Workers for Frozen Food Giant Amy’s Kitchen Allege Unsafe Conditions at Bay Area Factory

And Amy’s has hired a firm to squash worker attempts to form a Union. Really disappointing. [Link]

Why the balance of power in tech is shifting toward workers

“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,

Great communication for software teams

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’

The Human Web

“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]

The International Space Station to be retired and crashed into the Pacific Ocean

“NASA said that commercially operated space platforms would replace the ISS as a venue for collaboration and scientific research.” Ugh. [Link]

Book Renovation

“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

House approves bill to end forced arbitration of MeToo claims

“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]

Indonesia Is Switching Capital Cities Because the Old One Is Sinking Into the Ocean

“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]

My hiring status

I am not looking for a new Head of Engineering position right now. I’ve been approached both directly and by a number of executive recruiters, and I’m flattered, but I’m not considering opening a process with any new companies. If you’re looking for an advisor or

North Korea: Missile programme funded through stolen crypto, UN report says

“North Korean cyber-attacks have stolen millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency to fund the country's missile programmes, a UN report briefed to media says.” Oops? [Link]

The web is a miracle

I don’t think the web could happen again. A public-minded developer, operating in a public service research institution, built an open knowledge-base with no eye on profit or even productizing it. Because of its openness and simplicity, it spread to other like-minded researchers, and then beyond. It wasn’t

Exposed documents reveal how the powerful clean up their digital past using a reputation laundering firm

“Now, documents viewed by Rest of World shed light on the reputation management industry, revealing how Eliminalia and companies like it may use spurious copyright claims and fake legal notices to remove and obscure articles linking clients to allegations of tax avoidance, corruption, and drug trafficking. The Elephant case may