Patrick Prothe
@patrickprothe
Patrick Prothe
If someone’s complaining about legacy systems, that means they’re deep in the weeds about to start the most heinous job in web services.
Dealing with legacy systems is like swimming through maple syrup. No one’s legacy systems are in good shape. They’ve been cobbled and duct-taped together for years. The previous redesign probably entailed a quick
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"Nostalgia is proof that you are living a life worth living. It is a privilege to yearn for your own memories"
A beautiful poem by Mary Oliver. The last line is 🔥
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps the purse shut;
when death comes
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But I do think work can be a source of real meaning in life. But, we’ll only ever get out what we put in. And in the case of work life, it is kind of a collective decision. Once your neighbor starts signing off Slack at 3:30 consistently, it’s hard not to do the same. If your closest collaborators don’t turn stuff around quickly, why would you? If... See more
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For me, the goal is always to use AI to help people think better. Writing is thinking. That’s it. And if we don’t forget that, I believe the future of writing is going to be very exciting indeed.
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Exercise: Crafting AI-Powered Marketing Campaigns
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If you want to understand a society, don’t listen to what they say about themselves. Look at what they make.
So, who are we then? Obsessed with scale, productivity, and the bottom line with little regard for the soul of what’s being made or the souls that’ll be shaped by it.
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