maxleibman

maxleibman, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

Inside you there are two wolves.

Wolf Basic is free for individuals and includes ad-supported access to all of the classic features of the Wolf platform. Or, for $19.99 per month, upgrade to Wolf Plus and unlock an ad-free experience, Priority Howls, and all of our pro features.

maxleibman, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to hiring

If you require candidates to have 5+ years of experience at anything, then the job you are hiring for is by definition NOT "entry level."

#hiring #FairPay #JobDescriptions

EDIT: I'm getting some pushback on this, so let me make the following clarification:

If you require candidates to have 5+ years of experience at anything, then the job you are hiring for is by definition NOT "entry level," YOU STUPID ASSHOLE.

maxleibman, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to infosec

Boss: Why haven't you done any of the work I gave you?

Me: What work?

Boss: From my emails!

Me: Oh, I deleted those.

Boss: WHAT?!

Me: I thought they were phishing attempts.

Boss: Why?

Me: The IT security training said typos and unexpected requests were clues to spot phishing.

#infosec #email #phishing

maxleibman, 5 months ago to random

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I’m telling you why:

Toxic masculinity forbids displays of emotion

maxleibman, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to infosec

If you access corporate email on a personal device that can be unlocked with FaceID, you must change your face at least once every sixty days.

You may not reuse any of your most recent 12 faces.

#infosec #PasswordExpiration #BYOD

maxleibman, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

The modern corporate obsession with data is beyond incorrect, it's obscene.

If I order a pizza, there's no universe where the social contract should include a follow-up email about a survey. IT'S A PIZZA. And moreover, I PAID FOR IT WITH MONEY. You are not entitled to 5 minutes of my time to fill out your fucking survey.

Any marketer or data scientist who tells you that every pizza that gets ordered should also generate a survey request email IS FULL OF SHIT and is ABUSING YOUR CUSTOMERS.

maxleibman, 1 year ago to mastodon

I’m coming to love #Mastodon’s boost culture. Everybody’s all like, “Follow everyone! Boost it all!”

In the Blue Place, it felt like we were all competing for attention. Here, it’s more like we’re cooperating for attention.

At one level, that doesn’t make sense—everyone still has only so much attention to spend. But it feels better, and without The Algorithm enforcing power law, winner-take-all dynamics, the boost culture does seem to lift a lot of voices that were drowned out over there.

maxleibman, 10 months ago to random

Did you know that cacti can be a source of water in an emergency?

If you encounter someone who won't share their water, repeatedly hit them with a cactus until they give it to you.

Follow me for more desert survival tips.

maxleibman, 4 months ago to random

Interviewer: It looks like your previous job only lasted three months. Can you share why you left?

Me: Sure! All new employers are subject to a 90-day probationary period, during which they are evaluated to make sure they are a good fit with my personal culture and can perform their duties satisfactorily. Not all companies make it.

maxleibman, 2 months ago to advice

If at first you don't succeed, don't sweat it, your parents are rich.

Wait. Your parents aren't rich?

Oh, man. This is embarrassing. Sorry, all of these success aphorisms are meant for people with privilege and resources.

You're on your own. Good luck.

#success #SelfHelp #advice

maxleibman, 3 months ago to Economics

Here’s the thing about the “Invisible Hand”:

Regulators didn’t put microplastics in your water.

The nanny state didn’t lie to you about whether tobacco products caused cancer.

Socialism didn’t decide to take a third of your paycheck for health insurance coverage, and then still do everything in its power to deny your claims for lifesaving care.

Capitalists pursuing their self-interest did all of that, and more.

#Capitalism #economics #AdamSmith

maxleibman, 7 months ago to random

"I can't manage my team effectively when they're all remote!"

–Someone with no clue how to manage their team effectively when they're all in the office

#RemoteWork #management #ReturnToOffice

maxleibman, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

"Ad blockers are unethical—ads are how they pay to keep the lights on!”

Exactly. It's how THEY pay to keep the lights on. It's not how I pay for anything. I didn't agree to see ads, although I'm ok with some ads; what I definitely didn't do is agree to be tracked and profiled and have arbitrary third-party code running on my computer just so I could read this awful, pointless, SEO-ified shitfest of an article that doesn't come close to answering the question I was googling.

#enshittification

maxleibman, 5 months ago to random

The real reason Zuckerberg and Musk never had their cage match was that John Mastodon said he would fight the winner.

#JohnMastodonDay

maxleibman, 8 months ago to random

The only reason you struggle with work so much is because you haven't accepted Shareholder Value into your heart as your Lord and Savior.

maxleibman, 1 year ago to privacy

If you’ve ever said, “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about,” go tell your spouse what you said to your best friend the last time you had a marital spat. Track your time at work in great detail for the next month, down to the minute, and share the results with your boss.

Put a webcam in your bathroom. Post your tax returns online. Tweet your social security number.

#Privacy isn’t just for bad guys.

maxleibman, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to microsofttodo

You've probably seen posts joking about programming errors making things go sideways on 2/29—this is not just a joke. Microsoft To Do scans task titles for clues to due dates and reminder times. This is what happened when I dated a task for today.

#MicrosoftToDo #LeapDay #HardComputerScienceProblem

maxleibman, 4 months ago to random

It’s important to put the phone down sometimes so that you can really be present with the other devices around you.

maxleibman, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Is it ethical to use ad blockers and anti-tracking technology?

Here’s my stance: in print media, was it ethical to flip past a magazine ad without reading it?

Anything that makes skipping ads harder than that—or that gives advetizers one byte more data about me than they would have had when I picked up a magazine off the newstand—is an overreach, and fair game for me to block or evade by any means necessary.

#AdBlocker #AdTech #SurveillanceCapitalism

maxleibman, 2 months ago to random

iPhone: Hey, this download is taking longer than expected.

Me: Yeah, we're outside. You can switch from Wi-Fi to cellular.

iPhone: But I'm still ON the Wi-Fi.

Me: I know, but you have 5G. We're in the car n—

iPhone: BUT I can still FEEL the Wi-Fi. It's RIGHT THERE!

Me: Seriously, we're halfway down the the block. Switch to 5G.

iPhone: Hold on, I think I've almost got a packet...

Me: WE'RE HALF A MILE AWAY. Let the Wi-Fi go!

iPhone: But I still can remember it... 😢

Me: 🤦‍♂️

maxleibman, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

My sincere wish for the new year is that everyone who makes how-to videos instead of writing concise articles gets demonetized.

maxleibman, 4 months ago to random

Them: For both your health, and the health of the planet, you should eat a plant-based diet.

Me:

maxleibman, 3 months ago to USpolitics

I want someone better than Joe Biden to be president, which is why I’m voting for Joe Biden in November.

#USPolitics

maxleibman, 10 months ago to random

In the wake of Elon Musk’s admission that he has destroyed 50% of Twitter’s primary revenue stream and revelation of his plan to throw away most of the remaining brand equity, can we please stop saying, “He’s destroying it on purpose!”

Quit. Simping. For. Elon. The only reason you believe this must be deliberate is because you refuse to let go of the idea that he’s a genius and must know what he’s doing.

He’s not. He doesn’t. And meanwhile, you’re doing better PR work than anyone at Twitter.

maxleibman, 4 months ago to SEO

Your skill as a writer is inversely proportional to the number of words you have added to an article for SEO purposes.

#SEO #PaddingIsntWriting #LongerIsntBetter #enshittification