Theater of Thought, by Werner Herzog - After 50+ years exploring the far corners of the world, Werner Herzog focuses inward — on the human brain, via the cutting-edge field of neuroscience, with its attendant ethical quandaries. https://filmforum.org/film/theater-of-thought
Radical Book Buzz with Library Freedom Project and Library Futures at the Francis Kite Club - https://kinlane.com/2024/12/09/radical-book-buzz-with-library-freedom-project-and-library-futures-at-the-francis-kite-club/
rzlbd's unsittable thrones for dictators explore design's symbolic relationship to authority - https://www.designboom.com/art/rzlbd-unsittable-thrones-dictators-design-symbolic-relationship-authority-12-07-2024/
I was writing a blog post and wanted to make sure I was using the right words to talk about LGBTQIA+ issues--I Googled, and the National Athletic Trainers' Association LGBTQIA+ Terminology 101 comes up as top results. Great resource. Good to see athletics powering this.
https://www.nata.org/practice-patient-care/health-issues/cultural-competence/lgbtq-terminology
In every tech organization, there are some people that seem to know every system, everybody, and every problem. They're super helpful, and save coworkers months of wasted efforts, by short-circuiting dead end paths, sharing efficient workflows, knowing which services already exist, and generally having great technical judgement.
*None of those skills are quantifiable on performance reviews, other than peers saying thanks (if they're lucky).
*Many underrepresented engineers fill these roles.
I write my newsletter for @api at the end of each week, then I edit it Monday morning before sending out -- it is a great way to understand the previous week and then prepare for the upcoming week.
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