Being a product person
Now thinking about creating a movement to promote "hobbit software". Pretty chill, keeps to itself, tends to its databases, hangs out with other hobbit software at the pub, broadly unbothered by the scheming of the wizards and the orcs, oblivious to the rise and fall of software empires around them.
Oh, the Electron empire is going to war with the... See more
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Dave Anderson • Dave Anderson (@danderson@hachyderm.io)
Like the Turin shroud, the cloth bears witness and registers the happening for posterity. Once again, the image is static, but the traces left on the ‘tablecloth’ are a reminder of the unique but random social intercourse that took place as the meal advanced in time. To our minds, this more accurately captures the event than the first drawing.... See more
Sarah Wigglesworth • The Disorder of the Dining Table
The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on... See more
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
The funny thing about coming up with your own definition of success is it becomes easier to make decisions.