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Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates would like to have a word.

This is such a weird take. The question is not meant to be literal. It’s a starting point to a discussion about career passions and aspirations.

The web of the late 90s immediately followed Windows 95 and the gaudy design of interactive CDs trend. The aesthetic of the time lent towards the skeumorphic and into the vividness and richness of colourful graphics, animations and non-grid layouts. There was a novelty-effect driving this trend. GUIs and colour displays were still quite new. And tools like Macromedia Director were only just unlocking those kinds of bespoke GUIs. The web was trying to recreate that feel with a more limited toolset.

We’ve now pivoted back towards simplicity and boxy designs being perceived as more professional. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that simple designs are inherently better. It’s more true that the current trend was a reaction to early web design. And that pivot became reinforced by the technology changes like CSS features and the death of Flash.

For me it’s soft sci-fi because the show was about the people. Space was just the backdrop.

Whereas something like Foundation is about the exploring the concept of psycho-history and galactic civilisations and the people are there to move that story forward.

Another consideration is that employees are much less conscious of the real value of their stock than founders, and you don’t want to make the (lack of) value of their shares too obvious in the early stages.

If you tell them the value of their stock is $200k, and 90% of that is imaginary, then they might start thinking about that job offer with a 500k stock grant at a listed company.

I find it worrying when news outlets publish articles that simply repeat politicians talking points. We all know of laws that say one thing on the tin but are much more draconian in practice.

This article fails to analyse the wording of the law, or cover any dissenting opinions. It’s taking the Australian government at face value.

But it’s clearly not what people want. Ask any person if a search for a hex encoded ID should be a fuzzy match for a different ID and the answer will be no.

As technical people, it’s easy to infer what’s happening under the hood and make excuses for the weirdness. But food product design is about having strong opinions about what should happen, and ignoring our bias is around the limitations of the tech or the status quo.

In an age where I can have an entire conversation with a computer or generate a video from text the world’s greatest search engine still doesn’t understand that you can’t fuzzy match an ID? It increasingly feels like Google search is stuck in the past.

> To have any chance of becoming a unicorn, every part of the business needs to be planned for now and for later

I think that in practice that’s counterproductive. A startup has a limited runway. If your engineers are spending your money on something that doesn’t pay off for years then they’re increasing the chance you’ll fail before it matters.

But that web doesn’t exist anymore. The dominance of Google means all the creators and authors went elsewhere. Filter out the crap and you’ll realise that there’s very little substance left.

I just bought an M3, my first MacBook in a while. I was appalled by the screen brightness and contrast. It’s really lacking.

Facebook used something called Primer that very similar to HTMX. It was widely used until about 2010 or 2011. It slowly replaced by JS doing ad hoc DOM manipulation as engineers strove to build more sophisticated interactions, and the React was developed as a way to manage the complexity of handling updates over time.

Beautiful, colourful, creative objects gathered together in a the middle of a grey room and destroyed to be replaced by a generic rectangle. This is like the 1984 ad with Apple as the bad guys.

You misunderstand. I was specifically addressing the post which was encouraging bad landlords think in business terms to stop their emotional antisocial behaviour.

But in reality the ideal is that landlords are considerate and decent towards renters. And, for when that fails, there are enough protections that renters aren’t at the mercy of a petty and vindictive landlord.

It’s good, but the best possible outcome is still only moving bad landlords from being sociopathic, petty business people* to being people who impassionately make logical business decisions.

Personally, I think that obtaining a secure and safe place to live, and having certainty over living conditions deserves more than that. From a renters perspective it’s not a business transaction. The stakes are incredible from an emotional and quality of life perspective.

* I’ve seen enough landlord forums to conclude that there is an astonishingly high concentration of shitty people.

You’re right, but for someone who doesn’t like running and isn’t a runner, keeping it simple and saying run slow is more helpful.

That's because journalists know that there are consequences for defamation. Publishing a false accusation and encouraging a boycott of the company is a good way to get yourself sued for libel.

You can literally see that he clicks on the 12.27 recording instead of the 12.28 or 12.29 recordings.

If Safari supported extensions then you'd have the ability to resolve this by installing something like Readability.

If iOS supported other browsers then you could read it in a Chromium based browser, where it appears completely readable.

I took my kids to Paris Disneyland recently.

I could have paid for a fast pass, but the entry fee was already twice what every other theme park costs. I figured I'd get value for the huge amount of money I paid them for a standard ticket. But in reality the lines were ridiculous. It's clear that the Disney is incentivised to overfill the park and make the experience for most of their customers worse so they can upsell people on the fast pass.

There's also a massive irony that the happiest place on earth, the idealised version of Americana, being a two tiered system of haves and have nots.

There are a dozen references to democrats in the article, including the all-caps heading "DEMOCRATS' FAVORITE GREEN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS CAUSING EXPLOSIONS, DEATH".

Different apps have different technical problems that can be an enabler or a source of never-ending technical debt. Being able to add new features easily, rather than being stuck scaling, could make or break this product.

There is a big difference between software being the safety net for humans, and humans being the safety net for software.

Interesting to compare the commentary about paying taxes vs app store fees. The effective tax rate for income and healthcare for "corrupt politicians to line up their greasy pockets" is very close to the 15% that Apple charges as a fixed percentage. But the latter passes without judgement.

Indicating when exiting a roundabout isn't a law everywhere, but it is where I live. This makes the new Model 3 and other Tesla's a non-starter for me. I'm not hunting for an indicator button when turning.

Why is it that in the US individuals have to band together and privately launch a class action to stop these types of parasitic behaviours. The government is supposed to represent the interests of citizens.

> Zelle has said that 99.9 percent of money transfers go through as users intended, without a fraud or scam report ... Zelle usage has grown significantly since its launch, from 247 million transactions in 2017 to 1.8 billion in 2021.

Their defense is that they only process two million fraudulent transactions a year?

How is it an own goal? They were bleeding money, so tried to find a way to succeed through growth of users or revenue.

The path where they just left everything untouched is a path to certain failure.

You're describing the popular usage of "introvert", but to me the definition of "shy" has always been about the demonstrated bahaviour and not the internal feelings.

In other countries this is addressed by government regulation. The US prefers to use class action lawsuits and punitive damages.

"Speed work" is a class of running drills. The term is very common in running. I'll let ChatGPT explain. This was its response was given the same prompt, when I specifically asked it to give me options it's answer was more specific:

Speed work in running is a type of training that focuses on improving your running speed and anaerobic fitness. It involves various structured workouts and drills designed to increase your stride turnover and overall pace. Speed work is essential for athletes who want to enhance their performance in races or simply become faster runners.

Common forms of speed work in running include:

Interval Training: Interval workouts involve alternating between periods of high-intensity running (fast) and rest or recovery jogging. For example, you might run fast for 1 minute and then jog or walk for 1-2 minutes to recover. This process is repeated multiple times.

Fartlek Training: Fartlek, which means "speed play" in Swedish, is an unstructured form of speed work. During a fartlek run, you mix bursts of faster running with slower paces or jogging. You can do this based on how you feel or choose landmarks as your guide.

Hill Repeats: Running uphill at a high intensity is an excellent way to build strength and speed. Hill repeat workouts involve running up a hill at a fast pace and then jogging or walking back down to recover. This is repeated for a set number of repetitions.

Tempo Runs: Tempo runs are sustained efforts at a "comfortably hard" pace, typically just below your anaerobic threshold. This helps improve your lactate threshold and race pace.

Track Workouts: These are structured speed sessions done on a running track. Common track workouts include 400-meter repeats, 800-meter repeats, and 1,600-meter repeats, where you run at a fast, consistent pace and take rest intervals between each repetition.

Strides: Strides are short, fast runs of about 100 meters that help improve running form and leg turnover. They are typically done at the end of an easy run.

It's essential to incorporate speed work into your training regimen gradually to avoid overuse injuries and adapt to the increased intensity. Make sure to warm up properly and cool down after each speed workout. Consult with a coach or experienced runner to create a personalized training plan that suits your goals and fitness level. Additionally, listen to your body and allow for sufficient recovery between speed sessions to prevent overtraining.