56 Posts, 285 Publications, 243 Tweets
Went to the bar with a pal and three hammered Nepalese dudes cornered us and made us watch traditional dances on YouTube and talked about how much they miss their horses (bringing up photos), and I now feel that 2024 holds promise despite it all.
I wonder if this works. Alt Text: A bumper sticker on a great car.
Merry Christmas doofuses.
Happy Holidays friends. Download the new shiny Aboard app for the holidays!
On learning to help users be whatever they want—and get out of the way.
<p>Rich and Paul talk about their willingness to be humiliated in a corporate context. It sounds just a little like they crave it. Especially Paul. Which is weird but whatever. Then they talk about how you can't automate relationships—how you can't remove interaction from the loop. They discuss what they learned this year, and what they hope to learn next year.</p>
@ChappellTracker They are huffing uncut Minto Pyramid! https://www.
Will AI replace us? The human connection is still in the work itself.
<p>Our friend Jim Nielsen cataloged all the podcasts we didn't record, so Paul and Rich doubled down and recorded five new podcasts in a hurry. The end result is exactly what you would expect. YouTube edition features extra-ridiculous stock imagery.</p>
Always nice to write for the house organ.
Everyone tries to get authentic too fast. Can’t we build the relationship first?
<p>Now longer than three minutes! (Sorry, tech glitch.) Rich and Paul talk about that most evergreen and thrilling of subjects—the marketing funnel! How it starts, where it goes, what makes it better or worse, and the great and deep importance of onboarding in this world.</p>
@N4THN @aboard Thank you!
Excited to fail yet again.
<p>Paul and Rich explore the web as a platform for everyone's data, leading to a shocking number of digressions into the class structure inherent in Android and iOS, how Google manages data, and old naked nudes. As noted at the beginning of the video, this one doesn't feature their little heads. They're going back to basics. This one does include so, so much AI and stock imagery though. It's hallucinatory. Enjoy!</p>
<p>With Sam Altman fired from OpenAI, there was so much drama in tech that it was impossible not to discuss it. With no secret insight but remarkable aplomb, Paul and Rich dive deep on the passionate subject of corporate governance, and try to understand just what the hell is going on.</p>
We tried not to discuss this but our weekend was ruined by it so what choice does one have?
@joeljohnson Sorry I work for Nathan’s now.
I never imagined there would be a contender to replace Paul Horn playing improvised solo flute inside the Great Pyramid of Giza as my most essential improvised ambient flute album. youtu.
@ChappellTracker Happy Birthday!
Introducing Tab Sweep, a ridiculously easy way to manage your tabs.
<p>Has Angular gone the way of the automat? Paul and Rich discuss how hard it is to give up on a programming language that's fallen out of fashion—especially when it's as much a part of your identity as your day-to-day work. Plus: An ode to bananas, nature's perfect creation.</p>
Asking ChatGPT about piano fingering brings up a content policy warning. It’s wild that it can be this smart and this dumb.
That little guy who said “I have spoken” in the Mandalorian, I liked that guy.
@KNF100 @aboard We could have helped him.
How to use Kanban view, and other data-visualizing methods.
<p>Paul gives Rich an overview of where AI is these days, from Biden's regulations to Chinese lovelorn bot mistresses. It's an interesting, messy moment as global legislation starts to take shape, new features drop daily, and the world is left to figure it all out. Meanwhile, the podcast's slow journey towards AV quality continues. </p>
@danilic I'm extremely glad this happened.
@katienotopoulos @Choire Okay actually hearing it again it's pretty different from this, I was wrong. The NBA video sounds EXACTLY like you.
@katienotopoulos @Choire Sorry wasn't trying to be opaque she sounds A LOT like this but maybe a little more Lake Bell. It's hard to record audio coming off the phone or I'd share.
@Choire @katienotopoulos Have you all heard the SKY voice from ChatGPT?
Showing off our key features in a brisk seven minutes.
<p>Paul and Rich take on an evergreen: How not to get sued! NOT LEGAL ADVICE. But what are the obvious steps that you can take when you start a business in order to avoid getting sued? Includes a massive bait-and-switch, plus some really fun insurance thoughts. NOT LEGAL ADVICE.</p>
Extraordinary work by Rich Ziade here. After a 7,000-year career as a software product manager, he's become the first Aboard YouTube influencer.
Please add it to the other 10,000 podcasts you keep meaning to listen to.
<p>Rich and Paul struggle with video technology as they seek to jam the podcast into YouTube, but limp across the line with a whole podcast. Briefly digressing and explaining themselves, they proceed to discuss AI, namely sexy robots (they're against), using a complicated metaphor involving WordPerfect 5.1—definitely something Gen Z will connect with—and what's good about ChatGPT. Rich closes it by predicting an almost inevitable nightmare scenario where giant AI platform companies will use their advantages to destroy society without even trying. Listen to find out how! Good times! Brought to you by Aboard.</p>
Once it’s installed, it works just like you’d expect: Click, and links turn into cards.
We have a promo video! Like a real company.
Launching our YouTube channel with a snazzy intro video.
@artificialnix Possible! But I also believe that the first thing the LessWrong brainworm eats is the brain's irony centers, so that it can feast on the rest of the brain at its leisure.
@artificialnix Ironically this is eternal content and I will never be able to forget it.
I've been asking the AIs to help me come up with mnemonics and so far my favorite is, for Keynesian Economics Principles (Consumption, Investment, Government Spending, Net Exports): "Can I Get Nachos?
@elizabethminkel @jimniels @aboard Lightly editing.
@jimniels @aboard Oh yes also thank you @elizabethminkel for editing!
@jimniels @aboard Aw hey thank you Jim!
<p>Join our journey as our sponsor swallows us whole! This podcast has now morphed into the Aboard Podcast. Rich and Paul will uphold the same spirit and will be entering the YouTube realm – catch the hosts' faces and join the adventure! Sign up, reach out, and get on mobile to be part of <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>. </p>
Let’s be honest about software in 2023: Coupons.
@aboard I was testing image upload on mobile so I pasted in a Link. I don't know why this is complicated.
<p>Rich and Paul checkin on AI! They discuss the sweet spot where AI excels in streamlining tasks but falls short in capturing the intention and meaning woven into human expression. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>, it uses amazing AI technology to tame the web’s wildest data, clean up your tabs, and help you get things done fast—solo or with others.</p>
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul unravel the legal battles around Amazon's market dominance. Discover how its built in tactics affect small sellers, reshape prices, and redefine the game, leaving us all pondering who truly controls the online marketplace. This podcast episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@tolar I can’t do it again. Unbearable.
This week we rolled out…places! Starting with Lodging (hotels).
<p>Join our latest episode where Rich and Paul uncover the secrets of remarkable company turnarounds! Discover how visionary leadership and unwavering brand commitment transformed struggling businesses into industry titans. Speaking of pivots... check out our sponsor for this podcast - <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@hotcocoamom Just saw this. Thank you!
@ChappellTracker This should be against the slaw.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul delve into the importance of onboarding to learn the skills of the app, and turn the users to regular users. This podcast episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
An end run around cut-and-paste to make things go faster for you—and lets us make better-looking cards.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul solve it - they solved websites! They discuss whether or not your business needs a website, and offer advice on what platforms to use. This podcast episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@ethanhein Archetypal Gen X first date.
Hello everyone! My good friend Rich Ziade and I have started YET ANOTHER company.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul discuss the importance of having a physical space for startups. As it enhances your representation in front of big companies and also helps foster stronger relationships and collaborative learning. This podcast episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
In a good analytics meeting, there can be absolutely no good news.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul explore how dominant platforms maintain their edge. Uncovering the ecosystem strategies and the ongoing battles to stay competitive in a fast-paced world. This podcast episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
Idea I just had, free to all: Picture of a crowd and a multiple choice poll to name the band that's playing in front of them.
I think a lot about the unofficial laws and rights of NYC. The most sacred right here is the right of a cop to park.
@skamille Sounds like one servant leader could use some radical empathy.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul delve into the different aspects of a software company- and yes it is more than a code! They discuss how a lot of sales and marketing has gone into growing well established softwares that we see today. This podcast episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
I think sometimes about how ancient Greeks were hanging out and one of them was doing a Roman impression and goes, “Bar bar! Bar bar, bar?
Over the weekend the number of Aboard users crossed the threshold from hundreds into thousands.
@nrose @richziade Isn’t that moment kind of jaw dropping?
<p>Rich and Paul discuss how everyone wants to build their own thing, but then the time comes where they have to let their personal brand die. Building a personal brand is a one lane business, making it hard to scale without creating a business entity. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@cwervo @richziade That was amazing. The editing is really fluid and fast paced overall and they were doing it with very little technology!
@_cynar @richziade There are lots of neighborhood accents represented as you keep watching and yes, it's truly heart-rending.
I can't find words to express how great this is www. youtube.
Does anyone else have any mounjaro hobbies? I’m finding that many of my semaglutide friends have doubled down on an obsessive thing in their life.
<p>Once you launch you lose control. So, you spent your days trying to get everything right, and then when you launch you figure out that no one cares - which is why launch is very anticlimactic. Our advice? Lean into the ambiguity, lean into growth, listen to the feedback and be flexible-- only then would you figure out what business you're truly in. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
Aboard is out of closed beta and is now open beta! Sign up if you love organizing things and links into pretty cards with friends or solo.
@jlax @aboard The social media team is tired.
@aboard Fair.
@aboard Get your account to 50k followers and I'll shut up forever.
I enjoy doing the NYT crossword but the little piano riff it plays on completion debases me.
@swheatley Yes, absolutely.
Off we go, to help as many people as we can.
<p>Rich and Paul have launched their product! - quietly though... In this episode Rich and Paul discuss, the meaning of launch and the fact that it's just the beginning-- that there is no finality to it. Check out the launch of <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
<p>Rich and Paul discuss how softwares usually promise to be a solution, some sort of pain relief. However, that isn't realistic the promise of being a solution is too good to be true. Which is why we built Aboard, and it is not a solution, however it is malleable enough to be a solution. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@clarklab Thank you!!!
<p>Rich and Paul discuss how new tech like Threads offers humans a fresh start. However, human beings fundamentally don't want to change, and we run into issues because we don't move as fast as our technology does - however we know of a fast growing yet intuitive technology - our sponsor <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
If anyone has React Native skills and wants to work on a cool app (Aboard) get in touch! (Well, apply.
@tomcoates No!
@tomcoates I’m very mellow now Tom! Middle age, mounjaro, and capitalism have subdued me.
Buying things on Etsy: “Thank you for this order. God willing, my bursitis allows me to make it to curb within this fortnight, to flag the postal-carrier or his mule.
Buying things on Craigslist, 15 minutes before meetup time: “I am actually in Portugal.
<p>Rich and Paul discuss whether the internet is actually elevating people's lives. They discuss the good and the bad, but all in all the internet is making us more informed it's just what we choose to do with that information that counts. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a> (where you can save all your mug collections too).</p>
<p>In this episode, Rich and Paul delve into the topic of firing people from the perspective of the employer. And offer advice on how to ensure that relationships within the organization remain profitable to the organization. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@ethanhein https://x.
@ethanhein When Radio Babylon played and they were all at The Shed I knew they just wanted to hurt me in particular.
@neilturkewitz @katiedrumm @WIRED Thank you, Neil. Little by little!
<p>The simplest form of communication is sending links. Rich and Paul delve into the two kinds of people: Link Droppers and Card-Sorters, and the dynamic between the two. That's why they created a simple tool called Aboard that allows the co-existence of both - it is more organized for the Card-Sorters and it is easier for the Link Droppers. So whichever one you are, check out Aboard - it's for you. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@jgee I'm going to ride so many buses.
<p>Rich and Paul delve into the topic of success, and how the path to success includes a lot of failures along the way. To the extent that an important characteristic of the really successful people is being -- shameless. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
Rock will float if you pray hard enough. Whole point of the Bible.
@patbits Cops getting jalapeno business.
<p>Rich and Paul discuss superconductors! This groundbreaking technology is finally becoming a reality, with the potential to benefit both the common good and economic prosperity. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@kjhealy I personally won’t believe its real until someone here writes a long thread about how superconductivity is bad, actually.
<p>In this episode, Rich and Paul discuss global warming and the chaos that it would cause. As the world grapples with the impacts of climate change, building resilience becomes essential to cope with the challenges ahead. We created a <a href="https://app.aboard.com/boards/1nNhHfRaKpZzufJzYCemyn?view=ungrouped&cs=m" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">board</a> that aims to bring order to this chaos, fostering collaboration and solutions for a sustainable future. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul discuss the empowering feature of softwares that help you get things done. They argue that complexity in software is unnecessary and that negating friction in the tools fosters productivity. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@sogrady Let me know what breaks!!
@davidhsiegel Metabohacks, he’s very positive!
@zmh @cue Whoo!
It's this collection of my own writing. I have attempted to climb this data-gathering hill MANY times in the last decade and have many google sheets to prove it.
@aboard Why don't you put on your headphones and promote some boards?
<p>Rich and Paul discuss the classic startup dream of world-changing impact. But in today's unpredictable landscape, the real key is resilience. To develop a software that fosters collaborative communities that revolve around trust. This podcast is sponsored by Aboard.</p>
@goldman Absolute shame that crypto hit the mass market wall and now they have to say they’re going to make something people want.
@mollitudo I got great feedback, people were like, thank you for your male gaze! Then they paid me (pretty well) (for my male gaze).
@mollitudo look Molly what can I tell you, I wrote a very feminist, inclusive, and respectful appreciation of bazoongas. to "round out" the "package.
@davidhsiegel Seems eminently possible.
@maureenflaherty I'm management.
@eroston @Shteyngart Sure but Eric where do you live because I am about to give you six bushels of zucchini.
The children pronounce STFU “stufoo,” and when I growled at them to shut it, just said, “You KNOW what that MEANS????
How long does it take for someone to find utility with our software?
<p>Vaccines, submarines ... everyone seems to be an expert. In this episode Rich and Paul discuss how everyone seems to become an expert on various subjects in today's world. They discuss how the truth ultimately surfaces, but humanity often lags behind. Reflecting on the impact of social media and the democratization of knowledge, they examine the challenges we face in staying informed and the consequences of misinformation. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@younggalaxy @mbootyspoon I think she’s great.
@JeromeHardaway @patbits oh jerome you need to see this https://x.
@michaelroston Oh yeah I didn’t say it he did!
@michaelroston Ulgh I’m such a scold.
Anyway if I click on the "Days above 38C/100F" map at 1. 5 degrees of global warming and click Dallas it shows me this, which means "In the nearish term, really good climate science shows you can expect around 31, but as many as 61, days above 100 degrees per year in Dallas.
Or you can read tweets from freaks.
The Aboard extension, Kanban view, zoom in and out on card size, and more.
I like having slightly different personae on all the different Twitters. It makes it even more ridiculous.
@drozd_stephen I haven't listened to either of these in years I'm almost afraid to.
<p>Humans are bad at future investments. Our mentality of not fixing things unless they're broken has led us too far off when it comes to the impending doom of climate change. In this episode Rich and Paul delve into the human psyche and our biggest obstacle to change? Our adaptability skills. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@goldman Perfect driving music too, kind of a two for one.
@sophaskins Yes pure synth plus tape hiss would be amazing.
@existenzkampf Yes that is right.
A good friend of mine confessed he has been mispronouncing the word “birds” to annoy his family. I asked him how long he's being doing it and he said, ”At least ten years.
I'm thinking of buying a ton of water purifiers and rain barrels and becoming the neighborhood water guy. For when it happens.
<p>In this episode, Rich and Paul discuss how working in the media shapes our perspective on human nature. They delve into artists' take on media and compare true artists who express themselves authentically, regardless of audience preferences, to those who create content solely to cater to the constraints of the platform or audience. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
Baby wake up new conscious uncoupling dropped https://www. nytimes.
“This is different than what they said they were going to launch a year ago.”
@tressiemcphd It was so institutionalized by the mid-90s that it was co-opted by the Body Shop in 98 with the “Ruby” ad campaign. There were posters up all around NYC with naked chubby anti-Barbie dolls.
@bethmaru Also thanks!
@bethmaru It gets cheaper every year though. And the infrastructure is amazing.
Thinking about her https://youtu.
Self reposts work, essential narcissist infrastructure.
@aboard Now we’re marketing!
@aboard Say the words you coward like we practiced.
<p>In this captivating episode Rich and Paul venture into the year 2036, a world where advanced AI has seemingly replaced humans, leading to a thought-provoking exploration of the endless possibilities. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
You all like Baby Yoda and the Mandalorian well what if I told you about another very special baby who grew up to become…the Sandalorian.
We’re doing a ton of work to take things away and simplify the product.
<p>Rich and Paul discuss the Musks and the Zucherburgs of the world. People have shifted their focus from the thing to themselves. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@goldman @richziade @ziadeford There are a lot of lessons here about when you should build in-house capabilities instead of going with an outside consultant.
Holds up 15 years later https://youtu.
An extremely hot couple was walking in front of me and the dude was saying something about his ex-girlfriend and the woman said, “You don’t have to lie to me baby, you know I don’t believe you anyway,” and then she took his hand and walked him down Newkirk Ave, and I have never felt more AMATEUR.
<p>Free speech is very important. The drawback? Those who are best at manipulation end up winning in the battle of ideas. This is what happened during the pandemic, where the misinformation about vaccines turned lethal. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
You can now add images and PDFs to cards.
<p>Rich and Paul dive into Mr. Beast's YouTube philosophy, that focuses more on growth rather than content. And the importance of one translating their funds into acts of kindness. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
Sometimes I get fed up with how self-absorbed NYC can be but then I remember how absolutely random Brooklyn is and feel a fundamental happiness.
@twishpats @WIRED It is very beautiful!
Do we share things we write on here? I mean sure why not.
@Jo_Livingstone You have a tiny cameo!
@aboard The proper link is https://aboard. com/tags-youre-it/ my friend.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul discuss the unhealthy communities that form on big scale platforms. This necessitates the presence of moderators, leading to "Mod Drama". This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
My son just told me he’d like more time for video games by saying, “I want to touch less grass.
Found a new name for the group chat https://newyork. craigslist.
One cat can have 50 tags: Whiskers, Friendly, Good With Kids, Perfect Angel, etc.
@elizabethminkel @mollitudo It was great!
@andrew_ahhhhhhh Thank you I added this tweet to the PowerPoint I'm preparing for my wife.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul discuss Apple's new release of Vision Pro. They share their in-depth take on this new technology when it comes to productivity, accessibility, and even human connections. They also envision how it might mix with our sponsor - <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
@goldman This whole thing is going to be a huge yaccarino.
You have one sentence to explain what’s going on in the world to someone who is very checked out (me). What do you say?
@DannyPage That was very confusing !
@drozd_stephen I loved being there so much. It was WONDERFUL to see you.
Advertisers before the year 2000.
Was searching old tweets for something else and got so nostalgic seeing this. https://x.
@jimniels @aboard Jim you are about to be incredibly disappointed.
@zeldman That's 10,957 ½ days and I'm really glad you're here with us.
The air situation in NYC is bad but when they went, “It's like smoking six cigarettes A DAY,” you know a lot of us kind of looked at the ground and shuffled our feet.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul assess AI risk. They discuss them in the 2 chapters - that where the anxiety should be versus where it is overblown. This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>, a place where you can take a breath from your AI anxiety. </p>
Thanks eBay.
I enjoyed the Succession finale but it lacked closure for DJ Squiggle.
@DamnGoodTek I tend to connect to the stuff where the seed object is very visible but the system is chaotic. @presstube has created this vast megadoodle but the root is a legible set of squiggles, so the joy of it is getting to know the squiggles and then seeing them in so many contexts.
God this is a good project. I keep retweeting it but I don't have anything directly to do with it I just think it's wild.
2023 is a year in which I spend an hour a day either logging into things or calling pharmacies.
<p>In this episode, Rich and Paul delve into the issues of the web, as it has become toxic. Their advice? Search for those healthy, cleansed spaces on the web. Spaces where you can be productive, keep your information safe, and share your knowledge. All of which is possible by our sponsor, <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>. </p>
@aboard https://x.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul discuss how Succession has shows up in real life, in people that they've met and how it portrays our world in the media. They offer advice of how you could chase success and avoid Succession. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a> - it's live, it's free and it's a healthy corner on the web, Sign Up at aboard.com.</p>
Still waiting for my commission https://x.
@markarms @aboard @richziade Thanks!!!
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul take you on a wonderful tour across Brooklyn's diversity, through the multiple "little" diverse communities there. For this episode specifically Rich and Paul created a board for Brooklyn, on <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a> - the sponsor of this podcast. Tune in and join the board to add your take on Brooklyn!</p>
<p>Rich and Paul discuss the risks with having a generic product. How it affects both the users and the founders. However, they highlight the importance of keeping your options open and communicating with the users. Tune in to know what the path to salvation is... on this episode that's sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>.</p>
Not one of you say a single disrespectful word or I swear to sweet baby Jesus I'll have it out of you.
This enormous art thing is absolutely amazing and seven days long. Imagine if we could go back in time and build an entire society on top of a generative line-art version of Flying Toasters screensaver combined with Aphex Twin's Blue Calx.
@chriscoyier @richziade @aboard We have the same thought CONSTANTLY.
Time to TAP THE SIGN. https://jobs.
The @aboard mascot experiments are not going great.
@aaronlammer It's mostly keys I haven't ported all the Eurorack stuff over from staging.
<p><a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>, our sponsor, just launched! Rich and Paul, the co-founders, walk you through Aboard in this episode. It is a software that was created to provide you with a better experience on the web. It helps you reclaim your data, gives you your power and control back, and allows you to create safe spaces. Sign up at aboard.com now to get waved in.</p>
I've made much larger Spaces but I'm not allowed to share them because according to MARKETING being an overweight middle-aged dad who has hundreds of cards about modular synthesizers isn't COOL now.
I enjoyed rating egg creams 1/2 stars because they suck.
The goal is to make it super-easy to make stuff like this with friends (this took about 20 minutes, and I made it myself because my friends abandoned me). Then you can curate and improve the data.
@mikeschmidt @aboard @richziade Thank you Mike!
All right. @Aboard is in Beta.
<p>In this episode Paul discusses the tedious process of cleaning up his late father's yahoo mail. Rich and Paul talk about the creepy and private side of tech, which is the intense marketing behind newsletters that are just trying to get money out of subscribers. This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a>. </p>
So you made it into the Beta! What’s Aboard all about?
Noise + resonant comb is right for the attack but then you kind of need to resolve to slightly detuned oscillators. FM is good on the low notes because it gives you blobby harmonics and then you modulate that into a cleaner sine on higher notes.
The way I relax lately is to semi-compulsively make pianos using noise and comb filters in Surge XT. Move a slider, hit a key, move a slider, hit a key, drink a whiskey drink, drink a vodka drink.
So begins the inevitable Yahoo! ification.
At around age 50 you are taken to a room and the only way out is two doors. One door is labeled SAD and the other is labeled CRAZY.
My son did everything he could to get out of going to school today and we had a long chat about why and he finally admitted that it was because they’re singing Owl City’s “Fireflies” in choir.
<p>AI has been doing a huge chunk of our work for us, however it can't seem to get that last 10% right. Rich and Paul discuss how technology lacks the human traits of real-time judgement and unpredictability. So, it will have to negotiate with humanity. This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a> (the new tech in town).</p>
“You meet with a Facebook person and you see in their eyes they’re psychotic. The Apple person kind of listens but then does what it wants to do.
<p>Rich and Paul are about to launch <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a> - the sponsor of this podcast. In this episode they discuss the expectations of entrepreneurs for launch, and how to navigate the dissonance between expectations and reality post-launch. </p>
My co-founder @RichZiade is trying to become a Microsoft Edge Add-ons developer—his only dream in life—so that we can launch @aboard . But we are not able to get past the employment verification step.
Right but the name of that bar was O’Hitler’s.
I’m just not sure I got another of these in me.
I wrote something a little while ago about CLIMATE. https://www.
<p>In this episode of Ziade and Ford sponsored by <a href="https://aboard.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboard</a> - Paul delves deep into his childhood in Milton Snavely's boarding school. His unstable childhood reset his brain, and instilled more empathy. Both Rich and Paul had unstable childhoods, still people find it hard to see past their successes. </p>
Climate jobs! https://lnkd.
@whanamura @internetarchive Thank you! Absolutely impossible without the Archive!
<p>Rich and Paul give their two cents on what Succession got wrong in their series. They discuss the romanticized version of capitalism that's portrayed on the show, and how in real life things would've been way trickier... As in the end whether it is the consultants, bankers, lawyers, founder... they would all be looking for their best interest. </p>
@mutagene @internetarchive Three weeks of evenings and weekends. Sheet-fed scanning is amazingly fast.
My father asked me to preserve his manuscripts/poems and put them online after he passed. I just finished the project and I'm grateful to the @internetarchive for providing open infrastructure that makes collections like this possible.
This is a Havre de Grace Bluesky.
@artificialnix Nix I'm a writer who stumbled into software I'm an ENTIRE fraud.
Check out this part right here at 12:36 for something extra special. https://youtu.
Today, AI image generators can create mangled faces and hands. But they cannot even APPROACH how horrible the human body becomes when it plays trombone.
@aaronlammer I mean I am controlling the trombone with a Doepfer Dark Time.
A trombone is basically a very noisy frequency calculator.
@artificialnix I turned this into content for which I am thankful. https://ziadeford.
However Surge has Lua embedded so.
@kjhealy Trombone purists don’t let anything slide.
This is not the right way to simulate trombones at all. In a funny way a trombone is an analog system that transforms a small set of input frequencies through varying tube lengths to produce a near infinite set of output frequencies.
<p>Rich and Paul, the co-founders of Aboard (a software product), discuss shipping software. They give advice to better ship products within time estimates. They also provide tips and tricks for better product management. </p>
I feel it’s good to come clean and admit that nearly every night I spend an hour unwinding by trying to simulate trombone acoustics using subtractive and FM synthesis and the open source synth Surge XT.
@patbits OTOH it's cool they still support WAP!
A little something from me https://www. wired.
Data comes in, gets cleaned up, and becomes actionable.
@artificialnix I say this quietly out of the shame of complicity.
@artificialnix My basic utterly untested hypothesis here is that our entire industry subscribes to the auteur theory of software development.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul discuss productivity tips and tricks. Their best bet is deadlines. They go into productivity softwares as tools of empowerment. They inform you on what the tools offer and how to make the most out of them.</p>
@page88 @WIRED @jkehe People have texted me to tell me how great this piece is.
<p>Leadership sometimes means killing the project. Rich and Paul discuss the importance of cutting your losses short on a failing project. To make amends with failure, and keep an open mind, to compromise and pivot when needed. </p>
<p>After COVID-19 and the internet people seem to be less connected. In this episode Rich and Paul discuss how the internet is designed to perpetually split people into different parties and views. They offer advice for people to care less, in order to foster better, more holistic human connections. </p>
@vboykis It was a great one and we thank it for its service.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul who have done hundreds of interviews give advice for both interviewees and interviewers. They help them navigate interviews while still maintaining that human connection throughout.</p>
<p>Mailbag questions are pouring in for Rich and Paul. For this episode - why isn't Paul more excited about AI? Rich and Paul discuss the evolution and history of AI. And how it is the medium updates that people are getting infatuated with rather than the content of it. </p>
A child did not clean up the green food coloring from the science project, as you can tell from green cat pawprints throughout the living room.
@jeffjarvis Very sorry for your loss. Beautiful remembrance.
@filth_filler Great photo. I’m so sorry for your loss.
@enorches I wish I knew!
@perryhewitt No other way to lean.
I'm hanging in a suburban Maryland neighborhood with a Robin Hood theme and my daughter asked, “Why do you think they named this neighborhood ‘Sherwood Forest’? ” and I answered, “Because they looked at the trees and said ‘that's sure wood!
@jeffehobbs ODT, which will preserve all the word processing semantics with great fidelity, but should provide me with a good input format for pandoc for batching large sets of poems into big ODTs and into PDFs for http://archive.
Doing a batch conversion of ~20k txt, docx, doc, abiword, and wordperfect files (my Dad's stuff) using headless LibreOffice + GNU parallel, resulting in this happening in the dock, which was kind of neat.
<p>Rich and Paul discuss the importance of innovation groups within big companies in order to stay relevant, compete and thrive against upstarts. They highlight the struggle of navigating resources within big organizations - these orgs have a hard time processing their money at such a large scale, and it is difficult for them to have new ideas surface within them. A key to reach innovation within them is their leadership and founders mentality. Tune in to this thought provoking conversation and for advice. </p>
<p>Rich and Paul are on a quest to help Jim offer advice to his managers. They help Jim navigate giving unsolicited advice up the hierarchy. Highlighting the fact that this interaction defines the environment that one is in, whether it revolves around politics or the business itself. </p>
@ethanhein No need! I was just reading your blog and pleasantly surprised.
<p>In this episode Rich and Paul share the lessons they learned about success and failure when it comes to your visions. They highlight the need to think small rather than big, and to not be too stubborn. In the end there is no shortcut to reach your goals, and it's the tiring journey that makes it all worth it. </p>
It's me! I'm the Twitter acquaintance!
<p>People want validation or shortcuts when it comes to advice. However, there is no magic source for advice. Our advice? You should be wary of advice. Go out there ask multiple people for advice and then synthesize them. And the best advice is the one you never had to ask for - feedback!</p>
<p>With the rapid rise of AI a lot of people are worried about them taking over. In this episode Rich and Paul, who are experts in the tech world, examine how human history has shown time and time again that this is just a wave. People love the new AI because they're interesting but soon enough they will reach their limit, and humans will resort back to what's genuine and authentic. </p>
@goldman Perfect artifact. All-timer.
“My God man... you...
A beloved millennial friend called me last night to offer condolences—called me ON THE PHONE—and I have rarely felt so moved by another's sacrifice.
Just can't get anything out with typos, good I have two essays due today and they're supposed to be funny.
Feels... odd to be promoting this right now but the weird reality is that my Dad wanted me to archive his manuscripts/publicatiomns online, and I was counting on http://Archive.
<p>This episode pays tribute to Paul's late father. Rich and Paul discuss the influence that their fathers had on their lives, and how they now see their dads reflections in themselves. They talk about the difficulties that come with being a father and how it is important to be compassionate and understanding towards them, that at some point, they were doing the best they could, with what they had. </p>
You all did a GREAT job on this. Thank you for your condolences and kindnesses, and for the tons of excellent poems from which to choose.
I was expecting grief to hit like a ton of bricks but it's actually one brick roughly every thirty minutes shot out of invisible brick cannons.
@michelet I love it and I thought of it too! —but I read it at my own wedding, feels like tangling the cosmic strings to read it here.
Here's your guy if it helps.
This MORNING argh of course there's a typo.
The poetry siren was for him. He would be glad to know his death set off the poetry siren.
🚨POETRY SIREN🚨. My father Frank Ford passed away this moning—age 90, at peace, with family near.
<p>Rich and Paul discuss the reality of your money in the bank-- it's just in a database. They delve into the formal and informal systems of financing, highlighting the challenges faced by immigrants and small businesses. They advocate for the balance between regulation and privatization, recognizing that while regulations are important, they can sometimes create friction for entrepreneurs looking to build a growing business and drive economic growth. </p>
Congratulations to @kottke /0sil8, which is now old enough to rent a car! https://kottke.
<p>The internet is a huge customer support platform. When people online subscribe to an idea they tend to over-identify with it, and build a strong emotional connection to them. This turns into an unhealthy community when the users approach the platform as theirs and forget about the administrators.</p>
@miriamkp Yeah that's totally great, it just feels like everything good about college in two minutes. (I'm sort of shocked at the overall response to the article, like, that seems like a pretty good divorce given the EXTREME LEVELS of the human beings involved.
@artificialnix The Computer Modern resume is always worth a close read.
<p>Rich and Paul, founders of a new software startup called Aboard, discuss the importance of creating something that is simple and resonates with people. And the challenge of accepting that not all ideas will be successful, that the important thing is to put our ego aside and have the humility and discipline to continue working on our ideas until they are simple. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p>Rich and Paul follow Jane as she takes initiative on a project at Microsoft. Jane is met with disinterest from her team and is... done with microsoft. The episode offers valuable advice for both Jane and her boss, highlighting the importance of working on something you care about and recruiting passionate team members to produce impactful work.</p>
Excellent, thoughtful Mounjaro/fatness personal essay from @TheSamhita . https://www.
<p>The decline of humanities majors is resulting in a lack of diverse perspectives, since they play a crucial role in cultivating more well-rounded individuals. This decline may be contributing to the growing polarization and intolerance we see online today. </p>
Automated podcast transcription software is having a hell of a time with “ARPU.
<p>An episode about two spoiled men with two spoiled hobbies-- that turns deep. Shedding light on the importance of communities, and having that space that fosters growth and positivity. Additionally, how these are the safe spaces of the internet where there is more authenticity.</p>
@goldman https://m. youtube.
@page88 @briandevine Philly hotel room is AMAZING hi Brian THANK YOU. Still one of the best things I ever was part of, god bless Virginia for being a hilarious genius.
Incapable of getting the group chat excited about software defined radio picoballoons.
<p>Paul has started to learn the piano, as a part of his applied practice for his love for music. Rich and Paul discuss the importance of having the humility to learn for the sake of learning regardless of the outcome. </p>
<p>For the most part Paul had to live with the stereotypes and negative perceptions of society towards obesity. This episode focuses on being more mindful of other people, and to have better relationships. Now paul is changing - after starting to take shots for diabetes, Paul noticed that his brain's wiring changed. Which took a while to acclimate and reset into. </p>
Kelly does amazing work, directly helping refugees and migrants find safety in NYC, and I wish I could work with her!
A little something from a few months ago that just went live. https://lnkd.
Some personal news! https://lnkd.
This is from a couple months back but just went onto the web today, because it’s Sunday. https://www.
Blogging is BACK!!!
<p>Paul is no longer the CEO of Aboard. Rich and Paul have switched positions, as the criteria with being the CEO of Aboard includes a lot of accountability to investors and outside actors. </p>
@artcrimeprof @Jeremy_s_Bloom My ears are too dumb to understand mastering!
Fat is a vast subject involving economics, agriculture, race, gender, sexuality, cultural norms, psychology, biology, even climate. In contrast I'm relating an individual, fragmentary experience, in a state of confusion, at a moment of vulnerability.
In my most recent column for @WIRED I describe my experience with Mounjaro, a new drug for type 2 diabetics that deeply manipulates satiety, with a side effect of radical weight loss. https://www.
<p>Paul found himself in a CEO position again, and he's finding trouble keeping people accountable and setting deadlines for others. Rich provides useful and universal career advice to Paul, on how to demand accountability. </p>
<p>Rich thinks kids these days have it too easy. He complains about his bursitis for thirty minutes (just kidding). But he and Paul talk about constraints and the media, and how to raise kids. Advice is given. You know what this is.</p>
<p>Ziade and Ford ADVISORS right? Well you know the <em>oldest </em>kind of advice? Proverbs. Paul picks out some interesting ones to see what happens. Thoughts ensue.</p>
Great piece on Vintage Contemporaries by @dankois https://www. newyorker.
Absolutely flawless advice in here https://www. gutenberg.
<p>Rich and Paul talk through the tech layoffs, explaining why they happen, why they suck, and what you can do about them (very little) and what you can do for the people involved in them (far more).</p>
Come to my modular show in Bushwick.
I increasingly hate “We love you! ” companies.
<p>A conversation about the robots taking our job—and how various forces have been taking our jobs for a while, and personal experiences with jobs and robots.</p>
<p>Rich has an idea about how to completely revolutionize the remote workplace. Typical hijinks ensue.</p>
@danilic Now that you opened that factory in Brazil you need to meet Brazilian accounting standards. And you also need to know when the boats leave port so you can order enough hydraulic lift grease.
<p><em>Paul and Rich talk about modern shopping experiences—and how big box retail is increasingly like a warehouse for online orders, while more and more commerce becomes focused around community and live events.</em></p>
@katelaurielee @mwichary We are Internet acquaintances!
<p>Rich advises Paul (who is pretending to be a guy who works in video editing) on whether to quit his job or not. Together, they look into THE VOID. The VOID looks back. Paul digresses on corporatist epistemology. In the end everything is okay.</p>
look at this pretty pumpkin! god i want it https://shifthappens.
@ferrictron Thank you! I just started with it and I'm going to follow that strategy, and this validates that.
@richziade Do you know a good lawyer though.
@feartomorrow @ferrictron Every day I have to tell myself that I do not need the Make Noise QPAS when the Instruō saïch is free on VCV and I can map knobs on the Polyend Play.
@digiphile I'm still fully committed to Eohippus.
@ferrictron IT'S MADNESS I haven't actually bought anything yet because I truly feel it's crossing a threshold that can't be uncrossed.
I wrote a web app on Sunday to help tune my Subharmonicon.
Anyway I'm into Eurorack now.
It's tempting after going quiet on here to come back and talk about how I received coded messages from beings of pure light and ask if anyone knows a good lawyer.
@pauldegnan Beautiful!
<p>Rich and Paul come back to the office after the holidays just full of predictions for tech, politics, and the economy.</p>