May '23

Same town, new home

Author

Philip Manning
May 31, 2023

pjmanning

Same town, new home…

Like I mentioned last newsletter…we got kicked out of our old house…

But in Bali - things always work out ;)

Here's what's been going on...

  • Moved House 🏠

  • Works been psycho 💻😱💥

  • I need a new board 🏄‍♂️

We got kicked out…and had to settle here ;)

CURRENTLY IN EAST COAST, BALI

Like I mentioned last month - we were booted from our old hotel…

Granted we did have a great deal on the 2 best rooms in the place - it was time for both of us to move on.

The same day we got the word we’d have to leave our rooms, we actually had a local friend reach out who knew some people in town looking to rent their house…and the rest is history :) Mother Bali always takes care of you 🙏

The place is absolutely beautiful and while it’s been a bit hectic getting things for the house - we’ve finally settled into somewhere private that feels like home.

….even the f*ckin’ dog loves it!

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WORK

This has been the weirdest period of living it a prime surf spot that I think I’ve ever felt.

I didn’t go to the beach once in about a month….

Between moving house and a work launch happening June 30…it’s been a bit crazy.

I’ve settled in a bit at work - although I never want to touch Angular again after this project. It suuuuucks! I’m counting the days until this gets launched so I can hopefully move onto a new project with Vue.

It’s been a bit brutal tbh - the company doesn’t value design at all (won’t pay $15/month for Figma), but loves it when I spend extra time making certain pages beautiful 😒

I know if I led a project it would blow people’s minds. It’s tough working in an environment where you feel like you’re working at 20% of your abilities.

PROJECTS

No projects…but it does feel good to finally get one of these newsletters out at a decent time and not 2-4 weeks late 😳

Now that I’m finally settled in an have a desk setup (almost complete!) - I think it’s time to start crankin’ out work!

SURF

Waves of the month...

Where to go in June...

Mentawais

CONTENT

Remote Work

Digital Nomads Are the New Gentrifiers

Mixed feelings on this article. It’s pretty racist, but does bring up the truth that DN’s are ruining amazing cultures around the world.

www.vice.com/en/article/m7bgv8/digital-nomads-work-from-home-gentrification

Tech

GPT-4

If you thought you were special memorizing shit - look at these GPT-4 benchmarks and realize you’re basically worthless compared to metal+silicone.

openai.com/research/gpt-4

Finance

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them

Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.

www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims

Product of the Month

OCEARCH Shark Tracker

OCEARCH is a data-centric organization built to help scientists collect previously unattainable data in the ocean.

www.ocearch.org/tracker

There are only two great tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want and the other is getting it.

-Oscar Wilde