I often wonder how many extraordinary people waste their entire lives waiting for permission from some invisible arbiter that doesn't even exist.
Misery loves those who wait. Those who look around waiting for someone to come tap them in. To give them permission to do the things they want to do.
I spent most of my life waiting for permission. Permission to live differently. Permission to pursue my weird interests. Permission to share things with the world.
But the truth is that we live in an increasingly permissionless world.
Technology has cracked the walls of credentialism.
Opportunity is more freely accessible than ever before. You don’t need a stamp of approval. You just need to create things of value. You just need to go do things.
Your entire life will change when you stop waiting for permission to live the life you want. Good things don’t come to those who wait. Good things come to those who tap themselves in.
The life you want is on the other side of the permission you give yourself to live it.
📣 After nearly 5 fulfilling years leading Core infrastructure organizations for Google, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve taken on a new role!
I’m going back to IC work as a Distinguished Engineer- my new role is in Chrome as Area Tech Lead, AI Web Ecosystem! 💥
The rise of AI is driving a fundamental sea change in web architecture. While this era promises immense innovation, it demands rigorous focus on security, privacy, and user observability. AI is a technology. It must be integrated with the same deliberate care as the major technological shifts that preceded it.
In this new role, I’ll be working alongside world-class colleagues to redefine the web platform for an AI-first runtime. My mission is to architect a composable web that enables safe, standardized, and mutually beneficial interactions between creators, users, and AI agents.
With this transition, I am moving from leading large organizations back to the IC track. I’ve swung this "managerial pendulum" several times in my career, and I’m energized to return to deep technical work at a moment that so clearly demands it.
I'm also excited to be working with/for web legends like @laparisa@jimbankoski@paul_irish@RickByers@Paul_Kinlan@groby@mathias@bmeurer@fractorious and so many more! 💥
@TuoyoS26091 The design in question is exactly the same as Pewbeam's, not *better*.
Plus if he's going to replicate the idea, it would have been better to build a competitor and not just an exact clone.
@yinksie_@apologistlayman Hmmm, good point. I actually tagged you because I remember randomly asking you sometime ago if Jesus had a crush when he was younger. Mostly humourous but I was curious at the time lol.
No CGI, no movie magic—just the surface of Mars in high definition. It is absolutely wild that we have eyes here.
140 million miles away from everyone you know!
@GbReigns@Otunbakush1 Lol, this is wrong actually. They're of the same mass and technically weigh the same, if both of them are subjected to the same gravitational influence — in this case, both weighed on Earth.
@hitl3r__@OddWhale@Mrpossidez Because fatherhood is the closest human relationship that can be used to depict the relationship between God and humans. It's not exactly the most accurate, because you're not expected to worship your father, but it has overlapping attributes with earthly fatherhood.