Riley Strong
  • The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code

    www.joelonsoftware.com
    Apr 16, 2017
    Have you ever heard of SEMA? It's a fairly esoteric system for measuring how good a software team is. No, wait! Don't follow that link! It will take you about six years just to understand that stuff. ...
  • The Syria Catastrophe

    nplusonemag.com
    Apr 16, 2017
    Again and again, countries across and outside the Middle East have decided that escalating the war by military means is justified by whatever little sliver of national interest they feel is at stake. ...
  • The Elements of Bureaucratic Style

    longreads.com
    Apr 15, 2017
    The bureaucratic voice presents governments and corporations as placid, apologetic, and unmovable. It also makes their victims as active as possible.
  • Inside the Hunt for Russia’s Most Notorious Hacker

    www.wired.com
    Apr 15, 2017
    A mysterious cybercriminal deployed an invincible botnet to steal a fortune from US banks. Then the FBI discovered what else he was after.
  • Managing Government, Governing Management

    hbr.org
    Apr 12, 2017
    “Capitalism has triumphed.” That was the pat conclusion reached in the West as, one by one, the communist regimes of Eastern Europe began to fall. It has become such an article of faith that we have b...
  • This Is What It's Like To Be Poor, Gifted, And Black In South Africa

    www.buzzfeed.com
    Apr 10, 2017
    What does it mean to be a young black person in South Africa, which still confers advantages on white people in every walk of life, more than two decades after the end of apartheid? Monica Mark met st
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  • The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews

    www.nytimes.com
    Apr 10, 2017
    We use them to try to "get to know" people. It doesn't work.
  • 'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death

    www.theguardian.com
    Apr 9, 2017
    The long read: She is venerated around the world. She has outlasted 12 US presidents. She stands for stability and order. But her kingdom is in turmoil, and her subjects are in denial that her reign w...
  • Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats

    www.bloomberg.com
    Apr 9, 2017
    The golden goose isn’t your ticket or bag fee—it’s the credit card you use to collect frequent flier miles.
  • Dave Morton Is Quitting Everest. Maybe. (It's Complicated.)

    www.outsideonline.com
    Apr 4, 2017
    After two years of unimaginable tragedy, everyone from outfitters and Sherpas to would-be climbers and the Nepalese government is questioning the future of commercial mountaineering. And then there’s ...
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Riley Strong

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Hello! This is mostly a collection of things I've read, but occasionally I write my own posts.