"As important as the ability to think critically continues to be, we argue that it is insufficient to borrow the tools developed for offline environments and apply them to the digital world. When the world comes to people filtered through digital devices, there is no longer a need to decide what information to seek. Instead, … Continue reading Filter Failure & Critical Ignoring
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What You Feed Grows
What you feed grows. Don't like something you see on the Internet or in your life? Ignore it. Responding is rewarding the behavior, which means you'll see more of it. Getting no response drives people that want attention to do something else. Give your attention to what you want more of.
Our 17th Wedding Anniversary
Celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary today. Possibly my wife's favorite band is The Fall. I asked how she came to like them – they can be a hard band to like – and she says, "I liked them immediately, same as how I liked you immediately." Sweet, but she probably has unusual taste. "You don't … Continue reading Our 17th Wedding Anniversary
Some Reflections on Twitter & WordPress: 2022
You may have noticed that I have been posting to cafebedouin less lately. It is partially because I have been more involved in using Twitter. Why? One thing I like about Twitter is that it is a larger, socially constructed version of the kind of thoughts that we have moment to moment. Reading the timeline … Continue reading Some Reflections on Twitter & WordPress: 2022
Documentation As Empathy
...Writing documentation is an exercise in empathy. We're not describing an objective reality - the source code already does that. Our job is to help shape the relationship between users and the Vue ecosystem. This ever-evolving guide provides some rules and recommendations on how to do that consistently within the Vue ecosystem. Principles A feature … Continue reading Documentation As Empathy
Messengers
It seems to me that some messaging app that has the functionality of WeChat is where a lot of this web3 and cryptocurrency is going. The functionality of WeChat is described by Wikipedia as: messaging, public accounts (for famous people or people with an audience), channels for friend groups, digital payments, video, etc. Right now, … Continue reading Messengers
Questions on Democracy & Ballots
What's the point of having a ballot with only one option and no write-in? Maybe offer abstain as the option? Why am I voting on judges and retaining judges? If you are going to make someone vote whether it is yes/no or no option, can we have a meta vote option where we select no … Continue reading Questions on Democracy & Ballots
Accept, Reframe, Or Reject
"EVERYONE GETS SHITTY FEEDBACK sometimes. There are a variety of reasons for this, starting with the fact that giving feedback is difficult and most people are terrifically bad at it. But even those who have developed strong feedback skills will still sometimes do it poorly, because the attention and care required to do it well are … Continue reading Accept, Reframe, Or Reject
Imagined Realities, Evidence & The Singular
"An 'imagined reality' is an addictive mental drug that humans are infatuated with. It cures the frustration brought about by the constraints of the actual reality. Like a physical drug, it could cure pain and make life in prison more tolerable, but it could also take away life if used excessively. It brings communities with … Continue reading Imagined Realities, Evidence & The Singular
The Employment Interview
https://twitter.com/businessbarista/status/1587098263034920961?s=20&t=LUuOPwlxzinlhlxBcrrCTw I was reading this tweet, and it reminded me that I used to use an interview template when interviewing people for positions. Still strikes me as a decent tool. I find it useful to have a framework for evaluating people, so you can focus on what's important to doing the job well and can … Continue reading The Employment Interview
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