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- Perplexity's new AI features are a game changer. Here's how to make the most of them - Fast Company
Perplexity is leading the pack on a bunch of "productize AI" for regular use cases. They are not a Frontier Model creator and use other models.
- Don Norman on how design fails older consumers
I've read Norman's "Design of Everyday Things" and he and Bruce Tognazzini were key designers behind Apple's famous Human Interface Guidelines and Apple's Advanced Technology…
- People are obsessed with Obsidian, the darling of notetaking apps
I've actively avoided diving into Obsidian because it seems like it would take a massive amount of time and I don't think I have a problem I need it for. I do like the ethos of…
- After Apple, Jony Ive’s LoveFrom is doubling down on craft in typeface
- Delta variant vaccinated vs. unvaccinated seen in CDC chart
Very glad to be fully vaccinated. The CDC’s data shows that not fully vaccinated people are over 10 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 and over 10 times more…
- iCloud Private Relay and other Apple WWDC privacy features
This iCloud Private Relay sounds interesting, but I’m going to need to play with it first hand. This is where iCloud Private Relay comes in—and puts VPNs to shame. iCloud Private…
- U.S. election maps are wildly misleading, so this designer fixed them
Watching the election coverage we got our every-four-year dose of those massive red and blue election maps. They always have frustrated me because they show area, not vote count.…
- At age 13, I joined the alt-right, aided by Reddit and Google
There seems to be a pretty straightforward means to radicalize people to some desired outcome online. Wether the alt-right, or terrorist organizations, the playbook seems very…
- The first map of America's food supply chain is mind-boggling
It is sort of amazing how not local our food supply is.
- The Father Of “Getting Things Done”: You’re Getting Me All Wrong
It took me years of practicing GTD to get the "mind like water" mentality. I’m not able to stay there all the time, but when I’m most in tune with my system I can. Although it’s…
- What interview questions really mean
There is a lot of truth to this. But underlying each interview question is really a broader picture the interviewer is trying to fill out. Recruiters really want to know if you…
- I left the ad industry because our use of data tracking terrified me
Call to action on what to do to protect privacy online. Not to be outdone, another startup projected a map of San Francisco with a red line tracking a real, anonymous person…
- Privacy's not an abstraction
This article does a good job of highlighting what privacy concerns look like from different perspectives. On a more basic level, infringing on people’s privacy for your own…
- Meritocracy doesn't exist, and believing it does is bad for you
This is one of those counter-intuitive revelations. When I read Thinking Fast and Slow it was filled with this kind of stuff. … a growing body of research in psychology and…
- How to get better at estimating your time
I like the 2nd recommendation in here of having other people estimate for you. In a way, that is what agile teams do when they do Planning Poker .
- Executive coach: 7 secrets to lasting career satisfaction
These seem like worthwhile actions to make sure you are adjusting your trajectory in a thoughtful way.
- How to feel happier
Eight things to improve happiness.
- Forget the new iPhones, Apple's best product is now privacy
I have been saying this for a while. I think that Apple has clearly identified protecting user privacy as a long-term focus area and a place they can differentiate and compete…
- How Disney is turning women from across the company into coders
This is an impressive program that Disney is running to get more women into technology roles. The CODE in CODE: Rosie stands for Creating Opportunities for Diverse Engineers. The…
- I Committed To An Email-Free Morning For 5 Days, Here’s What I Learned
This is exactly me. 🤦♂️ Full disclosure: I don’t do morning routines. The only thing I do every day is groggily roll over in bed when my alarm goes off and check my email.…
- What Happened When I Replied “Call Me” To Every Email I Got For A Week
- Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code
Microsoft’s CEO has stopped infighting, restored morale, and created more than $250 billion in market value. All it took was focusing on what matters most.
- The Scientifically Proven Way To Have The Best Vacation Ever
The last three items on this list are better in psychological data. How something ends is very impactful to how we remember it. 'Ending on a high note' will bias you to…
- The Father Of “Getting Things Done”: You’re Getting Me All Wrong
Productivity guru David Allen on Zen, doing nothing, and why some people need to “stop focusing on their goals and actually get shit done.”
- Why AirPods Are The Best Place For Siri, According To Apple Legend Bill Atkinson
In the heat of the controversy about removing the analog headphone jack on the iPhone, Apple released a line of wireless headphones called AirPods. They seemed to represent Apple
- Holawhat? Meet The Alt-Management System Invented By A Programmer And Used By Zappos
- The Steve Jobs You Didn't Know: Kind, Patient, And Human | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
- The Real Story Behind Jeff Bezos's Fire Phone Debacle And What It Means For Amazon's Future
Interviews with dozens of current and former employees reveal what went wrong and what it tells us about where Amazon is headed.
- Beck's "Song Reader" Is Beautiful, But You Can't Hear It
Jay Troop in this video is my former boss Kathy Yates' son. Very cool. Song Reader, the latest album from Beck, isn't easy to listen to. Why? It's available exclusively on sheet…
- Ticketmaster Teams With Facebook So You Can Sit Next To Your Friends Fast Company
- The Most Influential Women in Technology 2011 - Sona Mehring
- Why Twitter Was the Only Company to Challenge the Secret WikiLeaks Subpoena
- Infographic of the Day: It's a Small World, Afterall
This map shows exactly where are the most remote places in the world. If you're wondering how "close" two places are, a geographic map doesn't help much anymore. If the airports…