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Getting started with Reader

Walkthrough guides can be really boring so we've laced ours with spicy memes to keep those dopamine receptors firing while while we subliminally teach you the basics of our reading software. We hope you don't mind a little fun.

AI Homework

ChatGPT has made AI tools easy and free to use, sparking widespread interest and awareness of their impact on society. However, its outputs can be inaccurate, leading to concerns about the reliability of information found online. As AI continues to evolve, individuals will need to develop skills to discern accurate information from misinformation.

EP35: What is Kubernetes - by Alex Xu EP35: What is Kubernetes

This week’s system design refresher:

Meetings Are Miserable

Not only are most meetings detrimental to productivity; they are also bad for our happiness. In this week's "How to Build a Life," @arthurbrooks explains how to fight against the scourge of excessive, unproductive meetings, and get happier at work:

Instagram Is Over

Instagram just isn't what it used to be, @kathrynfiona writes

How to move fast and not break things as a remote company

The Facebook-era “move fast and break things” startup motto no longer applies in today’s hyper-competitive environment. This is especially true for SaaS startups like Jam, where customers trust and rely on their products to complete their work. If you’ve met anyone on the Jam team, you know we

Clearcover repositories · GitHub

The Clearcover repositories on GitHub contain a variety of projects, including tools for building apps and managing data. There are 22 repositories showcasing different programming languages and functionalities. Each project has been updated at various times, reflecting ongoing development and support.

BrianVia (Brian Via) · GitHub

Brian Via is a software engineer from the Washington, DC area and a dad who loves breakfast bagels. He works as a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer at Dfinitiv and has 10 public repositories on GitHub. Brian enjoys building various projects, including those in Python and TypeScript.

How to Work Hard

It might not seem there's much to learn about how to work hard. Anyone who's been to school knows what it entails, even if they chose not to do it.

How to Make Wealth

If you wanted to get rich, how would you do it? I think your best bet would be to start or join a startup.

Just Say No | Jeff Geerling

Some people are kind of crazy and can do a lot more than you or I can, but nobody can do it all. And sometimes you can burn the midnight candle for a little while, but you're just building up debt.

Tales of the M1 GPU

In order to handle all these moving parts in a reasonably safe way, modern GPU drivers are split into two parts: a user space driver and a kernel driver.

WebTorrent FAQ

WebTorrent, the streaming torrent client for the browser, Mac, Windows, and Linux

Reading

Interested in what I'm reading these days? Check out my reading lists.

How Friendships Change When You Become an Adult

Friendships change as we grow up, often becoming less frequent due to life's demands. In young adulthood, people form deeper connections, but as responsibilities increase, maintaining those friendships becomes harder. Ultimately, while friendships may fade, they can also deepen with shared understanding and mutual support over time.

Happening now: Speaking at your first tech conference

Rizèl Scarlett 🇦🇬🇬🇾’s Space · 49 listening · Where live audio conversations happen

Your own personal Google: how Mem plans to reinvent note-taking apps with AI

Mem is an innovative note-taking app that aims to organize personal information using advanced AI. It allows users to capture and connect their data easily, helping them find and utilize information more effectively. With features like Mem Writer and Mem X, the app aspires to become a powerful productivity tool and potentially reshape how users interact with the internet.

The Perks of a High-Documentation, Low-Meeting Work Culture

We get a lot more done in way less time at Tremendous. Mostly because of our high-documentation, low-meeting work culture. We'll tell you exactly what that means.

The weird sorrow of losing Twitter

Grieving a loss, when the loss is the hell-bird site you weren’t supposed to love.

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How Precision Time Protocol is being deployed at Meta

Meta uses Precision Time Protocol (PTP) to sync its servers with nanosecond accuracy, improving on the older Network Time Protocol (NTP). PTP relies on hardware timestamps and transparent clocks in network switches to reduce timing errors caused by network delays. This precise timing supports Meta’s future technologies like the metaverse and AI.

Ideas That Changed My Life

People are heavily influenced by the groups they belong to, often more than by facts or logic. Learning from history and other fields helps us understand human behavior and make better decisions. Success comes from learning fast, empathizing, communicating well, being patient, and embracing failure.

Paul Graham (@paulg) / Twitter

“I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?" As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.”

Announcing Franz

I’ve been using Apache Kafka for about a year now and I’ve wanted a desktop client from the beginning. I couldn’t find one I liked – the best I’ve found is Confluent’s Cloud UI, but that’s neither a desktop app, nor is it a great experience1 – so, a couple months ago I started building a native macOS GUI for Kafka in my spare time and, today, I’m proud to announce the first beta release of Franz.

Tesla killers: The new wave of must-have electric vehicles

Tesla changed how people see electric cars and built a big lead with the Model S, Model 3 and Model Y. But legacy automakers and fast-growing rivals from China are pouring huge money and many new EV models into the market. If Tesla does not quickly refresh and expand its lineup, it risks being outmade and outspent.

What Old Age Might Be Like for Today’s 30-Year-Olds

The U.S. population is aging as birth rates fall and life expectancy changes, so today’s 30-year-olds will face a much older society by midcentury. Work, housing, culture and healthcare will adapt: older people will work longer and more flexibly, cities and homes will become age-friendly, and eldercare will grow as a major industry. These shifts will strain social programs and force new policies and institutions to support fewer caregivers and more older adults.

Tweet from Romeen Sheth

“Insightful note from @arjunsethi: We’re in the eye of the storm.”

New to Twitter?

“I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?" As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.”

Go Style

Style guides for Google-originated open-source projects

Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and system skills? | Hacker News

Perfect Backup - Free Backup Software for Windows

Perfect Backup is full-featured backup software for Windows. It's free for any purposes.

The Arc browser is the Chrome replacement I’ve been waiting for

The Arc browser introduces innovative concepts for web interaction, offering a sidebar that merges tabs and bookmarks into an organized layout. It aims to redefine how browsers function by providing tools for managing apps and content more efficiently. Arc, developed by The Browser Company, differentiates itself by treating the web as a platform for endless remixing and creation, similar to how TikTok treats video content. Despite some initial challenges in adapting to its unique interface, Arc's ambitious features and potential to reinvent browsing experiences make it a notable competitor in the evolving browser landscape, appealing to power users seeking advanced organizational tools and interactive web capabilities.

The Verge

The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

JUST SHIP IT. T-shirt - Etsy

This Gender-Neutral Adult T-shirts item is sold by DevApparelShop. Ships from Coatesville, PA. Listed on Nov 16, 2022

Favorites – Steve Pavlina

FTX Is Why We Need More DeFi, Not Less

SBF’s lies should push the industry to place its trust in smart contracts

Skip the Digital Detox—Abstinence Won’t Work (But This Does)

I once tried a digital detox. It failed miserably. When I realized I was distracted during quality time with my daughter, I blamed my smartphone and made some extreme changes. One might think, given all the bad press about so-called “smartphone addiction,” that using no technology would be the right cure.

What’s the Matter with American Cities?

European urban conditions have been improving, but their U.S. counterparts remain mired in dysfunction.

Instagram’s Wannabe-Stars Are Driving Luxury Hotels Crazy

Many hotels are overwhelmed by requests from aspiring influencers who want free stays in exchange for social media posts. While some influencers can provide valuable exposure, many requests are poorly written and lack clear value. Hotels are trying to find better ways to manage these requests and identify genuine influencers.

Capital & Taste - Not Boring by Packy McCormick Capital & Taste

Meet the Company Formerly Known as Party Round

Stellar (@StellarOrg) / Twitter

Stellar is a network for innovators building real world blockchain solutions that create financial access for everyone.

Why I Strive to be a 0.1x Engineer - Benji's Blog

There has been more discussion recently on the concept of a “10x engineer”. 10x engineers are, (from Quora) “the top tier of engineers that are 10x more productive than the average” Productivity I have observed that some people are able to get 10 times more done than me. However, I’d argue that individual productivity is... Read more »

GitHub stars won't pay your rent

Hi, I'm Kitze. I like to make stuff.

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Developers: The Healthy Content Creation Guide

Creating content offers many benefits, like freedom and opportunities, but it also comes with challenges. To succeed, find your motivation, choose a niche, and select a content medium that suits you. Remember to set realistic goals and focus on producing valuable content rather than getting distracted by competition or engagement metrics.

Productize Yourself

You summarized this entire tweetstorm with two words: “Productize yourself.” Productize has specific knowledge and leverage. Yourself has uniqueness and accountability. Yourself also has specific knowledge. So you can combine all of these pieces into these two words. If you’re looking towards the long-term, you should ask yourself, “Is this authentic to me? Is it myself that I’m projecting?” More

$0 - $20K in 2 months, here's tactics that worked

Indie Hackers is now invite-only. Articles cover bootstrapping success stories, TikTok's new feature, and the decision to quit a job or run a project on the side. One founder bootstrapped a Twitter automation tool to $22k/mo. The community aims to support each other in starting profitable online businesses and side projects.

How to juggle a full-time job with a side-project

For many of us, the best way to start indie hacking is to start a side project while remaining gainfully employed. But it's no easy task. You'll likely...

Tech Startup Ideas: How to Generate a Great Idea

The text discusses the process of generating great tech startup ideas by debunking common misconceptions and providing practical techniques like getting bored, brainstorming, and seeking inspiration. It emphasizes the importance of consistency, problem-solving, collaborating with others, and evaluating the feasibility of ideas before taking action. The author advises capturing and evaluating ideas promptly, emphasizing the importance of timing and proactive execution in the startup process.

Talk Abstract:

The text discusses the importance of balancing technical and non-technical responsibilities in a software engineering role to build strong leadership skills. It emphasizes the need for deliberate allocation of "glue work" to ensure individuals pursue career paths aligned with their interests and strengths. The narrative underscores the impact of developing auxiliary skills while focusing on core job responsibilities for career growth and success.

Two Words: The Secret of Viral Ideas

The most powerful way to spread ideas is by summarizing them in just two words. These two-word phrases are easy to remember, explain, and share, helping people quickly understand and adopt new concepts. This simple technique works for brands, movements, books, and even personal identities to become viral and influential.

Compress to impress

One of the funniest and most implausible things in movies is the grand speech by the general, usually the film's protagonist, in front of thousands of soldiers in the moments just before a critical battle. Examples abound, and the punch lines lodge in the memory, from Henry V (&quo

Blockchains are cities

Will we live in a multi-chain world, or will there be “one chain to rule them all”?

Thinking in maps: from the Lascaux caves to knowledge graphs

Thinking in maps involves using visual symbols to represent relationships between ideas, much like ancient hieroglyphs and modern knowledge graphs. This form of mapping has evolved over centuries, helping people understand complex thoughts and concepts. Today, methods like mind mapping and knowledge graphs are popular tools for organizing and visualizing information.

The State of Frontend in 2022 - by Gergely Orosz The State of Frontend in 2022

Analysis of The State of Frontend survey with 3,700 respondents. What engineering practices and technologies are gaining momentum in the field?

Reflections on "Proof of (No) Work", Part 1

The artist compares their project "Proof of (No) Work" to Tehching Hsieh's intense time-based performance, highlighting their own focus on unproductivity as art. They challenge ideas about what counts as valuable work by making leisure and lack of effort profitable. The project uses NFTs to let people buy, collect, or destroy this "lack of work," creating a new way to experience and build on the art over time.

Hey Elon: Let Me Help You Speed Run The Content Moderation Learning Curve

It’s kind of a rite of passage for any new social media network. They show up, insist that they’re the “platform for free speech” without quite understanding what that actua…

Why would anyone need JavaScript generator functions?

You can go a long time as a JavaScript developer without ever feeling the need for generators. Hence, it’s natural to wonder: What are they good for? Why would you ever need one? What’s the point? But there generators can do some neat tricks. And they may even change the way you approach certain problems.

Exploring Mastodon

With the current uncertainty over Twitter, I'm starting to explore using Mastodon

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

Fedi.Tips is an easy, unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse for non-technical people. It organizes basic to advanced topics with lots of links and practical tips. The content is CC BY-SA 4.0 and the site includes contact and attribution info.