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Last Notes npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1y9zâŠ3ykm Nice! npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub13vvâŠ0sze JESSAMYN THIS RULES npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte you first, asshole https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/435/455/651/240/021/original/6fa57ccb31aead63.png npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w release one then the other, permanently close repo npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte đŠ wrote up how iâm blocking âartificial intelligenceâ bots from accessing my website, with some copy-and-paste code that should (đ€đ») stay up-to-date whenever i update my blocklist https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/blockin-bots/ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte (via @npub1xkgâŠgph9: https://bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki/post/3kpn67w3chf2i) npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Per https://twitter.com/lessin/status/1776761662785155336, I just wanna quietly note that if youâre a tech worker at a company where this gentleman sits on the board, Iâd be happy to send you a copy of YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION. Drop me a line. #YDATUbook #TechUnions #unions #1u https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/236/914/141/129/527/original/14d4ce0293970072.jpeg npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte cars should get a lifetime total of two honks. honk number three would then permanently disable the car. okay i will accept my nobel peace prize now thank u npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte okay this is all a horrorshow, but: âAt Meta, executives and lawyers last year debated how to get more data for A.I. development and discussed buying a major publisher like Simon & Schuster.â this has just. remarkable levels of We Must Blow Up The Moon energy https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/ai-data-tech-takeaways.html npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/218/971/142/249/352/original/16b47d6d59afc798.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/218/981/941/752/014/original/ed2d2de8bc904e89.jpeg npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte all the dune memes are perfect to me, even the bad ones maybe even especially the bad ones npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte when Silicon Valley says âinnovation,â itâs okay to mentally swap in ârendering labor invisible, while visiting new levels of precariousness and harm on the workers who perform itâ itâs a few more syllables, but i think it generally still scans npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âThough it seemed completely automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts. The cashiers were simply moved off-site, and they watched you as you shopped.â https://gizmodo.com/amazon-reportedly-ditches-just-walk-out-grocery-stores-1851381116 [removes glasses; pinches bridge of nose; sighs until the heat death of the universe] npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Youâd think âitâs easier for many phones to render PUBG than modern websitesâ would be an industry-wide wake-up call, but. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/modern-web-bloat-means-some-entry-level-phones-cant-run-simple-web-pages-and-load-times-are-high-for-pcs-some-sites-run-worse-than-pubg npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1txgâŠm2ut oh this is good i mean, also harrowing but *good* thank you, allen npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1typâŠc8hh i suppose *capitalism* would very much like for that to be true, heh. the rest of us have gotta fight like hell to make sure that isnât the case npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Been a day. #CatsOfMastodon https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/159/466/698/443/419/original/c2c1000c72748354.jpeg npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte my love language is manually deleting all the tracking bullshit from a link before i text it to you npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1ynlâŠ873s Meredith I appreciate the heck outta you npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w okay this one made me need to sit down (and i was already sitting down) npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w as if millions of sub-3G network connections suddenly cried out and were suddenly silenced npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w i just saw the phrase âview source aestheticâ and suddenly my laptop was floating down the charles river, what is even happening over there npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte a conspiracy of spiteful clocks npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte pals we went to the library today and they HAD my BOOK on their SHELVES i know you canât tell from the mask but i was legit beaming, this mightâve thrilled me more than spotting it in a bookstore okay thanks ps. I LOVE LIBRARIES #YDATUbook #TechUnions #unions #1u #libraries https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/068/406/321/279/276/original/acf0339cf7896c26.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/068/406/517/368/377/original/ef3eb504db36ba87.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/068/406/706/269/776/original/d3a0dce61a07c96a.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/112/068/406/870/341/098/original/449f299a5d5b3776.jpeg npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w Totally forgot to say this earlier: thanks so much for the link, Zach. Really, really appreciate it đ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w @npub1zjxâŠlcj9 beep is totally a real and normal human person. this is correct. thank you npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte đŠ Hey, I made us a little playlist: nineteen quotes about âartificial intelligenceâ, spanning a few hundred years. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/generative/ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âBut considering that neither GPT-3.5 nor GPT-4 is terribly reliable at spitting out structurally-sound code each and every time, the decision to provide [intro-level coding] students with an AI-powered coding prof is more than experimental â and paying students, it seems, will be the experimentees.â â https://futurism.com/the-byte/harvard-ai-instructor npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub13vvâŠ0sze Oh my god, Jessamyn. These photos are *remarkable*. And I hadnât heard of the STFU before! Thank you so much for thinking of me. đ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Iâve been on Mastodon for a minute, and I had *no idea* I could scope notifications to people I follow. (Thanks to the friend who mentioned it.) #FediTips https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/111/926/139/659/260/655/original/b9bce725ff463360.png npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âThe reality is that unionsâgood unions, at leastâare one of the only institutions that are actually democratic, in which regular people can get that experience of democracy for themselves and see democracy work. Unions are laboratories of democracy.â This interview with Hamilton Nolan is good, and worth your time. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/unions-democracy-hamilton-nolan-joe-biden-gawker-labor npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âWorkers at video game outlet IGN announced theyâre unionizing Tuesday, with a supermajority of support from editorial and creative workers. With around 80 members in the unit, the union would be one of the largest unionized games journalism outlets in existence.â HELL YES https://aftermath.site/ign-creators-guild-union-games-journalism npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte I am a web designer in my twenties. Iâm wondering why the industry is designing for one browser, and for a handful of screen resolutions. I am a web designer in my thirties. Iâm wondering why the industry is designing for one browser, and for a handful of screen resolutions. I am a web designer in my forties. Iâm wondering why the industry is designing for one browser, and for a handful of screen resolutions. I am a web designer in my fifties. Iâm wonderi npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte web 1.0: information should be free web 2.0: everyone has a voice web 3.0: your back button is useless now. youâre welcome npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte And joining these horrorclowns in the âlabor regulators are unconstitutional, actuallyâ case is [checks notes] trader joes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-26/trader-joe-s-follows-spacex-in-arguing-nlrb-is-unconstitutional #labor #USlabor #1u npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte MY BOOK GOT REVIEWED IN LABOR NOTES the kittens seem unimpressed with my whooping and yelling and yet I am undeterred https://labornotes.org/blogs/2024/01/book-review-power-tech-workers #YDATUbook #bookstodon #unions #TechUnions #1u npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1zdmâŠyka2 elle npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte The NLRB finds SpaceX guilty of illegally firing workers who engaged in federally protected activities; in response, SpaceX files a lawsuit arguing that the NLRBâs enforcement mechanisms are unconstitutional. the whole thing would be hilariously tim curry bellows at sky dot gif, if it wasnât so horrifying https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24025712/spacex-nlrb-lawsuit-constitutional-violations-elon-musk #labor #USlabor #1u npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âAlphabet Inc's Google violated U.S. labor law by refusing to bargain with a union representing contract workers for YouTube Music, a federal agency has ruled.â https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-must-bargain-with-youtube-worker-union-us-labor-board-rules-2024-01-04/ #unions #techUnions #1u npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte I hadnât seen @npub1r9yâŠ4f78âs collection of âpersonal websites are good, actuallyâ-style posts, and wow there are some stellar entries here https://projects.kwon.nyc/internet-is-fun/ đ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte I was largely offline for the last two weeks and I completely MISSED @npub1f4sâŠna3mâs latest redesign omg https://lynnandtonic.com/ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1nrzâŠxaaf @npub1hykâŠ3p33 @npub15x4âŠ3p3l Oh, this is some *remarkably* fine company youâve put me in. Thank you so much, Adam. npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte ââŠa tech-industry culture that fetishizes innovation and regards product quality as a third-order concern. There simply isnât as much investment money and credulous tech-media adulation to suck up in the promise of iterating on what already works. You must reinvent, almost literally in this case, the wheelâthis time, apparently on the premise of ââŠand what if it sucked?ââ hey so let me tell yâall about how heavily i sat down after reading this graf https://defector.com/youre-supposed-to-be-glad-your-tesla-is-a-brittle-heap-of-junk npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte If you, like me, have been working to figure out your position on the whole âThreads on fediâ thing, Erin Kissaneâs latest post is clarifying, and worth your time: https://erinkissane.com/untangling-threads (Heck, I think itâs worth your time even if youâve sorted out your perspective on the matter.) npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1typâŠc8hh full-body shakes and a bad taste in your mouth npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w same đ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Okay, Iâm excited about this. My publisherâs announced a change in the pricing for YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION: if you need or want a discount *for any reason*, you can use the code UNION to get 50% off the book when you buy it direct from @npub186pâŠekuq: https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union Iâm so grateful to A Book Apart for supporting this change. đđ #YDATUbook #bookstodon #1u npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âAccording to staffers present at the meeting, management gave them an ultimatum: sign a side agreement allowing the company to hire non-union contractors, or Mailchimp walks not only from the new series, but from the ads and existing show as well.â â https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/14/24002001/mailchimp-pineapple-street-union-podcast-canceled contractually stipulating that your accountâs staffed by non-union labor is well, itâs certainly a look npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte PEOPLE OF BOSTON! Work in tech? Curious about unions? Letâs have another meetup about it! On Monday 18 December at 7pm, join me and veteran labor organizer Rand Wilson at Aeronaut Brewing. Iâll be talking a bit about YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION, but just a bit: itâs an evening for us *all* to connect, and discuss the role of organizing (and unionizing) in our industry. âš RSVP here! https://tinyurl.com/ydatu-aero #BostonMA #CambridgeMA #SomervilleMA #unions #TechUnions #UnionizeTech #1u https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/111/540/848/756/936/165/original/835332614782d9a4.png npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte I really, really liked this (short!) video from @npub1e0aâŠeww0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0md9tQ1KY In it, she *neatly* underlines how replacing the term âAIâ with âautomationâ quickly opens up a whole host of useful questions: including whatâs being automated, whoâs automating it (and why), and whoâs impacted or harmed by that automation. npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte The Washington Post union is striking on Thursday, 7 December, and theyâre asking people to not cross the picket line: âFor 24 hours, please do not engage with any Washington Post content. That includes our print and online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes. Instead, share information about our strike and send a letter to Post leaders in support of the people who make this institution run.â More info here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LY2jViybLQPsgsm7hVo75V8aHNu5DUEZXB8vwc60YZo/edit npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w my large adult language model npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Duke University Libraries are canceling their subscription to Basecamp. Their post explaining the move is very good, and worth your time: https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2023/11/30/why-were-dropping-basecamp/ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte LETâS GO https://uaw.org/thousands-autoworkers-launch-campaigns-join-uaw-dozen-automakers/ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte long shot, but what the heck iâll put this out into the world: if you work for an outlet or publication thatâs pulling together an end-of-year book list, iâd love to get you a review copy of YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION for consideration. let me know! https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union đđ #bookstodon #unions #1u #YDATUbook https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/111/489/026/797/388/001/original/a5e2876ea2d3fcf8.png npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte i for one would be happy to be candid in my communications with the openai board just so incredibly candid npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/111/388/415/301/432/634/original/86f069d02dd8ac63.png npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w ah this rules, congrats! (also ooooo pagefind looks neat, ty!) npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âtruck nuts on a honda fitâ isnât something i expected to see on my street today â or ever â but i guess iâll just sit down and watch this ever-widening gyre npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub13vvâŠ0sze @npub1wc7âŠgyhe it really really is đ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Happy pub day to my friend @npub1wc7âŠgyhe, who wrote one *hell* of a book. Itâs called HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS, and I think absolutely everyone should read it. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612711/how-infrastructure-works-by-deb-chachra/ #bookstodon npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w omg zach that was one of my favorite moments too đđ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1xedâŠyg9w đ đ đ glad youâre here and healing, friend. npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub13zyâŠ3zww ask not for whom the new slack UI rolls out for it rolls out for thee npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte I am downright *honored* to have been interviewed by the hard-working folks at the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, who thought YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION was âa compelling and galvanizing read.â Curious about the book, and why I wrote it? Well, hey, maybe this chat will answer some of those questions đ https://workerorganizing.org/tech-workers-deserve-a-union-6904/ #YDATUbook #unions #TechUnions #organizing #1u #interview https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/111/058/177/189/419/968/original/0ce2fcf9ce2ae077.png npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Once more before the weekend: published my first op-ed this week! Over at WBUR I looked at Hollywoodâs twin strikes, and what theyâre teaching us about responding to âgenerative AIâ. https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/08/15/hollywood-writers-actors-strike-generative-artificial-intelligence-ethan-marcotte #YDATUbook #unions #1u npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1qmcâŠv6gx AHHHHH THANK YOU ERIN AHHHHhhhh đ„°đ„čđđ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte And hereâs another milestone: babyâs first op-ed piece! Over at WBUR, I look at the twin strikes in Hollywood, and at how their fight against generative AI is a lesson for all of us. (Thatâs right: all of us.) https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/08/15/hollywood-writers-actors-strike-generative-artificial-intelligence-ethan-marcotte #YDATUbook #unions #TechUnions #strikes npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte I canât quite believe it: my new book, YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION, is finally here. đđ I am so proud of this little book, and more than a little overwhelmed that itâs, like, finally REAL. Thank you so much to everyone whoâs supported the book, or preordered it, or talked it up to their friends. It really means the world to me. đ https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union #YDATUbook #unions #TechUnions #1u #books #bookstodon #publishing npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte i donât think iâve EVER deployed something to my website more quickly than i just did, ha ha BYE https://platform.openai.com/docs/gptbot npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1qmcâŠv6gx Oh god, I didnât realize Miller had been sick đ Thank you so much for boosting this. npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1ylnâŠe2vv Thanks for the link, Jake! đ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub13vvâŠ0sze this is a.) incredible but also b.) an objectively perfect sentence omg npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte đŠ Sometimes a thing happens where you canât spend any more time on the website you spent fifteen literal years on, and maybe thatâs okay. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/post-by-post/ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte took a video game break from housekeeping earlier and then this happened and by âthisâ i mean my heart melted #caturday #CatsOfMastodon https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/110/800/177/954/440/497/original/d07a17969bd228db.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/110/800/178/094/377/609/original/c4be1fc8f2d4c63a.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/110/800/178/198/360/310/original/e068f51a7b45f63f.jpeg npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âWe are losing faith in managementâs commitment not only to the collective bargaining process, but to Code for Americaâs values as a whole.â This update from @npub1lxpâŠxgm8 is very much worth your time â especially if you care about organized labor in tech. https://cfaworkersunited.com/stories/2023/07/14/cfa-actions-dont-align-with-values.html #unions #TechUnions #CivicTech npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte âThis lawsuit against Adrian Roselli impacts every person who cares about including disabled people in the digital world. It impacts all of us who speak, write, and advocate for digital accessibility that is fair, equitable, and ethical.â A software vendor sued a prominent accessibility consultant for (soundly) criticizing their product. Hereâs @npub1gj0âŠ3pca on why that matters: https://www.lflegal.com/2023/07/adrian-roselli-slapp-lawsuit/ #accessibility #a11y npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS https://www.polygon.com/23789856/sega-of-america-workers-win-union-vote-nlrb npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte Oh hello! @npub186pâŠekuq were kind enough to interview me about my new book, YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION. If youâre curious about the book â who I wrote it for, what it covers, and what I hope you get out of it â I hope the interviewâs helpful to you! https://abookapart.com/blogs/press/meet-the-book-you-deserve-a-tech-union-by-ethan-marcotte #YDATUbook #unions #TechUnions #books #bookstodon https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/system/media_attachments/files/110/689/938/677/734/351/original/21fb066474858fc6.png npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte youâre building a new web app, and you think itâd be nice to have a header or footer that scrolls out of view while you scroll, but then scrolls back into view occasionally let me just suggest that: no, you really do not want that, that road youâre thinking of walking down is lined with knives and tears and failure npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte the unacknowledged fault lines present in every organization: slack users who default to đ, đ€Ł, or đ in this completely empty TEDx lecture hall i will npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte hereâs a question for the #RSS users: whatâs your favorite site you subscribe to? like, you get a little excited when it pops up in your newsfeed (edited to add: share a link if you can!) npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte đŠ Wrote a bit more about my new book, YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION: what it is, how I started writing it, and who helped me along the way. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/you-deserve-a-tech-union-book/ #YDATUbook #unions #TechUnions npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte @npub1ykgâŠg4jv If you havenât already seen it â and apologies if you have! â I frequently come back to @npub1em8âŠg250âs research on this topic: https://infrequently.org/2022/12/performance-baseline-2023/ npub1pwy6eeycg3qf2m3yz8rdk3yq8vgd4qkgw7z2gl69mgqtnkxhjmrsj6jjvy Ethan Marcotte So hereâs a thing thatâs live: https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union Iâll have more to say about it soon, but for now Iâll say this: I wrote this little book for you, for me, for all of us. It was the hardest thing Iâve ever written, and Iâm really very proud of it. And I hope itâs helpful to you. #YDATUbook