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Seeing like a software company(seangoedecke.com)
5 points by tmorton 1y ago|0 comments
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Stop trying to rebuild your SaaS products(staysaasy.com)
3 points by tmorton 2y ago|1 comments
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by tmorton 2y ago
> Rather, it will use the original cost basis, pay tax on gains up to the adjusted cost basis, and the inheritors will use the new cost basis should they sell in the future. This is just incorrect, at least in the US. The estate does no
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Standardizing(staysaasy.com)
1 points by tmorton 2y ago|0 comments
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by tmorton 3y ago
Evidence Action - https://www.evidenceaction.org/ This is the "safe bet" in my giving. They do a good job at improving lives, in the most effective way possible. Center for Election Science - https://e
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by tmorton 3y ago
It's impossible for us to give you a good answer from outside your company. Sometimes, "best practices" are pure waste. Sometimes they are even counterproductive. Sometimes they will pay off immediately. Sometimes they wil
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Weak Power Gets Tested(staysaasy.com)
2 points by tmorton 3y ago|0 comments
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by tmorton 3y ago
> I've had trouble finding it, but years ago, I read the abstract of a study which looked at chess performance, pitting people who had access to some basic chess software against those who didn't. What they found is that the st
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by tmorton 3y ago
Yes, we need that too. This happens a lot in climate policy discussions - "what about this other solution?" The answer is always "yes, that too!"
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by tmorton 3y ago
The churn now is meta-frameworks on top of React.
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by tmorton 3y ago
What is your team delivering, for customers? It's not tickets and story points. This recent article seems like what you need: https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/measuring-develop...
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by tmorton 3y ago
There are many technologies that match this pattern: "While X can be a footgun, it can also be quite clean when you use A, B, and C." In practice, they don't end up "quite clean" outside small personal projects.
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by tmorton 3y ago
Because "urgent system-wide transformation" is just a euphemism for war.
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by tmorton 3y ago
TLDR: The first stanza, not necessarily the second: Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dim
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by tmorton 3y ago
That's the niche for https://tailwindui.com - which is how the Tailwind creators make money. If you're convinced by the overall Tailwind philosophy, it's a steal at the price they charge.
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by tmorton 4y ago
It's an aquihire - they get the core team on staff. They can influence the open-source project roadmap, and get priority support for their integrations.
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by tmorton 4y ago
We're not gonna need it! No, we ain't gonna need it! We're not gonna need it anymore!
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by tmorton 5y ago
You can donate the crypto to charity, without selling. This avoids capital gains tax, and gives you a deduction on other income. If you want to enjoy the profits yourself, you should pay the taxes.
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by tmorton 5y ago
Is this the modern equivalent of getting stock tips from shoe-shine boys?
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by tmorton 7y ago
Software development is more like basketball than baseball. In basketball, players do "take off" certain plays. But the most valuable players are still contributing during that time. A good shooter can just stand at the 3-point
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by tmorton 8y ago
I can think of many cases where "the other side" refused to compromise, creating a negative-sum game. But let me cite an example where "my side" was in the wrong. I'm a liberal-ish person, and I think most states c
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by tmorton 8y ago
> For a lot of social issues, being given the midpoint solution is like being given half a baby. I think this cuts to the heart of the issue - and demonstrates the problem with this line of thinking. I also think you're missing the
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by tmorton 8y ago
The Trinity study was about an individual's savings. A group, like a pension fund, has different requirements. The reason is mortality. Let's say an individual has a 20% chance of reaching age 90. They are not willing to take t
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by tmorton 8y ago
Here's one writeup that seems comprehensive, and from a "hacker-like" perspective: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/16/things-that-sometimes-h...
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Serverless Ops: What do we do when the server goes away?(serverlessops.io)
1 points by tmorton 9y ago|0 comments
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by tmorton 9y ago
boggle What? NO. Just no. This doesn't "anticipate the things I need". It doesn't "anticipate" anything. It's not "the things I need", it's whatever MS decides to promote. There's a
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by tmorton 9y ago
Users lose because "legit" advertising is still toxic. Want some low-tar cigarettes?
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by tmorton 9y ago
I disagree with most of this comment, but I think it's an interesting and valuable discussion. Here's where we agree: You need to stop the erosion in order to fix it. Every developer on the project needs a shared vision of what &
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by tmorton 9y ago
Ok, that link makes things clearer, and I can understand their position a bit more. But they missed the BIG OBVIOUS solution: charge a pro-rated "first month" pledge, then combine all subsequent pledges like they do now. For examp
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Book Review: Database Reliability Engineering(brentozar.com)
3 points by tmorton 9y ago|0 comments

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