In the tech world, GitLab stands out for its embrace of remote work and transparency, setting benchmarks for how modern companies operate. One person at the forefront of this culture is Wayne Haber, Director of Engineering at GitLab, whose leadership embodies the spirit and values of the company. Shadowing Wayne provided a rare look into GitLab's operational dynamics, revealing the principles underpinning its success—from
team performance metrics to transparent feedback.
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A summary of the article, written by Claude:
The artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI employees concerned about A.I. safety, is releasing a new chatbot called Claude. However, the company's employees remain deeply worried about the risks of powerful A.I. models like Claude becoming dangerous if misused. They compare themselves to the creators of the atomic bomb and obsess over existential threats that advanced A.I. could pose. Still, they argue that building cutting-edge models is necessary for researching how to make them safer, and that having safety-focused companies in the A.I. race is better than leaving it solely to profit-driven firms. So Anthropic pushes forward, attempting to balance competitiveness with caution.
waynesoftware commented on My experience shadowing an Engineering Director for a week medium.com/@mrunalk_88220... · Posted by u/webosdude
> He added me to a Slack channel where he would share the topics, issues, and Merge Requests(MR) he is working on.
How many PRs a week does a director work on there? Seems unusual to have any.
GitLab team member here (the one who was shadowed). Most of my merge requests were for the engineering portions of the company handbook.
Profound: "We're all so comprehensively pwned that if an email address isn't pwned, there's a good chance it doesn't belong to a real human."
Should we be using if an email is pwned as input to antiabuse systems to give them higher confidence?
It reminds me a bit of when the % of emails that were #spam vs ham crossed 50% many years ago.