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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 615 posts.
Teaching our five year old to code by cheating
Teaching our five year old daughter to code by cheating.
Chronic mania and persistent euphoric states
Can a human be happy all the time?
Why aren’t you more serious?
Feedback about random posts and sporadic seriousness.
Guitar Decomposed: 5. Mutating the Third
So far we’ve been discussing chord transformations that didn’t change the chord’s function. We’ve been essentially dealing with just one major chord and its transpositions. …
My Life Countdown (2007)
When I was about 29 years old I got a spiritual “assignment” on an Easter morning in the old city of Jerusalem. According to this assignment my job was to live as if I had only 6 months left to … Continue reading →
Why are there so many cats in Istanbul?
After visiting Istanbul, I wondered why there were so many cats in town. This piece dives into the history & culture of stray cats in Turkey.
Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and Apple Fitness+
Looking to build a DIY bike for spin classes at home? I have you covered with my build and review of the Sunny bike and accessories for under $400
Seeing the Smoke
Information on the coronavirus is widely available, and it doesn’t look positive. So why is everyone waiting for permission to do something about it?
On Browser Tabs
It's always surprised me how little I hear about browsers.
Why I’m Willing to Pay a Premium for Security, Privacy, and Peace of Mind
Miguel de Icaza's Blog
Presentation Rules
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Poor evidence that Q-tips are harmful
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor; even if I’m 100% right in my argument and you are 100% convinced by it, you shouldn’t listen to me over actual doctors; it’s a bad habit that might actually kill you.
Asterisk
Challenged to write about a single Unicode character, I chose the humble asterisk. In this post, Julia takes a back seat but it’s working hard behind the scenes. [1] The font used for the examples is JuliaMono.
Principles and priorities
Using design principles to embody your priorities.
Beyond Remote
On Monday, Twitter and Square announced they were going remote-first as a company. Three days later Facebook and Shopify had similar announcements. Since then, Twitter and every one of my group chats have been lit up with discussions on what the implications of these changes will be on the future of work. I've been…
Turning my smartphone into a boring productivity tool
Tools do their job then get out of the way.
Prestige in US Today
Lauren A.
Remembering what you Read: Zettelkasten vs. P.A.R.A
I spent over a year researching better ways to take notes and remember what I read. Here's what I found.
The Poetics of CLI Command Names
Naming a CLI command requires deep and careful deliberation.