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Book Review: Jon Ronson's The Psychopath Test

A small, but delicious, quantity of jam spread over too large a piece of toast

Jul 21 • Alexander Lynham

The Last Pull Request

With apologies to Tom Lewis

Jul 17 • Alexander Lynham

Conservatism on the Left, Conservatism on the Right

Or, why we can't have nice things (namely new public infrastructure)

Jul 3 • Alexander Lynham

June 2026

The Rise of Gen-Z Socialism: A Rebuttal

I know I shouldn't rise to it, but here we are

Jun 16 • Alexander Lynham

You're in love with the future, I don't know why

Balancing skepticism versus being where the action is

Jun 10 • Alexander Lynham

May 2026

A Law of Organisational AI Cost

This post is either smart or dumb and I can't tell which

May 26 • Alexander Lynham

Modelling Decentralization as Weighted Sets

A dense post this week

May 19 • Alexander Lynham

A Dumb Guy's Guide To Agile (Redux)

Revisiting an old post

May 11 • Alexander Lynham

A Field Guide to Disordered Personalities

Can you spot a disordered personality?

May 5 • Alexander Lynham

April 2026

The Thirteen Habits of Highly Effective Risk Takers

...and what this means for career advice

Apr 28 • Alexander Lynham

Management According to Skunk Works

Listen, don't talk, make decisions, and kill problems. That's all there is to it.

Apr 20 • Alexander Lynham

Building in the Open is Dead

What does that even mean? Was it ever alive? 10/10 clickbait title.

Apr 13 • Alexander Lynham

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