Some of the things #10
Thoughts and links to some of the things I've been getting into recently across work, technology, crypto, wellness and art.
Hi friends,
Have you ever experienced the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon, also known as frequency illusion, where you experience or learn about something new and all of a sudden you see and hear about it everywhere? I remember being pregnant for the first time, walking around New York City, and everywhere I looked were other pregnant women. It felt like I chose the most popular time to start a family, as if babies aren’t born every second of every day of every year since the beginning of time.
I’m now experiencing this phenomenon with another life event: death. Everywhere I turn, friends are sharing stories about grief: loss of a company, close family, Logan Roy. I won’t dwell on loss, but I know the only way past the pain is to get through it, so I won’t fight it either. I’m grateful for the many different stories, advice, spirituality, and perspective people have shared with me these past few months. And I’m grateful for starting this substack to help develop a regular writing habit.
About twice a month I’ll continue to reflect and share some of the things I’m getting into across work, tech, crypto, wellness and art.
Last week I visited Tucson to wrap up a project for one of the first clients for my new tech consulting company. It went well. The CEO is happy and will refer us to other people. And employees were so happy we got hugs. My definition of success is not the completion of the contractual terms - in fact, we ended up pivoting and not completing several of the deliverables we included in our original proposal - but whether we made our client happy.
Meme creation - the professional #skill you didn't know you needed. https://cackles.xyz/p/flex-your-meme-muscle by
. Benefits of meme creation: boost creativity, increase brand visibility, foster engagement. So, I tried turning my client hugs into a meme. What do you think? (If you want to help my little startup, engaging with either of these posts will help: twitter, LinkedIn 🙏)
Our client was so happy we got hugs. Happy clients make me happy.
One of the best uses of chatGPT I’ve seen yet - regular expressions! Our kids will never know the pain of regex. https://fuckregex.dev/
Fun with HTML. https://whykatherine.github.io/every-element-is-an-html
Is pasting source code into chatGPT a national security concern? It may be for companies outside the US concerned about protecting their trade secrets. Samsung may now be considering building its own in-house AI service to prevent further incidents.
Nice post explaining the ongoing spam attack on npm. “Remain vigilant, maintain clean code, and manage your dependencies proactively to stay safe from emerging threats” https://listen.dev/blog/npm-registry-spam-attack/
If you’ve never missed a flight, you’re arriving at the airport too early. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/case-missing-your-next-airline-flight-180951650/
Ever since getting my first crypto wallet and receiving my private key and seed phrase, I’ve had one nagging question that has remained unanswered: when you enter your seed phrase into a wallet, how do you know the provider isn’t doing something else with it, like storing it in a log somewhere? It happens with passwords all the time - how are wallets different, why should we trust them? I asked the question on Farcaster and founder & CEO Dan Romero was quick to answer: “You don’t.”
I watched the movie The Banshees of Inisherin on a recent flight. Holy cow was it good. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. My working definition of art is anything that makes you feel something, that lets you access parts of yourself you wouldn't normally have access to. In an increasingly transactional and digital world, I believe art will become even more important. What is the last piece of art (visual, film, music, theatre, conceptual) that made you feel something deeply?
In one of my December updates I shared two photos of a dreary forest and challenged myself to find beauty in what appears ugly. Well, now we’re in Spring time and it’s much easier to find beauty in surroundings that are coming alive. The trees aren’t filled in yet but the skies are bluer and the wildflowers are starting to bloom. It’s hard not to feel optimistic this time of year.
A note to my subscribers:
Thank you for supporting my writing and journey. I started this substack for myself as a way to develop a writing habit and keep a record of the many things I’m exploring, but it’s nice to think about the real people around the world hearing these words. If you have feedback or want to get in touch, you can drop a comment or find me on twitter or farcaster.
Until next time, keep putting good into the world. —adrienne🌏❤️