Hasnain says:

This is a really good take on the whole basecamp situation with some additional insider reporting.

The tweet I saw summarized it well, so just quoting:

“So a founder publicly told an employee to shut up, two other employees reported the founder to HR for being disrespectful, and as a result the founders told all employees to shut up forever:”

Hasnain says:

This is the most Florida thing ever.

““It is our policy, to the extent possible, not to employ anyone who has taken the experimental COVID-19 injection until further information is known,” Centner wrote in the email to parents.”

Hasnain says:

"“We’ve all had a year to evaluate if the life we’re living is the one we want to be living,” said Christina Wallace, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. “Especially for younger people who have been told to work hard, pay off your loans and someday you’ll get to enjoy your life, a lot of them are questioning that equation. What if they want to be happy right now?”"

Hasnain says:

This was such a good read that it was hard to pick one thing out to quote - I kept changing my decision.

“What goes unsaid in many of these stories is the fact that the jobs are shit jobs, whether because of the unsustainability of the pay, the Covid exposure, or the shit treatment they’ll receive from tourists.

Stick with me here, but what if people weren’t lazy — and instead, for the first time in a long time, were able to say no to exploitative working conditions and poverty-level wages? And what if business owners are scandalized, dismayed, frustrated, or bewildered by this scenario because their pre-pandemic business models were predicated on a steady stream of non-unionized labor with no other options? It’s not the labor force that’s breaking. It’s the economic model.”

Hasnain says:

I think the only good thing I see in this post is them owning this decision. Everything else seems misguided. Companies and work have social impact even if we don’t want them to. People need 360 feedback. You need to revisit decisions when new data pops up. I could go on...

“Who's responsible for these changes? David and I are. Who made the changes? David and I did. These are our calls, and the outcomes and impacts land at our doorstep. Input came from many sources, disagreements were heard, deliberations were had.”

Hasnain says:

I feel like he had started redeeming himself slowly for all the stuff Microsoft did in the 90s/00s, but this is ... right back to that playbook.

"Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men and most powerful philanthropists, was the target of criticism from social justice campaigners on Sunday after arguing that lifting patent protections on COVID-19 vaccine technology and sharing recipes with the world to foster a massive ramp up in manufacturing and distribution — despite a growing international call to do exactly that — is a bad idea.

Directly asked during an interview with Sky News if he thought it "would be helpful" to have vaccine recipes be shared, Gates quickly answered: "No.""

...

"Nick Dearden, executive director of Global Justice Now, one of the lead partner groups in an international coalition calling for WTO patent waivers at a crucial meeting of the world body next month, characterized Gates' remarks — and the ideological framework behind them — as "disgusting.""

Hasnain says:

I can’t even imagine how bad this must be given: 1) they pre-emptively declared a state of emergency and 2) 7 officers were placed on leave and 3 others resigned.

Update, as more info comes out. He was in his car, in his driveway, with his hands on the steering wheel, and he was shot in the back of his head?!?!

Hasnain says:

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“As industry lobbying has escalated in Washington, companies have warned in private meetings with US trade and White House officials that giving up the intellectual property rights could allow China and Russia to exploit platforms such as mRNA, which could be used for other vaccines or even therapeutics for conditions such as cancer and heart problems in the future.”

Hasnain says:

I don’t know who Apple considers a reasonable customer, and now I’m not sure I want to know.

“Apple countered by arguing that “no reasonable consumer would believe” that content purchased through iTunes would be available on the platform indefinitely. But US District Court Judge John Mendez wasn’t buying it, as first noticed by the Hollywood Reporter. He rejected a motion filed by Apple that sought to dismiss the suit. That means the suit can move forward with its claims of false advertising and unfair competition, though it could still be settled before going to trial. “

Hasnain says:

How/why is this a thing? I understand the order was legal, but it seems immoral to put the blame on someone who had nothing to do with the entity the authorities had a beef with.

“"How do I feel? Like I finally got out of prison. I'm finally going to be rejoined with my family. I'm going to see them again."

It marks the end of an ordeal which has taken its toll on Mohammed's physical and mental health. He was, after all, condemned to a life without power, sanitation or company.”