Daily Edition · Page 2THE DAILY INDEXTechnology, AI, software, security, crypto and businessWednesday, October 4, 2023MISCELLANEOUSTLDRTLDRELON'S DECISION MAKING: AN ANECDOTE COMPILATIONElon Musk questions life's default settings and goes all-in into his work. If one has enough awareness when faced with a new problem, it's easier to come up with novel ways to solve it. This article contains a compilation of anecdotes from Walter Isaacson's biography on Elon Musk of times when Musk made unusual strategic or tactical decisions and what the outcome was. Musk's willingness to have difficult conversations is something many can learn from.nintil.com · 3 minTLDRTHE ONLINE MAZE OF JOB APPLICATIONSApplying to jobs online is like navigating a maze. Resume parsing software, application tracking systems, and other factors make the process pretty frustrating. This article explores factors that make job applications more or less frustrating. The author applied to 250 jobs manually to see how long it took to get from start to finish. They applied for engineering/product-focused roles in a mix of companies across different industries.careerfair.io · 21 minTLDRWHAT TO EXPECT FROM SBF'S TRIAL — AND AFTERWhile the proceedings may leave Sam Bankman-Fried feeling very bleak about his future, they will hopefully help make customers whole, hold bad actors accountable, and restore the public's trust in markets.axios.com · 2 minTLDRHONEY, I SHRUNK THE NPM PACKAGEThis article looks at the realm of compression and explores the possibilities of modernizing npm's compression strategy.jamiemagee.co.uk · 11 minTLDRWHAT IT'S LIKE TO START A JOB AS CEOYou have to learn a lot very fast, make an effort to connect with people, make big decisions quickly, and more, when first onboarding as a CEO.ejorgenson.com · 2 minTLDRFUTURE OF AI ARTThis interview with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott covers Microsoft's AI efforts, hardware infrastructure, the future of AI art, and more.theverge.com · 32 minTLDRTHE 3 WAYS TO BALANCE MONEY AND MEANINGThe three archetypal ways people approach balancing money and meaning are the deferred life plan, being bi-vocational, or choosing to integrate.every.to · 13 min
TLDRELON'S DECISION MAKING: AN ANECDOTE COMPILATIONElon Musk questions life's default settings and goes all-in into his work. If one has enough awareness when faced with a new problem, it's easier to come up with novel ways to solve it. This article contains a compilation of anecdotes from Walter Isaacson's biography on Elon Musk of times when Musk made unusual strategic or tactical decisions and what the outcome was. Musk's willingness to have difficult conversations is something many can learn from.nintil.com · 3 min
TLDRTHE ONLINE MAZE OF JOB APPLICATIONSApplying to jobs online is like navigating a maze. Resume parsing software, application tracking systems, and other factors make the process pretty frustrating. This article explores factors that make job applications more or less frustrating. The author applied to 250 jobs manually to see how long it took to get from start to finish. They applied for engineering/product-focused roles in a mix of companies across different industries.careerfair.io · 21 min
TLDRWHAT TO EXPECT FROM SBF'S TRIAL — AND AFTERWhile the proceedings may leave Sam Bankman-Fried feeling very bleak about his future, they will hopefully help make customers whole, hold bad actors accountable, and restore the public's trust in markets.axios.com · 2 min
TLDRHONEY, I SHRUNK THE NPM PACKAGEThis article looks at the realm of compression and explores the possibilities of modernizing npm's compression strategy.jamiemagee.co.uk · 11 min
TLDRWHAT IT'S LIKE TO START A JOB AS CEOYou have to learn a lot very fast, make an effort to connect with people, make big decisions quickly, and more, when first onboarding as a CEO.ejorgenson.com · 2 min
TLDRFUTURE OF AI ARTThis interview with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott covers Microsoft's AI efforts, hardware infrastructure, the future of AI art, and more.theverge.com · 32 min
TLDRTHE 3 WAYS TO BALANCE MONEY AND MEANINGThe three archetypal ways people approach balancing money and meaning are the deferred life plan, being bi-vocational, or choosing to integrate.every.to · 13 min