When I click the thumbs up on a show I like, how do I tell that streaming service it’s because it’s just a good show and not that I want to be recommended every other show in this genre?
January 21, 2026 at 12:38 AM
When I click the thumbs up on a show I like, how do I tell that streaming service it’s because it’s just a good show and not that I want to be recommended every other show in this genre?
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On the bright side; now that we’ve hit the Republican president trifecta of creating a recession, significantly growing the national debt and plunging us in a new endless war for oil, the the next administration being Democrats is a shoo-in.
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
On the bright side; now that we’ve hit the Republican president trifecta of creating a recession, significantly growing the national debt and plunging us in a new endless war for oil, the the next administration being Democrats is a shoo-in.
Hiring is broken
Applying to a job in 2025 is the statistical equivalent of hurling your resume into a black hole, per Business Insider.
“When someone submits a résumé today, they have an abysmally low 0.4% chance of actually getting the job.”
“When someone submits a résumé today, they have an abysmally low 0.4% chance of actually getting the job.”
December 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hiring is broken
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A common sentiment toward automated testing is that it's extra work.
And it is! So is Git. Or data structures. Or system design. Or code reviews.
The point is not it being something extra you do. The point is what extra *value* it brings you if you do it.
And it is! So is Git. Or data structures. Or system design. Or code reviews.
The point is not it being something extra you do. The point is what extra *value* it brings you if you do it.
November 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A common sentiment toward automated testing is that it's extra work.
And it is! So is Git. Or data structures. Or system design. Or code reviews.
The point is not it being something extra you do. The point is what extra *value* it brings you if you do it.
And it is! So is Git. Or data structures. Or system design. Or code reviews.
The point is not it being something extra you do. The point is what extra *value* it brings you if you do it.
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A cruel irony of coding agents is that everyone who blew off automated testing for the past 20 years is now telling the AI to do TDD all the time.
But because LLMs were trained on decades of their shitty tests, the agents are also terrible at testing.
But because LLMs were trained on decades of their shitty tests, the agents are also terrible at testing.
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A cruel irony of coding agents is that everyone who blew off automated testing for the past 20 years is now telling the AI to do TDD all the time.
But because LLMs were trained on decades of their shitty tests, the agents are also terrible at testing.
But because LLMs were trained on decades of their shitty tests, the agents are also terrible at testing.
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The data now matches what I’d noticed anecdotally: job hopping in tech today often pays less than staying put, flipping conventional wisdom for most of my career.
It looks like it’s not just tech, the broader job market looks the same. No wonder CEOs are feeling bold.
It looks like it’s not just tech, the broader job market looks the same. No wonder CEOs are feeling bold.
Wage growth is doing something odd in 2025 — the last time it happened was around the Great Recession
Job "switchers" generally see wages grow at a faster pace than those who stay in their current role. However, that trend has reversed.
www.cnbc.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The data now matches what I’d noticed anecdotally: job hopping in tech today often pays less than staying put, flipping conventional wisdom for most of my career.
It looks like it’s not just tech, the broader job market looks the same. No wonder CEOs are feeling bold.
It looks like it’s not just tech, the broader job market looks the same. No wonder CEOs are feeling bold.
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If you and your leadership aren’t aligned on what success in your role looks like then you’re unlikely to be successful.
June 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If you and your leadership aren’t aligned on what success in your role looks like then you’re unlikely to be successful.
The hubris is what allowed them to be imposters in the first place.
April 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The hubris is what allowed them to be imposters in the first place.
All the Marathon hype & convo has raised an important question: what is the point of an extraction shooter game?
April 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
All the Marathon hype & convo has raised an important question: what is the point of an extraction shooter game?
That Severance finale was mid
March 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
That Severance finale was mid
OOF
Humane says Ai Pin's online features will stop working on February 28, when all customer data will be deleted, and it will refund some customers (Aaron Souppouris/Engadget)
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February 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
OOF
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For everyone saying "but I can create this app in 5 minutes with AI now". You do realize that your competition can just spend 6+ minutes on it, right?
February 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
For everyone saying "but I can create this app in 5 minutes with AI now". You do realize that your competition can just spend 6+ minutes on it, right?
Oh neat, the Tour Down Under is streaming on Peacock.
January 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Oh neat, the Tour Down Under is streaming on Peacock.
There’s no greater joy than biking to grab a coffee, pastry, beer, etc.
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
www.fastcompany.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
There’s no greater joy than biking to grab a coffee, pastry, beer, etc.
Silo S2 ends and Severance S2 starts on Jan 17. I should just submit the vacation day now, right?
December 26, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Silo S2 ends and Severance S2 starts on Jan 17. I should just submit the vacation day now, right?
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If you use cast iron does it lose type information?
December 24, 2024 at 1:11 AM
If you use cast iron does it lose type information?