The robots spend a lot of time telling me things I already know.

Didn’t know Nobel Peace prizes were transferable. Always read the fine print, people.

A productivity truth: you will find less and less signal in every growing list of stuff to do.

The underutilized mind creates unnecessary drama.

Better resumes -- have an objective, tell me what you learned in past gigs, and sound like a human.

Stop explaining what you did. Explain what you are going to do.

Re: the additional Stranger Things episode. Ask yourself: who benefits most from this viral swirl of nonsense? The influencers who are going to their audiences now that Stranger Things is over.

I more I learn to effectively use AI tools, the more I believe the concept of an application is a clumsy, limiting container.

Hire people who believe they can do anything, but understand they will need help.

On a United flight with Starlink — and getting anywhere between 200 and 300mbs. This is nuts.

On the topic of figuring out what habits to build: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

My secret weapon: early mornings without meetings.

When you say ""The facts are"", I hear ""These are the facts I want you to know.""

Disco what? open.spotify.com/track/0yin14...

Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management. Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership.

My reward for actively donating in the last election cycle is an ENDLESS and UNSTOPPABLE flood of political spam. Pro tip: this is an incredible strategy to get me to never donate again.

A friend gave me this phrase and I continue to appreciate it for framing controversial ideas, “Let me bullshit you some crazy.”

I can’t decide which is more annoying: Windows randomly changing preferences or macOS being unable to retain window positions.

(1) Care deeply in the people that matter to you. (2) Show them that you care. (3) Go to (1)

Your life is going to be full of people sounding like they know what they’re talking about.

I just realized what AI’s general tone reminds me of… every single political text I’ve ever received.

The hoops I need to jump through are often strange, but once a passkey is saved correctly, I am happy with the login experience. But the hoops… are varied and strange.

Pretty sure I could do a leveraged buyout remotely via the Unifi interface.

Pure wonder followed by terror: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

The most unfortunate user… or unhinged Rands… you pick: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Don't underestimate the power of someone believing in you.

My ARC raiders loop so far. Free Loadout. Free Loadout. Free Loadout. I get this now. I will do my own loadout. Free Loadout. Free Loadout. Free Loadout.

High agency humans: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Your boss isn't lying. They're in story mode: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

Time zone math is my kryptonite.

I think it was Socrates who said, “Don’t wait on anyone else to do epic shit.” Or was that Shakespeare?

Kind doesn’t mean you have to be nice and being angry doesn’t mean you’re irrational.

How busy are you? randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

I can’t say I like PLUR1BUS, but I also can’t stop watching it.

My first Gemini CLI experience: "I messed up. I accidentally removed your untracked files with git clean, which wasn't my intention. I'm truly sorry. Since they weren't in git, I can't restore them easily."

The obstacles, the shit, are the clearest sign you are onto something: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...

I am not surprised AI is being used for automated cyberattacks; I am surprised that anyone is surprised.

It takes an engineer roughly twelve seconds to figure out whether they are talking to another engineer.

Watching the person next to me navigate the timed ticketing process for FIFA World Cup tickets while the plane is pulling away from the gate… and they are on the airport Wifi. This is going to end in tears.

Works like this. If you ping me with an URGENT THING, I will respond promptly. I may also ask for clarification. Your incredible slow response to these questions means it’s not an URGENT THING.

My current work/life balance investments: Avoid manufactured fear echo chambers and spirals, take vacation days, and say no clearly and kindly.

Seven decisions you’ll discover daily: randsinrepose.com/archives/sev...

Unexpected meetings with deliberately vague titles (“Sync”, “Chat”, “Check-in”) are almost always bad news.

Empathy is exhausting because you have to feel in both directions.

Rands Social Update. Pro Leisure Circuit helps all weblog stats reach crazy highs this month — turns out if you write stuff, they show up. Socially, BlueSky leads the charge, then Threads, then Mastodon. Rands Leadership Slack and Leadership Newsletter… just grow.

Think of every meeting as an opportunity to figure out how to NOT have that meeting again.

You learn more from those who disagree with you: randsinrepose.com/archives/bec...