I love the term “counterfeit capitalism” to describe what I have been calling “the start up Ponzi scheme”.
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/05/28/levine-unicorns-ditch
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Coder who dabbles in writing and is currently Austin-based after stints in New York City and Connecticut. You can find my writings at both this microblog as well as on my long form blog found at the totally trustworthy wormsandviruses.com.
Labor rights and minority rights are symbiotic. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a racist either because they hate minorities themselves or they’ve chosen to believe those who hate minorities.
I love this Pac-Man documentary, particularly how the ghosts effectively work as a team using individual strategies.
Also this quote is evergreen.
Creating a fun game is not about satisfying yourself as a developer.
Finally got around to reorganizing my heretofore haphazard iPad apps. While I don’t usually have a need for multi-finger dragging, this was one occasion where it would have been really helpful.
Alas, it is not supported for rearranging apps.
Sadness.
While fighting for better healthcare, housing, etc…, an underlying Republican belief that more progressives need to be aware of is the poisonous rationale that America primarily exists to make money for the investors.
How could such graft be justified? Well your typical extremist capitalist already thinks that the purpose of practically anything is to make money for the investor.
https://twitter.com/alexanderchee/status/1264950899060899840
Today’s Chinese robocall came from a 212 area code so I’m feeling pretty important right now.
Remote work is one of the few avenues to meaningfully financial stability. Arguing that remote compensation should be adjusted is like saying no worker deserves to be financially stable enough to, say, have a family.
https://twitter.com/danielpunkass/status/1263878475267616768
By Jove, you’ve done it again AppleScript and @FastScripts! You two have defeated those pesky meeting launcher tabs. Is there any case you can’t solve?
Living in Texas after growing up on the east coast means I still regularly mentally add a “W” in front radio stations that naturally start with “K” here.