> I wonder if Amazon would check the Slack+Chime logs to see how the activity drops before and after RTO mandate. I would be surprised if they did this, and if they did, use it for implementing any sort of meaningful…
It used to be my favorite social media platform, but I quickly deactivated my account on Christmas and then deleted the app. The major problem is that Threads will surface and even recommend (via your Facebook feed as…
> Imagine a scenario where Photoshop would scan images you uploaded for copyright material and then refuse to work if it determined image contained any copyrighted material or characters (even if it was just a fan…
> Leave work slightly unfinished for easier flow the next day Years ago a sr. eng on my team would find root causes to bugs late in the afternoon and then just go home. When asked why, they said that they knew exactly…
> I said no to low-impact tasks. This oversimplification is terrible advice. I've seen many people refuse "low impact" work that's just flat out required for things to operate. Talking about keeping systems stable,…
Great ideas. I sneak in advanced things into lectures and preface it with "for students that are more advanced or have more prior knowledge in the subject..." I usually see the more advanced students perk up and the…
> Imagine Ford paying someone to make five car-designs, ending up using one of them and ultimately losing full control over the remaining four... Yeah this isn't a valid comparison in the slightest. Artists using work…
> While some of the commercial reasons for keeping game art under wraps make sense, many artists working in the video game industry say they're subject to a power imbalance, even in full-time studio positions, that sees…
> Someone who just happens to be a smooth talker shouldn't be earning more than someone else. If they actually bring more to the table, that is why they should earn more. I love this mindset, in my experience it's a…
I have a different reaction as I find this information useful. The lower range tells me if it's even within what I'm targeting. And if I get to an offer stage and I'm at the lower end of the spectrum, I would want to…
> I'm sure there's a substantial population that this redesign was successful for, but it's nobody I've talked to. I think the measurement of success in this case has less to do with the customer's feelings about the…
> We kicked off the project in earnest with a three-day in-person onsite for design, engineering, product and program leads. With the prototype as our guide, we started to sketch out the path to production. Which teams…
Cyberbullying? Eating disorders? Majority of their time on social media? Increase in medication usage? Cutting? Depression? Suicides? There are plenty of things to measure. Just pick one and stop trying to play this…
Was it the union that was the problem or was it that you were working for a Dinosaur that hadn't been required to operate in today's high-tech world? Experience has shown that AT&T and Disney are the same sort of thing…
This isn't what I took away from it. It's basically your environment really dictates a lot of who you are and what you become. From my experience, this is absolutely the case.
I find Cal Newport and the world around him very interesting. He's a CS computer geek that plays arm-chair psychologist in all his popular work. I've often wondered where his abilities breakdown and I think the article…
> I wonder if Amazon would check the Slack+Chime logs to see how the activity drops before and after RTO mandate. I would be surprised if they did this, and if they did, use it for implementing any sort of meaningful…
It used to be my favorite social media platform, but I quickly deactivated my account on Christmas and then deleted the app. The major problem is that Threads will surface and even recommend (via your Facebook feed as…
> Imagine a scenario where Photoshop would scan images you uploaded for copyright material and then refuse to work if it determined image contained any copyrighted material or characters (even if it was just a fan…
> Leave work slightly unfinished for easier flow the next day Years ago a sr. eng on my team would find root causes to bugs late in the afternoon and then just go home. When asked why, they said that they knew exactly…
> I said no to low-impact tasks. This oversimplification is terrible advice. I've seen many people refuse "low impact" work that's just flat out required for things to operate. Talking about keeping systems stable,…
Great ideas. I sneak in advanced things into lectures and preface it with "for students that are more advanced or have more prior knowledge in the subject..." I usually see the more advanced students perk up and the…
> Imagine Ford paying someone to make five car-designs, ending up using one of them and ultimately losing full control over the remaining four... Yeah this isn't a valid comparison in the slightest. Artists using work…
> While some of the commercial reasons for keeping game art under wraps make sense, many artists working in the video game industry say they're subject to a power imbalance, even in full-time studio positions, that sees…
> Someone who just happens to be a smooth talker shouldn't be earning more than someone else. If they actually bring more to the table, that is why they should earn more. I love this mindset, in my experience it's a…
I have a different reaction as I find this information useful. The lower range tells me if it's even within what I'm targeting. And if I get to an offer stage and I'm at the lower end of the spectrum, I would want to…
> I'm sure there's a substantial population that this redesign was successful for, but it's nobody I've talked to. I think the measurement of success in this case has less to do with the customer's feelings about the…
> We kicked off the project in earnest with a three-day in-person onsite for design, engineering, product and program leads. With the prototype as our guide, we started to sketch out the path to production. Which teams…
Cyberbullying? Eating disorders? Majority of their time on social media? Increase in medication usage? Cutting? Depression? Suicides? There are plenty of things to measure. Just pick one and stop trying to play this…
Was it the union that was the problem or was it that you were working for a Dinosaur that hadn't been required to operate in today's high-tech world? Experience has shown that AT&T and Disney are the same sort of thing…
This isn't what I took away from it. It's basically your environment really dictates a lot of who you are and what you become. From my experience, this is absolutely the case.
I find Cal Newport and the world around him very interesting. He's a CS computer geek that plays arm-chair psychologist in all his popular work. I've often wondered where his abilities breakdown and I think the article…