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LinkedIn’s ‘career break’ feature can help normalize resume gaps

“LinkedIn users can classify their time away from paid work as one of 13 “types” of career breaks — including bereavement, career transition, caregiving, full-time parenting and health and well-being — and add details about what led to the career break and what they’ve done during the break.” I

The startup employee grinder

Startup culture as popularly described is a sham. You can read all the books you want on the subject, but the most successful companies build their culture from the ground up based on the same kind of learning cycle that they use on their customers. To succeed, you’re going

Known and Idno

Rewriting software from scratch is usually a terrible idea. But I’m thinking about it. The Known open source codebase is now 9 years old; a PHP kludge that I wrote while my mother was recovering from a double lung transplant still powers my site and many others. It became

Police Records Show Women Are Being Stalked With Apple AirTags Across the Country

“Of the 150 total police reports mentioning AirTags, in 50 cases women called the police because they started getting notifications that their whereabouts were being tracked by an AirTag they didn’t own. Of those, 25 could identify a man in their lives—ex-partners, husbands, bosses—who they strongly

Older women voters will likely play a big role in the midterm elections

““Women over 50+ may not only be the decision makers in their households, they may also be the decision makers of the midterm elections,” Margie Omero, principal at GBAO, a public opinion research firm, said in a statement accompanying the poll results.” [Link]

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed: How she will change the Supreme Court

“The Senate on Thursday voted 53-47 to confirm Jackson’s historic nomination to the nation’s highest court. Though Jackson will not change the court’s conservative majority, she will change the court. Her presence is set to create the first all-women liberal wing of the court, whose

Some afternoon phishing

I just (almost) got phished! It’s a little embarrassing, but I’m hopeful that sharing this will help others. I got a pretty call on our landline (yes, we still have one) telling us we were about to have our power disconnected for non-payment. They had our address,

The Things We Did Not Do While Reaching $2M ARR

“A list of things tech startups usually go through that we did not.” [Link]

Gwyneth Paltrow, Mila Kunis are pushing women to invest in NFTs

“But they’re also buying into an unpredictable market that some theorize has already peaked. Most NFTs don’t sell and only a small group of people are responsible for the vast quantity of NFT trading, said Mason Nystrom, an analyst for Messari Capital.” [Link]

BBC Staff Exodus: Women of Color Exhausted from Fighting Broken System

“At least 15 women of color have left the BBC in the last year saying they are “exhausted” from fighting a system that “is not systemically built to support anyone who is different,” a Variety investigation has uncovered.” [Link]

Oklahoma’s legislature approves total abortion ban

“This June, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that examines the constitutionality of a 15-week abortion ban. Many observers believe the court, which has a large conservative majority, will use that case to overturn Roe v. Wade, allowing