151 / Balance

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Toot of the Week

"But what if they don't deserve that money?" is somehow only a question raised about poor people. — @MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social

Living

• Seek the good (enough) things (therealadam.com)

  Adam Keys about the problem when having a deep knowledge on a topic leads to enjoying it less.

• Balance (shaanpuri.com)

  Shaan Puri about life balance, and why life integration is superior.

Climate Crisis

• Climate Zones (pudding.cool)

  Derek Taylor built an interactive page where you can see how climate zones change and how cities migrate to warmer zones until 2070.

• World's Largest Electric Vehicle Will Generate More Electricity Than It Uses (treehugger.com)

  Derek Markham explains how using an electric truck that goes downhill with a load and uphill empty can lead to a 10 % surplus of energy.

Tech

• Tao of React - Software Design, Architecture & Best Practices (alexkondov.com)

  Alex Kondov writes a style guide for React—how you write and organize components.

• AI and the Beauty of Human Flaws (ia.net)

  Oliver Reichenstein about the blandness of AI-generated images and text, and the charm of human imperfection.

Cutting Room Floor

• Working from Home, as Imagined by My In-Office Boss (mcsweeneys.net)

  Lila Ruppe describes a day in the life of her working from home—from the perspective of her in-office boss.

• The sad, stupid rise of the sigma male: how toxic masculinity took over social media (theguardian.com)

  Steve Rose about the concept of “sigma males”, where it comes from and why it’s mostly used ironically nowadays.