Why where your giving goes matters more than what you give
“We discovered that the best charities are hundreds of times more effective at improving lives than merely “good” charities.” (William MacAskill, Doing Good Better)
“People aren’t happy when they’re working on things they don’t care about. Part of avoiding that issue is hiring people who care about the problems that you’re solving. And the other part is knowing deeply what each team member’s strengths and interests are, so that you can put them to work on projects and tasks that they’ll love (and thus, do well).” (groovehq.com, How Regular One-On-One Meetings Saved Our Company Culture)
Because I said so!
“Why on earth would any parent want that? Because persuasion is powerful. Rhetoric originated in the lawsuits of ancient Greece, when citizens who weren’t good at persuading could lose their houses — or their lives. It was a staple of education until the early 1800s, teaching society’s elite how to debate, make public decisions, and reach consensus. It probably explains how the founding fathers managed to carve a nation out of 13 squabbling colonies.” (figarospeech.com, Teach a Kid to Argue - Figures of Speech)
This is super-cool! I never owned one of these classics, but I want to print them all out and display them in my office! Papercraft Models — Rocky Bergen
TIL I should obfuscate my send-to-kindle email address! KindleDrip — From Your Kindle’s Email Address to Using Your Credit Card - by Yogev Bar-On - Realmode Labs - Jan, 2021 - Medium
Not as bad for the home / hobbyist user as it seems at first, based on comments… Announcing pfSense plus: PFSENSE
This is a bummer… www.theverge.com
Apple scrapped plans to fully secure iCloud backups after FBI intervention