“It was my experience that no single departure had any effect. Mass departures did, trends did, but one person never did, even when that person was a founder.” (source). As an Employee, You Are Disposable- “It's okay to like your job and employer. Just understand that, as an emp...
He calls me to his computer and my eyes pop out of my head: I see a chart for 15 years! I was shocked. I didn't ask how he did it, but he says, in what form should I dump all this for tabulation? I answer, already quietly - in any form! I quickly wrote a database based...
Did Trump's executive order just make everyone in the U.S. female? All Americans are now AFBT (assigned female by Trump). 01/22/2025 By Amanda Yeo DOGE officially announced. How the Elon Musk-led department will work The Musk-led department uses startup tech company vibes to "fix...
Did this work save me money? Quite possibly not. Even valuing my own time at $0/hour–an underrated lifehack to justify any DIY venture–buying a prefab drawer organizer could have been cheaper, since the wood alone cost $22 and change. And yet the results of my handiwork–unique to my...
This approach to content marketing goals is a generalization. And just like any generalization, it simplifies things and makes compromises. Treat it rather like a compass than a map. Got questions or comments? Let me know on Twitter or Mastodon.Article...
This comic is a nice look at the history of workers’ efforts to preserve their rights in the face of new technologies, and draws parallels to today’s struggle between artists and AI companies. (MIT Technology Review) Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman ...
He emphasized his belief that open-source drives innovation by enabling more developers to build with a given technology. “I believe it would unlock more progress if the ecosystem were more open,” he wrote. The episode could have just been another footnote in the fast-unfolding history of ...
how jd vance, elon musk, and the entire gop want to trigger mommy mania jd vance may be an inelegant messenger, but his tradwife-y pitch is not “weird” to a huge swath of conservatives who are pushing americans to breed. who’s buying it? by erin vanderhoof october 1, 2024 ...
In the Republic of Georgia, where he was born, phage therapy is routinely used to treat infections. But in the US phage therapy was a hard sell. Intralytix, which launched in 1998, started with baby steps, first seeking approval for phage products to fight bacterial contamination in food...
I remember when Elon Musk took me on a tour of the SpaceX factory many years ago. He talked in detail about manufacturing every part of the rocket, but the thing that sticks in memory was the look of absolute certainty on his face when he talked about sending large rockets to Mars. I...