“bura bura” – wandering (Japanese)
Joel Spolsky has written an article on why you need the best programmers in order to succeed as a software company, and why substituting a good programmer with more mediocre programmers simply doesn't work:
You can't afford to be number two, or to have a "good enough" product. It has to be remarkably good, by which I mean, so good that people remark about it. The lagniappe that you get from the really, really, really talented software developers is your only hope for remarkableness.
I couldn't ask for much more on a Saturday afternoon:
Sun and serenity.
Coffee and a good book.
On Wednesday, I attended my first "communication workshop" at Atlassian, which involved donning green "overalls" and a mask, and running into the bush holding a gun. Oh no, not just any gun. A PAINTBALL gun.
Throughout the day, we learnt skills vital to office life, such as team communication ("Who the fuck's shooting at us?" "He's over there!" *pffft pffft pffft* "Got him!"), camouflage and reconnaissance, and overcoming the pain barrier (Jens!). I am certain the skills we have learnt will serve us well in the future, and undoubtedly improve employee relations.
I look forward to many more similar "workshops". 
