Author: David Demaree
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‘Geriatric Millennials’
There’s a lot to unpack in this post by Erica Dhawan, and it took me a minute to decide which parts to excerpt. This passage, though, captures both her thesis and most of what’s wrong with it: For organizations that are divided across generational divides between baby boomers and Gen Z, it’s beneficial to call…
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Panic’s ‘Code Editor’, and the Lack of Pro Apps for iPad
After nine years, Panic has discontinued Code Editor, the iOS version of their web development app combining a text editor, file transfer client, and terminal. They blame poor sales — the app wasn’t selling enough copies to fund its continued development, which was also the case for Panic’s now-discontinued Transmit iOS and Status Board apps.…
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The Full Coinbase
A step-by-step guide to making any workplace crisis about you.
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The ‘Rework’ Podcast Goes Dark
Sorry, one more Basecamp link: Jason Fried and DHH (and other 37signals/Basecamp folks, allegedly) wrote a book called Rework about “the better way to work and run your business,” which has a spinoff podcast covering a mix of Basecamp behind-the-scenes and overall thought leadership, hosted by Wailin Wong and Shaun Hildner. It’s basically a nice…
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What really happened at Basecamp
In response to the Basecamp partners’ “full Coinbase” heel turn that I wrote about yesterday, Casey Newton spoke with Jason Fried, DHH, and numerous employees and reported on what’s been going on behind the scenes: The controversy that embroiled enterprise software maker Basecamp this week began more than a decade ago, with a simple list of customers.…
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Back to Basic at Basecamp
The company that wrote “It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work” responds to craziness at work
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Thoughts on Apple’s “Spring Loaded” Event
If you were hoping for Apple to sell you a $350 keychain, I have good news!
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How To Blog
Sometimes I wonder if I’ve simply forgotten how to blog. Little (shit)posts about whatever interested me used to come so easily — I’m sitting on over 1,000 entries from 2002-2008, from my original Movable Type blog, along with a few hundred from my old Tumblr. Most of those were gushing about some tech company or…
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Let Me Tell You About My Boat
More than you ever wanted to know about my WFH setup.
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Where The Web Fonts Go
Some simple best practices for self-hosting web fonts in the cloud