A dying repo? OpenSnoRE, Fake Stars, and Skeptical Open-Source Diligence
If you’re evaluating fast-growing open-source projects, don’t stop at “wow, look at the stars.” In fact, start by distrusting the stars. Stars are the easiest metric to inflate, the easiest to misunderstand, and the easiest to launder into a story
A dying repo? OpenSnoRE, Fake Stars, and Skeptical Open-Source Diligence
If you’re evaluating fast-growing open-source projects, don’t stop at “wow, look at the stars.” In fact, start by distrusting the stars. Stars are the easiest metric to inflate, the easiest to misunderstand, and the easiest to launder into a story
Yes, I just emailed you.
For those of geezers watching “avoid phishing scams, seniors!” TV commercials on Fox News…
Yes, I just emailed you.
For those of geezers watching “avoid phishing scams, seniors!” TV commercials on Fox News…
The More You Ignore Me (Rare) – The Drownout
My friend and I recorded a long time ago, one song. And here it is released.
The More You Ignore Me (Rare) – The Drownout
My friend and I recorded a long time ago, one song. And here it is released.
Overheard: The end of the American era
Scenario, overheard from a friend: “Oops, America starts a war on Iran and loses. Hormuz is locked, the US ‘retreats’ and it’s declared a victory.” But everyone will know that the US can no longer do what it wants. Flashback:
Overheard: The end of the American era
Scenario, overheard from a friend: “Oops, America starts a war on Iran and loses. Hormuz is locked, the US ‘retreats’ and it’s declared a victory.” But everyone will know that the US can no longer do what it wants. Flashback:
We killed the top leaders…?
Imagine if the other guys had gotten this chart for the US. Is the US defeated? 9/11…
We killed the top leaders…?
Imagine if the other guys had gotten this chart for the US. Is the US defeated? 9/11…
Death to SaaS: clean your iCloud edition
My iCloud was full b/c my iMessage has 20GB of attachments. Pay more? Pay for an app to fix it? Nah, Claude wrote me this script. imessage_cleanup.sh.JPG (download it, unzip it, rename it to remove the .JPG so it’s just
Death to SaaS: clean your iCloud edition
My iCloud was full b/c my iMessage has 20GB of attachments. Pay more? Pay for an app to fix it? Nah, Claude wrote me this script. imessage_cleanup.sh.JPG (download it, unzip it, rename it to remove the .JPG so it’s just
Cold email? Start here.
If you’re thinking of cold-emailing me or asking to “pick my brain,” start here. I’ve been writing online since 1998. I’ve built companies, invested in others, taught, experimented, and tried to write down what I was learning along the way.
Cold email? Start here.
If you’re thinking of cold-emailing me or asking to “pick my brain,” start here. I’ve been writing online since 1998. I’ve built companies, invested in others, taught, experimented, and tried to write down what I was learning along the way.
Everything is fine…
Topic Good / Bad (since Jan 2025) Confidence Inflation rate (CPI YoY) 🟢 Slightly lower; gradual downward drift ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Price level (cost of living) 🔴 Higher (prices compound upward) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unemployment rate 🟢 Near multi-decade lows ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Job growth pace
Everything is fine…
Topic Good / Bad (since Jan 2025) Confidence Inflation rate (CPI YoY) 🟢 Slightly lower; gradual downward drift ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Price level (cost of living) 🔴 Higher (prices compound upward) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unemployment rate 🟢 Near multi-decade lows ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Job growth pace
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