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Brian Duff

Brian Duff

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I'm Brian Duff, a Scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 living and working in the California Bay Area. I've worked, written, and presented about technology since the 90s, but my journey with computers started in the 80

Showstopper!

Nov 15, 20232 min read

I've changed companies again! I seem to be doing this a lot lately, but there are (as always) good reasons for it. This time around, the nice folks at...

RTO at the Googleplex

Jul 8, 20233 min read

I've been back at Google for a year already - it's hard to believe the time has passed so quickly. It will soon also be the 15th anniversary since the...

Here be dragons

May 24, 20222 min read

When you first join a new org or company, draw a map. Months into some roles, I've made faulty assumptions due to my understanding of organizational...

Instinct

May 20, 20222 min read

It just doesn't feel right. Your instinct is telling you it's wrong. But you don't trust it. You're rational. You believe in the scientific method....

Feedback

Jan 4, 20222 min read

You feel like you did OK, but the outcome isn't what you were anticipating. It often means you didn't do as well as you thought. There may be a...

Data Studio Custom Visualizations using React

Nov 24, 20216 min read

Google Data Studio is pretty easy to use for simple analytics dashboarding. Its standard visualization components are pretty comprehensive for most of...

Data Studio Custom Visualizations using React