Charles Fineberg

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Bay area father, partner, and SDET.

Let me know if you need someone to help make your software development more sustainable and better tested at the same time!

@MikeElgan I think it's also problematic to assume that each place thinks the same sort of attire is in the same category of attire.

@TechConnectify I just posted a quick note about your very fine piece published today on YouTube. Let me know if anything about this makes you uncomfortable, and I'll change it, or pull it down.

But it's my way of saying thanks.

https://charlesfineberg916685.substack.com/p/the-responsibility-creators-shouldnt

The Responsibility Creators Shouldn’t Ignore Anymore

Alec Watson broke the no‑politics 4th wall — and others should too

Charles Fineberg

This is pretty cool. On the 27th of November there was a National Emergency Briefing in the UK...

Interesting video summary: https://youtu.be/8sa7uh192r0?si=ZqSmZ5Rx0WvWAFZb

Letter you can sign (or just get the QR code from the video): https://www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir

Let's stop rearranging the deck chairs

This is not the video I had planned to make.

YouTube
Imagine being credited with helping to save 50 million lives.
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/science/richard-cash-dead.html?smid=tw-share
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83

He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases.

The New York Times
Why Chinese spies are sending a chill through Silicon Valley

Tech companies are a growing target for corporate espionage and trade theft

The Telegraph
“At present, as far as we know, no nation-state or state-sponsored hackers are using agentic AI swarms. But that day is surely coming.” https://www.computerworld.com/article/3594235/agentic-ai-swarms-are-headed-your-way.html
Agentic AI swarms are headed your way

Specialized AI agents that autonomously work together as a team might be the next big leap in AI-based automation.

Computerworld
Election anxiety doesn’t need to win − here are 3 science-backed strategies from a clinical psychologist to rein in the stress

Given the polarized political climate in the US, it’s hard not to be affected by the election. But there are ways to make sure stress and uncertainty don’t send you on a downward spiral.

The Conversation

Richard A. Fineberg, Relentless Skeptic of Alaska Pipeline, Dies at 83 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/climate/richard-a-fineberg-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W04.x10p.S6lQYgMbMhV-

I'll miss Richard a lot.

Richard A. Fineberg, Relentless Skeptic of Alaska Pipeline, Dies at 83

A journalist and an analyst, he was driven to hold oil companies accountable. Earlier, he was on the storied boat Greenpeace when he and others tried to halt a nuclear test.

The New York Times

Philip Wight wrote a lovely tribute to my uncle Richard in the Anchorage Daily News, and here's the link: www.adn.com/opinions/2024/10/14/opinion-richard-finebergs-profound-but-little-known-alaska-legacy/

I'll miss Richard's intellect and caring attention.

Project 2025, the terrifying conservative blueprint for America if Trump wins the election in the fall. “It should hopefully be very clear by now, a second Trump term really does promise to be far, far worse.” https://kottke.org/24/07/the-terrifying-project-2025
The Terrifying Project 2025

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on Project 2025, the extremist conservative plan for America if Trump wins the 2024 electio

kottke.org