andrew flick
@aef.bsky.social
Strategy & partnerships @ Canaery. Science lover/tech nerd. Ex-Astranis, OutCast, Tenable. I live my life 9.8 m/s/s at a time.
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There has always a 100% chance of something this happening -- and worse -- when people give their DNA information to a company that stores millions of similar records. techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/2...
23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users | TechCrunch
Genetic testing company 23andMe revealed that its data breach was much worse than previously reported, hitting about half of its total customers.
techcrunch.com
December 5, 2023 at 5:35 PM
There has always a 100% chance of something this happening -- and worse -- when people give their DNA information to a company that stores millions of similar records. techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/2...
"[X] is a platform that allows people to make their own decisions."
But if you're an advertiser who doesn't want to be associated with grift and hate, go fuck yourself. Blackmailers. You're killing the company.
But if you're an advertiser who doesn't want to be associated with grift and hate, go fuck yourself. Blackmailers. You're killing the company.
November 30, 2023 at 7:52 PM
"[X] is a platform that allows people to make their own decisions."
But if you're an advertiser who doesn't want to be associated with grift and hate, go fuck yourself. Blackmailers. You're killing the company.
But if you're an advertiser who doesn't want to be associated with grift and hate, go fuck yourself. Blackmailers. You're killing the company.
Thanksgiving day in Medallo
November 23, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Thanksgiving day in Medallo
Some really excellent tips on all things related to working at a startup from people who have been there done that. review.firstround.com/100-best-bit...
The 100 Best Bits of Advice Ever Shared on First Round Review
We combed The Review archives for a special compilation of the 100 very best advice published on our digital pages over the last 10 years from folks like Stewart Butterfield, Claire Hughes Johnson and...
review.firstround.com
November 17, 2023 at 11:04 PM
Some really excellent tips on all things related to working at a startup from people who have been there done that. review.firstround.com/100-best-bit...
For the folks standing in the back, guilty pleas (more to come, stay tuned!) mean 4 people are now literally convicted criminals who willingly admitted to committing crimes related to the election. Can't wait for someone to 'both sides' this for me. www.cbsnews.com/news/jenna-e...
Jenna Ellis, Trump campaign legal adviser in 2020, pleads guilty in Georgia election case
Three lawyers advising Trump or his campaign have now pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case, which may feel "rather ominous" for Trump, says CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levin...
www.cbsnews.com
October 25, 2023 at 5:49 PM
For the folks standing in the back, guilty pleas (more to come, stay tuned!) mean 4 people are now literally convicted criminals who willingly admitted to committing crimes related to the election. Can't wait for someone to 'both sides' this for me. www.cbsnews.com/news/jenna-e...
Uni nigiri @ MF Sushi
October 22, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Uni nigiri @ MF Sushi
Snagged this dope T by Five Locs on the ATL Beltline.
October 21, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Snagged this dope T by Five Locs on the ATL Beltline.
New study links increase in ESG experience at Board level with “worrisome” decrease in business strategy experience. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Wanted: More Directors With Business Strategy Experience For Corporate Board Service
Board nominating committees may need to re-evaluate their director recruitment practices, given a new report that identifies a pronounced and alarming decline in the share of corporate board members w...
www.forbes.com
October 12, 2023 at 2:30 PM
New study links increase in ESG experience at Board level with “worrisome” decrease in business strategy experience. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Reposted by andrew flick
nearly every thing that's gone viral on Twitter over the past few days has been wrong
people reported dead who are actually alive
video game footage shared claiming to show real bombings
photos shared with the complete opposite context of what's actually depicted
people reported dead who are actually alive
video game footage shared claiming to show real bombings
photos shared with the complete opposite context of what's actually depicted
October 11, 2023 at 2:44 PM
nearly every thing that's gone viral on Twitter over the past few days has been wrong
people reported dead who are actually alive
video game footage shared claiming to show real bombings
photos shared with the complete opposite context of what's actually depicted
people reported dead who are actually alive
video game footage shared claiming to show real bombings
photos shared with the complete opposite context of what's actually depicted
Reposted by andrew flick
Dude is totally running.
October 7, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Dude is totally running.
Bodied. No cap. techcrunch.com/2023/10/06/p...
October 7, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Bodied. No cap. techcrunch.com/2023/10/06/p...
For years people thought I was just being paranoid when I told them the reason I wouldn't give my DNA to one of these companies is that it could get hacked and stolen. In this case, no actual DNA was compromised, but let's be serious... it's only a matter of time. www.darkreading.com/attacks-brea...
23andMe Cyberbreach Exposes DNA Data, Potential Family Ties
The information leaked in the breach involves personally identifiable information as well as genetic ancestry data, potential relatives, and geolocations.
www.darkreading.com
October 7, 2023 at 5:09 AM
For years people thought I was just being paranoid when I told them the reason I wouldn't give my DNA to one of these companies is that it could get hacked and stolen. In this case, no actual DNA was compromised, but let's be serious... it's only a matter of time. www.darkreading.com/attacks-brea...
If you’re not excited about the future of neurotech you haven’t been paying attention. 🦾🧠
Neuralink competitor Precision Neuroscience buys factory to build its brain implants
Precision Neuroscience acquired a manufacturing facility that can produce the key component of its brain implant.
www.cnbc.com
October 5, 2023 at 8:44 PM
If you’re not excited about the future of neurotech you haven’t been paying attention. 🦾🧠
The great flippening is starting everyone! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
First Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in Georgia election case
Scott Hall, a bail-bondsman, was accused of playing a wide-ranging role in efforts to overturn former president Donald Trump’s Georgia defeat in 2020.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2023 at 9:42 PM
The great flippening is starting everyone! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
here's my haiku about houseplants...
sure you were dying
in a panic I watered
only to drown you
sure you were dying
in a panic I watered
only to drown you
September 29, 2023 at 8:52 PM
here's my haiku about houseplants...
sure you were dying
in a panic I watered
only to drown you
sure you were dying
in a panic I watered
only to drown you
Really wish I could share this video of a street musician covering Around Here by Counting Crows.
September 24, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Really wish I could share this video of a street musician covering Around Here by Counting Crows.
This is getting out of control fast.
September 23, 2023 at 3:47 PM
This is getting out of control fast.
AI will actually make corporations people.
September 15, 2023 at 4:20 PM
AI will actually make corporations people.
What’s the word for when someone is both appalled and completely not surprised? neurosciencenews.com/hyperpalatab...
Big Tobacco’s Legacy: Pushing Hyperpalatable Foods in America - Neuroscience News
Food brands owned by tobacco companies have actively disseminated hyperpalatable foods, loaded with salts, fats, and sugars, to American consumers.
neurosciencenews.com
September 11, 2023 at 4:07 PM
What’s the word for when someone is both appalled and completely not surprised? neurosciencenews.com/hyperpalatab...
Just realized I have 53 tabs open in Chrome mobile please help
September 8, 2023 at 12:35 AM
Just realized I have 53 tabs open in Chrome mobile please help
What did everyone look like 11 years ago?
August 31, 2023 at 3:16 PM
What did everyone look like 11 years ago?
And I really mean it when I say vandals who deface art to gain attention for themselves are the softest most misguided flavor of protestor. Such a Gen Z idea.
August 31, 2023 at 3:10 PM
And I really mean it when I say vandals who deface art to gain attention for themselves are the softest most misguided flavor of protestor. Such a Gen Z idea.
Now that we live in a world where there is an active private space industry actually building, selling and flying rockets, non-space companies should stop putting "rocket" in their names.
August 29, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Now that we live in a world where there is an active private space industry actually building, selling and flying rockets, non-space companies should stop putting "rocket" in their names.