technologist, communicator and dreamer of optimistic futures.
I've spent two decades imagining, designing, coding and shipping technology products.
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Figuring out how to integrate a custom IoT device with Home Assistant was a hard slog of research, trial and error. This starter project contains the basics of what I learned to get you moving faster.
But what makes The Terraformers stand out, why you have to read it, is much more human than technical. This is a book that wants to talk about social stratification.
Thus was the frenzy for hyper-growth that continued for more than a decade. Money pumped into the system, searching for its unicorns. Founders with more technical acumen than management experience tried to recruit the teams they needed. Investors kept the show running...
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