Today I learned about flushing my local cache - not the browser, not the remote server, not the network.
I know - right! Who knew!
How could I have never hit this problem before? Still, all good - all working
Many thanks to WPMUDEV support.
They really are rather good!
Is Harvard denying Tenure to Cornel West over his views on Palestine?
It’s hard to believe that this could be the case in this day and age … then again it’s equally easy to believe.
#sad
So long Frys.
In LinkedIN you can now do rapid self tests on your knowledge of topics. I just did one on Powerpoint. Apparently I am in the top 5% of more than 3 million people that have done the test.
I worry for Powerpoint users.
I don’t use Powerpoint.
The Future of Remote Work
Over on the podcast and in the newsletter - oh and in the People First network, I have been ruminating about remote work.
Specifically about work visas and wondering where work is done and once you know where it is done - then - do you need a work visa?
Quick example. You LIVE in P0rtugal. You connect to servers in the US. You are paid in London. Your value is delivered (eg where the code (for example) is rendered and turned into something that can be charged for in Canada.
Where do you work?
Seems like I am not the only one, Adam Ozimek from Upwork shares his ideas about nomadic workforces with Matt Yglesias. He is really only talking about the US - but still raising valid and related questions about the other side of the where do you work equation - where do you go if you cant work. Which state?
They discuss the implications for migration, local governance, and the elusive concept of work/life balance. (Where have I heard that one before?)
Adam argues strongly for the whole work thing in America to be Federalized.
Listen to the podcast here. If you don’t have a full 60 minutes to listen - scoot through to minute 4o for the pertinent stuff.
”Without a comment or dissent, the justices issued a one-line order saying they had denied Trump’s request ….”
Without dissent
Who saw that coming?
NYT reporting on the British Supreme Court protecting workers rights - the very rights that California voted AGAINST last November.
That Britain is ahead of California in this thinking speaks volumes to the shambles that was California.
Justin Timberlake Apologises to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson for His Ignorance
Seriously?
He is that blind, stupid and deaf?
He was never on my list, so can’t scratch him off.
So, need to decide what to call my new list that he is at the top of.
Suggestions please.
In a chat today with a tech support person, who at one point wrote;
”Had a Mac for a year and used Safari once - to download Chrome.”
😂
“Move To Bin?”
Now there’s a change for no reason!
I’m talking to you 🍎
Tickled me - thankyou Stuart
Mark Zuckerberg Asks His Staff to ‘Inflict Pain’ on Apple Over iOS 14 Privacy Dispute
I look forward to seeing what that might be.
EEJIT
Clubhouse is clearly no Vegas - and this isn’t even the article about their infrastructure, the Chinese, personal creds passing through the interwebs in open text.
What could possibly go wrong?
The Currency of Life has moved from engagement - to attention - to intention.
Do we agree?
So Much Truth In This
Switch It Off Already
I'm kind of over people complaining about how LinkedIN sucks because ... or Facebook users are ... or Instagram Photos are ....
Social Media channels are like TV channels. If you don’t like them you can ignore them or even delete them.
Just do that. Why fill my feed with your rubbish.
In fact you can refine your feed even further ... block, remove, delete the people that offend you. It is
- much easier
- massively more effective
- way quicker
than writing a screed on why you feel so upset.
and so the decline to oblivion continues
”GOP senators praise impeachment managers but say Trump will be acquitted.”
The Hill
Why Do You Work?
I promise, Manton, Daniel and I did not coordinate this - I think sometimes synchronicity just happens.
In last weeks newsletter I asked the question
A reply post will be available this Saturday.
There have been some great answers, but that is not the reason for this post.
Manton Reece - the brain behind Micro Blog 1 and Daniel Jalkut - the brain behind Red Sweater 2 have a weekly podcast called Core Intuition. This week I learned that they have been running their podcast for twelve years. A remarkable feat even of itself. Both of them are independent developers and this week the conversation turned to employment. A really nice discussion between two professionals that wrestle with following their dreams and passions, while balancing the need to put bread on the table.
Have a listen - you won't regret it and very pertinent to the discussion 'Why Do You Work'.
Footnotes
1] If you want to see MicroBlog working in the real world, my web site - John.Philpin.Com is powered by MicroBlog.
2] If you want to see Red Sweater working in the real world, that’s a little harder - but Daniel has a superb product called Mars Edit that I am using to write and post this article. Seriously. If you are a Mac user that writes a blog - you should be using Mars Edit.
Anyone else think that the ‘’remote work conversation’ has disappeared up our own posteriors?
All this discussion about remote work and asking if we will return to the old ways or adopt new ones.
Has anyone asked people that work in transport, retail, sanitation, manufacturing, construction, schools, hospitals, hospitality. … you know those jobs where there isn’t the choice … what they think?
The dominant conversation does seem to be about the minority of people.
Again!
When Zero Is Everything
For decades, the business world has embraced worker empowerment. But recently a countermovement—workforce optimization—has been on the rise. It treats labor as a commodity and seeks to cut it to a minimum by using automation and artificial intelligence, tightly controlling how people do their jobs, and replacing employees with contractors. This approach is especially prevalent in the tech sector and the gig economy. And it is cause for deep concern.
Peter Cappelli
I can only agree.
Read what Doc Searls has to say about Zero Party Data
