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Dear Americans, You’re Smarter Than This
A letter to my friends, neighbors, and frenemies in the USA. Faruk Ateş · Follow Published in Love First · 7 min read · -- Dear Americans, (And by that I mean just the people of the United Confederacy of Trumpericivanka.) Before I begin, I want to express that I’m not writing this as a liberal, leftist, or Democrat who’s angry at the Republicans (my cheeky joke aside). And, I’m not writing this as a Republican who disagrees with Trump.
Three Principles of Heart-Centric Leadership for the World of Tomorrow
“In the past jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, but in the future they’ll be about the heart.” These were the words of Minouche Shafik in 2018, then the director of the London School of Economics. This week, as President of Columbia University, Shafik ordered police officers to forcefully arrest peaceful student protestors. This stark contrast highlights the profound challenge between knowing the future, and being part of it. What, then, does it mean to “be about the heart”?
Creation and Co-creation
The next chapter of a life-long art piece has begun. For most of my life, I've found tattoos beautiful and (sometimes) cool... but I never had any interest in getting one myself. There wasn't an idea or message I felt I wanted immortalized in a life-long commitment on my body. Until Love First. When I had my vision of Love First, I knew this was going to be the focus for the rest of my life, and so the idea of something permanent on my body, related to love, became...
Female vs. Women: On Writing Adjectives, Nouns, And Inclusive Language
CC BY: Charlie No matter what you’ve been saying or writing, you’ve been doing it wrong all this time. Apparently. If I criticize someone’s work, how I choose to do so is a matter of words (and tone and body language, if in person; for now we’ll focus on just the language part). My choices will greatly alter the way the other person will feel about my criticism, perhaps even about me.
A Brief History of Women in Computing
Women invented the field. Then men pushed them out of it. In this week’s mashup episode of Scandal: Silicon Valley, James Damore, a newly-fired Google engineer, wrote a 10-page memo arguing that the company’s efforts to improve diversity were misguided.
A Dao of Product Design
When a designer or developer sets out to create a new product, the audience is thought of as “the user”: we consider how she might use it, what aspects make it accessible and usable, what emotional interactions make it delightful, and how we can optimize the workflow for her and our benefit. What is rarely considered in the process is the social and societal impact of our product being used by hundreds of thousands—even millions—of people every day.
A Brief History of Women in Computing
Women invented the field. Then men pushed them out of it. In this week’s mashup episode of Scandal: Silicon Valley, James Damore, a newly-fired Google engineer, wrote a 10-page memo arguing that the company’s efforts to improve diversity were misguided.
A Brief History of Women in Computing
In this week’s mashup episode of Scandal: Silicon Valley, James Damore, a newly-fired Google engineer, wrote a 10-page memo arguing that the company’s efforts to improve diversity were misguided.
A Dao of Product Design
When a designer or developer sets out to create a new product, the audience is thought of as “the user”: we consider how she might use it, what aspects make it accessible and usable, what emotional interactions make it delightful, and how we can optimize the workflow for her and our benefit. What is rarely considered in the process is the social and societal impact of our product being used by hundreds of thousands—even millions—of people every day.
“Do you want to be right, or effective?”
This article originated as a long thread on Twitter. It is licensed CC BY-SA. Hillary Clinton did not and shouldn’t have run on a platform of pandering to racist or sexist views, like Trump did. Hillary Clinton did not and shouldn’t have run on a platform of comforting lies and hollow promises, like Trump did. But Clinton (and many on the Left) also did not really hear the woes of white America. She did not give white working class voters specific hope of better job prospects in their future.
The Ghosts Of Twitter Past, Present and Future
A little over ten years ago, a team of scrappy developers created a product called Twitter (“Twttr” at the time). It was a platform for social microblogging, and while it long struggled to define itself, people quickly warmed up to the service.
Why I’m Supporting Clinton, And Hope The San Francisco Bay Area Does Too
Silicon Valley likes a good narrative, but there is one narrative it has shown little appetite for: its privileges. I started being an enthusiastic supporter of Bernie Sanders and got more excited the more traction he gained. But then came a tipping point, and my enthusiasm for Sanders started waning. His story wasn’t evolving, and there were strong, clear disparities in the demographics that Clinton and Sanders were succeeding with. This usually means privilege is playing a role.
Feeling Berned Out #2: The Coalition of He, Sanders
These are some brain-dump thoughts on the Sanders supporters/Nevada mess that is, to me, illustrative of a greater issue at play in the Bernie Sanders camp. (This is a casual follow-up on part 1.) 1.
The Psychological Mastery of Donald Trump
Years of experience as an entertainer, pathological liar, and keen observer have led the man known as Donald Drumpf to a level of success that keeps surprising liberals and conservatives alike. It shouldn’t; it’s very predictable. The first mistake that people everywhere make is assuming that Trump’s support is because of the content of his platform. It’s not about his platform. There is barely any content to begin with in his empty platform. Trump supporters are voting for the packaging.
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