Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
Does my excitement outweigh my hesitations? Who benefits financially or reputationally from my work? Does this project have the potential, if successful, of helping me succeed in my personal mission? Does this project make the world better? What does it meaningfully change? How likely is it to succeed, given the
Another Wordle alternative. I was daunted at first, but it’s pretty fun! The need for equations to resolve mathematically adds a really satisfying extra dimension. [Link]
“The White House denounced Florida’s bill in an emailed statement on Tuesday, adding that the legislation “is not an isolated action,” as more Republican lawmakers “take actions to regulate what students can or cannot read, what they can or cannot learn, and most troubling, who they can or cannot
Far more religious than I'd like, and decidedly dated, but it hits the nail on the head more often than it doesn't. My own codependence is not a result of a relationship with an alcoholic, but the symptoms, discussion of internal self-talk, and potential solutions feel
And Amy’s has hired a firm to squash worker attempts to form a Union. Really disappointing. [Link]
“Concerns and anger over tech companies’ impact in the world is nothing new, of course. What’s changed is that workers are increasingly getting organized. Whether writing public letters, marching in protest, filing lawsuits, or unionizing, the labor force that makes the corporate tech world run is finding its voice,
The more distributed a team gets, the more important great communication becomes. Distributed can mean many things: * Geographically - not in the same place * Temporally - either not in the same timezone or on the same schedule * Organizationally - the organization might have grown to a point where people aren’
“Web3 will succeed, or fail, to the extent that it solves human problems, to the extent that it makes navigating Web0 more tractable—not to the extent that it monetizes everything conceivable, or enables a small number of people to make a financial killing.” [Link]
“NASA said that commercially operated space platforms would replace the ISS as a venue for collaboration and scientific research.” Ugh. [Link]
“Anyway, right now, I’m working on the revision of Book 2 of the Great Cities. A friend asked me how to do revisions, so I figured I might as well lay out my process here. Note that this is my process; as with all other writing advice, you should
“The U.S. House on Monday approved a bill that would ban mandatory arbitration in sexual harassment and assault cases brought by workers, consumers and even nursing home residents, queuing the measure up for Senate passage and President Joe Biden’s signature.” [Link]
“The flooding, pollution, sinking earth and congestion have gotten so catastrophic, in fact, that the country is switching capital cities altogether. Yes, seriously: the government is packing up and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo, according to the Associated Press.” [Link]