# made first — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover made first. Page: Feed: --- ## All Been Lost _2026-07-24 · Hookah_ Nathan Abbotts earliest music made with his first group the Hookah Band. This is track three - All Been Lost. All written by Nathan Abbott and performed with Hookah Sam Hurd -drums Dan Drewit - piano/keys Ian Claxton -bass Nathan Abbott - Vocals and Guitar Published via the New Music Nudge Unit. Like all Valueverse releases, the track is published openly through RSS, making it available across the… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e,pg=9751f439-2ffc-43ed-bcae-2905e6fe3438/headstarts.uk/msp/Nathan%20Abbott/hookah-band/track%203/03%20All%20Been%20Lost.mp3) ## [Find a new role - worksheet](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/identify-new-role/) _2026-06-22 · Lara Callender Hogan_ Almost everybody I know is doing some math on longevity in their current role. Whether it’s moral math (should I go work for a place that’s doing more good in the world, despite it being less money?), retirement math (can I go all-in at an AI corp and retire early?) or figuring out a backup plan (our jobs are all going away, have you heard?), it can feel near-impossible to make decisions about… ## That’s Not What You Want _2026-06-02 · Hookah_ Some of Nathan Abbotts earliest stuff made with his first group the Hookah Band. This is track two - That’s Not What You Want. All written by Nathan Abbott and performed with Hookah Sam Hurd -drums Dan Drewit - piano/keys Ian Claxton -bass Nathan Abbott - Vocals and Guitar Published via the New Music Nudge Unit. Like all Valueverse releases, the track is published openly through RSS, making it… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e,pg=9751f439-2ffc-43ed-bcae-2905e6fe3438/headstarts.uk/msp/Nathan%20Abbott/hookah-band/track%202/02%20That%E2%80%99s%20Not%20What%20You%20Want.mp3) ## [Why can't they just...? Revisited](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/why-cant-they-just-revisited/) _2026-04-22 · Lara Callender Hogan_ (This is an updated version of a post I first wrote in 2017 . Given everything happening in tech today, it felt worth dusting off.) The question “Why can’t they just…” has been a common refrain I’ve heard throughout my career. “Why can’t they just X” is, at its core, a great question—“why can’t they just find spending cuts elsewhere?” or “why can’t they just tell us what the technical strategy… ## To Fill The Days _2026-04-02 · Hookah_ Some of Nathan Abbotts earliest stuff made with his first group the Hookah Band. This is track one - To Fill The Days. Published via the New Music Nudge Unit. Like all Valueverse releases, the track is published openly through RSS, making it available across the growing DeMu (Decentralised Music) ecosystem. Fans can stream freely and support artists directly through the Value for Value model using… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e,pg=9751f439-2ffc-43ed-bcae-2905e6fe3438/headstarts.uk/msp/Nathan%20Abbott/hookah-band/track%201/01%20To%20Fill%20The%20Days.mp3) ## [AI 'aha' team meetings](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/ai-aha-team-meetings/) _2026-03-20 · Lara Callender Hogan_ Vicarious learning is a real thing: we absorb skills and knowledge by watching others, hearing about their mistakes, seeing what worked. This is why postmortems are such a great tool for building context, and seeing how other engineers problem-solve. I’ve been thinking about vicarious learning a lot lately, specifically about how engineers are learning to use AI. There’s no shortage of AI content… ## [Creating momentum when an employee is stuck](http://larahogan.github.io/blog/creating-momentum-when-an-employee-is-stuck/) _2026-01-20 · Lara Callender Hogan_ Many of us are feeling stuck . We’re managing through crisis after crisis , and we’re watching our leaders and our teammates burn out and not be their best selves. I don’t know anybody who’s thriving right now. Day-to-day, you’re trying to make at least a tiny bit of difference. I see it! You’re working to help people get promoted, you’re running standups to make sure folks have what they need,…