Reflecting on the fact that studies consistently show that immigrantsāincluding the undocumentedāare less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born citizens.
āOur profession is now the least trusted of all. Something we are doing is clearly not working.ā
“If you want something you’ve never had, you’ve got to do something you’ve never done” is the most terrifying yet 100% accurate aphorism I’ve ever come across. It both keeps me up all night, and motivates me all day.
As soon as I organize my notes into a hybrid system combining elements from the Johnny Decimal methodology and the PARA approach as devised by Tiago Forte its over for you bıtches
Question: I’m doing a reference check on a potential hire, and I got this feedback:
“OH MY GOD, do NOT hire this person. I worked with them for years, and they are terrible to their core. They will destroy everything you love in life. Everyone I worked with agrees. Do not make this grave mistake.”
48% of my hiring committee wants to hire them. What should I do?
Donāt trust the polls. Just vote your face off.
One reason I donāt trust the polls is that Iāve been recently called to participate in a phone survey, and even in deep blue NYC, I felt a twinge of intimidation when asked āAre you supporting Trump or Harris?ā
Even if an innocent question, it felt like a threat. Even if a neutral arbiter, I felt a small degree of fight or flight. I can absolutely imagine folks, esp. in swing states, feeling this too & biasing their answers accordingly.
All that matters is what happens in the voting booth.
I spent like 10 minutes today trying to find the perfect photo of the Insane Clown Posse standing in front of a big circus tent, just so I could make a joke about the Democrats being āthe big tent partyāā¦
ā¦but I couldnāt find a photo good enough. My standards are high. I respect you all too much.
One cool thing about having a kid is now you have kidsā snacks all over the house. Why yes, I do think Iāll snack on some Goldfish! Peanut butter filled pretzels, donāt mind if I do!
The only legitimately funny and good thing Iāve ever seen āgeneratedā by āAIā is that podcast by NotebookLM where they spend 10-minutes dissecting a PDF thatās just the words āpoopā and āfartā thousands of times
Part of me wants to delete all social media and move to the forest and forage for my essential needs.
Another part of me knows I’d immediately begin foraging for rare earths metals, polymers, and glass in order to engineer a primitive iPhone that would allow me to begin posting again
I’ve met two people now over the past few weeks that told me they not only use their standing desk while working from home, but STAND 100% OF THE DAY.
I honestly barely use my standing desk, but am now FASCINATED by people who are exclusively standingāand are ENTHUSIASTIC about it.
Are any of you 100% all-day standers?
Finance bros be like: that guyās wearing $1,200 Italian brown leather shoes, but Iām wearing $1,300 Italian brown leather shoes
Conspiracy I believe to be true: Last Week Tonight airs at 11pm on Sunday specifically NOT to be watched at 11pm on Sunday.
Itās designed to be watched Monday morning or at lunch breaks to maximize ambient exposure/water cooler talk by the target demo of college-educated white collar professionals
