Matt Hogg
@matthogg.fyi
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A Unified Theory Of Ego, Empathy, And Humility At Work
In our daily lives empathy and humility are obvious virtues we aspire to. They keep our egos in check. Less obvious is that they're practical skills in the workplace, too. I think, for developers and ...
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"In our daily lives empathy and humility are obvious virtues we aspire to. They keep our egos in check. Less obvious is that they’re practical skills in the workplace, too. [T]he absence of ego is the [w]ay to further our careers and do great work." #career #leadership
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Look, Nvidia thought it was a gaming company and OpenAI thought it was a charity so if you're expecting either of those companies to have some master plan to avoid the bubble popping you need to look elsewhere.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Look, Nvidia thought it was a gaming company and OpenAI thought it was a charity so if you're expecting either of those companies to have some master plan to avoid the bubble popping you need to look elsewhere.
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
"The ego can be an amorphous thing. Empathy and humility are lofty ideals. So, it can seem daunting to figure out how to manage them at work. The good news is that there are many tools ... to choose from and iterate. The pay off [is] immediate." #career #leadership
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My Working Principles For Managing Ego, Empathy, And Humility
The ego can be an amorphous thing. Empathy and humility are lofty ideals. So, it can seem daunting to figure out how to manage them at work. The good news is that there many tools in our toolkit to ch...
matthogg.fyi
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"The ego can be an amorphous thing. Empathy and humility are lofty ideals. So, it can seem daunting to figure out how to manage them at work. The good news is that there are many tools ... to choose from and iterate. The pay off [is] immediate." #career #leadership
matthogg.fyi/my-working-p...
matthogg.fyi/my-working-p...
"In our daily lives empathy and humility are obvious virtues we aspire to. They keep our egos in check. Less obvious is that they’re practical skills in the workplace, too. [T]he absence of ego is the [w]ay to further our careers and do great work." #career #leadership
matthogg.fyi/a-unified-th...
matthogg.fyi/a-unified-th...
A Unified Theory Of Ego, Empathy, And Humility At Work
In our daily lives empathy and humility are obvious virtues we aspire to. They keep our egos in check. Less obvious is that they're practical skills in the workplace, too. I think, for developers and ...
matthogg.fyi
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"In our daily lives empathy and humility are obvious virtues we aspire to. They keep our egos in check. Less obvious is that they’re practical skills in the workplace, too. [T]he absence of ego is the [w]ay to further our careers and do great work." #career #leadership
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Really buries the main event under wasted running time and a questionable sporting competition—drowning children?!?—all to keep the mid-2000s British Actors Employment Program going for yet another year. Tsk, tsk. #movies
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A ★★½ review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Really buries the main event under wasted running time and a questionable sporting competition—drowning children?!?—all to keep the mid-2000s British Actors Employment Program going for yet another ye...
boxd.it
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Really buries the main event under wasted running time and a questionable sporting competition—drowning children?!?—all to keep the mid-2000s British Actors Employment Program going for yet another year. Tsk, tsk. #movies
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boxd.it/bOO5YN
A ★★★½ review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Time travel > magic
boxd.it
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A small town packed with every kind of moron bouncing off of each other might be an apt representation of America since 2020 but it doesn’t make for a great film. #movies
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boxd.it/bLr8Sv
A ★★½ review of Eddington (2025)
A small town packed with every kind of moron bouncing off of each other might be an apt representation of America since 2020 but it doesn’t make for a great film.
boxd.it
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A small town packed with every kind of moron bouncing off of each other might be an apt representation of America since 2020 but it doesn’t make for a great film. #movies
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boxd.it/bLr8Sv
I like Alan Ritchson and I badly want him to make me laugh but the editing is unhinged, the ADR is outlandish, and at the end of the movie he kills a hundred child soldiers in an explosion. #movies
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A ★½ review of Playdate (2025)
I like Alan Ritchson and I badly want him to make me laugh but the editing is unhinged, the ADR is outlandish, and at the end of the movie he kills a hundred child soldiers in an explosion.
boxd.it
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I like Alan Ritchson and I badly want him to make me laugh but the editing is unhinged, the ADR is outlandish, and at the end of the movie he kills a hundred child soldiers in an explosion. #movies
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boxd.it/bKQ5sl
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Just saw an extended version
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just saw an extended version
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this is a deeply unsettling fact to have learned at 1am
Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
this is a deeply unsettling fact to have learned at 1am
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whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon over trans views
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon over trans views
Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan has claimed Father Ted actor Ardal O'Hanlon 'disagrees' with his views on trans rights.
www.thepinknews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
Young Victor is horny for his mother. Then he’s horny for his brother’s fiancé. But she’s kinda horny for his science project. It doesn’t end well for any of them. #movies
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A ★★★★ review of Frankenstein (2025)
Young Victor is horny for his mother. Then he’s horny for his brother’s fiancé. But she’s kinda horny for his science project. It doesn’t end well for any of them.
boxd.it
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Young Victor is horny for his mother. Then he’s horny for his brother’s fiancé. But she’s kinda horny for his science project. It doesn’t end well for any of them. #movies
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boxd.it/bKeNoV
A solid mystery here, but the Lore is really starting to pile up—all these adults are really gonna withhold info about Harry’s past for several more movies, huh? #movies
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boxd.it/bK6ZHJ
A ★★★½ review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
A solid mystery here, but the Lore is really starting to pile up—all these adults are really gonna withhold info about Harry’s past for several more movies, huh?
boxd.it
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A solid mystery here, but the Lore is really starting to pile up—all these adults are really gonna withhold info about Harry’s past for several more movies, huh? #movies
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Nobody is going to use your novel object notation format. We don't use JSON because it's great, we use JSON because it's convenient.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Nobody is going to use your novel object notation format. We don't use JSON because it's great, we use JSON because it's convenient.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Works like this. If you ping me with an URGENT THING, I will respond promptly. I may also ask for clarification. Your incredible slow response to these questions means it’s not an URGENT THING.
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Works like this. If you ping me with an URGENT THING, I will respond promptly. I may also ask for clarification. Your incredible slow response to these questions means it’s not an URGENT THING.
I’ve put custom instructions in telling Gippity how to interact w/ me, and I revise it sometimes. #AI
LLMs are such damn sycophants that it keeps dropping phrases in its responses like, “See? I’m doing what you asked right here.”
You can’t make the ass-kissing go away, only move it around. 🤖
LLMs are such damn sycophants that it keeps dropping phrases in its responses like, “See? I’m doing what you asked right here.”
You can’t make the ass-kissing go away, only move it around. 🤖
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’ve put custom instructions in telling Gippity how to interact w/ me, and I revise it sometimes. #AI
LLMs are such damn sycophants that it keeps dropping phrases in its responses like, “See? I’m doing what you asked right here.”
You can’t make the ass-kissing go away, only move it around. 🤖
LLMs are such damn sycophants that it keeps dropping phrases in its responses like, “See? I’m doing what you asked right here.”
You can’t make the ass-kissing go away, only move it around. 🤖
This is my annual reminder that penguins are NOT valid holiday imagery.
They live at the South Pole. While they may be vaguely aware of Christmas more generally, they most definitely have never heard of Santa Claus, elves, or reindeer.
They live at the South Pole. While they may be vaguely aware of Christmas more generally, they most definitely have never heard of Santa Claus, elves, or reindeer.
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is my annual reminder that penguins are NOT valid holiday imagery.
They live at the South Pole. While they may be vaguely aware of Christmas more generally, they most definitely have never heard of Santa Claus, elves, or reindeer.
They live at the South Pole. While they may be vaguely aware of Christmas more generally, they most definitely have never heard of Santa Claus, elves, or reindeer.
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A ★★★★ review of Predator: Badlands (2025)
He’s a Predator—with a heart of gold. 💛
boxd.it
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Just a little more gold and it will be perfect
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Just a little more gold and it will be perfect
JFC… Good ol’ Kevin asking the tough questions we’ve come to expect from him in the year of our lord 2025.
NEO, a new humanoid robot that can do housekeeping, has the internet buzzing. The hosts of "Hard Fork" met with Bernt Bornich, the chief executive of the company 1X, which created the robot, and got to put NEO to the test. nyti.ms/47MhkAo
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
JFC… Good ol’ Kevin asking the tough questions we’ve come to expect from him in the year of our lord 2025.