I think NPS is a really great measure. Of how willing you are to disrupt your users’ experience in favor of gathering a vanity metric.
Baby is already pretty sure he needs to seize the means of milk production, which I see as a generally positive sign.
Who's doing great work building technology (as in, doing the technical architecture and engineering) in non-profit news?
Tonight I needed to use something called a Windi on my baby, and I might need a whole therapy session just for that.
I’ve 100% become one of those people who just talks about his baby and assumes you’re as interested as he is. Suspect this will get worse, not better, over time.
A sure sign of a truly toxic culture is badmouthing people behind their backs. When that level of infighting starts, I don't know that it's possible to save a community - particularly if it doesn't see the importance of building something more supportive.
Came within moments of accidentally pouring the baby a cup of coffee into his bottle this morning, so as you can see, we all had a great night.
Wanted: ProductHunt for indie tinkerers and developers outside of a startup context. (I love ProductHunt; I just also want something else.) Does that exist? Could it?
To be honest, when people said that parenting was the hardest thing they’d ever done, I thought they meant emotionally or spiritually.
In unrelated news, will I pass out randomly during the day today? Let’s find out
TV show pitch: a gritty Golden Girls reboot set 200 years in the future.
I put him back to sleep in his bassinet whispering that I’d always be there for him, which is a lie. He’d better outlive me.
I don't think it's a partisan comment to say that we're still veering towards fascism. The transfer of migrants to Martha's Vineyard - with falsified records so they can't be traced, no less - has me very worried. Where does this escalate to?
Pet theory: every single horror film is based on some aspect of pregnancy, childbirth, or parenting. It’s the most primal experience we have, and the one most loaded with fear and doubt. And also the most biologically transformative.
It’s amazing how different baby bottles are. NUK Simply Natural glass bottles are working out really well, after some false starts with other models. They look weird but there’s much less leakage and baby seems to love them.
Congratulations to Ethereum for burning 99% less of the planet than it was this morning. This is a good thing.
I loved Tintin as a kid but its racial and colonialist overtones don’t sit well with me as an adult. Is there something that fits the same box of adventure-filled, smart comic books with a global setting that aren’t about superheroes that children can devour?
Hot take: empires are bad and symbols of empires are bad.
Having a dedicated woman as Head of State for seventy years undeniably had an impact on British society in both subtle and overt ways.
Okay, but how does this affect the new season of Bake Off?
Two opinions: I think the monarchy is a disastrously archaic institution that needlessly clings to a brutal past. I also think, as far as monarchs go, that Queen Elizabeth II was among the best we could wish for, who did work worthy of respect and admiration.
Day six. I now understand that what I have in my possession is not a baby but a highly advanced projectile weapon. Rather than take this stunningly destructive technology to market, I shall hoard its power for myself. I may require additional wet wipes.
This Labor Day, I’m thinking about my Great Grandpa Dave, who was the PA Joint Branch manager of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union of America. Unions are strong in my family; I learned early about why they’re vital. I’m excited to pass those values to my son.
This week I’ve met two absolute wizards: an insanely great labor and delivery nurse, and a lactation consultant. Both were able to be so good because they were obsessed with the ongoing science and practice of their work while also being deeply empathetic. Grateful.
Happy “how can it possibly be September already?!” to everyone who celebrates.
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