WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:16.416 The Weekly Thing, issue 93. Feb 16, twenty nineteen. Published February 16, twenty nineteen. By Jamie Thingelstad. In this issue: Billion-dollar company failure, blockchain and trust, Amazon acquires eero, Bob Costas out at NBC, one on ones, Big Four ARPUs. 00:00:17.016 --> 00:00:34.797 I'm slowly creeping up on issue #100 of the Weekly Thing! Just 7 more and we'll hit that fun milestone! I've been contemplating some tweaks and refinements of this weekly cornucopia of content. I'd like to ask you, the most awesome reader ever, to take a moment for two things. 00:00:35.297 --> 00:00:51.781 I would love to hear any feedback you have! I’m all ears! I've done less app and book stuff as of late. I think the different ways of showing links work well. But most importantly it would be great to know what you think. So, what's up? Reply to this email and let me know! 00:00:52.281 --> 00:01:21.822 Also, I've been lucky to be joined by about 650 of the finest people on the Internet for the Weekly Thing. One of my favorite things, is seeing new people joining our little club. If you would take a moment to spread the word to a friend, colleague, relative, or anyone else that might like it that would be awesome! I think the easiest thing is to send them to to see the archive and subscribe! Cool? I have this thought that 1,000 people would be really neat. 00:01:22.322 --> 00:01:27.631 Now I'll get back to ruminating on some of these evolutions, and meanwhile let's jump into things. 00:01:28.131 --> 00:01:39.442 PS: I’m happy to say goodbye to this double-cold sequence that I had the misfortune to endure the last two weeks. I woke up on Thursday and finally felt like the parking brake wasn't on. 00:01:40.842 --> 00:01:42.740 Now, the Featured Links section. 00:01:43.340 --> 00:01:47.382 Link one. Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company. 00:01:47.882 --> 00:01:59.643 Reflections from the CEO and Founder of Gumroad on building the business and the significant ups and downs. He grounds back to delivering value. It seems obvious, but that is really what matters. 00:02:01.043 --> 00:02:02.891 That's the end of Featured Links. 00:02:04.291 --> 00:02:06.205 Now, the My Weekly Photo section. 00:02:06.805 --> 00:02:11.903 Fresh blanket of snow. February 10, twenty nineteen at 4:58 PM Edina, MN. 00:02:13.303 --> 00:02:15.361 That's the end of My Weekly Photo. 00:02:16.761 --> 00:02:18.608 Now, the Notable Links section. 00:02:19.208 --> 00:02:22.415 Link one. Blockchain and Trust, Schneier on Security. 00:02:22.915 --> 00:02:37.894 Schneier is very savvy and smart, and this direct takedown of blockchain is to the point. I've gotten more comfortable with the idea that blockchain is a technology solution for trust, but Schneier's arguments for why that simply isn't true are strong. 00:02:38.794 --> 00:02:45.706 Link two. Amazon to Acquire eero to Help Customers Better Connect Smart Home Devices, Amazon.com, Inc. Press Room. 00:02:46.206 --> 00:02:54.403 I use eero devices at home. I always suspected that eero would be purchased by a bigger company. I didn’t think it would be Amazon though. 00:02:55.303 --> 00:03:02.925 Link three. Inside story of how legendary NFL broadcaster Bob Costas ended up excised from football and out at NBC -- ESPN. 00:03:03.425 --> 00:03:18.047 I've always enjoyed Bob Costas. I’m not a huge sports person, but Costa's has a way of bringing stories together in a way that is very compelling. The reaction to him speaking out about brain injury issues in the NFL is at best dissapointing. 00:03:18.947 --> 00:03:23.274 Link four. Coaching Tools, The One on One, Silicon Valley Product Group. 00:03:23.774 --> 00:03:43.993 This article is written referring to product management, but nearly all of it can be applied to any 1:1 context. This is a topic I keep wanting to investigate as it is not well defined in most companies. Just the statement here referring to 1:1's as a "coaching technique" is a compelling way to frame these sessions. 00:03:44.893 --> 00:03:49.359 Link five. The Observation Deck » Reflecting on The Soul of a New Machine. 00:03:49.859 --> 00:03:57.315 Reading this, along with Jess Fraz's writeup makes me want to go and re-read Soul of a New Machine again too! It’s a great book. 00:03:58.215 --> 00:04:01.808 Link six. Bloomberg London: Workplace of the Future, YouTube. 00:04:02.308 --> 00:04:17.443 If you find buildings and architecture interesting this is an amazing look at the new Bloomberg London location. The first half was the most interesting to me covering the mechanics of the building. Amazing space. Thanks to Nick for the link. 00:04:18.343 --> 00:04:22.548 Link seven. The ARPUs of the Big Four Dwarf Everybody Else, Monday Note. 00:04:23.048 --> 00:04:24.585 These ARPU numbers are amazing. 00:04:25.085 --> 00:04:37.351 Quote. For each dollar of digital ad growth between twenty eleven–twenty eighteen, Google took 1 dollar, Facebook 3 dollars and 70 cents, while the NYT took only 32 cents. End quote. 00:04:38.251 --> 00:04:42.640 Link eight. Executive coach: 7 secrets to lasting career satisfaction. 00:04:43.140 --> 00:04:49.288 These seem like worthwhile actions to make sure you are adjusting your trajectory in a thoughtful way. 00:04:50.688 --> 00:04:52.584 That's the end of Notable Links. 00:04:53.984 --> 00:04:55.542 Now, the Give Back section. 00:04:56.142 --> 00:05:25.876 Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority, run for the public’s benefit. All connections to web servers should be encrypted! The biggest challenge with encrypting the web historically has been the cost and hassle of getting an SSL certificate. Let's Encrypt has changed that entirely by being a free certificate authority. Let's Encrypt is possibly one of the most important things to happen on the web in recent years. Donate to Let's Encrypt today! 00:05:27.276 --> 00:05:28.765 That's the end of Give Back. 00:05:30.165 --> 00:05:31.077 Now, more links. 00:05:31.677 --> 00:05:42.170 First, brandi Carlile - The Joke (LIVE at the 61st GRAMMYs) - YouTube We've been fans of Brandi Carlile for a while, and this performance at the Grammy's was amazing! 00:05:42.670 --> 00:05:57.075 Second, letting neural networks be weird — Candy Heart messages written by a neural network aiweirdness.com Good reminder for everyone preparing for machine learning to take over the world. Let's first figure out Valentine's sayings. 00:05:57.575 --> 00:06:09.859 Third, leave Me Alone - Take back control of your inbox leavemealone.xyz Neat tool to specifically help you with unsubscribing from bulk mail. Sadly it only seems to work with Gmail at the moment. 00:06:10.359 --> 00:06:19.229 Fourth, python Itertools: For a faster and memory efficient code – Kanoki kanoki.org Slick examples of what you can do with Python's itertools. 00:06:19.729 --> 00:06:29.486 Fifth, no thank you, Mr. Pecker – Jeff Bezos – Medium Is "complexifier" a word? If not, I want it to be one. What a bunch of slime ball stuff. Glad Bezos didn’t capitulate. 00:06:29.986 --> 00:06:36.009 Sixth, national Park Typeface nationalparktypeface.com I dig cool little font projects like this. 00:06:36.509 --> 00:06:44.779 Seventh, video Game Controller Cufflinks by ElegantLocketShop (Etsy) —Tools and Toys The first cuff links I would actually enjoy wearing! 00:06:46.179 --> 00:06:47.740 That's the end of More Links. 00:06:49.140 --> 00:06:50.777 Now, the Microposts section. 00:06:51.377 --> 00:06:52.985 Sunday @ 4:13 PM. 00:06:53.485 --> 00:06:54.635 Bit of snow out there. 00:06:55.535 --> 00:06:57.143 Sunday @ 2:39 PM. 00:06:57.643 --> 00:07:01.248 Big space, and a great respite from the cold and snowy winter. 00:07:02.148 --> 00:07:04.021 Friday @ 11:05 PM. 00:07:04.521 --> 00:07:12.434 Watched FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened tonight. I didn’t follow this story when it happened. Unbelievable mess, fraud. 00:07:13.334 --> 00:07:14.966 Friday @ 9:03 PM. 00:07:15.466 --> 00:07:17.770 Tesla, your HTML encoding is showing. and. 00:07:18.670 --> 00:07:20.256 Friday @ 8:53 PM. 00:07:20.756 --> 00:07:24.191 Started reading Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport tonight. 00:07:25.091 --> 00:07:26.723 Friday @ 6:45 PM. 00:07:27.223 --> 00:07:32.341 Checking out the Life Time Sport at Winter Park. Super cool pick-up soccer for the kids! 00:07:33.741 --> 00:07:35.438 That's the end of Microposts. 00:07:36.838 --> 00:07:38.230 Now, the Fortune section. 00:07:38.830 --> 00:07:42.623 You've made it all the way to the end! Here is your fortune for this week. 00:07:43.123 --> 00:07:44.923 You are standing on my toes. 00:07:45.423 --> 00:07:47.829 Thank you for subscribing to the Weekly Thing! 00:07:49.229 --> 00:07:56.007 That brings us to the end of the Weekly Thing, issue 93. Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.