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Mastodon - 2024-09-28

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Matt Weagle
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Matt Weagle

Toots from 2024-09-28
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“I want to describe a model I was taught about 20 years ago, that I have applied and passed on …
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“I want to describe a model I was taught about 20 years ago, that I have applied and passed on faithfully and successfully ever since. I call this model interviewing for evidence.”

https://dannorth.net/interviewing-for-evidence/

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“Organizations have faced higher-than-expected resignation rates, leading to operational disrup…
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“Organizations have faced higher-than-expected resignation rates, leading to operational disruptions and recruitment challenges, especially among underrepresented groups, highlighting the importance of accurately gauging employee sentiment and the potential impact of policy changes.”

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4800828-office-mandates-cause-attrition/

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Yes & organizations that continue to practice Jack Welch-era management practices seem unlikely to be influenced by contemporaneous research.

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“Making better decisions faster does not mean more planning and review processes. On the contra…
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“Making better decisions faster does not mean more planning and review processes. On the contrary it means understanding that most decisions aren’t that important, and therefore should be made in a quick and efficient way. It’s best to decentralize decisions and push them to the right level where people have the necessary knowledge and expertise.”

https://itamargilad.com/decisions-part1/

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“What does it mean to call BS? It is the art of challenging constraints. And it can happen at a…
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“What does it mean to call BS? It is the art of challenging constraints. And it can happen at any stage in the product development process.”

https://kevinyien.com/blog/bs.html

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“But that’s not how front-end development works. Every byte matters. The more code you write …
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“But that’s not how front-end development works. Every byte matters. The more code you write that needs to be executed on the user’s device, the worse the experience is for that user. You need to limit how much you’re using the network.”

https://adactio.com/journal/16138

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“It is a shame that there were so many contradictions in responses to questions and concerns (e…
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“It is a shame that there were so many contradictions in responses to questions and concerns (especially in the response to questions 2 and 3), and a clear misunderstanding of machine learning and how to protect the principles of open source within it.”

https://juliaferraioli.com/blog/2024/osseu-osaid/

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“In general everything about it feels like it makes projects easy to work on for 5 days, abando…
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“In general everything about it feels like it makes projects easy to work on for 5 days, abandon for 2 years, and then get back into writing code without a lot of problems.”

https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/09/27/some-go-web-dev-notes/

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