CULTURE

Generations in Internet Software Conferences: Ecosystems Overlap

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27 October 2023 15h25

Free essay prompt for anyone who wants it: talk about the generations involved in Internet-based software conference, the overlaps, the mutual illegibility, the provider ecosystems, etc.

The Original Indie Hacker Communities Before IndieHackers Era

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27 October 2023 15h24

There was a thriving community on Joel Spolsky’s Business of Software forum who were all grinding things out in obscurity-at-large but publicly to each other, incidentally. It was IndieHackers before IndieHackers gave that general activity a name. (And before that, shareware.)

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Great companies optimize for speed and continuous learning

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27 October 2023 15h07

Great companies / organizations optimize for moving quickly and learning. If you hear too often that we can’t try that for XYZ reason, you are likely not in the right place.

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Vote for Your Favorite GEN:48 AI Films Now

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27 October 2023 15h06

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Product Development: Planning vs. Reality in Innovation

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27 October 2023 6h07

#FridayThoughts How develop a product and what you plan vs. what you get I can totally relate to this. And you? #innovation #tech #FutureofWork #AI #ML #CustomerExperience #CX #Leadership Source @pascal_bornet @bimedotcom @Shi4Tech @digitalhealthxx @stratorob

American Math Education: Encouraging Creative Thinking Over Rigid Rules

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27 October 2023 4h51

Adventures in American math education: Problem: Cindy has less than ten $5 bills in her pocket. How much money could she have?
Lillian (9): … Any amount.
Me: That’s my girl! Now, to write some math fanfiction.

Commercial pressures shape algorithm design choices

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26 October 2023 18h44

“Sort by engagement” is a choice to make your life worse and I wish we did not feel such strong commercial pressures to default users to it.