2023-11-03

• Read: [[Thatcherite conservatism is on its last legs. I’ve had a disturbing glimpse of what might replace it]]

  • Why is [[Peter Thiel]] giving talks to Conservatives in the UK? Probably not unrelated to trying to get NHS contracts for [[Palantir]].

• [[Storing my SSH keys in KeePassXC]]

• [[Using SSH keys in Termux for Git]]

• [[Strong]] [[animals]] may [[flee]] [[upward]]. collapsed:: true
  • Weaker animals tend to stay horizontal.
  • Wolves often [[test]] herds to figure out which animal might be easiest to isolate. So, most [[hunts]] fail- because they are tests.
• "the higher the pitch the sharper the edge" [[stone]]
• "for in every [[battle]] the [[eyes]] are defeated first" [[Tacitus]]

• Friday, 11/03/23 ** 12:15 Best procedure for conversation at work and conversation outside of work seem completely opposed!

At work, it's most productive to say as little as possible. Fewer words mean more time for more work.

Outside of work, being social - as much as possible, volunteering information, asking meandering questions - is so beneficial.

WHERE is the balance?? ** 16:22 Conversations need an elected arbitrator and decision maker. Someone has to say 'yes, we will do it this way'. ** 17:18 I miss feeling cool ** 22:07 Most code is designed to be experimented with and to be deleted. Learn the technologies that are best for building prototypes! It's good to have to throw away code and use newer, faster, more optimal technologies. Choose a language that allows you to throw things away fast. Solidify it once you've validated that your idea works.