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Deep-seek R1 proves this right.

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You don't get the best out of people by hitting them with an iron rod. You do so by gaining their respect, getting them accustomed to triumphs and convincing them that they are capable of improving their performance. -📖 Leading, Alex Ferguson

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Sigiriya - The Lion Rock of Sri Lanka Discover the ancient marvel of Sigiriya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that stands proudly in the heart of Sri Lanka. This iconic rock fortress, built by King Kashyapa in the 5th century, is renowned for its breathtaking views and stunning gardens.

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Road to success in any field is rarely a straight line. There will always be few failures or unexpected curveballs along the way. Still, progress comes from moving forward, no matter what.

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How AI-assisted coding will change software engineering: hard truths. About how these AI tools really work and how they could be the start of the return of software, as a craft. Based on a guest post by @addyosmani.bsky.social. Read it here: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-wil...

submitted 52 days ago • 7 comments

Nothing's impossible for a person who is going to try.

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"For any given company, the larger the company becomes, the more opportunities emerge to screw it up." Do You Feel Pressure or Do You Apply Pressure? https://buff.ly/3BxoNr0

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Interesting read on job interviews

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It's pretty amazing to wake up healthy, and be alive. We take that for granted every day.

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Ryan gets it 🎯

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"Already Achieved AGI" ?? techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/o...

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99% of the time differed life path doesn't work. You have a dream ? you gotta build it.

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Solid career advice from the CEO of a $200 billion company. ( Lisa Su, CEO of AMD )

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Brilliant or shady ?

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You have a choice between being judgemental or being curious, because both cannot exist at the same time. So Make it a habit to be curious about a person, thing, or idea instead of taking a judgemental first approach. Being curious > Being judgemental

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Advice from Charlie Munger:

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We are really good at giving advise to other people and not so good at applying them to ourselves. #Guilty

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Remember LLMs are not good at giving you the right answers, They are great at giving you convincing answers. But right and convincing are two different things.

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If joy for you is only possible when things are going amazing then you're placing your happiness at the mercy of circumstances beyond your control.

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"World is a museum of passion projects"

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One's goals are one's destiny.

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If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true? Dream. Dream Big.

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A few hours of distraction every day is the most common recipe of an average life.

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Lamine Yamal is a genius.

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“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur.” – Red Adair

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“Faith in the endgame helps you live through the months or years of buildup.” -Jim Collins

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Growth is an outcome, not an activity. It is the result of right strategy + right execution + good fortune. (1/4)

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Free the bird

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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

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I posted the exact same question on Threads, X and Bluesky, asking what IDEs devs liked the most. Despite having 10x as many "followers" on X, Bluesky, and a similar one on Threads, Bluesky is most definitely where the most humans respond to a technical post. I love it here!

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Android used to have faster approval process, now it takes days. We got 3 versions approved on ios, while waiting for android to process one version 😳

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If you think something, write out what you think and why. Half the time you’ll realize you don’t want to think that after all, or just under certain conditions. The other half, you’ll understand it 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 well, and be able to explain to others.

submitted 93 days ago • 5 comments

Love the 'Feeds' feature here on @bsky.app

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That's cold.

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Don't mind giving this platform a try. Let's see how it goes

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Tomorrow's podcast episode: How Linear gets so much done, with such a small team. 10,000+ companies use Linear, including 66% of Forbes Top 50 AI companies. They are profitable, full-remote and have 25 engineers. With Linear's first EM, Sabin Roman. It will be out here: pragmaticpodcast.com

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