Gopher, Rubyist and Elixir-curious. Software engineer at Bamboo. Blue Peter badge holder.
London, England
Joined April 2018
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Requesting outrageous amounts of data puts the FBI in a strong position: the other party (and the judge/moderator) is anchored to the initial (deliberately excessive) request. Compromise gives the requester what they wanted to begin with. #googletracking
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Astonishing to me that investors keep finding hundreds of millions down the back of the couch to support #Uber's growth theatre. techcrunch.com/2018/08/15/ub…
BBC headline: "Thousands accepted to universities". Thank God. Remember last year when only 12 people got in? #alevelresults2018
I often worry about knowing enough to prevent myself getting screwed over by investors if I were ever to found a company. #startups
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'Mr. Gurley said he was done trying to sound the alarm. “You have to adjust to the reality and play the game on the field,” he said.' Literally how bubbles happen. #startups nytimes.com/2018/08/14/techn…
"90% of attempts to overlook screens and steal sensitive information are successful" @3M how do you verify that? That's on the level of "on average, you swallow 8 spiders in your sleep over your lifetime"
simple /ˈsɪmp(ə)l/, adjective: 1. Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty. 2. Fractally expanding #development nightmare; abandon hope.
"If users get quick answers via #WhatsApp, they’ll prefer it to other channels." WhatsApp charging business for messages more than 24 hours since the customer's last response is a stroke of brilliance. techcrunch.com/2018/08/01/wh… #productmanagement
Showing gratitude cost nothing but means everything. Tell someone they're doing a good job and watch them soar. jkglei.com/appreciation/ #thursdaythoughts @jkglei
Just a friendly remember that if you're going to disrupt a market by sheer force of cash, you'd better have the bank balance to back it up. #startups forbes.com/sites/scottmendel…
.@brandless is creating a quality lifestyle #brand around essential "unbranded" products while beating Amazon on price. Wizardry. What a coup. Hugely exciting. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The crafty Dutch coming in strong with a corking 90-degree rotation on the ole Viennese finger. Masterfully executed. No one saw it coming.
One of the most rewarding experiences in #productmanagement is the thunderstrike moment your product transforms from sketchy back-end demo to something that could actually sell to humans. Give it up for #FrontEnd devs everywhere.