August Jackson
@8of12.bsky.social
Competitive Intelligence and Strategy. 🏳️🌈
Marconi plays the mamba. Listen to the radio. Don’t you remember? We built this city. We built this city on rock-and-roll.
Marconi plays the mamba. Listen to the radio. Don’t you remember? We built this city. We built this city on rock-and-roll.
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With deep uncertainties around us, The Decision Collaborative kicks off our events! Join August Jackson/@8of12.bsky.social & Cynthia Cheng Correia/@chengcorreia.bsky.social on July 8th for CoLoop webinar, "Rewiring Research: A Framework for Sustainable AI Adoption" decisioncollab.short.gy/y1kKcg
Rewiring Research: A Framework for Sustainable AI Adoption in Qualitative Workflows | CoLoop Community
Early Adopters: Season 2 explores the real-world transformation of research in the age of AI - spotlighting the teams, workflows, and strategies moving from legacy to leading edge. This season is a pr...
decisioncollab.short.gy
June 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
I am hearing from corporate Competitive Intelligence leaders they are also being asked to justify new headcount based on whether or how they are applying AI to remove cost and effort from their CI functions.
#competitiveintelligence #ai
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/s...
#competitiveintelligence #ai
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/s...
Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs can't be done by AI before asking for more headcount
Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke told employees in a memo that artificial intelligence is making its way across the company, including when it comes to hiring.
www.cnbc.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I am hearing from corporate Competitive Intelligence leaders they are also being asked to justify new headcount based on whether or how they are applying AI to remove cost and effort from their CI functions.
#competitiveintelligence #ai
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/s...
#competitiveintelligence #ai
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/s...
I like a gin martini so dirty Rick James will sing a song about it.
March 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I like a gin martini so dirty Rick James will sing a song about it.
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You can now read about projects that were interrupted when 18F was disbanded.
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
Projects interrupted
For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving the American people to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed ...
18f.org
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
You can now read about projects that were interrupted when 18F was disbanded.
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
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Great piece by Kottke building on my piece from earlier today.
March 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Great piece by Kottke building on my piece from earlier today.
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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This is tragic. Anyone who was familiar with 18F knows those were some of the real heroes of government, who helped make government tech/digital services better for the public.
They were doing real work that DOGE pretends to do, but is too ignorant to know how to do.
They were doing real work that DOGE pretends to do, but is too ignorant to know how to do.
18F, a digital services unit inside the General Services Administration, has been completely laid off, according to an email I’ve seen. The email says that 18F was deemed “non-critical” and the decision was made with the “explicit” direction of the administration and GSA leadership.
March 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is tragic. Anyone who was familiar with 18F knows those were some of the real heroes of government, who helped make government tech/digital services better for the public.
They were doing real work that DOGE pretends to do, but is too ignorant to know how to do.
They were doing real work that DOGE pretends to do, but is too ignorant to know how to do.
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JFC. Like, literally, USAID was the counter to the Belt and Road Initiative, and removing it has opened up all sorts of opportunities for China to harm the US.
Fox News just said the U.S. doesn't have anything like China's Belt and Road Initiative, which is hilarious. We did. It was called USAID.
February 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
JFC. Like, literally, USAID was the counter to the Belt and Road Initiative, and removing it has opened up all sorts of opportunities for China to harm the US.
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said this before and i wasn't exaggerating: RFK has the exact personality type of the kind of person that, in a different sort of regime, oversees mass starvation.
“We have measles outbreaks every year," Trump's health secretary said when asked about the death, which is the nation's first in a decade.
RFK Jr. Dismisses Measles Outbreak As ‘Not Unusual’ After Child's Death
“We have measles outbreaks every year," Trump's health secretary said when asked about the death, which is the nation's first in a decade.
www.huffpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
said this before and i wasn't exaggerating: RFK has the exact personality type of the kind of person that, in a different sort of regime, oversees mass starvation.
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Spanberger by a billion, gonna put up Stalin numbers, son.
February 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Spanberger by a billion, gonna put up Stalin numbers, son.
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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Wrote a response to the Musk/Trump supporters who keep yelling jubilantly at me "the people voted for this so shut up" www.techdirt.com/2025/02/10/n...
No, The People Didn’t Vote For This
A stunning 54% of Americans now believe we’re in a Constitutional crisis, according to recent YouGov polling. They’re right. As a tech billionaire effectively dismantles federal agencie…
www.techdirt.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Wrote a response to the Musk/Trump supporters who keep yelling jubilantly at me "the people voted for this so shut up" www.techdirt.com/2025/02/10/n...
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Okay, let's keep going. Got another one today looking at just how absolutely fucking crazy it is that an inexperienced Musk-lackey is apparently pushing untested live code to America's checkbook. Tried to contextualize all of it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/a...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/a...
A 25-Year-Old Is Writing Backdoors Into The Treasury’s $6 Trillion Payment System. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Just months after we learned Chinese hackers had compromised US telecom systems through government-mandated backdoors, an inexperienced developer from Musk’s DOGE unit is pushing untested cod…
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Okay, let's keep going. Got another one today looking at just how absolutely fucking crazy it is that an inexperienced Musk-lackey is apparently pushing untested live code to America's checkbook. Tried to contextualize all of it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/a...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/a...
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If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
The 24-Hour Reality Check: Musk’s Impossible Power Grab And America’s Crisis
There are twenty-four hours in a day. This isn’t a matter of political opinion or technological disruption—it’s as immutable as the fact that two plus two equals four. No amount of geni…
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
It's unbelievable President Biden commuted the sentence of Rita Crundwell: 8of12.com/3Pf4SAp
Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler | CNN Politics
Victims of major public corruption cases in Pennsylvania and Illinois are angry that President Joe Biden granted clemency this week to the two convicted officials.
8of12.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:18 PM
It's unbelievable President Biden commuted the sentence of Rita Crundwell: 8of12.com/3Pf4SAp
Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate.
December 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate.
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I submitted a FOIA request for every submission for the Illinois state flag competition. Today, I got the files. You have no idea what they're keeping from us.
December 24, 2024 at 1:20 AM
I submitted a FOIA request for every submission for the Illinois state flag competition. Today, I got the files. You have no idea what they're keeping from us.
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I see 3 trends driving a shift away from major platforms sending traffic via links
1. Search engines offering inline answers due to AI chatbot competition.
2. Social apps pivoting to short-form video.
3. News sites pushing for paid linking laws, leading to fewer links.
This will reshape the web.
1. Search engines offering inline answers due to AI chatbot competition.
2. Social apps pivoting to short-form video.
3. News sites pushing for paid linking laws, leading to fewer links.
This will reshape the web.
The Zero Click Internet
The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet,...
www.techspot.com
November 29, 2024 at 11:03 AM
I see 3 trends driving a shift away from major platforms sending traffic via links
1. Search engines offering inline answers due to AI chatbot competition.
2. Social apps pivoting to short-form video.
3. News sites pushing for paid linking laws, leading to fewer links.
This will reshape the web.
1. Search engines offering inline answers due to AI chatbot competition.
2. Social apps pivoting to short-form video.
3. News sites pushing for paid linking laws, leading to fewer links.
This will reshape the web.
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I’ve learned over time that whether it’s professional, financial or relationship advice —context matters. What worked well for one person would be self sabotage in a different situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
November 26, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I’ve learned over time that whether it’s professional, financial or relationship advice —context matters. What worked well for one person would be self sabotage in a different situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
There are no best practices only practices that work best in this situation.
Here are some interesting thoughts from Karim Lakhani at the Harvard Business Review about how the change in the premise of "expertise" with the advent of generative AI will shift strategy.
#strategy #ai
8of12.com/4hXGD73
#strategy #ai
8of12.com/4hXGD73
Strategy in an Era of Abundant Expertise
The AI era is in its early stages, and the technology is evolving extremely quickly. Providers are rapidly introducing AI “copilots,” “bots,” and “assistants” into applications to augment employees’ w...
8of12.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Here are some interesting thoughts from Karim Lakhani at the Harvard Business Review about how the change in the premise of "expertise" with the advent of generative AI will shift strategy.
#strategy #ai
8of12.com/4hXGD73
#strategy #ai
8of12.com/4hXGD73
Listening to "It Happened Here." A podcast audio play starring Edi Falco, Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro, and other talented voice actors to tell the fictional story of the Weeks family as The Great Leader comes to power in America in 2024.
October 7, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Listening to "It Happened Here." A podcast audio play starring Edi Falco, Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro, and other talented voice actors to tell the fictional story of the Weeks family as The Great Leader comes to power in America in 2024.
Testing the new Croissant app for iOS to cross-post across Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads.
October 4, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Testing the new Croissant app for iOS to cross-post across Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads.
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Georgia voters! Since there is a new state website enabling anyone to cancel anyone else's voter registration (!!!), it's important to check to make sure your voter registration is still valid. 😐
You can do that here: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
More info:
naacp.org/articles/naa...
You can do that here: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
More info:
naacp.org/articles/naa...
Elections Portal
mvp.sos.ga.gov
August 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Georgia voters! Since there is a new state website enabling anyone to cancel anyone else's voter registration (!!!), it's important to check to make sure your voter registration is still valid. 😐
You can do that here: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
More info:
naacp.org/articles/naa...
You can do that here: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
More info:
naacp.org/articles/naa...