occasionally when floofy chonks bork, they quirk with mlem to xolo with quirks to yap. So here’s the snoot for awoo. Mommos and daddos, the doggo-lingo phonetic alphabet:
Awoo: howling Bork: barking Chonk: hefty dog, also known as thicc Doggo: any dog, always 12/10, and all good bois Eddie: Frasier’s dog Floof: Furry, fluffy, lots of it Growler: Dogs who had a bad day, maybe big like the container H*ck: Censored version of heck, a pretty bad word Inu: Japanese for dog, popularized by Shiba Inu Jo-fi: Sigmund Freud’s dog, witness to his sessions Kitty: Growler’s worst enemy Loaf: When dogs are sit-laying on their tummies with the paws tucked Mlem: Dog kisses Nuggs: Chimkin is important to a pupperino Oh-boy: Dogs express satisfaction Pupper: Not just a puppy, any dog Quirk Ruff Snoot Tippy-tap Unit Visit Woofer Xolo Yapper Zoomie
There’s an old man trying to turn left, and a little boy chasing a brown dog. There’s a mad man going a little too fast, and a black and white car, and a man who plays god.
There’s a schoolgirl crossing Broadway at three and a football game in a vacant lot field. There’s a poor poet wondering what is it I’m doing. Well, I’m wondering: Is it for real?
Is it real, is it sane, tell me, what’s in a name? And, where will you be in five minutes? Is it real, is it sane, tell me, who’s to blame? And, I’ll go home when I’m finished. In five minutes. Is it for real?
There’s a family wondering what they’ve got left, and a fireman missing his black and white dog. And there’s a boy and a girl moving a little too fast, but not a soul searching for God.
There’s an actress belonging on Broadway, she’s 33 and she’s wondering how it must feel. There’s a poor poet wondering, “What is it I’m doing?” Well, I’m wondering, “Is it for real?”
This is how you felt, and the hand you were dealt will never be understanded, so bloom where you’re planted.
When she’s drinking, She says things I don’t think I believe, and I’m not one to practice to deceive. But I’d be lying if I told you, That I’m not dying when I hold you. And the more I get to know you, The more of me I’ll show you.
When I say, “I love you,” She reaffirms that I’m a nice guy. When I say, “I love you,” She reaffirms how much she likes me, But, she can’t say, “I love you.” She can’t say, “I love you.” It just might take to long.
When I’m angry, I say things I know I shouldn’t believe, And one day, I’ll say what I can’t retrieve. But, it’s been so long since I’ve held you, And it’s been days since I felt your smile, And I guess I’ll just get over it for a while.
The curse of remembering, This concept of dismembering. What I wish I was, Why I’m not because: You said no because you couldn’t But I know it’s ’cause you wouldn’t.
At this point, historians agree that the golden ratio, the “divine” spiral, and the Fibonacci sequence predated Leonardo F. by a few hundred or more years, but modern agile practitioners have decided to agree to use the sequence to do basic addition and subtraction to determine team effectiveness, or velocity. It’s a bad idea.
But points are the whole reason we became “agile” and velocity is obviously the only indicator of progress when building software.
— Everyone Ever
Basically it’s like this. The golden ratio makes this amazing spiral showing in the image. Each number in the Fibonacci sequence adds to the spiral in term of it’s area and PI (the number) and a series of other factors. Simply put, if you have 4 numbers from Fibonacci, as in the case of a typical sprint with three or four activities, you can’t simply summarize the effort of an individual using simple math in the form of addition, and you infinitely cannot add the effort of six or eight team members by summing up golden numbers. Maybe their area, square, or some variation of square and PI (the number)?
The Fibonacci sequence has a purpose, and it’s to show the growth of something over time. In the case of agile, it’s the growth of the team’s capacity over the cycle of a sprint. You may need to consider several other factors such as the number of people on the team, their skill levels, the type of activities they are performing, and even their individual strengths and weaknesses.
In conclusion, the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio can be helpful in understanding the dynamics of a team, but it’s important to remember that they should not be used as a method of measurement for the effectiveness of a team or its members. There are more accurate methods available and it’s important to use those to ensure accurate results.
The Fibonacci sequence, or the golden ratio, are mathematical concepts present in nature, art and architecture. For example, the nautilus shell or the pattern of a sunflower’s seeds are both examples of the Fibonacci sequence. The golden ratio is often utilized in architecture, as its ratio of 1:1.618 is considered aesthetically pleasing. It has been used in the works of renowned architects such as Le Corbusier, and in the design of the Parthenon. Therefore, it is no surprise that the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio have become popular amongst agile practitioners in recent years.
“I wrote an article about the dangers of artificial intelligence and now my AI therapist isn’t speaking to me.”
— That’s a Rich Williams joke
However, many agile practitioners have resorted to using the Fibonacci sequence as a method of measuring team effectiveness. As the Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers that increase incrementally, it is not an accurate way of measuring team velocity. The Fibonacci sequence is a mathematical concept and it is not an appropriate way to measure the effort of a team or its individual members. It is important to remember that the Fibonacci sequence is used to illustrate growth, rather than to calculate it.
In order to accurately measure the effectiveness of a team, it is important to consider several factors such as the number of people on the team, their skill levels, the type of activities they are performing, and even their individual strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, the Agile Manifesto states that “Working software is the primary measure of progress” and suggests delivering working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.
The concept of using the Fibonacci sequence for relative sizing in agile environments is misguided. It is important to prioritize a backlog and determine MVP, but this should not be done at the cost of compromising the principles of agile, such as prioritizing individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responsiveness to change. Agile should not be reduced to a series of charts and graphs to compare velocity based on subjective story points.
Relative estimation can be a useful tool for having conversations and short-term predictability. However, it is not suitable for quantifying the work of a team, particularly when considering the different abilities, skills, and strengths of individual team members. The idea of using Fibonacci numbers for letting team members go is also flawed, as it does not take into account other factors such as their performance, experience, and impact on the project.
In an ideal scenario, the goal is to deliver a minimum viable product under budget and if possible, exceed expectations. This requires a hard estimate, contract, and agreement between the development team and the client.
Ultimately, the distinction between software development and building construction is noteworthy, as mistakes in software development can be corrected through bug fixes and app updates, while mistakes in building construction are much harder to rectify.
The challenge of subjectively comparing effort among stories in Agile methodologies can be addressed through the use of various methods such as t-shirt sizes, whole numbers, a scale of 1-10, and even Fibonacci numbers. However, it is important to note that these methods should not be used for adding and subtracting. On the other hand, time can be quantified in terms of years, months, weeks, days, hours and minutes, though it is worth mentioning that time estimation in Agile teams has been known to be unreliable.
The sum of the fibonacci numbers, whether properly calculated using the area pi spiral OR just summarized using basic addition, should be taken with a big coarse grain of sea salt flavored popcorn.
— Rich Williams (Me)
The purpose of using a metric such as velocity, which ultimately seeks to convert points to hours or dollars, is to support accounting needs. However, such calculations are limited by various factors such as holidays, interest, opportunity cost, and so on. Although the originators of velocity in Agile methodology were not mathematicians, there are mathematicians who are conducting research in the areas of time and money, with publicly available findings.
The use of numbers as a means of representation can be problematic as they are subject to manipulation by accountants, executives, and AI algorithms, which analyze the data and search for patterns through complex mathematical models. Using numerical values to quantify effort should only be done as a last resort, and it is always advisable to budget resources such as time and money.
I am proposing a revised use of T-shirt sizing to more accurately describe and label effort required to complete user stories in the form of what I call “SMLXD” or small, medium, large, extra-large, and double-XL. Individual contribution to a sprint could be described as SSLL or MLX and or shorthanded as a team with 3S.4M.2L.2X.D, etc. It’s honestly just a proposal, but something I’m looking forward to developing. How do you do math with SMLXD? You don’t. Instead you use it for what relative sizing was intended for: estimating complexity, uncertainty, and effort.*
Overall, the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio are wonderful mathematical concepts that have been present in the world for centuries. However, it is important to remember that they are not suitable for measuring team effectiveness or velocity. Instead, it is important to consider a range of factors and to follow the Agile Manifesto’s guidelines to accurately measure and track team performance.
Specifically, “Working software is the primary measure of progress,” and, “Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.” — The Agile Manifesto
Working software is the primary measure of progress
— The Agile Manifesto
PS: Never mind that the actual sequence has two “one’s” (1’s) so next time you’re playing planning poker, and someone says, “Which one?” You can say, “I know, right?” Because there’s two.
Rich Williams is an agilist in Dallas, Texas. He doesn’t know much, but he knows flawed logic when he sees it and calls it FLAWGIC to annoy his family and friends. He is a failed stand up comedian and once played bass in a popular hip hop outfit. He’s big, bald, and has a beard.
[Chorus] Praise the Lord, for goodness sake We’re all gonna take a Bible break I said, Praise the Lord, for goodness sake We’re all gonna take a Bible break So when your fingers start to pop and you’re feet start to tap You’re listening to the righteous rap
[Verse 1] Listen friends, lend an ear Because faith comes by the words ya hear I’m not talking jump, I’m not talking jive But I’ve got a message to make you live If you’re red, yellow, black, or white Everybody is a star in Jesus’ sight He loves you so, He came into this world To give his love for every boy and girl He loves you, he loves you Don’t you know that Jesus loves you? I took a look in the Bible book Just to see what I could see I saw that Jesus loves everyone From the Eskimo to the Pygmy There’s a special message in this song that we want everyone to know And that’s Jesus loves everyone, because the Bible tells me so
[Chorus 2] It says that I’m a winner, not a loser I am the head, and I’m not the tail If the prison door is open my friend, whatcha doing in jail? I’m a winner, not a loser I’m the head, and not the tail If the prison door is open, whatcha doing in jail? Everybody! Winner, not a loser Head, and not the tail If the prison door is open, whatcha doing in jail? Because Jesus paid your bail! Everybody say J-E-S-U-S Everybody say J-E-S-U-S
[Interlude] Psalm 150 says let’s praise the king of kings On the cymbals, trumpets, and the organs, the instruments with strings
[Verse 2] Signs follow what you preach if it’s the Word of God you teach Signs follow what you preach if it’s the Word of God that you teach The Bible is the Holy Book, so let’s open it up and take a look We’ve got Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth First and Second Samuel, First and Second Kings, First and Second Chronicles Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalm, Proverbs Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah Lamentations, Ezekiel And then we’ve got Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi New Testament Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, First and Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, First and Second Thessalonians First and Second Timothy, Titus, Philemon Hebrews, James, First and Second Peter, First and Second, Third John, Jude, to Revelation
[Verse 3] The Word’s gonna save this nation If we learn the Word from Genesis to Revelation God sent His Son to alleviate hurt To redeem us all from the curse From sickness Jesus gave us health And from poverty He gave you wealth From the curse of the law I’m redeemed And now I’m free to pursue my dream To be a success, to be the best To be the head and not the tail and nothing less you see The devil’s not what he used to be Cause when I speak the Word he’s got to flee He’s finally thrown in the fiery lake For eternity, the devil will bake And all my days I will proclaim everything that have is in Jesus’ name So throw your hands in the air And praise the Lord because you don’t have a care His yoke is easy and His burden is light If you’re a child of God just say “all right!!”
[Verse 4] I learned my lesson now I take Time out each day for a Bible break Because the Bible is the holy book Just open it up and take a look I learned my lesson cause I take Time out each day for a Bible break God sent His Son to alleviate hurt To redeem us all from the curse For sickness Jesus gave us health And from poverty He gave you wealth From the curse of the law I’m redeemed And now I’m free to pursue my dream To be a success, to be the best To be the head and not the tail and nothing less you see The devil’s not what he used to be Cause when I speak the Word he’s got to flee He’s finally thrown in the fiery lake For eternity, the devil will bake And all my days I will proclaim everything that have is in Jesus’ name So throw your hands in the air And praise the Lord because you don’t have a care His yoke is easy and His burden is light If you’re a child of God just say “all right!!”
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“Sometimes by Step” by Rich Mullins
Sometimes the night was beautiful Sometimes the sky was so far away Sometimes it seemed to stoop so close You could touch it but your heart would break Sometimes the morning came too soon Sometimes the day could be so hot There was so much work left to do But so much You’d already done
Oh God, You are my God And I will ever praise You Oh God, You are my God And I will ever praise You And I will seek You in the morning And I will learn to walk in Your ways And step by step You’ll lead me And I will follow You all of my days
Sometimes I think of Abraham How one star he saw had been lit for me He was a stranger in this land And I am that, no less than he And on this road to righteousness Sometimes the climb can be so steep I may falter in my steps But never beyond Your reach
Oh God, You are my God And I will ever praise You Oh God, You are my God And I will ever praise You I will seek You in the morning And I will learn to walk in Your ways And step by step You’ll lead me And I will follow You all of my days
And I will follow You all of my days And I will follow You all of my days And step by step You’ll lead me And I will follow You all of my days And I will follow You all of my days (Sometimes the night was beautiful) And I will follow You all of my days (Sometimes the night . . .) (Sometimes the night was beautiful) And I will follow You all of my days (. . . Was beautiful) (Sometimes the night was beautiful) And I will follow You all of my days (So beautiful) And I will follow You all of my days And I will follow You all of my days (Oh God, you are my God) And I will follow You all of my days (Oh God, you are my God) And I will follow You all of my days And I will follow You all of my days (Sometimes the night was beautiful) And I will follow You all of my days (Sometimes the night . . .) And I will follow You all of my days
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Mark 2: King James Version
2 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
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“Rooftops” by Jesus Culture
Here I am before You Falling in love and seeking Your truth Knowing that Your perfect grace Has brought me to this place Because of You I freely live My life to You, oh God, I give
So I stand before You, God I lift my voice cause You set me free
So I shout out Your name, from the rooftops I proclaim That I am Yours, I am Yours
All the good You’ve done for me I lift up my hands for all to see You’re the only one Who brings me to my knees To share this love across the earth The beauty of Your holy worth
So I kneel before You, God I lift my hands cause You set me free
So I shout out Your name From the rooftops I proclaim That I am Yours, I am Yours All that I am, I place into Your loving hands And I am Yours, I am Yours Here I am, I stand With arms wide open To the One, the Son
The everlasting God The everlasting God Here I am, I stand With arms wide open To the One, the Son The everlasting God
The everlasting God Here I am yeah
Arms wide open Here I am Heart wide open Here I am God
Jesus here I am Here I am Here I am Arms wide open Jesus!
So I shout out Your name From the rooftops I proclaim That I am Yours, I am Yours All that I am, I place into Your loving hands And I am Yours, I am Yours
So I shout out Your name From the rooftops I proclaim That I am Yours, I am Yours All that I am, I place into Your loving hands And I am Yours, I am Yours
Here I am, I stand With arms wide open To the One, the Son The everlasting God The everlasting God
Here I am, I stand With arms wide open To the One, the Son The everlasting God The everlasting God
So I shout out Your name From the rooftops I proclaim That I am Yours, I am Yours All that I am, I place into Your loving hands And I am Yours, I am Yours
So I shout out Your name From the rooftops I proclaim That I am Yours, I am Yours All that I am, I place into Your loving hands And I am Yours, I am Yours
Songwriters: Lindsey Sweat / Ben Williams / Jonathan Berlin
I love You, Lord For Your mercy never fails me All my days, I’ve been held in Your hands From the moment that I wake up Until I lay my head Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God
And all my life You have been faithful And all my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God
I love Your voice You have led me through the fire In the darkest night You are close like no other I’ve known You as a Father I’ve known You as a Friend And I have lived in the goodness of God (yeah)
And all my life You have been faithful (oh) And all my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God (yeah)
‘Cause Your goodness is running after It’s running after me Your goodness is running after It’s running after me With my life laid down I’m surrendered now I give You everything ‘Cause Your goodness is running after It’s running after me (oh-oh)
‘Cause Your goodness is running after It’s running after me Your goodness is running after It’s running after me With my life laid down I’m surrendered now I give You everything ‘Cause Your goodness is running after It keeps running after me
And all my life You have been faithful And all my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able Oh, I’m gonna sing of the goodness of God (I’m gonna sing, I’m gonna sing)
‘Cause all my life You have been faithful And all my life You have been so, so good With every breath that I am able Oh, I’m gonna sing of the goodness of God Oh, I’m gonna sing of the goodness of God
take my life oh lord and let it be consecrated lord to the keep my moments and my days, and let them flow let them flow in ceaseless praise
chorus and oh take this life and oh it is not mine
take my hands and feet and let them move in peoples with thy great love
my intellect and heart are thine oh lord so take and use them to lead others to your royal throne
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take my voice and let me sing praise for you my only king take my lips and let them be father tell them messasges from thee
take my love oh lord i pour at thy feet it’s treasure stored take myself and i will be forever and all for thee
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“What a Beautiful Name” by Hillsong
Verse 1 You were the Word at the beginning One with God the Lord Most High Your hidden glory in creation Now revealed in You our Christ
Chorus 1 What a beautiful Name it is What a beautiful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a beautiful Name it is Nothing compares to this What a beautiful Name it is The Name of Jesus
Verse 2 You didn’t want heaven without us So Jesus You brought heaven down My sin was great Your love was greater What could separate us now
Chorus 2 What a wonderful Name it is What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a wonderful Name it is Nothing compares to this What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus
Bridge Death could not hold You The veil tore before You You silence the boast of sin and grave The heavens are roaring The praise of Your glory For You are raised to life again
You have no rival You have no equal Now and forever God You reign Yours is the kingdom Yours is the glory Yours is the Name above all names
Chorus 3 What a powerful Name it is What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a powerful Name it is Nothing can stand against What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus
Tags What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus
Words and Music by Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood
Savior I come, quiet my soul Remember redemption’s hill Where Your blood was spilled For my ransom
Everything I once held dear I count it all as loss
Lead me to the cross where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees, Lord, I lay me down Rid me of myself, I belong to You Oh, lead me Lead me to the cross
You were as I, tempted and tried You are, the word became flesh Bore my sin and death Now You’re risen
Everything I once held dear I count it all as loss
Lead me to the cross where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees, Lord, I lay me down Rid me of myself, I belong to You Oh, lead me Lead me to the cross
To Your heart To Your heart Lead me to Your heart Lead me to Your heart
Lead me to the cross where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees, Lord, I lay me down Rid me of myself, I belong to You Oh, lead me Lead me
Lead me to the cross where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees, Lord, I lay me down Rid me of myself, I belong to You Oh, lead me Lead me to the cross
You’re just getting started. No, you’re not done with us.
Just Getting Started (Improv) – Brandon Lake/Bethany Wohrle
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“Graves Into Gardens” by Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake
I searched the world But it couldn’t fill me Man’s empty praise And treasures that fade Are never enough Then You came along And put me back together And every desire Is now satisfied Here in Your love (hey) Oh, there’s nothing better than You There’s nothing better than You Lord, there’s nothing Nothing is better than You I’m not afraid To show You my weakness My failures and flaws Lord, You’ve seen ’em all And You still call me friend ‘Cause the God of the mountain Is the God of the valley There’s not a place Your mercy and grace Won’t find me again Oh, there’s nothing better than You There’s nothing better than You Lord, there’s nothing Nothing is better than You Oh, there’s nothing better than You There’s nothing better than You Lord, there’s nothing Nothing is better than You You turn mourning to dancing You give beauty for ashes You turn shame into glory You’re the only one who can You turn mourning to dancing You give beauty for ashes You turn shame into glory You’re the only one who can You turn graves into garden You turn bones into armies You turn seas into highways You’re the only one who can You’re the only one who can Oh, there’s nothing better than You There’s nothing better than You Lord, there’s nothing Nothing is better than You Oh, there’s nothing better than You There’s nothing better than You Lord, there’s nothing Nothing is better than You You turn graves into gardens You turn bones into armies You turn seas into highways You’re the only one who can You turn graves into gardens You turn bones into armies You turn seas into highways You’re the only one who can You’re the only one who can You’re the only one who can
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought, by day or by night Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise Thou mine inheritance, now and always Thou and Thou only first in my heart High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art High King of heaven, my victory won May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun Heart of my own heart, whatever befall Still be my vision, O ruler of all Heart of my own heart, whatever befall Still be my vision, O ruler of all
Cover of Pedro The Lion and David Bazan Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Caleb Andrew Grimm / Eleanor H. Hull / Joseph P Stamper
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“Friends, there is no such thing as “Christian” rock. This is a lie of the devil. We are not to transform ourselves to the world, for the Bible says that as God’s people we “are at enmity with the world.” There is no “Christian” whiskey, no “Christian” pornography, no “Christian” adultery, and no “Christian” rock.” — Texe Marrs
I feel like real content is the fastest way to get your layout, headlines, fonts, possibly images, red-lined and marked up with unnecessary comments about the content that are irrelevant to the mission critical task of making visual decisions. This article is nice, but misguided. Lorem ipsum requires one conversation with the client about its purpose, not a hundred conversations like, “Oh, we’ve moved this to the Dallas market,” or “Oops, he doesn’t work here anymore.,” or “I think we’re going to nix the British spelling of colour for this piece.” All of the comments may be for another party or stage of production and ultimately influence stakeholder decision to choose the wrong layout based on too much content editing in the mocks.
An otherwise five-minute meeting can easily become a pet-peeve soapbox about dated copy, and when you’re just trying to get a template approved, this is counter productive.