For leaders assuming the CEO title for the first time, taking time to learn and think translates into early successes. But the problem is there’s little time to do either.
The More Senior Your Job Title, the More You Need to Keep a Journal
How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner
I recently posted what turned out to be a pretty popular post called “How to Keep Your Best Programmers,” in which I described what most skilled programmers tend to want in a job and why they leave if they don’t get it.
Goodwill Hunting
After 10ish years of second-hand shopping, I’ve started to ask myself a lot of questions about the clothes I’ve been buying, like, “Did someone die in this?” or, “Have thrift stores always been this pricy?” (the answer to the former being, “yeah, probably”).
A story is a lie and a story is true
No takeaways this time, it’ll spoil the story. It’s a 3k word post that could cut off in email, so you might want to click through to read on the substack site. There’s also a note towards the bottom on free postcards for subscribers! Let’s start with a story about stories.
Mystery Unmanned Craft Seen Off Florida May Be Secret SHARC Spy Vessel
A ‘what is this?’ Facebook video from FishMonster, picked up by HI Sutton on his Covert Shores site, shows a curious vehicle spotted off Florida’s Key West last week. Virtually the only part of it above water is a mast supporting an array of antennae.
Lululemon buys interactive home gym startup Mirror for $500 million
Lululemon is best-known for gym clothes, but the gym isn’t an option in areas hard-hit by the pandemic — so it’s finding a way to foster workouts at home. The company has bought home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million to “accelerate the growth of personalized in-home fitness.
We’re acquiring Zoox to help bring their vision of autonomous ride-hailing to reality
Amazon and Zoox are pleased to announce that we’ve signed an agreement for Amazon to acquire Zoox. Zoox is a forward-thinking team that is pioneering the future of ride-hailing by designing autonomous technology from the ground up with passengers front-of-mind.
Relax for the same result
There’s a great bike path that goes along the ocean for seven and a half miles. So, fifteen miles round trip. On weekday afternoons, it’s almost empty. It’s perfect for going full speed. So a few times a week, I’d get on my bike and go as fast as I could for the fifteen-mile loop.
Report: Amazon to pay $1 billion+ for self-driving tech firm Zoox
Amazon is expected to announce a deal as early as today to purchase self-driving vehicle technology provider Zoox for upwards of $1 billion, according to a report in The Information.
Microsoft is permanently closing its retail stores
Microsoft on Friday announced it will permanently close its Microsoft Store retail locations. It will instead focus on its online store at Microsoft.com, where customers can go for support, sales, training and more.
First-Ever Contract for Tourist Walk in Outer Space Signed, Russian Space Corporation Reveals
Roscosmos and Space Adventures have been cooperating in space tourism since 2001, when the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, went into orbit. Since then, a total of seven people have been in space under the space tourism programme.
Did your city make the list? AT&T expands 5G to 130 new markets ahead of iPhone 12
AT&T continues to swiftly expand the availability of its low-band 5G network across the United States. The carrier today announced that customers in 137 new markets can now access low-band 5G on compatible devices.
The awesome Mac OS Catalina fonts you didn’t know you had access to
Apple has recently licensed fonts from type foundries such as Commercial Type, Klim Type Foundry and Mark Simonson Studio to be used as system fonts on Mac OS Catalina. But since these fonts are an optional download, many users of Mac OS X are not even aware they have access to them for free.
Why the Golden Gate Bridge made strange noises with the wind Friday
Bay Area residents were serenaded by the Golden Gate Bridge as wind gusts passed through the region Friday — a new phenomenon that has a relatively simple explanation.
Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown
The planned test is part of a project to develop an artificial intelligence-driven drone that could change the face of air combat.
SpaceX loses another Starship prototype in massive explosion
A fourth prototype of SpaceX’s next generation Starship rocket exploded right after a test at the company’s south Texas test site on Friday.
Supercomputer simulates the impact of the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs
Some 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth on the eastern coast of modern Mexico, resulting in up to three quarters of plant and animal species living on the planet going extinct — including the dinosaurs.
Detroit Three have a new competitor in the electric pickup war — it’s called Endurance
The next time you might be considering an F-150, Silverado or Ram pickup, Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns wants you to know something. Some might say “them’s fightin’ words” in the truck wars. But it’s not only getting out of the mud that Burns bets the Endurance can do first.
Which U.S. states are using Apple’s Exposure Notification API for COVID-19 contact tracing? – 9to5Mac
Apple and Google announced plans to build COVID-19 tracing into iPhone and Android operating systems on April 10. The move marked a major partnership between the top two mobile operating system competitors in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Earth’s magnetic field, which protects us from solar radiation, is mysteriously weakening
Earth’s magnetic field, which is vital to protecting life on our planet from solar radiation, is mysteriously weakening.