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The One Best Way Is a Trap

The Convivial Society • 3 HN points • 22 May 23
🎭️ Culture Tech
  1. The pursuit of relentless optimization can lead to a mental health crisis by creating unattainable goals and unsustainable pressures.
  2. Living in a society ordered by the search for the 'one best way' can produce anxiety, fear, compulsiveness, and self-loathing.
  3. Compensatory techniques designed to alleviate the pressure of relentless optimization can themselves succumb to the imperatives of optimization, as seen in digital technologies.

How to do something you should, you can, but you don't?

trydeepwork • 3 HN points • 20 May 23
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Beeminder is a goal-tracking system that uses commitment contracts to help you stick to your goals with consequences for not meeting them.
  2. Beeminder integrates with trydeepwork.com to track deep work goals daily or per session for improved productivity.
  3. Combining Beeminder with trydeepwork.com can enhance accountability and boost productivity for achieving important goals.

How Big Tech, management and IC roles have changed

The Skip • 2 implied HN points • 14 May 23
💼 Business Tech
  1. Big Tech companies are now focusing on strengthening their core rather than greenfield innovation
  2. Working at Big Tech offers valuable experience at a large scale and a safer, predictable compensation
  3. In the current job market, there is a shift towards fewer managers and more emphasis on individual contributors
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Problems at Airbnb (ABNB)

The Bear Cave • 1 HN point • 06 Apr 23
💼 Business Tech
  1. Airbnb is facing challenges from professional hosts who are building their own platforms and offering deals outside of Airbnb.
  2. Sentiment against Airbnb has shifted negatively on social media due to various horror stories and scandals.
  3. Professionally managed properties in the short-term rental market are gaining traction, offering better advantages and revenue than individual hosts.

Chekhov’s Gun - Squadron Weekly Email

Squirrel Squadron Substack • 0 implied HN points • 10 Dec 23
💼 Business Tech
  1. In business, always focus on demonstrating the "business value" of your tech initiatives.
  2. Encourage your team to measure and be accountable for the business results of their work, not just activity metrics.
  3. Consider failures in achieving targets as successful experiments that provide valuable learnings.

20240210

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. People are prioritizing time off over working longer hours for more pay, showing a shift in values towards work-life balance.
  2. Advancements in technology include LLM query principles, decentralized AI chip factories, and AI voice scams.
  3. There is a growing focus on AI strategies such as Gartner's radar for deployment, and concerns about AI safety, bias, and regulation.

Fighting Force, unbound

Rings of Saturn • 0 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Development of the game _Fighting Force_ started as a potential _Streets of Rage 4_, but Core Design decided to release it themselves.
  2. By analyzing memory addresses, players were able to make the auto demo of _Fighting Force_ playable on the Sega Saturn.
  3. Despite missing elements and being incomplete, patches were discovered to restore functionalities like HUD and unlock a second player in _Fighting Force_.

20240218

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 0 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Thinking in a foreign language can improve decision making.
  2. The use of AI for mass surveillance is a growing concern, impacting defense strategies.
  3. Water shortages may become a reality sooner than expected, highlighting the urgency to address environmental issues.

Happy Holidays!

Build To Scale • 0 implied HN points • 20 Dec 23
💼 Business Tech
  1. Zack Urlocker is taking a break from his newsletter Build To Scale to focus on other projects, but promises more topics in 2024.
  2. The articles "The Power of Disruption," "Listen More," and "What Went Wrong with the OpenAI Board" provide important insights on technology, communication, and executive roles.
  3. Zack plans to compile his articles into a book for release in the second half of 2024, catering to founders, managers, and executives.

Coming soon

Reconsideration • 0 implied HN points • 14 Dec 22
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. The post is a preview for an upcoming newsletter called Reconsideration, covering topics related to tech and product.
  2. The newsletter is set to launch on Dec 14, 2022.
  3. There are options available to share the post on platforms like Facebook and via email.

20240225

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 0 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Research shows that a 'swarm' of over 100 autonomous robots can be managed efficiently by one person, reducing workload.
  2. Microsoft reaches a $3 trillion market valuation, while China plans to produce 5nm chips domestically.
  3. Icesheets are eroding rapidly, highlighting the accelerated impact of climate change on nature.

Afridigest Week in Review: What's happening at Gro Intelligence?

Afridigest • 0 implied HN points • 26 Feb 24
💼 Business Tech
  1. Afridigest Week in Review provides insights on organizations and executives in Africa's tech industry like Gro Intelligence, Jumia, Moove, Umba, and more.
  2. The Week in Review mentions notable executives such as the CEO of Tingo, Marketforce, Moove, Nigeria's minister of digital economy, and others.
  3. The content is aimed at keeping readers informed about recent developments and key players in the African tech ecosystem.

Five thoughts for 2022

The Intersection • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jan 22
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. 2022 is predicted to have ups and downs like 1999, followed by unexpected changes in the next 15-20 years.
  2. Creativity is now decentralized, open to anyone with determination to create, and technology plays a crucial role in democratizing creative work.
  3. The power is shifting from social media platforms to individual creators, making individual creators the focus rather than the platforms themselves.

中國網安加速空間 2024 新春酒會

CyberSecurityMew • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. The event 'China Cyber Security Accelerating Space 2024 Spring Banquet' focuses on technology, books, whisky, and infinite possibilities.
  2. The event is hosted by CyberSecurityMew and will take place on January 30, 2024.
  3. The event offers opportunities for networking, discussions on cybersecurity, and exploring new technologies.

Coming soon

zach's tech blog • 0 implied HN points • 27 Feb 22
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Zach is launching a tech blog soon at www.zach.be where he will share musings about tech, chips, security, and startups.
  2. Zach suggests not to take his blog too seriously, indicating a laid-back and light-hearted approach to his content.
  3. Readers can subscribe to Zach's blog to stay up to date with his tech-related posts and musings.

Afridigest Week in Review: Africa to the world

Afridigest • 0 implied HN points • 04 Mar 24
💼 Business Tech
  1. Afridigest provides a Week in Review focusing on Africa tech, sharing exclusive reports on Jumia Food and startups digitizing payments in Nigeria.
  2. The Afridigest Week in Review highlights organizations like Partech, Gro Intelligence, and executives like Cyril Collon, Tayo Oviosu, and others.
  3. The content is curated for paid subscribers, offering in-depth insights into the African tech ecosystem.

War Stories - How I matured a chaotic startup into a professional development team

Joseph Gefroh • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
💼 Business Tech
  1. The company faced challenges due to outdated organizational structures and lack of alignment between product and engineering teams, impacting project success and team morale.
  2. Centralized decision-making by product management caused inefficiencies and hindered innovation, leading to issues like technical debt, difficulty in resource allocation, and pay disparities among developers.
  3. Product managers lacked technical expertise and communication, resulting in fragmented project outcomes, delayed executions, and confusion across teams.

Podcast Appearance: Slight Reliability

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 13 Jul 23
🎙 Podcasts Tech
  1. Amin Astaneh appeared on the Slight Reliability podcast to discuss site reliability engineering (SRE).
  2. The podcast covered topics like making ops work visible, measuring toil, and implementing SLOs.
  3. Host Stephen Townshend brought valuable SRE experience to the conversation, making the content engaging and informative.

Hidden Benefits of SLOs

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 27 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Service Level Objectives (SLOs) reveal important customer experience metrics beyond just uptime, such as latency and error rate.
  2. Developing SLOs fosters cross-functional collaboration within an organization, breaking down silos and promoting a unified approach to reliability.
  3. Implementing SLOs can lead to investments in improved observability, enhancing infrastructure management and monitoring for long-term operational benefits.

~Infinite content~

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 01 Apr 22
🎭️ Culture Tech
  1. Instagram brought back a version of its old chronological feed, pleasing those who disliked the algorithmic feed's filtering mechanisms.
  2. The algorithmic feed risked hiding content users wanted to see, creating mainstream bias, and making real-time event updates difficult.
  3. Comparison of posts in the algorithmic and chronological feeds demonstrated the differences in content prioritization.

Cancel corporeality 

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 21
🎭️ Culture Tech
  1. Slack is more than just a chat software, it has revolutionized office culture and hierarchy.
  2. There is an emerging industry helping individuals leave QAnon, focusing on rebuilding identities after leaving.
  3. Generational labels are being questioned for making lazy assumptions about large groups of people.

If it seems too good to be true THEN IT IS, part 17:

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 05 Apr 16
🎭️ Culture Tech
  1. Silicon Valley's unheard voices are being highlighted through 'The Techies Project', showcasing minorities in the tech industry.
  2. Be wary of online scams promising discounted designer dresses - if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
  3. Our relationship with photographs is changing as we take more but look at them less, raising questions about the purpose of photography.

literally the grossest thing I have ever read

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 09 Mar 16
🎭️ Culture Tech
  1. This text talks about the viral trend of pimple popping and similar activities, which some people find intriguing but others might find gross.
  2. The meaning of 'lol' has evolved from 'laugh out loud' to symbolize self-awareness.
  3. The article mentions six women who are making significant contributions to the tech industry, highlighting the importance of diversity and representation.

Oh snap

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 12 Jan 16
🎭️ Culture Tech
  1. There are hundreds of psychics on Etsy who do digital readings, but it's uncertain how many are legitimate.
  2. Revenge pornographer Scott Breitenstein had a change of heart after meeting a documentary crew, realizing the harm of his actions.
  3. A missing 90-year-old person became a Spotify hit through a sequence involving a cartoonist and internet magic.

ML digest: April I

Boris Again • 0 implied HN points • 08 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. ChatGPT uses models from Huggingface to do tasks it can't do alone.
  2. Large Language Models improve with more investment, but without specific changes.
  3. Segment Anything is a powerful interactive segmentation model by Meta.

Ears to the ground: climate tech entrepreneurs and investors debate key drivers of sustainable business

The Green Techpreneur • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Tech
  1. Small companies are key drivers of climate innovation, leading with new technologies and ideas.
  2. Consumer preference and regulatory pressure are pushing large organizations towards sustainability and ESG impact.
  3. Investors are increasingly focused on environmental metrics and seeking sustainable investment opportunities.

Series 10 Trailer Out Now!

Danielle Newnham • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jun 23
🎙 Podcasts Tech
  1. Series 10 of the podcast is coming soon featuring tech founders and innovators.
  2. Upcoming guests include Simon Peyton Jones, Robert Langer, Sarah Hamburg, and more.
  3. To stay updated, subscribe to the Danielle Newnham Podcast for inspiring conversations.

20240203

Curious futures (KGhosh) • 0 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Tech
  1. Researchers in AI field have varying opinions on the pace of AI development and its impact on humanity.
  2. Tech topics include lobbying for AI regulation and discussions on language and mind connection.
  3. Diverse topics like sand mafias, AI strategy focusing on minimizing risks, and DIY projects like SDR with RP2040 are covered in the post.

Ethereum

sonsofcrypto • 0 implied HN points • 23 Feb 23
🔮 Crypto Tech
  1. Ethereum is a decentralized platform for smart contracts and dApps, aiming for secure and transparent transactions.
  2. Ethereum's technical advancements include EVM, ERC-20 standard, and scalability solutions like sharding and PoS.
  3. The Ethereum community plays a crucial role but faces challenges like ideological divides, toxicity, and the need to stay true to libertarian crypto ideals.