FUN FACT · JUN 5
The Day the Titanic's Distress Signal Changed Everything
On April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 PM, and wireless operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride sent the first SOS distress signal from a ship at sea. This tragic event directly led to international maritime law requiring all ships to carry wireless radios and maintain 24-hour radio watch, fundamentally transforming ocean safety protocols forever.
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May 27
LEADERSHIP
Why I Keep My Team Meetings on the Calendar During Vacation
I was on a family vacation last week. I left my team call on the calendar so my team can meet.
One thing leaders tend to overlook and employees are trained to overlook is the team call belongs to…
May 14
RUNNING
What Running Back From Injury Taught Me About Leading Through Team Setbacks
I just read about Runner's World's 9-step plan for returning to running after injury, and it serves as a good reminder. Last year, I spent weeks sidelined with foot pain I stubbornly ignored until I…
Apr 30
TECH
Why Your AI Assistant Knows Nothing About Your Infrastructure (And That's the Real Problem)
Grafana just announced that their Assistant can learn your infrastructure before you even ask questions. Reading this reminded me of a conversation I had with an engineering director last week who…
Mar 30
LEADERSHIP
When Your Best SE Gets Seduced by AI Tooling
Claude Code's latest bug made me laugh - and then cringe. The AI coding assistant was randomly running git reset --hard origin/main against project repos every 10 minutes, essentially nuking…
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