Social media & the press are currently incentivized to drastically exaggerate narratives of division. This in turn creates more division & the downward spiral continues. I hope to build tech that changes these incentives. I believe there is much more love than hate in the world.
I saw a job post the other day. 👔
It required 4+ years of experience in FastAPI. 🤦
I couldn't apply as I only have 1.5+ years of experience since I created that thing. 😅
Maybe it's time to re-evaluate that "years of experience = skill level". ♻
It is amazing to see dry leaves come to life when exposed to clean water
When I see this I think about what happens when talented people are put in a safe, trustworthy and inclusive environment - people get reenergized and grow in a clean and open space https://t.co/4fmQvNoYqa
“We’ve been destroying the animal’s habitats. We’re hunting animals, we’re killing them, we’re eating them and we’re trafficking them… That’s how these pandemics start”
Dr Jane Goodall says humans need to reconsider their relationship with the animal world
#WorldEnvironmentDay
Those in power who want us to focus on looting and property damage instead of the thousands peacefully protesting are trying to distract us from the terrible violence that engulfs the lives of working people every day. As Coretta Scott King reminded us, violence takes many forms.
Earth-sized world confirmed at nearby Proxima Centauri 🌎🌌
Four years ago, scientists made one of the most exciting discoveries so far, a planet similar in size to Earth orbiting the nearest star. Read more: https://t.co/TYTfN95GMR 👓
Image via ESO/ M. Kornmesser/ Wikipedia.
The 14-year-old has basically spent the last four weeks teaching himself Unity and C# from scratch and now is building an entire, complex, game from the ground up and honestly I'm having a hard time figuring out why school is better than this.
As a data scientist, am I the best statistician in my group?
Of course not.
But do I make damn sure the code I write is high quality?
No.
But do I work hard to understand the details of the application more deeply than anybody else on the team?
Also no.
Food workers.
Grocery clerks.
Cashiers.
Delivery drivers.
Warehouse stockers.
They were never “unskilled workers.”
They were always essential.
And it’s WAY past time they got the respect they deserve w/ a living wage, paid sick leave, guaranteed healthcare, hazard pay, & more.
One of the reasons industries are so short on cash right now is that they have spent billions buying back their own stocks instead of investing in their workers and saving for a rainy day.
That needs to be addressed NOW.