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A new blog for 2024
DX engineer at Liveblocks. Articles on developer experience and web engineering.
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I keep bouncing off the Scheme language
I have a huge appreciation for the Scheme programming language. I just seem to be unable to get it to stick in my head. This seems like a huge revelation for someone who named their blog after the Scheme textbook, but there it is. This post is the public admission I need to make, to...
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Four years of sight reading practice
I’ve been doing relatively frequent sight reading practice using an iPad app for four years. Here’s how I’ve automated some of the steps and what I’ve learned from the experience.
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Experimenting on My Hearing Loss
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Always Be Journaling (2018)
This is a guest blog post from Brooke Kuhlmann. Enjoy. Dear developer, Of the many techniques you’ll pick up over the course of your career, one worth investing in early is journaling. Journa…
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Training my smartwatch to track intelligence
Training my watch to track intelligence
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App update rejected for mentioning iPhone XR in release notes
On September 12, 2018, Apple Inc. — you may have heard of them — held a big event at their Cupertino headquarters (Spanish for “ What pert headquarters! ”) to announce the latest models of their utterly beloved nightmare machine: the iPhone XR, the iPhone XS, and the iPhone XS Max. I’m seriously not making up that…
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What Is Date:Italy?
Exploring the Date::ITALY Ruby constant, Julian day numbers, and the history of the Gregorian calendar switchover.
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Create More, Consume Less (2021)
The problem with too much consumption is that it can leave us feeling utterly empty inside. Ironically, it creates something: One big void. A small dose of creativity is good for us. It can help us become more present, less anxious, and much more fulfilled. And it doesn't take much to live a creativ
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6 months of working remotely taught me a thing or ten
Working remotely is a mixed bag. There are a lot of positives... and some negatives. If you’re a remote employee (or considering a remote job), here are my top ten tips that I’ve gleaned in the last six months.
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Understanding people matters more than understanding tech
Dear new developer, I ran across this tweet a while ago: If there was only one piece of advice that I wish I had known early in my career as a software dev is that understanding people is more impo…
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How did I get so unhappy working in tech?
Click to read Mr. Chan's guide to substitute teaching, a Substack publication.
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Power user replacements for OS X default apps
I've noticed that the longer I use OS X the more replacements I'm finding for Apple's built-in applications. Apple focuses heavily on design...
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Metabolic and cellular differences between sedentary and active individuals
We're discussing a paper that demands attention...
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Living Like Nothing Matters
Some thoughts on the universe.
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Nicotine as a useful stimulant
On the benefits and lack of demerits of nicotine (research up to 2015)
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