In this video about learning Justin Sung recommends the book Range by David Epstein.
How to Learn Anything Faster Using Modern Research
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CSS: Unavoidable Bad Parts
This in my feed today: CSS: Unavoidable Bad Parts. It’s about things that are good or bad (mostly bad) in CSS.
How to be productive without overwhelm or feeling stressed
I thought this presentation about “intention alignment” was good.
Building a 500,000 Volt Generator From Water
Array of Structs versus Struct of Arrays
Over on Every byte matters you can read about the effect on performance of your memory layout and cache usage.
Software North Star
I thought this was good: My Software North Star. Software should be:
- useful to the end user
- correct
- maintainable and efficient
The Worlds Cheapest Time Domain Reflectometer
Oh boy, this is a rabbit hole I would love to run down. Code is here:
9 Habits For Clearer Thinking from Dr Justin Sung
lol. ETC = End of Thinking Capacity
API Improvement Proposal (AIP)
Today I learned about API Improvement Proposals. I suppose I should find some time to read them.
Keji Mechanical Pencils
A fellow crustacean helped me find out more information about my mechanical pencils by asking on reddit. Turns out they’re still available at Officeworks: Keji Mechanical Pencils. Pretty happy about that! Nice work Internet, and thanks @badtuple! ❤️
Technically there’s nothing special about these mechanical pencils. They’re just cheapo plastic things. But I like them because they are lightweight, the grip is good, they have an eraser, and the nib is clear which means you can check on the status of the lead, if it’s run out or broken. So I am very pleased to now have a lifetime supply of these:
