Aaron Parecki

A new state map just dropped (122 states):

People argue that AI can’t replace knowledge work because it won’t be 100% accurate.

I’m reminded of Pat Helland’s sharing at Amazon they realized they didn’t need the reliability of SQL databases because human error shipping goods was higher. And in either case, you refund.

"young people can't buy homes because they'd rather buy big fancy TVs"

I am begging older generations to understand that televisions have gone from "a thing that costs 4 months' salary" to "a thing you get for free when your roommate moves and can't be bothered to take it"

"young people can't buy homes because they'd rather buy big fancy TVs"

I am begging older generations to understand that televisions have gone from "a thing that costs 4 months' salary" to "a thing you get for free when your roommate moves and can't be bothered to take it"

Little-understood curiosity of @awscloud bill consulting: saving money is secondary. Much more often it's about validating that the current spend is reasonable, engineering has done what they can / should, and providing justification for the CFO to get the hell off their backs.

The sales page has 3 jobs:

- Highlight a PROBLEM the potential buyer has, or an OUTCOME they want
- Prove that the product is THE solution
- Address and overcome any objections

perhaps it is a bad thing that none of the world's leading AI companies know how to control their AIs

My daughter just asked my birth year and I said 1976, and she said, "Dang! That's close to the Holocaust." And I was going to object, but it's actually closer to the Holocaust than it is to the present day and now I'm messed up for the rest of the day.

The first thing they teach you at business school is to make a bunch of dumb decisions then immediately walk them back when everyone screams at you

I find modal particles generally difficult to translate, it's a constant pain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_modal_particles

What’s your favourite German word that has no English equivalent?

Mine is ‘doch’.

Austin Airport almost gave us the worst air disaster in decades yesterday. These planes were less than 75 feet from each other, literally landing and taking off at the same time, one on top of the other.

What’s something unhinged that you used to do as a kid? I’ll go 1st.
I used to prank call my friends pretending to be them from the future, calling to inform them of something silly that would happen in the future.
Then I would spend the school day making that silly thing true.

I took a bit of time to dissect the “spy balloon” story - both how it is portrayed in the US and China’s response.

As you'll see, the more you think about it, the more stunned you get at the sheer absurdity of the whole thing.

A small 🧵

Twitter is closing its doors to hobby bots like this one. They tell us a week before this happens.

There's been a lot of measured, well-mannered commentary from other makers of Twitter bots. I thought I'd share my uncensored thoughts instead.

Fuck this.

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Storytelling is a skill with insanely high ROI.

Master it and you can form deep bonds, grow authentically, and sell anything.

Here are 10 threads to help you become a world-class storyteller:

Apple TV has a clear advantage over Netflix since you know no one’s sharing their iCloud password with their family members

This Twitter API thing really makes me wonder if a walled garden company can ever be compatible with the open web. It is absolutely scandalous they’re shutting off a 15 year old free API

Or don't pay $100/month and just use IQKbtAYlXLripLGPWd0HUA/GgDYlkSvaPxGxC4X8liwpUoqKwwr3lCADbz8A7ADU

You mean this might be a choice that hurts people inclined to follow the rules while having minimal impact on malicious actors?