Rebecca (Slatkin) Sloane

@RebeccaSlatkin
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iOS biped, automata tinkerer, woods wanderer, dog food can opener. Great in humorous portrayal only.

Decided to launch a daily Silicon Valley TV show quote of the day. Today’s selection for absolutely no particular reason:

“Well, that’s the thing about the NDA, is that the NDA is actually covered under the NDA. So if I told you about the NDA, it would’ve been a violation of the NDA.”

Seems like a community of deep research people. Who bought their kids a swing set and like it? Bonus if it survived multiple winters.

Hi! Under 40 and want to save a life? Join the stem cell registry! Contrary to popular belief, most donations collect peripheral blood cells and is uncomfortable at worst. Just half a day watching TV in the hospital to save someone.

To join, you can register online at nmdp.org, answer a few eligibility questions, and they’ll mail you a free cheek swab.

Have a great day!

Some big personal news: I’ve joined the Design Team at Apple.

So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products. ✌️

J
Stay strong! Next week will probably be worse.
Now subscribe to my Substack so I can teach you how to overcomeHAHAHAHAAHA BARELY
hanging on over here.
My 2.25 year old has a preferred seltzer brand. What have I done?
Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work

In all of the debates about the value of AI-assistance in software development there’s one depressing anecdote that I keep on seeing: the junior engineer, empowered by some class of …

Simon Willison’s Weblog

This was an incredibly hard year, but I’m proud of how I showed up through so much loss and disruption in such a short span of time. On the days I wanted to shut down, I imagined myself as the main character in a movie (with a good ending) and asked myself: what would she do next? Then I did that. I hope everyone only experiences wealth and prosperity in 2026 but if you need a tip to get over life’s shit luck, it helped me.

Also: EMDR.