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The Google incentive mismatch: Problems with promotion-oriented cultures
If you’re an engineer at Google or Facebook, you’re likely focused on one career question: when am I going to make it to the next level?
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Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already own for 10x the price?
Why would I pay $36 for a pair of underwear?
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Tailscale raises $100M
We’ve raised $100M in a Series B financing led by CRV and Insight Partners, with participation from our existing major investors: Accel, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital, along with a cast of many prominent angels and smaller investors.
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Postmark has been acquired by ActiveCampaign
The behind-the-scenes of our decision to sell Postmark and DMARC Digests to ActiveCampaign in 2022
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Companies That Use Haskell in Production
Do you know why large companies like GitHub, Microsoft, Tesla, and Meta choose to use Haskell? Read our article on Haskell success stories to find out the answer.
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Mullvad VPN now accepts Monero payments
Mullvad is now accepting payments in the Monero cryptocurrency.
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Twitter blocked my account for a tweet I did not make
Now this is pretty weird: I just got blocked by Twitter for a tweet that I did not make:
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Pop culture has become an oligopoly
A cartel of superstars has conquered culture. How did it happen, and what should we do about it?
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Brendan at Intel.com
Brendan@Intel.com
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Things I don’t want to do to grow my side project
Life is to short to work on things you hate
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Disney's writer wage theft, a year on
In November 2020, SFWA came forward with a stunning accusation: Disney had told the beloved writer Alan Dean Foster (author of the original, bestselling Star Wars novelization) that they would not ever pay him the royalties he was owed.
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Is everything falling apart?
Jonathan Haidt thinks so. I’m not so sure.
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The great VC pullback of 2022
Are we witnessing a major VC pullback? Is it temporary? What does that mean for startups? Certainly the topic du jour in startup circles. Here’s what I’m seeing
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Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere
Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky shared our design for living and working anywhere with employees around the globe.
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We need someone who has done “it” before
Have you (or your company) tried repeatedly to hire for Role X?
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Is it the “New York Review of Each Other’s Books”?
Measuring the extent of self-reviewing at the New York Review of Books from 1963-2022
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Gitlab New Logo: DevOps Is at the Center of Gitlab
GitLab allows companies to do away with the many point solutions that have been digitally duct taped together and instead bring all DevOps functionalities together in ONE place
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Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser treatments
Online health information is terrible. How can we fix it?
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Apple’s Self Service Repair now available
Genuine Apple parts and tools can now be purchased by US customers.
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Khan Academy launches Khan World School online high school
Discover Khan World School @ ASU Prep, a fully online school for grades 6-12 with mastery-based learning, global collaboration and college credit options.
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Twitter buyout puts Mastodon into spotlight
The news of Elon Musk buying Twitter has put Mastodon into the public spotlight as an alternative social network, rapidly exploding our growth with over 30,000 new users in just a single day. This is because at Mastodon, we present a vision of social media that cannot be bought and owned by any billionaire, and strive…
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