114 / Edsger Dijkstra’s One-Day Workweek

Hey hey, a bit late due to vacation travels but here we are! Hope you find something cool in this week’s selection. 😌

Toot of the Week

it's cute when websites think I would turn off my ad blocker rather than just leaving the page — @retr0id@retr0.id

Working

• Edsger Dijkstra's One-Day Workweek (calnewport.com)

  Cal Newport about Edsger Dijkstra working one day a week and why busyness can prevent productivity.

Software

• What makes a website cool? (buttondown.email)

  Robin Rendle explains what makes a website cool in their eyes. Thanks, Jan!

• Lies we tell ourselves to keep using Golang (fasterthanli.me)

  Amos takes a close look at Go and weighs its issues against its strengths.

• Why Static Languages Suffer From Complexity (hirrolot.github.io)

  Hirrolot writes about types in language design and the advantages and disadvantages of dynamic vs. static languages.

• Monitoring your logs is mostly a tarpit (utcc.utoronto.ca)

  Chris Siebenmann argues monitoring unstructured logs isn’t worth it.

• Getting my library cards onto my phone the hard way (iliana.fyi)

  iliana etaoin shares how xie built a custom Apple Wallet pass for xer library card.

Writing

• Some tactics for writing in public (jvns.ca)

  Julia Evans shares advice on what to look out for when writing in public.

• How I make annotated presentations (simonwillison.net)

  Simon Willison shares their progress to turn a given talk into a blog post.

• Using ChatGPT for Songwriting (theredhandfiles.com)

  Nick Cave answers the question why you shouldn’t use ChatGPT for songwriting even if it’s so much ’faster and easier‘. Thanks, Jan!

Cutting Room Floor

• The monster atomic bomb that was too big to use (bbc.com)

  Stephen Downling about Tsar Bomba, an experimental nuclear bomb that was too powerful to test.

• Not Using Zoom (the.webm.ink)

  Simon Phipps explains why they’re not using Zoom anymore after the latest Terms of Service update.