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A new day for Insteon
We are a small group of passionate Insteon users that have successfully acquired Insteon. Like many of you, our homes are powered by Insteon’s amazing dual-mesh technology and highly configurable products. Most of you discovered that the Insteon Hubs began coming back online. Our first priority was getting the hubs on
How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum
A survey of how tech projects run across the industry highlights Scrum being absent from Big Tech. Why is this, and are there takeaways others should take note of?
I turned down $500k, pissed off my investors, and shut down my startup (2016)
I just did what no startup founder is ever supposed to do. I gave up. It wasn’t even one of those glorious “fail fast and fail forward” learning experiences. After seven months of hard work and two weeks before we were to start ...
Do Kwon in more trouble
He Sent $80 Million a Month to Secret Wallets Before Terra Luna Crashed
Inflation, part 1: On shelter futures
A deep-dive
Arduino raises $32M Series B round
Exciting news about how Arduino is forging new partnerships with Bosch, Renesas, Anzu Partners and Arm that will take things to new levels.
The Great Decentralization? Geographic shifts and where tech talent is moving
Distributed work may hold the key to creating forward thinking metropolises.
Vivaldi Mail 1.0: Email client built into the browser
Vivaldi browser launches a powerful built-in mail client Vivaldi Mail with an integrated Vivaldi Calendar, and Feed Reader. Download desktop and notebooks.
New GitHub Profile Badges Beta
Available in public beta today, we're announcing Achievements as a new way to commemorate milestones on GitHub.
Why is American administrative capacity in decline?
Some speculative hypotheses
Why are nuclear power construction costs so high?
Nuclear power currently makes up slightly less than 20% of the total electricity produced in the US, largely from plants built in the 70s and 80s.
I killed my startup
It's been over a year since I killed my startup, and a few weeks ago I revisited the spot where I decided to do it. It's about time I talk about it
Sunsetting Atom
We are archiving Atom and all projects under the Atom organization for an official sunset on December 15, 2022.
Find a good available .com domain
Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
The first thing that ever sold online was pizza (2018)
If you happened to live in Santa Cruz in 1994 you could sit down at your computer, open up your […]
We're moving to a four-day work week at Beacon
From this week we're switching to working Monday-Thursday for all team members at Beacon. Here I'll explain why we've decided to make this change, how it's going to work for us, and what it'll mean for our customers.
Solving the housing crisis requires fighting monopolies in construction (2020)
U.S. government concerns about great disparities in housing conditions are at least 100 years old. For the first 50 years of this period, U.S. housing crises were widely considered to stem from the failure of the construction industry to adopt new technology -- in particular, factory production methods. The…
Brave’s use of direct mailers
As Brave continues to grow, we find many users who haven't heard of us yet, so we try new marketing channels for efficacy, reach, affordability, and privacy.
Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Functionality From Karoo
Effective next Thursday,...
One Job, One Pay – Globally
We’ve made a bold decision not to anchor pay to employees' physical location, no matter where they are in the world. We're calling this “One Job, One Pay” (OJOP).
Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is called TikTok
It's not just the music biz—legacy media outlets everywhere are playing the same dangerous game. Here's how it will play out.
Google contacted me directly to help restore FairEmail on the Play Store
Status and frequently asked questions
Behind the Scenes: The pots, pans, and people that make millions of meals
Our recipe for feeding includes giant paella pans, combi ovens, and a lot of love!
Questions candidates can ask about equity compensation
It’s important to ask questions when you get an offer that includes any kind of equity. In addition to helping you learn the facts about the equity offer, the process of discussing these details can help you get a sense of the company’s transparency and responsiveness. Here are a few questions you should consider…