Links for 2007-06-22

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• Jonathan Miles: Fingerjig Typing Game

  Fingerjig is a 6 minute game that tests your typing prowess. Words are randomly chosen from a dictionary of over 70,000. You must try to type them as quickly and accurately as you can!
  The average score for Fingerjig is 476,983. If you can beat this then

  (tags: hu)

• David’s Software Development Survival Guide: Undreamt Requirements

  Interesting insight into 3 distinct types of requirements: Conscious Requirements – Problems that the new system must solve; Unconscious Requirements – Already solved by the current system; Undreamed of Requirements – Would be a requirement if we knew it

  (tags: requirements requirements-gathering management analysis)

• Better communication through better listening

  Nearly every aspect of human life could be improved by better listening.This article lists eight common barriers to good listening, with suggestions for overcoming each.

  (tags: communication management relationships)