Who would you want to launch a Twitter replacement? Any big tech org has the talent to recreate core functionality, but who would you trust to do it responsibly, stick with it (ahem, not Google), attract the celebrities, etc.? Apple could do it. What about Wikimedia or EFF?

Unintuitive fact of engineering: Big teams (>8 people) ship less than small teams. Not only less per capita—less overall! A big team that is not a fractal of small teams will lose. David vs Goliath is real. Managers and investors—understand this before asking to grow teams.

Why does Sauron always dress in black? He wants to be More Goth.

Ditto sharpies, packing tape, masking tape, nail clippers, measuring tapes, screwdriver multi-tools. Not worth stressing over. Just buy enough so each room has one hidden somewhere.

The older I get, the more my gratitude skews towards the simpler things: ample food, a warm bed, a modicum of stability. Today I am thankful for many things but most of all… to be alive, with family, in decent health.

I spent some time this holiday in a walkable city, Manhattan. It’s amazing how quickly walking becomes the natural, default mode of transportation. Dinner is 3/4 mile away. Weather’s decent. Obviously we’re walking, not even a discussion. Easy to get 5mi/day without trying.

Massive respect to the prankster who broke into my house over the holiday and shrank all of my clothes, even my belt!

Idea I can’t stop thinking about: “the value of a piece of information is determined by the volume of information DISCARDED to produce it.”

Dear Teachers, As some of you may know, if you have any students in your class who identify as Christian, they may ask to be excused from school to observe the Christian holiday of “Christmas,” more popularly referred to as Yom Christmas or Nittel. 1/x

I’ve always liked Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game, but I stumbled on this clip of a recent Tenacious D cover… and whoa, I think it hits even harder than the original. youtu.be/snT1Y-VLnuI

I’m sitting here with tears streaming down my face… This NY Times profile of children who died from gun violence. It’s just too much. The sardonic little Girl Scout who loved Minecraft… damn it. I recommend reading it, but brace yourself. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

I started playing with Peloton on my non-lifting days. I’ve never liked group classes, but I am enjoying some of these instructors, especially Tunde. It’s nice to just let her tell me what to do, sometimes. If you’re on Peloton, let’s be friends; send me your username.

I’d almost forgotten how much I dislike using the official Twitter app. I hope they fix 3rd party app auth soon. I just want to see my friends tweets in chronological order. I’ll pay, but I don’t want another algorithm feeding me distractions. Give me back my Tweetbot. 😥

It looks like the ban is permanent for Tweetbot, et al. So I’m taking a break from Twitter. 🤷 I’ll miss interacting with authors & niche celebrities. Oh well. For IRL friends, I’m rarely on Mastodon (in bio) – more active on LinkedIn, Be Real, Peloton. Hit me up for lunch. 👋