I’m never going to judge someone for not having technical skills but the frontline AT&T Internet sales associate loses credibility when they keep telling me how many megapixels each plan includes.

Was there only one guy in the code over there? Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination

Wow, how does a mess-up like this possibly happen? It should go without saying that I wouldn’t trust this company’s data storing policies.

One of the best explainers I’ve ever heard about how insanely difficult it will be to go to Mars. Apparently it’s harder than wearing an ‘Occupy Mars’ t-shirt…. open.spotify.com/episode/1…

Currently Reading: Rinsed by Geoff White 📚

I’ve never seen a job market that felt like this before. That’s coming from someone who graduated in 2008 into the worst recession in modern times. The Job Market is Frozen

“Sweatshops-as-a Service” Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup’s demo goes viral | TechCrunch

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Currently Reading: New Teeth by Simon Rich 📚

The news: Lately, every scroll through my phone or click on a news app feels like plunging into a tidal wave of despair. The headlines these days are relentless: escalating geopolitical tensions, devastating climate catastrophes, economic uncertainties, and humanitarian crises—all unfolding simultaneously …

Currently Reading: Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet by Taylor Lorenz 📚

Domain acquired! Went with co-hn.com after trying a million variations. Shout out to @manton for making the setup process via micro.blog hilariously easy.

The “fun” of parenting is guessing what new and novel way your children will find to wake you up at 6:00 AM each Saturday morning.

Character Parade day at my daughter’s school. Let me introduce you to Jane Goodall!

I can’t be the only who thinks this is gross, right?

The state of hiring in 2025

Fun-Employment Update: Been radio silent most of the week as I’ve been trying to balance interviewing, applying for jobs and trying to be present for my kids who are home from school because of Houston’s “once in a generation” snowstorm! The job search seems to be going well. Talking with a few …

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Hello World!: Happy Thursday Everyone! It’s now been almost two weeks since my first post on micro.blog and it seems like a perfect time to introduce myself to the community. My name is Eric Cohn and I live in Houston, Texas. I’ve been a life-long tech-obsessive and low-key nerd and have worked at …

Found out eric.ai was a thing today. 50/50 chance you just get me, Googling stuff.

Was happily surprised to see @manton and Micro.blog on @davidpierce’s Installer newsletter over at The Verge this morning.

The future is now.

Been learning chess (badly) lately. Enjoyed today’s xkcd a lot.

Not a big gamer at all but I’ve been casually playing the Last of Us series and finally just finished TLOU2. All I can say is WOW. I’ve never played a game like that in my life. Honestly, it felt more like an interactive movie than a video game. I’m not crying, you’re …

Currently reading: Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen 📚

“Dad, take a picture of me and the poop!”

Lovely day at the Houston Museum of Natural Science before the cold front comes through Texas this afternoon.

Finally had a chance to visit the excellent Lone Star Flight Museum down at Ellington Field AKA The Houston Spaceport. The kids LOVED it.

First post! Thanks to @jthingelstad for the encouragement and opportunity here - lets see what this can be….