I imagine that the Twitter edit button will be limited to a number of edits and will also include a changelog so that people can refer to any version of a tweet. Good for typos and keeping people accountable for what they tweet.
Less and slow for a better quality of life says Nicholas Bate. I couldn’t agree more.
A manifesto for programmers concerned about the impact of software.
I’m definitely in the techno-pessimist camp. To the point where every day I’m questioning the merits of software eating the world.
How many companies are this transparent when it comes to making mistakes?
Fewer than I would like to say, but hats off to Basecamp for owning up and being accountable.
Reviewers say iPad Pro a serious challenger to laptops.
Well, until they add the capability to write and compile code locally, it will never be a true challenger to the laptop in my eyes.
Chasing the tried and tested career
During my last few months of job hunting, I was received numerous enquiries from recruiters for positions in startups and recently formed organisations.
Instead of flat-out declining these offers, I would research the organisation first and then make a decision based on their industry, growth and their suggested work culture. I say suggested as you can never tell with a company what they will be like to work for until you start working for them. Based on these findings I found that I always declined to move forward with the application.
The thing about startups is that they are organisations with no track history. They’re young and new, and while that might be an attraction for others, it’s not something that I am looking for in my future career.
I’m looking for to work in an organisation that is tried and tested. They have experience in their sector and they have a steady platform from which to grow from. And it’s not just in an software development that I am looking for this, but further forward into my career as well.
I’m looking into a different career path that while is new to me isn’t a new type of job in itself. This role has been around for decades but is something that I am interested to move into. Time will tell if I can make the move to this new role, but at least I know that it’s something that will be around for years to come.
Nicholas Bate asks, what can we remove?
My favourite notes app just turned 2 and continues to be an essential part of my day.
So WhatsApp is going to starting showing ads in the Status feature. How long before they do the same thing to Stories on Instagram?
Dealing with distractions
I’ve been trying to reduce my screen time on my phone. It hasn’t been easy and I’ve tried a number of different strategies to do this.
Copyblogger has a little gem of advice though when it comes to dealing with daily distractions.
Take some time away from the usual flood of news and notifications to think about your daily intentions. Document them somehow — any way that works for you — and make sure you see them through.
— What’s Actually Stunting Your Productivity (It’s Not Multitasking)
I wonder if my daily intentions is something that I can include in my DailyMuse email each morning? Something along the lines of Mike Vardy’s themed days.