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Are Swimlanes Evil?

Betteridge would say “no”. I would say “maybe”. However you feel about swimlanes, I believe they can be used for good in spite of the Prioritisation Problem.

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A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes
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64GB Micro SD Card 4K Ultra-HD Video Premium High Speed Memory Microsdxc Up To 100MB/S V30 UHS-I U3 A1 C10, by Integral
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The Meal Prep King: Prep Yourself Slim
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HP X4D37AE 302 Original Ink Cartridges, Black and Tri-color, Pack of 2
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Diddly Squat: The No 1 Sunday Times bestseller
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RICE scoring in Aha! for prioritisation

Working out what to build next with the tried-and-tested quantitative method of RICE Prioritisation with Aha! Product Management scoring.

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TP-Link AC750 Universal Dual Band Range Extender, Broadband/Wi-Fi Extender, Wi-Fi Booster/Hotspot with Ethernet Port, Plug and Play, Smart Signal Indicator, UK Plug (RE220)
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Flowers For Algernon: The must-read literary science fiction masterpiece (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
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All New Official Minecraft Creative Handbook: The Latest Updated & Revised Essential 2022 Guide Book for the Best Selling Video Game of All Time
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SanDisk Ultra 32 GB microSDHC Memory Card + SD Adapter with A1 App Performance Up to 120 MB/s, Class 10, U1, SDSQUA4-032G-GN6MA , Red/Grey
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Amazon Brand - Eono Lightning iPhone Charger Cable, Apple MFi Certified, USB Fast Charging Lead, 1m
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How to prioritise your way out of releasing anything

Imagine never fixing that bug, never releasing that feature and never improving your onboarding experience — all you have to do is prioritise!

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Fast 800 Keto: Eat well, burn fat, manage your weight long-term
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iPhone Charger Cable, Lightning Cable 3Pack 3FT/1M iPhone Charger Braided iPhone Charger Lead USB Fast Charging Cable Compatible with iPhone 11/Pro/Xs Max/X/8/7/Plus/6S/6/SE/5S iPad and More
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Amazing Animals: Adult Coloring Book, Stress Relieving Mandala Animal Designs: 1
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Breathe In, Breathe Out: 2022’s bestselling practical guide on how to breathe for better sleep, stress management, improved self esteem, and to care for your mental health
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HP N9J72AE 301 Original Ink Cartridges, Black and Tri-Colour, Multipack
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Google Maps to Garmin

Plot a course on Google Maps, import it to Garmin Connect and copy to your Garmin Bike Computer (e.g. Edge 25) — here’s the easiest way I’ve found!

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Amazing Animals: Adult Coloring Book, Stress Relieving Mandala Animal Designs: 1
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HP N9K06AE 304 Original Ink Cartridge, Black, (Pack of 1)
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TikTok For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
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James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media
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64GB Micro SD Card 4K Ultra-HD Video Premium High Speed Memory Microsdxc Up To 100MB/S V30 UHS-I U3 A1 C10, by Integral
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Excel: Split full names into given and family names

Most attempts to split a full name into first/last split by the first space but this fails when people also have middle names. Here’s how to do it properly.

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The Girl of Ink and Stars: winner of the British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year
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The One Impossible Labyrinth: From the creator of No.1 Netflix thriller INTERCEPTOR (Jack West Series)
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SanDisk Ultra 32 GB microSDHC Memory Card + SD Adapter with A1 App Performance Up to 120 MB/s, Class 10, U1, SDSQUA4-032G-GN6MA , Red/Grey
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Python Programming Guide for GCSE Computer Science (includes Online Edition & Python Files) (CGP GCSE Computer Science 9-1 Revision)
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Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction To Programming
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Dynamic stylesheets with WordPress (and enqueue-ing from shortcodes)

Dynamic styles allow you to control CSS output with PHP on-the-fly, based on your plugin’s options or simply instead of a preprocessor.

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iPhone Charger Cable, Lightning Cable 3Pack 3FT/1M iPhone Charger Braided iPhone Charger Lead USB Fast Charging Cable Compatible with iPhone 11/Pro/Xs Max/X/8/7/Plus/6S/6/SE/5S iPad and More
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iPhone Charger Cable, 5 Pack (6 FT) [MFi Certified] Nylon Braided Fast Charging Long Cables Compatible iPhone 12Pro Max/12Pro/12/11Pro Max/11Pro/11/XS/Xs Max/XR and More-Color
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HP N9J72AE 301 Original Ink Cartridges, Black and Tri-Colour, Multipack
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Unnatural Causes
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James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media
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Should everyone learn to code?

The media seems to think that everyone should learn to code, but I strongly disagree and believe we should look at the bigger picture.

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Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo for Windows, 2.4 GHz Wireless, Compact Mouse, 8 Multimedia and Shortcut Keys, 2-Year Battery Life, for PC, Laptop, QWERTY UK English Layout - Black
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Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide
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What Mummy Makes: Cook Just Once for You and Your Baby
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The Lazarus Heist: Based on the No 1 Hit podcast
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Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction To Programming
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Dependency Injection explained in plain English

Dependency Injection (DI) is a simple concept that’s often explained in complicated terms. It’s not rocket surgery, just giving objects to other objects!

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Anker iPhone Charger Cable, 6 ft Lightning Cable, 331 Cable, Premium Nylon USB-A to Lightning Cable, MFi Certified iPhone Charger Cable for iPhone SE/Xs/XS Max/XR/X/8 Plus/7/6 Plus, iPad, and More
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Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide
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HP X4D37AE 302 Original Ink Cartridges, Black and Tri-color, Pack of 2
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When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
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Ads on tech blogs

A few months ago I started showing ads on my blog and the results were exactly as I expected — ads on tech blogs just don’t work!

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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
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Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy: The UK's No.1 Dog Training Book
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All New Official Minecraft Creative Handbook: The Latest Updated & Revised Essential 2022 Guide Book for the Best Selling Video Game of All Time
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Minecraft Joke Book
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Filename Regular Expression

Checks that a string is valid on Windows (NTFS), Mac (HFS+) and most Linux distros as a file/folder name as well as part of a URI without encoding.

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Minecraft Catch the Creeper and Other Mobs: Search for your favourite mobs in this official Minecraft Search and Find book!
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The Lazarus Heist: Based on the No 1 Hit podcast
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Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar
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HP N9K06AE 304 Original Ink Cartridge, Black, (Pack of 1)
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