Shared links.
2022 August
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'...The readers who read over 3.5 hours a week lived a full 23 months longer than the people who didnβt read at all. That extended lifespan applied to all reading participants, regardless of βgender, wealth, education or healthβ factors, the study explains.'
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Vicki Boykis on the algorithm
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"It is this space that I want. The space to move on, to tinker, to discover things I havenβt even thought of before. To be capable of giving up, letting go, quitting. I donβt wish to be fixed to something. It may give me more anxiety, but it gives me the freedom to explore and experiment. "
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"...GeoCities was not about self-promotion. It was about sharing your interest and your knowledge."
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Great rundown of the challenges with migrating a desktop game to a very limited phone interface
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An excellent video essay about an excellent film, relating it to our modern hyperconnected and always online world
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Search engines vs directories
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π An Interview with Roy Tang via web
Interview with internet stranger friend found via my blog!
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π Dense Discovery issue 198 via web
Sharing this mostly for the first-hand account of war-life balance in Kyiv
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On how we all need to step away from all the interconnectedness every now and then
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Matt Ruby on trying to cater to the algorithm
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"In other words, after more than a decade of Web 2.0 bliss, everyone has gone back to β¦ lurking. "
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π Notable people via web
Interactive map that shows the most "notable" people from each area (based on Wikipedia). You can zoom in for more detail
2022 July
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π Hexagonal Pipes Puzzle via web
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π 1x Engineer via web
A healthier and more realistic stereotype compared to the mythical 10x engineer.
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I have no idea about the law mentioned in the context of this essay, but despite that it does a pretty good job of describing the benefits of the open web
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I'm interested to see how far this movement gets and what alternatives arise for those of us that aren't using github for useful open source projects and can't afford to pay for or self-host alternatives (I mostly use it for personal projects)