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Toot of the Week

When Elon Musk launched SpaceX, he had nothing but a $200 million fortune and government subsidies. He didn’t let that hold him back. If this story didn’t make you cry you don’t have a heart. If it didn’t inspire you you don’t have AMBITION. — @Daojoan@mastodon.social

Internet

• The Disappearance of an Internet Domain (every.to)

  Gareth Edwards explains the history of domains disappearing and why .io will be next. Thanks, Dom!

• The Static Site Paradox (kristoff.it)

  Loris Cro about the paradox that most non-engineers have complicated, resource-hungry, expensive websites and cannot ”afford“ a simple, maintainable and cheap option.

Software

• Terminal colours are tricky (jvns.ca)

  Julia Evans goes through problems and solutions of terminal color problems.

• This Post Is Not About Python (jerf.org)

  Jeremy Bowers writes a post about choosing the right programming language (I can’t say more without spoiling it).

• My team is too senior. How am I supposed to be promoted? (amyunger.com)

  Amy Unger talks about her experience applying at staff engineer roles.

Cutting Room Floor

• Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (syllabusproject.org)

  Rena Tom explains different categories of fake objects.

• Why trolls, extremists, and others spread conspiracy theories they don’t believe (arstechnica.com)

  H. Colleen Sinclair shares 5 archetypes of people sharing conspiracy theories they don’t even believe in.

• I am tired of AI (ontestautomation.com)

  Bas Dijkstra is tired of AI and explains why.