In this blog post, I cover a range of topics from the role of AI in simplifying developer tasks, to the reappearance of Paul McCartney and Elton John in Spinal Tap sequel. I also share insight on Condé Nast’s strategy for sustainability, disputes over sports betting payouts, and the importance of internal self-validation. Don’t miss the discussion on finding problems worth solving and why we should reconsider the “compliment sandwich.”
- A developer’s second brain: Reducing complexity through partnership with AI:
Yup - Paul McCartney and Elton John to appear in Spinal Tap sequel:
YES! - The Last Repair Shop:
The Los Angeles school district runs a shop that maintains and repairs the 80,000 musical instruments used by students in the district. - Condé Nast’s six point strategy for a sustainable future:
2024-01-15. Condé Nast offers an interesting case study of transformation in the publishing industry, having embarked on a significant restructuring process in order to adapt to changes in the market, its audiences and advertisers. - He hit three monster bets — and then the sportsbook wouldn’t pay:
How sportsbooks use “obvious errors” as an insurance policy to protect their bottom line. - How to use ChatGPT to build software products.:
interesting idea on how to use ai to iterate on software products - Solve the most important problem that you can personally impact:
Picking problems to solve is a function of attention. Wherever and whatever you’re paying attention to is going to reveal problems in that domain to you. Solving such revealed problems is going to absorb you and will reveal even more problems worth solving in that domain. So this creates kind of a feedback loop. Because… Read More - What Is Internal Validation And Why You Need It?:
If you feel stuck. If you can’t motivate yourself to advance and constantly need others. It’s probably because you lack internal validation. - Stop serving the compliment sandwich | Granted:
Criticism between two slices of praise doesn’t taste as good as it looks.