Archives for 2023/04 (Links)

Chelsea

On the Psychology of “Tech Money”

Reading Time: 11 minutes One time, a literal millionaire purchased a coffee for me while he was pitching me to come work for him as an engineer. I splurged and asked for a vanilla latte (about $6). a latte After we spoke about the position, I told him I didn’t think I was a fit and explained my reasons why, none of which were personal. It was an “I could probably do this job, but I’m not uniquely qualified to do it” type of situation. He texted me within the hour to ask for h...

What other kinds of servers are on the Fediverse?

There are lots of different types of server on the Fediverse. You can follow and interact with people on different server types, because they all talk to each other using a common standard. See the guide “What is Mastodon? What is the Fediverse?” for more details. Here are some of the best-known server types on the Fediverse, click on a platform’s name to find out more about it: Mastodon – Twitter-style microblogging platform BookWyrm – Social reading platform, an alternative to Amaz...