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Toot of the Week
it's called a man page because it won't shut up about stuff you already know and doesn't actually have the answer to your question — @fasterthanlime@hachyderm.io
Culture
- Casual programming (dubroy.com)
Patrick Dubroy about programming to make your everyday easier. Thanks, Jan!
- JavaScript Bloat in 2024 (tonsky.me)
Niki looks at how much JavaScript is downloaded for a collection of websites. Thanks, Jan!
Software
- I wish Go had a retry block (xeiaso.net)
Xe Iaso proposes a retry block in Go.
- Popular git config options (jvns.ca)
Julia Evans collected people’s favourite git config options. This is a goldmine!
- Useful Uses of cat (two-wrongs.com)
kqr argues that there are situations where a useless use of cat is appropriate.
Cutting Room Floor
- 100 things you can do on your personal website (jamesg.blog)
James has a list with 83 ideas you can do on your personal website. Robb has some additional ideas.
- This message does not exist (kmjn.org)
Mark J. Nelson takes an Outlook error message on a philosophical level.
- Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished (troyhunt.com)
Troy Hunt about a sus FedEx text that is indistinguishable from phishing.
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