By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/04/2026Blinkpatch's takeaway: dishwashing is the bottleneck the restaurant ran through - and how that meant that Claudio, who was "unambitious" by conventional standards, had the best understanding of the restaurant's overall operations of anyone on site. He was the keeper of the process knowledge 42/ 1122
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/04/2026This reply prompted another response, from "Marisol," a "haunted house actress and accidental IT person" who told the story of her time working at a medical office that specialized in mental health and addiction recovery: www.tumblr.com/marisolinspa... 43/tumblr.comTumblrTumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people. 170
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/04/2026They were in the midst of standing up a purpose-built facility, and the CEO worked intensively with the architect to design the building. When Marisol - the receptionist - happened to be consulted on the near-final design plan, "it took all of three seconds for two major issues to jump out." 44/ 160