A look at the new, open-source Model Context Protocol for connecting LLMs to data sources and why its success depends on overcoming middleware challenges (Steven Sinofsky/Hardcore Software)

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Thank you for this, @neal.fun, I needed it! (Everyone else, you have to click it to find out what's in it.)

The Maritime Approximation xkcd.com/3023

A hard truth for many to accept is that every decision has tradeoffs. Product leaders often stumble by trusting those who promise to meet competing goals without tradeoffs, while dismissing realists as pessimists. True product leadership is about making, communicating, and owning tradeoff decisions.

for my next newsletter and episode i bought the bestselling laptop on Amazon to try and explain how shitty most people's exposure to tech is. Currently at 30 minutes of menus and updates. I have agreed to three privacy policies and created two new accounts. We live in hell