"care is a process: it does not have clear boundaries. It is open-ended...it does not mean the care process is larger than the devices and activities that are part of it. Instead, it is a matter of time." -- Mol

"if I haven't heard of it, it doesn't exist. all my ideas are completely novel." is this attitude as pervasive in all industries as it is in tech?

If you had to pick only one Abeba Birhane paper to assign to a Big Data ethics graduate level class, which paper would you pick?

a thing to keep in mind about your company's legacy code is that it's the reason you have that job in the first place

To people outraged at Elon for his handling of layoffs, you’re angry at the wrong thing. He wouldn’t be allowed to do that in most European countries because they have laws about such things. A system relying on CEOs not being sociopaths is broken by design.

Like, as much as Jira and Confluence are annoying tools to use, most ICs wouldn't know shit about shit in a company of appreciable size without them

Also: communication skills. It doesn't matter how much of a singular genius you are if you can't communicate your work or your plan to the others you work with. It's remarkable the degree to which some people suck at letting others know what they're doing/plan to do.

IanColdwater Learning to make yourself valuable is going to pay off in all times but manage expectations for the return and the timing. Shred any thought of meritocracy or fairness. Get involved. People hire through the roughest times, who you know matters, who knows you matters more.

The FBI has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ. We ask at this time that you take all security precautions to protect your community and facility. We will share more information as soon as we can. Stay alert. In case of emergency call police.

I protect the media’s right not to cover Trump’s announcement.

Sharing a swastika image is protected speech under US law.

There is much more to understanding your AWS cloud costs than slapping Quicksight on top of your CUR. Understanding how much you spend on EC2? Pointless. Understanding how much that one super demanding customer is costing you? Priceless.

73-year-old Mike Ingram Finishes Ride Across Arizona bikepacking.com/news/mike-ingr…

"I'm a libertarian. I'm terrified of unchecked power, if and only if it comes from a desk with a little flag on it."