@rands

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Writer of leadership things. Keynote enthusiast. I don’t talk about my current gig. The fourth edition of Managing Humans is out: amzn.to/3yR6Ttt
Writinghttp://randsinrepose.com
Charity Merchhttps://cottonbureau.com/people/rands
Huge Ghostty fan, but I think I need a sidebar now — tabs aren’t cutting it. CMUX, right?
Something something Siri something something Spotlight something something Video games finally something something

This'll be pretty cool if it works

…he said about every Siri demo ever

If you want to understand how business works, I can’t recommend The Acquired podcast enough. Pick any episode, and you will find enlightenment: https://www.acquired.fm/
Acquired Podcast | Every Company Has a Story

Every company has a strategy. Acquired tells the definitive history and strategy of the world's greatest companies.

Clearing out my DRAFTS folder gives me joy.
That's one 9 of uptime for those who are counting:
I’ve used ALL CAPS for years for, I guess, YELLING or I’M MAD. Trump has converted ALL CAPS to mean WELL THIS IS DUMB. Thanks, Trump.
Whenever I say “Disco!” in Claude Code, it means update the worklog, commit, and push.

Memorial Day 2026 vs. last year 🇺🇸

⛽ Gas: +41% (four-year high)
✈️ Airfare: +20.7% (YoY... but holiday tickets booked early are ~6% CHEAPER)
🐄 Beef: +16%
🍅 Tomatoes: +40%
☕ Coffee: +18%
🌭 Hot dogs: +11%
🏨 Hotels: +4.3%
🥚 Eggs: −39%
🍗 Chicken: −1.8%

Hi friends, we’re doing a leadership meetup in London next week — do come — there will be socks: https://rsvp.randsinrepose.com/june-2026-meetup
June 2026 Meetup