This History Extra episode (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kublai-khan-ruler-of-the-waves/id256580326?i=1000678927330) is fantastic. Jack Weatherford mentions a ruler wanting to invade by water and commanding ships built with red sails, which he then had painted with oil to glisten and shine. But he failed to have good navigators. I feel like "red sails glstening with oil" could be a "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" for projects driven more by vanity than expertise. #history #ai #blockchain

Raw Signal Group's blog post (https://www.rawsignal.ca/newsletter-archive/i-do-not-think-it-means-what-you-think-it-means) is on FIRE today. "Stack ranking... utterly destroys culture, collaboration, and productivity... Setting gigantic, audacious stretch goals? They usually fail... ... Post-layoff companies generally underperform for years..."