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Yeah but the execution still mattered. I'm a Flash / Shockwave fan as well but there's no point pretending that package was sufficient for the job it was pitched to do. Macromedia …

Alright whippersnappers, let's chat about the history of railroads in the US. In the early 20th century, US rail companies were beholding a very favorable situation: high demand to…

To your first point, yes we're moving slowly towards a more general awareness that most employees are paid market (replacement) rate, not their share of value generated. As the rep…

The anecdote about the 16-pin religion and the reluctance to use more pins is so good. It's often assumed that (later) successful companies were always making fantastic decisions i…

It's the "impact" style of technical write-ups: sell the problem and the scale, then present the solution, which is thus presented and understood through the lens of business and c…

Oh lordy, the "two crews" bifurcation fully written down. What a fantastic way to ship until it becomes far too expensive to ship anything good. Look, when we break the feedback lo…

Because a lot of tech workers today aren't actually job hopping and instead get very cozy in a job and a team and a career trajectory, which feels unfairly ripped away during layof…

Only solution: sting operation

Answered above!

I often see rate limits framed as a way to protect system capacity, but not enough follow-through with understanding why, even with appropriate rate limits, systems can fall over a…

A few of extra considerations picked up over many years of hard lessons: 1. Rate limits don't really protect against backend capacity issues, especially if they are statically conf…

One aspect of this type of problem I missed from the article is whether the data mutations were applied evenly across transaction time. Data sets like these tend to be very active …

Notion has been a solid A- for shared to-dos, bookmark lists, recipes, trip planning details, etc, which covers most of our shared lives. The main issue with Notion is that mobile …

I recommend Russell Ackoff's writings as somewhat related and more to do with how systems of people and processes work (or don't). Here's a great place to start: https://thesystems…

They only tested on mice. Mice are nocturnal.

Data helps corporate management avoid personal responsibility, so it's not just "As a leader, I think..." but rather "Look at what the data is telling us to do." Yeah, it sucks.

Most valuable and uncomfortable part of this article: What I wish I knew was that if you’re an early company employee, it’s not likely that the skills you have on day one are the s…

Precisely. Often times a rejection isn't saying that the candidate didn't meet the job requirements or wouldn't do well in the position, it says that the employer found someone who…

Naturally, Musk lost it. No, it's not natural for a grown-ass adult to lose it. Many people can face loss, disappointment, or criticism without losing it. Elon doesn't need to lose…

I'm guessing that, even if it wasn't more productive, the perks help keep Google employees at Google and not, say, at a competitor.

I'll second that sentiment. The largest source of your tech debt may in fact be that brilliant one writing volumes of code destined to become the collective headache of future dev …

If you find yourself looking for a quick way to gauge the impact to people and property from an earthquake like this, I suggest you look for the USGS's PAGER report: https://earthq…

For sure! After years of running a personal mail server with a setup similar to what's described in the article, I moved to using a pre-built docker setup and haven't looked back: …

As the article points out, relatability is the key to bridging the gaps of knowledge and understanding between people. I think, at least in the USA, there is cultural pressure agai…

Do you have support for logarithmic charts? Some of those top examples would benefit greatly from a logarithmic Y-axis.