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Product designer at Atlassian working on data experiences / aspiring novelist / basketball enthusiast / music lover / street art explorer
Thank you 18F.
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Thank you 18F.
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18F is *precisely* what Musk and team claim should exist within government. But when his team found it, they destroyed it, because it is evidence that government works well (can’t have that!), and because like Zelensky, 18F didn’t bend the knee.
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
18F is *precisely* what Musk and team claim should exist within government. But when his team found it, they destroyed it, because it is evidence that government works well (can’t have that!), and because like Zelensky, 18F didn’t bend the knee.
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
I’ll give Trump one thing: he’s great at making other countries patriotic. I hope they all know that many Americans are ashamed and appalled and have never wanted a damn thing to do with this maga bullshit. Our country could be so much better, but not sure how we come back from this clown show.
March 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I’ll give Trump one thing: he’s great at making other countries patriotic. I hope they all know that many Americans are ashamed and appalled and have never wanted a damn thing to do with this maga bullshit. Our country could be so much better, but not sure how we come back from this clown show.
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Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...
Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...
Moving on from 18F. — ethanmarcotte.com
I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is happening.
ethanmarcotte.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...
Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...
It wasn't that long ago I'd see and hear conservatives lose the fucking minds over "the rule of law", what the founders wanted, this and that about the absoluteness of constitution...
...welp.
...welp.
February 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It wasn't that long ago I'd see and hear conservatives lose the fucking minds over "the rule of law", what the founders wanted, this and that about the absoluteness of constitution...
...welp.
...welp.
What am I seeing #dubnation?! Was that...a Warriors comeback? And someone who can draw fouls?
This new look team with Butler is looking pretty great so far.
Also: Post might be the option they needed for a stretch big.
This new look team with Butler is looking pretty great so far.
Also: Post might be the option they needed for a stretch big.
February 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
What am I seeing #dubnation?! Was that...a Warriors comeback? And someone who can draw fouls?
This new look team with Butler is looking pretty great so far.
Also: Post might be the option they needed for a stretch big.
This new look team with Butler is looking pretty great so far.
Also: Post might be the option they needed for a stretch big.
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
So Elon will now just "plug in" to our aviation system? Riiight. Make it more efficient? More...what? Trustworthy? Slap some AI in there? Oh, ok.
I knew it was going to be a clownshow, like it is with Twitter, but a lot more people are going to get killed by this shit. I'm still flying, but... oof.
I knew it was going to be a clownshow, like it is with Twitter, but a lot more people are going to get killed by this shit. I'm still flying, but... oof.
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
So Elon will now just "plug in" to our aviation system? Riiight. Make it more efficient? More...what? Trustworthy? Slap some AI in there? Oh, ok.
I knew it was going to be a clownshow, like it is with Twitter, but a lot more people are going to get killed by this shit. I'm still flying, but... oof.
I knew it was going to be a clownshow, like it is with Twitter, but a lot more people are going to get killed by this shit. I'm still flying, but... oof.
Damn. I don’t think I like this deal. Sad to see Wiggins go.
February 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Damn. I don’t think I like this deal. Sad to see Wiggins go.
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
GP2! Steph! Wiggins! Loooooney! Nice win over the Zombie Sonics. Go Dubs!
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
GP2! Steph! Wiggins! Loooooney! Nice win over the Zombie Sonics. Go Dubs!
OH: “In times like these, I have to ask myself, would J5 be down with it?”
Chali 2na is only down with cool shit so, yeah, I get it.
Chali 2na is only down with cool shit so, yeah, I get it.
January 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
OH: “In times like these, I have to ask myself, would J5 be down with it?”
Chali 2na is only down with cool shit so, yeah, I get it.
Chali 2na is only down with cool shit so, yeah, I get it.
A once-in-a-lifetime event.
Until it happens again next year.
Until it happens again next year.
FROM SHAMS:
NBA has postponed Bucks-Pelicans game tonight in New Orleans due to a snowstorm in New Orleans.
NBA has postponed Bucks-Pelicans game tonight in New Orleans due to a snowstorm in New Orleans.
January 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A once-in-a-lifetime event.
Until it happens again next year.
Until it happens again next year.
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Mike Monteiro on how to survive being online. “The first four years of Donald Trump was a continuous panic attack. I’m not going through that again. You don’t have to either. They’re on stage, but you don’t have to be their audience.” [buttondown.com]
How to survive being online
Wee little union sign I painted in 2022, maybe? This week’s question comes to us anonymously: How do we survive being online? Erika and I bought a radio. For…
buttondown.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Mike Monteiro on how to survive being online. “The first four years of Donald Trump was a continuous panic attack. I’m not going through that again. You don’t have to either. They’re on stage, but you don’t have to be their audience.” [buttondown.com]
The gaslighting. Holy shit. There is no damn way Elon didn’t know exactly what he was doing with his Nazi salute. I’d buy that he only did it to troll the libs, but people out here gaslighting or trying to explain it away? GTFO.
January 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The gaslighting. Holy shit. There is no damn way Elon didn’t know exactly what he was doing with his Nazi salute. I’d buy that he only did it to troll the libs, but people out here gaslighting or trying to explain it away? GTFO.
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There was a fire that almost destroyed Pacific Palisades 47 years ago. I wrote about growing up in that magical neighborhood in the 1980s, and what we need to do to prevent more of our world from burning down overnight. 🙏 mikeindustries.com/blog/archive...
47 Years Later, The Palisades Disappeared Overnight » Mike Industries
I grew up on Iliff Street, right in the middle of the ashes that up until a few nights ago, was a sunkissed neighborhood known as Pacific Palisades.
It was 1978, and I remember my dad climbing up on o...
mikeindustries.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
There was a fire that almost destroyed Pacific Palisades 47 years ago. I wrote about growing up in that magical neighborhood in the 1980s, and what we need to do to prevent more of our world from burning down overnight. 🙏 mikeindustries.com/blog/archive...
The Warriors have crossed into laughably bad territory. I don't see any reason to keep this team together; make some moves that line things up for the offseason. If you improve and somehow make waves in the postseason, that would be nice; if not, it can't really get any worse. #dubnation
January 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Warriors have crossed into laughably bad territory. I don't see any reason to keep this team together; make some moves that line things up for the offseason. If you improve and somehow make waves in the postseason, that would be nice; if not, it can't really get any worse. #dubnation
Well, I made it. 10 years in design at Atlassian! To celebrate I wrote up some thoughts and advice for ICs in design leadership. It's a weird path, for sure, but for some folks, it's the best path.
www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/10-y...
www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/10-y...
Milestone Reflections and Unsolicited Advice for Designers — D. Keith Robinson
Over the holiday break, I took a little time to reflect on my journey as an individual contributor (IC) designer in leadership. The career path for IC designers is something near and dear to my heart....
www.dkeithrobinson.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Well, I made it. 10 years in design at Atlassian! To celebrate I wrote up some thoughts and advice for ICs in design leadership. It's a weird path, for sure, but for some folks, it's the best path.
www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/10-y...
www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/10-y...
Today I'm really wondering what all my conservative friends and family think and say about the "rule of law" they were constantly bitching about back in the day. Can they even really talk about it with a straight face anymore? Or are their minds so washed they really don't see it?
January 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Today I'm really wondering what all my conservative friends and family think and say about the "rule of law" they were constantly bitching about back in the day. Can they even really talk about it with a straight face anymore? Or are their minds so washed they really don't see it?
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Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
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January 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Dubs look so bad. Steph cooking but the rest of them? Just terrible. Break this team up man. You can’t have a team this small if they can’t make shots.
January 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Dubs look so bad. Steph cooking but the rest of them? Just terrible. Break this team up man. You can’t have a team this small if they can’t make shots.
I did a little tinkering over the break. Hoping to get back into blogging in 2025.
First post in a long while: www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/good...
First post in a long while: www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/good...
Goodbye 2024 — D. Keith Robinson
I didn’t do any blogging during 2024. This was mainly because I was head-down-focused on the first draft of my first novel. I made some good progress on that, too. Not so much that I’m going to let an...
www.dkeithrobinson.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I did a little tinkering over the break. Hoping to get back into blogging in 2025.
First post in a long while: www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/good...
First post in a long while: www.dkeithrobinson.com/journal/good...
Writing update! I've done a lot of reorganizing and editing of my first draft, which still has a few large gaps, so not "done" in my estimation, despite having a beginning, middle and end.
December 22, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Writing update! I've done a lot of reorganizing and editing of my first draft, which still has a few large gaps, so not "done" in my estimation, despite having a beginning, middle and end.