Drew Mckinney

Where we landed before hitting the Cursor free limit for the month. NPC farmhands and a farmhouse. A creek also runs through the property.

I decided to build a 3-d farm sim using Cursor instead of doing my taxes.

One of my guilty pleasures is reading comments in the ChubbyFIRE subreddit. This is a lifestyle I will never understand, even if I eventually have $10m.

This post is titled “At what NW would you feel comfortable buying a $3m house?”

Can’t even call a normal plumber if something goes wrong.

“How do you have the energy to create a SaaS after your 9-5”

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I think the white, frazzled hair really aged him. Here he is just one year prior in Buckaroo Banzai, and two years prior in September Gun.

Interesting that the goal should be presented first and the context last.

I’ve typically provided context first and then winged it with everything else.

Interesting data in light of current events. More about welfare queen Elon Musk: www.profgalloway.com/elon-musk-we...

For those drooling over FAANG salaries, a sobering post on the reality of working those jobs.

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People really don’t want to hear this and want to pretend like LLMs are a temporary fad or something.

Even with identical education, someone using AI will outcompete someone not.

I use them all the time to navigate bureaucracy, write code, and at this moment am planning a vacation with Claude.

This ambulance has no less than two signs warning that assault rifles are not allowed on board

Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.

This is exactly how I felt when I was working in management consulting.

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Tell me where I’m wrong here (I’m no fan of Trump or RFK): it seems they want to create a study around this and open source the data, but not pass any specific judgements. What do you think is concerning?

Severance is, for better or worse, a perfect show to watch with a head cold

Watching the Super Bowl from Colombia 🇨🇴

$10k for 5 days. 2 adults, 1 child

My son visited Disney this year with his grandparents. They had a great time but lamented this would be the only trip they take there. My wife and I refuse, as the all-in cost of a week is equivalent to a month-long trip to Europe.

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Biggest problem I have with direct reports during review time is that they are often too self-critical. I have to fight with people to give themselves appropriate recognition.

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We use so much wood on days like this… it was full this morning

Today we built a firewood rack and gathered wood. I don’t want to split wood in negative Fahrenheit temperatures if I can help it.

Podcast Industry Statistics 2024 – Global Market Size and Growth Comprehensive podcast industry statistics for 2024. Collaborative wiki covers global market size, growth trends, platform market share, and advertising revenue estimates.

I spent some time today updating this estimate on the size of the podcast industry: podcastindustry.org

My estimate for total annual revenue is approximately $3.94 - $4.95 billion.

THe Podcast Advertising category is the biggest chunk of the pie, at $3.0 - $3.4 billion.

@mgoldst.com hi Mitch 👋 im just south of you in Bloomfield.

A lot of skilled trades can make more than SWE at the Journeyman level. Boilermakers, specialty electricians, lineman, etc.

Difficult to beat Split.io

This is what your Spotify Wrapped looks like if you have an 8-year-old son.

This looks so fun!!!

What is coffee shop at home? This sounds intriguing