the thing about this debate that never stops being funny is it is essentially an english-speaking indictment of the entire spanish language, framed as a matter of justice for spanish-speaking people, who continue to not even know that we’re having this conversation

The Pirate Wires site is nominated for a Webby Award 🏴‍☠️

Vote, or die: wbby.co/40300N

great thing about being an american is it doesn't matter what primitive tool the rest of the world is using, or silly little rain dance they are performing, we are protected by two oceans and all of the money. savagery abroad is just not our problem.

I am in favor of reparations for students, in which schools are forced to pay back some significant portion of tuition for the loser degrees they sold (with interest), and I find it shocking that the Democrats refuse to bring these predatory institutions to justice

the fact that they won’t grant relief retroactively to people who’ve already paid their loans off via tax credits, or concurrently offer something else to people who’ve never gone to college, implies they benefit from the controversy. ocasio doesn’t want the problem solved.

Ulric Musset Opening WhatsApp feels like I'm visiting a developing country

How is this website free?

In 2017, I did something dumb. There was a total solar eclipse passing through the US, but I was in NY, far from the path. Was I really gonna get on a plane to see a cool thing for two minutes? Nah. I had shit to do.

The day came. I put my stupid glasses on and saw the sun…

Process is only a rough guideline for the only thing that matters - shipping great product.

Looking at that 2045 line. Would love to go. I hope I’m still here. I hope you’re still here. I hope the world is still a good place to live. ❤️

Daphne I actually just ate a bunch of vegetables

America: learn to love yourself as much as the nation of Nigeria loves the word “delve,” and we will be unstoppable

So many great ideas for leaders managing teams in Shyam Sankar’s piece, highly recommend. Most other orgs can learn a lot from tech cos like Palantir, even non-software ones

some advice from shyam sankar, the CTO of palantir

When people ask me, “How do you build a high-performing engineering team?,” the answer is: I don’t. High performance engineering teams are downstream of culture, and a culture reigns supreme if it has internalized the primacy of winning. Because winning is what matters.

JRock…

'We built so much epic shit because of the chaos during Maven. And it was epically painful, one of the most painful experiences I’ve had, because of the chaos. And I would do it all again.'

Veteran Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar (Shyam Sankar) is on the site today with a massive…

thank you paul

there is absolutely nothing arrogant or 'colonial' (wtf) about paul graham — a famous investor — offering his opinion on what language works, or does not work, in a pitch addressed specifically to him.

a wildly successful founder, investor, and writer kindly offers his advice on how to craft a strong pitch. your response is to call him racist, and demand he change his preferences to accommodate your niche background. a fascinating strategy. good luck!