Strategic debt, not technical debt, poses the real risk to companies, emphasizing the need for validation and clarity in product development.
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0Building my second brain
2025-06-25 • productivity personal development ai
The author has built AI-powered features for Clonra, turning it into a second brain. The tool sends a daily reminder to log a summary of the day, parses the log for action items, and can produce a summary of a specific time period...
0WhatsApp and Advertising
2025-06-17 •
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0Using Claude as an onboarding buddy
2025-08-15 •
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The text discusses the concept of Stacked Pull Requests as a way to maintain a flow state while coding. It compares the traditional GitHub environment with the Stacked PRs approach, and explains the workflow of stacking. The autho...
Apple is considering building a future AirPods case with a built-in display, resembling an iPod nano. The idea is similar to the sixth-generation iPod nano. The author speculates that if Apple were to ship this product, it would b...
The content writer for the Ghost ActivityPub site is praised for being honest, informative, and funny. The post discusses the positive feedback received and the writer's thoughts on Ghost's approach to ActivityPub.
The tech industry has shifted from welcoming employee activism during social justice protests in 2020 to now having a declining tolerance for political speech. This change has coincided with the industry's era of efficiency, mass ...
Meta is shutting down its Teams competitor Workplace due to critical flaws and lack of profitability. The company is focused on ads and revenue, making it difficult for any product to compete. Workplace was built for Facebook's st...
0The future is nope
2024-04-17 •
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The text provides interesting facts about working at Facebook, including the weekly Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg, monthly ad credits for employees, the lack of internal barriers to company information, and unique perks like the birthd...
0The Dream CMS
2024-04-03 •
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0Analog UX can suck too
2024-04-01 •
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0Anil Dash on documenting
2024-03-18 • writing culture documentation
Anil Dash emphasizes the importance of writing well and documenting not just code, but also spreadsheets, presentations, and reports. He believes that the ability to convey ideas in writing is crucial at every level and should be ...
The article discusses the clash of cultures at Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover and how to handle change in company values. It emphasizes the importance of leadership in shaping company culture and advises employees on how to re...
Apple is preparing for web distribution in the EU, slowly getting closer to the spirit of the law. There are still some requirements like the Core Technology Fee and limiting the program to apps with an existing install base of 1m...
The text discusses the philosophy of 'Run Less Software' and the preference for off the shelf SaaS tooling over on-prem homegrown tooling. It emphasizes the importance of saving developer time and making standardized technical cho...
The text discusses the concept of 'user hostile design' and highlights the dangers of actively dangerous design, using the example of Tesla's door unlocking system. It emphasizes the importance of prioritizing user safety over bus...