Jimmy Cerone
@jrcii
Software Dev who loves to write, read, and hang with doggos.
Jimmy Cerone
Along with many of the same fear-based questions Gilbert talked about, Hasan said people would always ask if he thought he was actually going to make it as a hugely successful comedian. “I don’t like that question,” he said. “I fundamentally don’t like that question.” Because that question implies that he was doing comedy as a means to some end
... See moreBilly Oppenheimer • SIX at 6: Aren’t You Afraid?, Vampire Weekend, Who Cares?, Like a Rolling Stone, House Money, and Hemingway
A simple approach that has you split a notebook page into four parts: 1/ title, 2/ notes, 3/ keywords/questions, and 4/ summary. And no, it’s not because I worked at Cornell for the better part of a decade, but because this method encourages you to document your thought processes (i.e., ask questions), synthesise what you’re learning in real-time
... See moreDr Werner Vogels - https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/ • A Few Words on Taking Notes
My mind is blown here. I just started using this and it is so lightweight and yet still valuable.
The world’s financial system is predicated on the U.S. government being definitionally zero credit risk when denominated in dollars. Every other kind of debt in the world is defined in reference to a Treasury.
Bits about Money • The Business of Check Cashing
Yikes. How do other countries do this? How does China?
If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it. If you’re a writer you have a moral... See more
If you aren’t sure what to do, make the choice that preserves or expands future optionality . Remember: Most startups fail. Will you be okay with your choices if (& when) this one does too?
charity.wtf • The Hierarchy Is Bullshit (And Bad For Business)
But they’re not alone — the internet has democratized the ability to create new reality bubbles and distort old ones. We’re just beginning to grapple with the consequences of this seismic cultural shift.
Aaron Z. Lewis • You Can Handle the Post-Truth: A Pocket Guide to the Surreal Internet
Hyper personalization is coming and it will be our gift and downfall
I wanted to share this with you because I know a lot of aspiring software devs worry about whether they have enough passion to succeed as a developer. Is programming really for you if you don’t wake up on Saturday morning excited to learn about TypeScript or hack on a side project?
Josh Comeau • “I Don’t Get Excited About It”
At this point, I think that following your passion is nearing anti-life advice…
That bank does not cash the daily envelope of checks for free, either. It had a consequential commercial negotiation which took notice of the business’ risk profile, high operational costs associated with their custom, and the near certainty that they would be very annoying to work with. The bank ultimately quoted a price per check and, very
... See moreBits about Money • The Business of Check Cashing
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