Carlos Delgado
@cdlos.bsky.social
Product manager with an eye for design and ear for creating sustainable working practices
So we're just rebranding personalization engines as AI now?
Every year a fast-food chain says they're going big on AI and then in the fine print you realize it's just "sell milkshakes when hot" www.wsj.com/articles/mcd...
March 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So we're just rebranding personalization engines as AI now?
Welp... As if I didn't already feel we were living in some kind of hellscape
March 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welp... As if I didn't already feel we were living in some kind of hellscape
Actual government efficiency
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was demolished by Musk’s team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.
March 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Actual government efficiency
"We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily" - a tale as old as time
Ex-Amazon Gaming VP said they failed to compete with Steam despite spending loads of tons of time and money
"We were at least 250X bigger ... we tried everything ... but ultimately Goliath lost"
"We were at least 250X bigger ... we tried everything ... but ultimately Goliath lost"
February 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily" - a tale as old as time
Reposted by Carlos Delgado
every single republican in office is a fucking oathbreaker who is selling out the constitution and our democratic birthright
February 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
every single republican in office is a fucking oathbreaker who is selling out the constitution and our democratic birthright
Podcast hosts: the country is in a constitutional crisis and the rule of law doesn't exist.
*One second later*
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*One second later*
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February 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Podcast hosts: the country is in a constitutional crisis and the rule of law doesn't exist.
*One second later*
Have you tried these pans by our sponsor? Cooking has never been easier!
*One second later*
Have you tried these pans by our sponsor? Cooking has never been easier!
This thread is an excellent reminder: tech shouldn't be deployed just because it can; the aim is to solve real people's problems first and always.
February 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
This thread is an excellent reminder: tech shouldn't be deployed just because it can; the aim is to solve real people's problems first and always.
Every sentence and bullet point is a gigantic red flag on its own
Guys, I’ve just seen the worst job advert in the world. Absolute state of this.
February 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Every sentence and bullet point is a gigantic red flag on its own
The micromanagement will continue until morale improves
February 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The micromanagement will continue until morale improves
These gaps make TV feel like a chore. It's a ton of work to plug yourself back into the show's world - whether it's a rewatch or looking up summaries to read.
And that's why I simply stopped watching some shows I really liked. Their moment for me has passed.
And that's why I simply stopped watching some shows I really liked. Their moment for me has passed.
Would you like a vintage Mo Ryan Rant (tm)? Check this out! In which I talk about a VERY annoying trend in TV, the growing and frequently ridiculous gaps between seasons. What if there was something TV purveyors could do to address this (there is!!)
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Previously on ‘Severance’: Who the Hell Can Remember?
It can take years for a streaming series to return for another season. Maybe this one weird trick would help platforms convince viewers to tune in again.
www.vanityfair.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
These gaps make TV feel like a chore. It's a ton of work to plug yourself back into the show's world - whether it's a rewatch or looking up summaries to read.
And that's why I simply stopped watching some shows I really liked. Their moment for me has passed.
And that's why I simply stopped watching some shows I really liked. Their moment for me has passed.
Listened to a podcast that described the key to a company's huge success: bring customers in early to show them work-in-progress and get feedback early.
This type of thing isn't really talked about a lot, yet it's foundational to making good products.
This type of thing isn't really talked about a lot, yet it's foundational to making good products.
January 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Listened to a podcast that described the key to a company's huge success: bring customers in early to show them work-in-progress and get feedback early.
This type of thing isn't really talked about a lot, yet it's foundational to making good products.
This type of thing isn't really talked about a lot, yet it's foundational to making good products.
There is only one side where lying is a core part of their existence; that does not mean fact-checking is politically biased
"We're going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes, similar to X, starting in the U.S," Mark Zuckerberg announces
He asserts that "the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S."
He asserts that "the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S."
January 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
There is only one side where lying is a core part of their existence; that does not mean fact-checking is politically biased
Reposted by Carlos Delgado
CEO Unveils Bold New Plan To Undo Damage From Last Year’s Bold New Plan
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December 31, 2024 at 8:21 PM
CEO Unveils Bold New Plan To Undo Damage From Last Year’s Bold New Plan
theonion.com/ceo-unveils-...
theonion.com/ceo-unveils-...
The worst copycat feature I've seen in a long time is Spotify Unwrapped-style recaps in places it doesn't make sense.
This year it's Miro with "gee, you like working, don't you!"
Last year the Washington Post was like "you sure spent a lot of time being informed of what's going on!"
This year it's Miro with "gee, you like working, don't you!"
Last year the Washington Post was like "you sure spent a lot of time being informed of what's going on!"
December 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
The worst copycat feature I've seen in a long time is Spotify Unwrapped-style recaps in places it doesn't make sense.
This year it's Miro with "gee, you like working, don't you!"
Last year the Washington Post was like "you sure spent a lot of time being informed of what's going on!"
This year it's Miro with "gee, you like working, don't you!"
Last year the Washington Post was like "you sure spent a lot of time being informed of what's going on!"
Stumbled on an article about this smart thermostat. Not the point of the article, but it has terrible UI design.
Easy to use... pfft. People need contrast to read and interact with things!
Easy to use... pfft. People need contrast to read and interact with things!
December 5, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Stumbled on an article about this smart thermostat. Not the point of the article, but it has terrible UI design.
Easy to use... pfft. People need contrast to read and interact with things!
Easy to use... pfft. People need contrast to read and interact with things!
Working on products that have been around a long time is constantly coming up against the butterfly effect:
Many years ago, someone made an architectural decision that was completely reasonable at the time. And that's why today you can't add a basic feature without breaking a half-dozen things.
Many years ago, someone made an architectural decision that was completely reasonable at the time. And that's why today you can't add a basic feature without breaking a half-dozen things.
December 5, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Working on products that have been around a long time is constantly coming up against the butterfly effect:
Many years ago, someone made an architectural decision that was completely reasonable at the time. And that's why today you can't add a basic feature without breaking a half-dozen things.
Many years ago, someone made an architectural decision that was completely reasonable at the time. And that's why today you can't add a basic feature without breaking a half-dozen things.
So much this. But unfortunately much of the world - especially corporate life - is designed to favor those who have instant takes and speak them authoritatively
We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
December 4, 2024 at 1:21 AM
So much this. But unfortunately much of the world - especially corporate life - is designed to favor those who have instant takes and speak them authoritatively
The real red flag is a company that believes sitting still for 60 seconds equals a bad employee
November 29, 2024 at 3:20 AM
The real red flag is a company that believes sitting still for 60 seconds equals a bad employee
Reposted by Carlos Delgado
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
UI: People are having a hard time understanding which part of the cup icon is full and which part is empty
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
UI: People are having a hard time understanding which part of the cup icon is full and which part is empty
November 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
UI: People are having a hard time understanding which part of the cup icon is full and which part is empty
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
UI: People are having a hard time understanding which part of the cup icon is full and which part is empty
I saw this fantastic video on 1984. George Orwell pulled from his time volunteering in the Spanish Civil War and seeing propaganda on all sides. Another big inspiration was him being treated for tuberculosis.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: Great Books Explained
YouTube video by Great Books Explained
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November 22, 2024 at 5:13 AM
I saw this fantastic video on 1984. George Orwell pulled from his time volunteering in the Spanish Civil War and seeing propaganda on all sides. Another big inspiration was him being treated for tuberculosis.
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youtu.be/qX_tEsaAsys?...
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When have any of his companies showed they're willing to put up any kind of guardrails, much less thoughtful ones (like the kind needed to manage people's health information)?
If anything, all evidence points to the opposite being true.
If anything, all evidence points to the opposite being true.
November 19, 2024 at 4:39 AM
When have any of his companies showed they're willing to put up any kind of guardrails, much less thoughtful ones (like the kind needed to manage people's health information)?
If anything, all evidence points to the opposite being true.
If anything, all evidence points to the opposite being true.
Nice product strategy you've got there. It'll be a shame if something happens to it...
like a corporate culture that's not set up to bring it to life
like a corporate culture that's not set up to bring it to life
November 18, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Nice product strategy you've got there. It'll be a shame if something happens to it...
like a corporate culture that's not set up to bring it to life
like a corporate culture that's not set up to bring it to life
It's already much worse and dumber than I thought it would be
November 13, 2024 at 10:47 PM
It's already much worse and dumber than I thought it would be