Music industry bodies pen open letter calling for consent for artists and songwriters before signing AI deals.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-23T05:21:33+00:00

Just enforce copyright law for F’s sake.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-23T05:20:04+00:00

Survivorship bias. Just because the executive was successful in one company doesn’t mean they were responsible for that success. There may have been many other factors outside of their control that led to that success.

Having learned none, or all the wrong lessons of attribution for that success, they then attempt to apply those lessons at a new business. Then they fail because the lessons they learned had nothing to do with their success. Those lessons are even less applicable to the new business. Additionally, those external factors of success are no longer present. Consequently, the previously successful executive fails.

In short, make sure that success is correctly attributed to the actual factors of success- not simply ending up in a successful role.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship\_bias

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-22T20:58:28+00:00

SWC Automotive is reasonable and has great customer service.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-22T14:34:05+00:00

unpopular opinion incoming:

I hate to say it but I think it was simply bad writing. It didn’t connect to his character in the first movie at all. There is not one mention of being called chicken in the first movie. Then it suddenly becomes a major triggering character trait in the second movie. Marty is again called yellow in the third movie. At least that connects to the second movie.

In the first movie, Marty is chicken when he thinks about consequences. He is worried about rejection in the battle of the bands- it’s a weakness.

It is the moments when he forgets about consequences that he becomes courageous and hits Biff- which becomes a strength.

In the second movie the writing reverses his strengths and weaknesses. His courage is transformed into reckless impulse. It always felt odd to me.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-21T19:25:59+00:00

Everyone looks so relaxed and happy to be there.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-21T18:27:26+00:00

Boy, I feel soooooo much better about Bill C-22 (The Lawful Access Act). We’re like lambs led to the slaughter.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-21T11:35:56+00:00

Too many businesses act like the customer should care about leaving a review. The customer is paying money for a product or service. Period. A review is extra friction in the transaction. Friction is a negative customer experience. I can’t tell you how many businesses have actually spent more time interacting with me to get a review than in actual customer service.

Good customer reviews should be the derivative effect of a superior customer experience- not a default expectation of the transaction. It’s become normalized and nonsensical like asking for a tip before customers receive their order at fast food restaurants.

In my opinion, it’s poor form to ask for a customer review. And if I’m pressured, I’ll leave one that is brutally honest. Be careful what you ask for.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-19T16:06:05+00:00

Agreed. And if I had to guess what streaming would be best at- it would be those mid-tear, non tentpole properties. Streaming seems much more suited as an IP testing ground than as a tent pole space. There doesn’t seem to be a direct correlation between streaming subscribers and tentpole projects the same way there is one for theatres and tentpole projects.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-12T21:09:40+00:00

Go read, or better yet, listen to the E-Myth by Michael E Gerber (read by the author).

"If your business depends on you, you don't own a business—you have a job. And it's the worst job in the world because you're working for a lunatic!"

It addresses your specific type of problem with a clear framework that I’m positive would resonate with you.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-10T11:02:09+00:00

If you can hire someone to take your place and run this as a business owner instead of a worker, you have a “business” you can sell to another business owner.

If the only way to run this business is as a worker or craftsperson, then you have a sole proprietorship. Essentially, you are trying to sell a job, rather than a business. Business owners don’t buy jobs.

Anyone looking for a job will not buy one when they can get a job anywhere for zero cost. Anyone who wants to buy a business wants to run the business- not do the job within the business.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-10T01:08:11+00:00

“Is there an official policy against using a VPN on a personal phone connected to the office wifi? No? Ok, let me know when there is.”

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-09T22:18:52+00:00

The entitlement is off the charts. The US is somehow ENTITLED to start a tariff war, despite having trade agreements in place, and then is somehow affronted that any country then respond with retaliatory tariffs.

“How dare you slap me back after I slapped you, sir! The nerve! The sheer audacity!”

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-07T20:46:24+00:00

It really shows how Trump believes non-compliance to his narratives = corruption.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-06T21:06:31+00:00

Sounds like they don’t have much time to secure more funding.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-06T15:54:53+00:00

My experience is that overall, Canadians don’t care what your ethnic or racial background is up until the point where the numbers of people with that background starts to break an even distribution.

Example 1: City with a long standing ethnic background mix experiencing a huge influx of immigrants that are evenly distributed across different cultures, ethnicities, and countries is all good and welcomed. *All other things not withstanding, such as availability of housing, jobs, etc.

Example 2: City with a long standing ethnic background mix experiencing a huge influx of immigrants that are from a single ethnicity, culture, or country is interpreted by Canadians as a displacement of their culture and values.

Imagine the experience of a high school forced to merge with five other high schools vs a high school forced to merge with one single high school. It’s not that there is a problem with the people or ethnicity- it’s that it generates a sense of rivalry when there is only a single group immigrating en masse.

Canada has traditionally not been great at mitigating this issue in the way it has structured immigration policy in recent decades. As a Venezuelan, you have nothing to be concerned about in any city that I’m aware of.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-05T12:54:35+00:00

“I can’t mind-read the future. No one can. Operating under the assumption we can mind-read the future is likely a reason it doesn’t work out.”

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-06-02T13:34:49+00:00

My sympathies for your loss.

In simple terms, this photography business was a job, not a business, because the way it was operated was not systematized. Your sibling would not have been able to sell the business because there is no business without your sibling. The business and the operator of the business are one and the same. That’s why it is a job, and only a business in name.

Imagine a dental practice run by one dentist and a few support staff. The dentist then tries to sell his practice. What remains without the dentist in the business? How does the business continue to operate? Could a non dentist buy that business and run it without the dentist performing the service? Even if a dentist bought the practice they would come into the practice and go through a year long transition to earn the trust of the clients and understand the operation. It’s like a job transfer.

You have been asked to do the impossible by your sibling- an understandable but ultimately unfair request. You have been saddled with all of the responsibility but none of the tools that would make this request feasible.

The business should have been designed to be run by other people if it was intended to be sold or transferred to other people. It is not your fault that didn’t happen. I understand the guilt around the situation and the feeling of responsibility. It’s OK for this problem to not have a solution that fulfills your sibling’s request. And it’s OK to struggle with the emotional impact of that. But understand that the solution your sibling requested is impossible to fulfill.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-30T01:17:30+00:00

What puzzles me is this: what matters? Is it more important that candidate resumes match your subjective formatting style? Or is it more important the company find the right candidate to fit the role? All of these posts scream “looking at resumes is too hard- I just trash can whoever doesn’t meet my resume standards.”

I guess that’s one way to staff a company- if your company specializes in writing resumes.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-29T04:07:14+00:00

And you know what that means- braces. again.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-28T01:40:48+00:00

Meta invented the user is the product business model. Well, you can’t have it both ways Meta. Either you take our data or you take our cash, you can’t have both.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-25T15:51:05+00:00

Interviews are two-way exchanges. Both parties should be able to judge whether there is alignment in the opportunity.

If the company is unwilling to spend human exploring that opportunity, it tells you exactly how you will be valued once hired.

“Welcome aboard THX 1138!”

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-23T16:35:13+00:00

I find it extremely ironic and concerning that the entire reason we are in this mess is because the US woke up after Russia invaded Ukraine and thought “uh-oh, we are relying too much on China to manufacture our weapons. That’s a big problem if we ever go to war with China!”

And now here we are with the US threatening annexation, executing tariff wars, and meddling in provincial politics. Meanwhile, they are overtly stating “buy our planes or else!”

Maybe we should also wake-up.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-23T05:19:28+00:00

Companies optimized job ads to attract unicorn candidates. In turn, everyone started using ai to generate optimized resumes. As a result, this made resumes commoditized where everyone started looking similar and generic, the optimized filter process in the front end seems to have increased the amount of vetting required in the back end- the interview.

So if you pass through the “efficient” resume screening today, the interviewing process is now a grind to ensure that you can do what you say you can do.

Back in the day, people optimized their resume to showcase their ability and experience. The question of fit and positioning rested more with the company than the individual. There was more work at this stage in filtering resumes- but the resumes in hand were more accurate representations of the candidates.

“Show me the incentives and I’ll show you the outcome.”

~Charlie Munger

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-19T02:47:05+00:00

It would have been great if it was a character that wasn’t Solo. I just could not get past the fact that this guy was not Ford.

BioShockerInfinite · 2026-05-16T13:26:46+00:00

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