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We take security very seriously at Straive. We set high standards – not just for ourselves, but our guests, too. Here’s the unofficial policy guide for visitors to Straive Singapore, exemplified by the sites blocked on our guest WiFi network. Please avoid childishness. No emojis. No emojikitchen.com, gitmoji.dev Write your own code. Avoid AI. No cursor.com, cline.bot, glideapps.com Avoid code entirely, if possible. No marimo.app, motherduck.com, firebase.studio, posthog.com No presentations either, please. No marp.app, revealjs Stay organized. Avoid crutches. No dynalist.io, focusmate.com, opennote.me You should already be fit, physically & mentally. No freedomfromdiabetes.org, artofliving.online We prefer real, not digital, shopping. No fairprice.com Fake data is not encouraged. No jsonplaceholder.typicode.com, placehold.co Please spell out URLs in full. No bit.ly, t.co Learning is for wimps. No maven.com, study.iitm.ac.in In fact, we’re so secure, we block our own sites. No learnovate.straive.com, policies.straive.com, myapps.straive.com. ...

This week, I learned: Radio free Xp podcast. Nudge 61 always announce first before doing. Give people time to plan comment and react. That gets you alignment without sacrificing freedom. give information, not orders. When someone is parking a car, tell them how much space they have, don’t tell them to start stop or how much to turn left it’s almost impossible to change the culture if you’re not the boss

Employee management at Saravana Bhavan. (via Vadivel.)

Maybe corporate elephants can dance. Can dead horses?

Gladwell on The Talent Myth. Maybe smart people aren’t as special as they’re made out to be.

After B2C and B2B, is it now going to be B2E?