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            <title><![CDATA[Airbrushed From The About Us Page]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/airbrushed-from-the-about-us-page-8d207fe11a27?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1774/1*tsh-JZSkEq0Sm593lLdP5A.png" width="1774"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Yezhov stood beside Stalin once too. Then he didn&#x2019;t.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/airbrushed-from-the-about-us-page-8d207fe11a27?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:10:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nobody Else Decides What You Work On Now]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/nobody-else-decides-what-you-work-on-now-5101ca31bcd4?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*pMJLlft76ZCIU9bzd9HtgA.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Some of us were waiting for &#x201C;AI&#x201D; for an entirely different reason.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/nobody-else-decides-what-you-work-on-now-5101ca31bcd4?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:42:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thirty Years Dodging Management But Then The Agents Arrived]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/thirty-years-dodging-management-but-then-the-agents-arrived-65054dc346c3?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*_kI8eYTS3NFn7SWEjiRKYA.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I ended up doing the same job, just with fewer biscuits.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/thirty-years-dodging-management-but-then-the-agents-arrived-65054dc346c3?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:41:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[They hired a Time Lord, then handed them a mop]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/they-hired-a-time-lord-then-handed-them-a-mop-b306cdf4c321?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*OoM_cxIDVAdMA69uFVn9yw.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Or, how to be hired for your brain and be paid for your patience.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/they-hired-a-time-lord-then-handed-them-a-mop-b306cdf4c321?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Effective Hourly Rate Of Doing Nothing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/the-effective-hourly-rate-of-doing-nothing-d1926c1bd391?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*O_hAu8nIBZQitjEnO9OGBA.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Or, how the &#x201C;permie&#x201D; classes can approach contract rates without ever leaving their desks.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/the-effective-hourly-rate-of-doing-nothing-d1926c1bd391?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Stuart Woolley]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:15:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Agile, Gone Not With A Bang But With A Whimper]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/agile-gone-not-with-a-bang-but-with-a-whimper-1900bcde9592?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*TW-IX5TS6WsodQ1Ky7v5fg.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">If anyone noticed, the evangelists have had their rapture.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/agile-gone-not-with-a-bang-but-with-a-whimper-1900bcde9592?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:26:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Going Down With Somebody Else’s Ship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/going-down-with-somebody-elses-ship-71ee057fb475?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1672/1*xP5Ml-Cqk_1iNR7wbmsjbA.png" width="1672"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Or, the captain is always the last one off (which is no comfort at all when they&#x2019;ve decided nobody else is getting off either).</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/going-down-with-somebody-elses-ship-71ee057fb475?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Long Service Blind Spot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/the-long-service-blind-spot-4cd23331eefe?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1672/1*1cxRgP-q1w7dPOEVx9SPhQ.png" width="1672"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">HR Hates This One Simple Neck Exercise</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/the-long-service-blind-spot-4cd23331eefe?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Stuart Woolley]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:54:51 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-09-25T14:55:36.524Z</atom:updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Off The Record, On The File]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/off-the-record-on-the-file-c1b03048f57b?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*-B8zSOBy4I5gPXu7nogA6Q.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Or, the informal chat that solves nothing, but goes in your file anyway.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/off-the-record-on-the-file-c1b03048f57b?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:32:03 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-09-21T13:40:17.188Z</atom:updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Banging Your Head Against A Wall]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/banging-your-head-against-a-wall-4fc2ed9cba68?source=rss-a435b5883828------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1536/1*RrB0am3dBXXIfn-aH7q62A.png" width="1536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">If you have started wearing a cardigan to Teams calls, this one is for you.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-grand-game-of-software-engineering/banging-your-head-against-a-wall-4fc2ed9cba68?source=rss-a435b5883828------2">Continue reading on The Grand Game of Software Engineering »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:38:43 GMT</pubDate>
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