Aaron Parecki

it's just, really astounding, how much americans completely fail to acknowledge that the rest of the world exists, and in many cases has solved problems much better than we have, but we have pathalogical "not invented here" syndrome.
yes it would be cool to have 600mph trains.

Pro YouTuber tip!

Notice that the first minute of this video you’re hit with information and music that almost has a jarring effect. It hooks you in as a viewer and is a great strategy to keep people’s attention. https://youtu.be/vvoHy4gTDtQ

Jeeeez. Soon, all Dutch YouTubers are required to pay 400 euros for the Motion Picture Rating System and 220 euros for supervision by the Dutch Media Authority. In addition, at least 30% of the advertised products need to be European. I linked the article in the next tweet 👇

They realized a lot of very fast growing youtubers are Canadians and they needed to give the Americans a chance to catch up? 🤣

Man I hope not.

I like Blackmagic being an independent destroyer of the video world.

Hearing through the grapevine that Trump's upcoming book will be called "My Fight"

Nope, waited until it was over and I was able to purchase my MacBooks. 😅

Next week...

Right now! 9am PT, Noon ET, 5pm BST, 6pm CET, The @w3c_ccg at the W3C will host @justin__richer to talk about GNAP - Grant Negotiation and Authorization Protocol. Anyone can join: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Nov/0038.html #CCG #W3C

Nothing makes the blood boil like printers do.

Fox News just cut away from @PressSec, saying the network could not in good conscience continue to air her false claims, for which she has provided no supporting evidence.

This whole thread is brilliant. A Kenyan journalist covering the American elections using the same language American media uses to cover elections in African countries

3. Technology is *almost never* the solution to the problem. You need a deep understanding of culture, policy, budget, acquisitions, etc. to be successful. We don't need *ANY* more shiny new websites or hackathons. Your first year should be spent understanding the systems.

1. "Move fast and break things" failed. As a result, we inherited a lot of fast-moving broken things. Sustainability is the most important principle in government tech today.

"Move carefully and fix things."

4. Fam, choose boring tech over shiny. Those mainframes and COBOL still work just fine after 50 years of service. Those React apps you're writing are legacy before they launch, at a hundred times the cost, and no one can run them when you leave - making them abandonware.

For your Zoom call this week.

Feels like that moment in Deep Impact when everyone rejoices that they can destroy the earth killing comet but the smaller chunk still strikes and destroys much of the Eastern seaboard.

This ain’t over until it’s over.

“We all have the same 24 hours a day”.

No we don’t.

Some have less:
-Health issues
-Caring for others
-Unreliable car, home
-Low pay job that requires overtime to survive

Some have more:
-Private driver/jet
-No commute
-Can afford to buy time by paying others to do things.

Hey coffee people. Question. The rest of y’all… go away. We’re alone? OK… so, when it’s late at night, and you’re getting ready for bed, and you walk though the kitchen and you smell your coffee beans… do you wish it were already morning? Do ya? DO YA?!?!