Andrei Stoica
@andreistoica
Andrei Stoica
The things you learn in maturity aren't simple things such as acquiring information and skills. You learn not to engage in self-destructive behavior. You leant not to burn up energy in anxiety. You discover how to manage your tensions, if you have any, which you do. You learn that self-pity and resentment are among the most toxic of drugs. You find... See more
pbs.org • John Gardner : Education and Excellence
Tldr: Acceptance rests on feeling like you’re represented robustly enough in the infinite game that you’ll have future shots at favorable outcomes, and that disrupting the system in response to a single loss is not worth it in NPV terms. In 2020 at least, I think MAGA still felt like they were part of a one-time rebellion that had to hold on to
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I see the world through photographs. Everything is still to me and that’s exactly how I approach filmmaking. I got so much love for the static shot. Just letting life happen the way I naturally see it is my favorite way to make a video. New video on the importance of static shots and how they will force you to make better videos up on the channel... See more
instagram.comEngineering organizations today have ballooned to huge numbers of people, but these huge engineering organizations don’t exactly have a reputation for high velocity output. Some of this is the result of what happens with products at scale: it is just fundamentally faster and easier to iterate, improve, or change a product with 100 users than it is... See more
Moxie Marlinspike • The Magic of Software; Or, What Makes a Good Engineer Also Makes a Good Engineering Organization
Initiating a trend of pro-housing reforms in Arlington was easier than it might have been elsewhere. Arlington has a County Board whose five members are all elected at-large – meaning they all represent county residents as a whole, rather than individual wards within the county. At-large representation avoids the potential for systems of aldermanic... See more
Emily Hamilton • How DC densified
Context > consistency
Following a formula can be comforting, but when it comes to design, we think designing around the current context is better than designing to satisfy prior consistency.
Following a formula can be comforting, but when it comes to design, we think designing around the current context is better than designing to satisfy prior consistency.