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This week I talked with Rolen Le a remote data engineer working out of Washington DC. We discussed how he got into development, work life as a data engineer, the DC tech scene and how RPG's relate to remote work. 

• Happy Hacking Professional 2 keyboard
• Griffen laptop stand
• Feedly
• Habitica
• Hungry Academy
• Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby
• Michael Hartl's Rails tutorial
• Jeff Casimir
• Jumpstart Lab
• Galvanize
• Turing
• General Assembly
• Flatiron School
• Pareto Principle
• Elasticsearch
• Safari Books Online
• Draft.js
• Garmin Forerunner
• Yeti microphone
• ETL
• Hacking Journalism
• Ruby for Good
• Code for DC
• Rolen's Keep Ruby Weird talk "Dungeons & Collaboration"

This episode is brought to you by Moteburg, tools for healthy remote teams and workers.

This week I talked with Andy Mention a remote software developer working out of Leadville CO. We discussed traveling, tooling, on-boarding developers, creating structure, building trust, remote first vs friendly and remote etiquette.

• Leadville, Colorado
• Pomodoro Technique
• How to Remote
• Tooling for Remote Work
• Remote First vs Remote Friendly

This week I talked with Drew Bisset a remote software developer working out of Lexington, VA. We discussed Dealing with isolation, creating boundaries, moving to a rural environment, remote leadership, creating a culture of learning, and remote hiring.

• Children interrupt BBC News interview - BBC News 
• Mob Programming
• weworkremotely.com
• Search Hacker News Job Post
• Give it five minutes
• Tuft & Needle

This week I talked with Taylor Brooks, a remote software developer working out of Austin. In this episode we discuss building out a remote workspace, deep work and scheduling time, advantages and drawbacks to pair programming, and feeling planted in a place as a remote worker.

• Magsafe USB-C
• Spectacle
• Dash
• Alfred
• Appear.in
• Deep Work
• Taylor's spotify playlist
• Capital Factory
• Galvanize
• WeWork
• Andy Mention's how to remote article

This week I talked with Olivier Lacan a software developer working for Code School out of Paris. In this episode we talk about setting up a remote workspace, including less common things like considering the lighting in your office to help your team pick up on your non-verbal communication, how he started working remotely, guiding your organization into a healthy remote culture, setting work/life boundaries, sync vs async communication, mental health, and talking to yourself.

• Nick Offerman's Good clean fun
• MX Ergotron cinema display stand 
• Twelve South iPhone stand
• Apple Magic Trackpad 2
• Ikea sit stand desk
• Ruby5
• Envy Labs
• Code School
• Pair Programming
• Mob Programming
• Pluralsight
• Rubber Duck Debugging
• Olivier's blog
• Ruby Facets
• Byword
• Aaron Patterson play by play
• Back to Work with Merlin Mann

This week I talked with Arron Mabrey, who has been working remotely for 3 years. In this episode he talks about hammock programming, tools, being present as a parent, building relationships with coworkers, using time tracking to build good work patterns, and tapping into larger tech markets to increase your standard of living.