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Toot of the Week
Some days you just want to yeet all computers into the sun — @http_error_418@hachyderm.io
Culture
- Why We Can't Have Nice Software (andrewkelley.me)
Andrew Kelley explains his explanation of the software getting worse.
- “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement (anildash.com)
Anil Dash writes an ode to the open web and podcasting.
Software
- SI Units for Request Rate (two-wrongs.com)
Chris suggests two units for request rate: hertz (Hz) or becquerel (Bq).
- Compiling Rust is testing (kobzol.github.io)
Jakub Beránek argues, that in statically compiled languages, the compiler step is already a series of tiny unit tests, and even more so in Rust.
- When "letting it crash" is not enough (flawless.dev)
Bernard about the failure recovery in Erlang and a system that takes it a step further.
- In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox (tonsky.me)
Niki about the life and death of the square checkbox.
Cutting Room Floor
- Stripping the web of its humanity (werd.io)
Ben Werdmuller about the effect Arc Search has on how you browse the web. Thanks, Eric!
- Treating the Symptoms (blog.jim-nielsen.com)
Jim Nielsen explains why Arc Search only treats the symptoms of a broken web instead of providing a cure.
- How to Comment on Social Media (lithub.com)
Rebecca Solnit wrote a great guide how (not) to behave on social media.
- File over app (stephango.com)
Steph Ango about the importance of owning your data.
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