Unemployable: My Final Résumé
I feel like I’ve earned the right to say a few words on my way out the door.
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AI and Personal Ethics: A Case Study
I’m a big fan of thoughtfulness, but aren’t some questions pretty obvious?
Read moreATS and JobScan: It’s Alice in Wonderland Meets Office Space
In order to get a job, you have to pay for software that makes your resume worse.
Read moreFederal Push for Cybersecurity Transparency is Good for Everyone
Attackers cooperate and defenders don’t, giving the hackers a tremendous advantage.
Read moreAI Amok: Calling Gen. Neo Ludd
The world needs to wrest control of AI from the authoritarians.
Read moreRacist Ad From VW: HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
Another company has done something to offend a lot of people and, again, I don’t know how this keeps happening. This time it’s VW. The car giant Volkswagen has apologised for a ‘tasteless’ advert that appeared on social media following an online backlash that slammed its ‘racist’ undertones. The ten-second advert posted on Instagram and Twitter shows a giant white
Read moreHB2 cost NC a lot more than $3.76B
The AP says the “bathroom bill” cost North Carolina $3.76 billion. The real damage is likely much, much higher. The AP yesterday released an analysis indicating that reaction to North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 – the “bathroom bill” – cost the state a staggering $3.76 billion in lost business, projected over 12 years. That’s a remarkable hit to economy, but as I
Read moreThe Ploughman: a modern business fable
No one likes to be thought a fool. Farmer Moran needed a new workhorse, so he went to the local auction. There he spotted a strong, lean stallion he thought would be fine. He asked the owner about the horse, but the owner advised him against it. “This is Lightning,” he said. “Lightning is a thoroughbred. What you want is a draught horse.”
Read moreUber “Greyball” scandal: it’s time to consider the death penalty for corporations
Uber says they’ll stop using Greyball. But this is only the latest outrage from America’s most incorrigibly corrupt business. Time to#DeleteUBER. As in, delete the company. Permanently. You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one The American corporation exists for one purpose: to “maximize shareholder value.” Thanks to a variety of factors, including a Supreme Court decision that
Read moreFour charts that prove Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank has no idea what he's talking about
Kevin Plank is a successful businessman with strong opinions. The data, though, suggests he places ideology above facts. If you’re a huge sports merchandise brand, you never want your marquee superstar endorser going after you in the press. But that’s what happened this week when Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank told CNBC that “[t]o have such a pro-business president is something
Read moreLyft's anti-Trump letter and ACLU support illustrate how American companies ought to behave
#deleteUBER: When we use them we directly support anti-competitive and unconstitutional behavior. Uber is a douchebag company run by douchebags. I first realized this when I learned of their willingness to play really, really dirty with competitors. Uber employees allegedly posed as customers ordered and then canceled rides from Lyft, decreasing Lyft drivers’ availability, wasting time and gas, and possibly sending real
Read moreThe LL Bean/Trump row: time for (another) free speech lesson
You have the right to speak. You have no right not to be disagreed with. Let’s start with a brief quiz. Bob says X. Fred says no, X is wrong. Has Fred: a) infringed Bob’s free speech rights, or b) engaged in free speech the way the Framers intended? Answer below, in case you don’t understand how freedom works. This isn’t
Read moreHey Brian Windhorst: The NC legislature held a special session to PASS #HB2. Why can't they do the same to repeal it?
I love Brian Windhorst, but he needs to get his act together on this one. The NBA is mulling pulling the All-Star Game from Charlotte over the state’s reprehensible HB2 “bathroom law.” Good – this is as it should be. But the ESPN story cited here, penned by NBA reporter Brian Windhorst (whom I really really like), has a little problem.
Read moreWhat does Brexit mean for the Premier League?
By threatening club finances and limiting player movement, Brexit may inflict serious damage on the world’s best league… On the sports side of things, we have this headline this morning: Premier League refuses to speculate on effects of UK’s ‘Brexit’ from EU The world’s most prestigious football league might be unwilling to speculate, but I’m not. England’s vote to leave
Read moreMartin Shkreli is right about Congress. But…
PharmaDudeBro Martin Shrkeli appeared before Congress today and pretty much took the 5th on everything other than spelling his name. Afterward, he did drop this tweet us, though: He’s certainly right about this. However:
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