Max Euston

The actual ME

[Ray [REDACTED] @RayRedacted]

Clarification: In the “hacker” world, we refuse to allow the term to be hijacked to refer to hurtful or dishonest activities.

For us, “hacking” means using creative and innovative ways to accomplish amazing things with very few resources. #HackingIsNotACrime

Hack the planet.

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@EM_RESUS Best one I had was a bystander witnessed arrest; first responder PD continued w/ O2; we (EMT-D then) arrived. Transiently converted w/ VF on the SAED monitor. Hyperventilated (BLS; no Lidocaine). Shock 8x to NSR at ED entrance. He lived 8y more! ❤️
Take the CPR course!

[Scott Hanselman 🌮 @shanselman]

Here’s the thing folks. I’ve been coding 32 years. When something like this happens it’s an organizational failure. Yes, some human wrote a bad line. Someone can “git blame” and point to a human and it’s awful. But it’s the testing, the Cl/CD, the A/B testing, the metered rollouts, an oh shit button to roll it back, the code coverage, the static analysis tools, the code reviews, the organizational health, and on and on. It’s always one line of code but it’s NEVER one person. Implying inclusion policies caused a bug is simplistic, reductive, and racist. Engineering is a team sport. Inclusion makes for good teams. Good engineering practices makes for good software. Engineering practices failed to find a bug multiple times, regardless of the seniority of the human who checked that code in. Solving the larger system thinking SDLC matters more than the null pointer check. This isn’t a “git gud C++ is hard” issue and it damn well isn’t an DEI one.

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

Efficient information flow throughout an organization is a foundational component of its success. Lines of code is a toxic metric.

[Charity Majors @mipsytipsy]

"My engineering org has 40 engineers in it, but the CEO won't let me hire any dedicated engineering managers. He says we need everyone writing code, and can't take the hit to our velocity. I think he's wrong but am struggling to make the case.. help??" 😱

https://t.co/h5s5ThHfQ1

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@lady_aachi @Rainmaker1973 That’s sweet! Thanks for the share!

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@lady_aachi @Rainmaker1973 …which has inspired many others to follow (including life imitating art at Intel). Sad that Animusic 3 never materialized.

[Alex Vlachos @AlexVlachos]

After seeing Animusic's Pipe Dream at @siggraph 2001, they offered my team at ATI all their art assets to build a real-time demo that we shipped one year later for Radeon 9700. Now I learn this! @Intel built a fully functional robotic replica! Amazing! https://t.co/gftYywzdCE

[Laurie @laurieontech]

Well that’s one way to put an actual dollar value on tech debt 😳

[Charity Majors @mipsytipsy]

So I haven't said anything about Elon Musk or Twitter because

a) I am really trying to allocate my fucks given away from my areas of impotency, and
b) the only appropriate commentary is gallows humor, and there are many people much funnier than me on the job.

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@carriefernandez @Twitter Looking good. Can’t say I expected it this quickly. 🤷

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@carriefernandez @Twitter Reported a little over 2h ago. Watching/waiting. 😎🍿

[Deedy @deedydas]

Tech layoffs affect immigrants the most!

5–15% of the 100k+ layoffs are H-1B holders.

In 60 days (30-45 in practice), they must find a new job or be deported from the US.

Families who've been here 10+yrs are told "We don't need you anymore. Leave."

10+ tips to stay–

1/12

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

I concur 💯 with this mindset/model.

[Bill Higgins @BillHiggins]

🧵 I’ve been unpleasantly surprised that some people seem to condone the public criticism of employees and/or the public firing of an employee for responding to this criticism.

Here are my thoughts on these topics, which I hope would be obvious to any decent leader. (1/22)

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@jeanqasaur https://t.co/w93T0jTlhR

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

If this helps anyone today…
DM or LinkedIn for any ?s
https://t.co/bBa8P0v8hd

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

If this helps anyone today…
DM or LinkedIn for any ?s
https://t.co/bBa8P0v8hd

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Back in my day... 🤣

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In toxic cultures, people are rewarded solely for individual results. How they treat others is ignored.

In healthy cultures, people are valued for collective contributions. Pay, performance, and promotions depend on elevating others.

If you're an asshole, you're not a success.

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@beyang Clicked on your handle after that reply… (now thinking that you may be asking on behalf of another)… I still recommend it to all levels of experience. TLS is a much bigger ask, but for a “general public” or “school age” audience, I’ll shamelessly plug: https://t.co/NfPOb6qQSV

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

@beyang Not what you asked, but if you are ok with something a bit longer than a “blog post _series_”, I strongly recommend THE book itself. Extremely accessible (in whole or in part) and I believe it will greatly strengthen your career foundation. Best of luck! https://t.co/e0qVSVNrzU

[Marissa Goldberg @mar15sa]

If you think your team members are going to abuse healthy workplace policies (like WFH or 4-day workweeks), you either have a trust problem or a hiring problem.

The policy is not the issue.

[Max Euston @MaxEuston]

This.

[Lai💔 @laybeonthat]

As I stroll on TikTok, I keep seeing parents video their children reacting to The Little Mermaid trailer. So instead of focusing so much on the negative, I thought I’d show a thread of the little black kids who are excited to see their favorite princess look like them.