Delightfully evil - can't unsee.

Context:
https://x.com/efedorenko/status/1854639422353949061

#LicensePlates #Fonts

Lazyweb: I've lost track of the blog post someone did a few years ago that was a kinda sci-fi-ish short story about a team who writes a piece of software to automatically identify topics that produce maximum controversy / dvisiveness.

Ring any bells for anyone?

@ryanc Oh, definitely! An interesting experimental middle ground would be a modified Xerox PARC / Bell Labs model:

• everyone has a private office
• multiple types of communal space
• everyone lives a short distance from work
• everyone can flex home/office as needed
• people know when not to schedule in-person meetings

These things can both be true:

• The push for RTO is often motivated by reasons other than the stated reasons

• Innovation / cross-training / scuttlebutt from physical co-location is a real thing that has dropped off dramatically, especially for specific neurotypes -- and it takes strong, creative, and persistent leadership and tools to achieve similar benefits virtually

@ryanc @JetlagJen

Accelerated by gender differences in socialization expectations

LLMs are the ELIZA of Wolfram Alphas.

@stefan Signed! And any time, big fan of your work!
(Minor additional suggestion: since the list of common instances is public, autocomplete for the the home domain is a pretty common pattern - might be a nice add, if you still feel like tinkering!)

@stefan Curious about what the permissions required are. "Read only" ... of what? (I know the confirmation feedback is an interface limitation, not something under your control)

@ryanc Levenshtein wardialing in 3 ... 2 ... 1...

First Google handed their domain business to SquareSpace ... and now SquareSpace has been acquired by a private equity firm.

I am now in the market for a new registrar.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/17/permira-completes-squarespace-acquisition-after-upping-bid-to-7-2b/