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The exchange of physical cash involves physical interactions with fellow people. But with cashless, those interactions reduced dramatically. Let me explain why this is a bad outcome.

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At the beginning of my software engineering career, the threat was being replaced by offshore engineers at outsource firms. Now the new threat for both parties is AI. Let me explain.

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This week I am going to share with you the ultimate status report format, and explain why it works so well.

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Opinions that are stated confidently do not magically become facts. Let's talk about the fallacy of arguments from authority.

Notes:

• I am endlessly fascinated by logical fallacies, they are everywhere once you become aware of them.
• Wikipedia even has an entire list of such fallacies, which states the following: "A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument. All form...

Recently I delved into a topic that was escalated to me, that turned out to be far worse than I thought. Let's talk about leadership blind spots.

Notes:

• As a leader, you cannot be everywhere at all times.
• Instead, you rely on your team to tell you if there are any issues that you need to be aware of.
• Like many leaders, I assume that everything is fine if I am not hearing about issues.
• That optimism is done largely ...

I am convinced that we are witnessing the death of critical thinking in modern times.

Notes:

• I am convinced that we are witnessing the death of critical thinking in modern times, let me explain.
• Recently I got piled on in a thread on that bastion of free speech, Hacker News, and it got me thinking about the demise of critical thinking again.
• The thought crime that I committed was to question the source of some data...

Where are all of the hackers now, and is that culture still alive?

Notes:

• When I first got into computer networks in a big way in the 1990s, the coolest thing you could be was a hacker.
• Now in 2025, I am left wondering where did all of those hackers go?
• Perhaps like me they got married, had kids, and took a steady job at a corporation or even a start-up?
• In the beginning of the usage of the term "hacker", is was us...

Early in my life I was exposed to an excellent example of Stoic leadership, but I was too young to recognize it.

Notes:

• One regret I have in my life is not discovering Stoic philosophy earlier.
• If there is one thing that has improved my mental well-being as a leader, it is discovering Stoicism.
• While I was too young to understand it at the time, I was exposed to an excellent example of Stoic leadership when I was a ...

The best way to get attention online is still to rage bait, and we are seeing this at an industrial scale now.

Notes:

• Like me, you may have seen a video of the morning routine of a muscular man this week.
• That video is EVERYWHERE right now on social media right now.
• The online hive mind has been reacting to it all week, posting reactions that are annoyed with it, or simply mocking it.
• This is great news for the ma...

Rather than continue to fight the X algorithm, I have decided to finally abandon my account there.

Notes:

• Rather than continue to fight the X algorithm, I have decided to finally abandon my account there. Let me explain why.
• Back in December of 2024, I wrote a blog entry explaining the reasons why I would not be renewing my Premium+ subscription on X. Ref: https://techleader.pro/a/672-I-will-not-be-renewing-my-X-Prem...

In a successful negotiation both parties should feel like they won something: the secret is to let your opposition win what does not hurt you.

Notes:

• I am a bit late getting this episode out, as I was unwell last week.
• But I want to talk about the recent Whitehouse meeting between President Trump, Vice President Vance, and President Zelensky.
• It was a painful example of a negotiate going off the rails, and is worth ...