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The entire @pocket team is in town this week for an on-site. 🥰

For our first meal together, we rolled the dice and ended up with a royal feast. Like most teams at @mozilla, Pocket is geographically distributed; it’s so refreshing (and rare) to have everyone in the same place at the same time—a dinner like this is a treasure.

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A software tester walks in a bar and orders a pint of beer
orders 0 pints of beer
orders 999999 pints of beer
orders -1 pints of beer
orders a badger
tries to leave with out paying
declares that the bar is fit for purpose

The first customer enters the bar, asks where toilet is and the bar catches fire.

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Every half, I promise myself that I’ll write my self-assessment early. Every half, I am made a liar.

The problem is that it’s a task for my benefit, and I’m never quite as motivated to serve myself as I should be.

Still sorting out how to photograph this city. 🫤

@cederbs 🫂 I was in a very similar position last night, only I ordered a pint of ice cream instead of chicken. (In hindsight, I should have done both).

People have limits. And if everything is urgent, nothing is. At least, that’s what my brain tells me when it’s in puddle mode.

Apple has responded to our Pride theme by spotlighting Pocket in two different collections in the App Store.

I can’t overstate how much we appreciate that: making a statement like this invites a fair amount of hate mail; it’s incredible when a big player steps in to lend some support.

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Pocket’s Pride-themed release is rolling out to 1% of users today.

This is the first of our themed releases, where we decorate the app inside and out with thematic colors and content.

Pocket’s Pride-themed release is rolling out to 1% of users today.

This is the first of our themed releases, where we decorate the app inside and out with thematic colors and content.

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If you live in the UK or USA, you need to understand one thing about the coming election:

You need to vote *defensively*.

Neither of the main parties are appealing. But if you don't vote for the lesser evil you may end up helping a totalitarian horror get elected.

Hold your nose and goddamn vote, dammit. THEN go on protests. Because if you don't vote for the lesser evil, the victor will welcome your protests with bullets.

The prize for political purity this time round is a shallow grave.

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Interesting. Any particular reason your doctor wants to steer you clear of injections?

In any case, hoping for the best for you!!

@courtney I remember, when I first started HRT, my GP told me that the number of patches I’d need to use to maintain normal cis levels of estrogen was probably more than I could fit on the surface area of my skin. 🥲

@courtney oh dear. That’s low. Injection or oral supplement?

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Key to unlocking growth in your career is understanding your work style and if or how to make it compatible with your workplace.

If your work style doesn’t align with what organization values you either need to adjust or move on.

For instance, I’ve realized I am very outcome focused and have a bias for action. I care more about results (more users, more revenue, etc) than the path to get there (technology choice, process, business model). A lot of organizations and people don’t work this way.

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Basic models of flocking behavior are controlled by three simple rules: 1) separation: avoid crowding neighbours (short range repulsion); 2) alignment: steer towards average heading of neighbors; 3) cohesion: steer towards average position of neighbors (long range attraction). With these three simple rules, the flock moves in an extremely realistic way.