https://www.techradar.com/best/best-linux-distro-for-developers
Kind of a listicle. I would think people who are already developers would already know these things, or maybe I would expect the things that make these better or worse to be explained a bit better.
Well, anyway, I learned a few things about some distros that I didn't know, but I don't know how to use any of that info, so, here I am. Felling like I have about the same level of functional knowledge as before.
I'd really like to read some more empowering stuff.
Off to Brautigan.
Friday, September 27, 2019
News: The Unsolved Case of the Mysterious Song
https://rollingstoneindia.com/unsolved-case-mysterious-song-internet/
Ok, so hey, there's this obscure song. People look for it. There's a community. People spend a lot of time on this.
Is it all fake? The community, the song, the time?
The song is, just OK.
I like this as internet story. As an actual story it is kind of hard to believe, or maybe it just isn't compelling.
Ok, so hey, there's this obscure song. People look for it. There's a community. People spend a lot of time on this.
Is it all fake? The community, the song, the time?
The song is, just OK.
I like this as internet story. As an actual story it is kind of hard to believe, or maybe it just isn't compelling.
News: US Military Sorry Over Tweet
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49786363
So, yeah, someone with an official account posted something inappropriate. I'm sure they were told, sometime before this incident, that they should try to keep things fun.
But yeah, I'm really proud of these people, the area 51 stormers, they've made a stealth political protest. The government actually had to responds. People didn't even really need to do anything. I bet millions of dollars were spent safeguarding whatever is inside that military base. In a sense, this is a revolutionary moment. The government was forced to respond to people joining an event on facebook.
Well, I hope there are more things like this
So, yeah, someone with an official account posted something inappropriate. I'm sure they were told, sometime before this incident, that they should try to keep things fun.
But yeah, I'm really proud of these people, the area 51 stormers, they've made a stealth political protest. The government actually had to responds. People didn't even really need to do anything. I bet millions of dollars were spent safeguarding whatever is inside that military base. In a sense, this is a revolutionary moment. The government was forced to respond to people joining an event on facebook.
Well, I hope there are more things like this
News: Amazon Doubles Down With More Ways to Connect Us
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/09/amazon-doubles-down-new-alexa-products-echo-loop/598906/
So, yeah, we need more time to be ourselves, so another gadget is going to free us. This journalist sighs at the issue, we are over worked, over burdened, and we don't enjoy ourselves. Another product is not what we need. We need a new social construct, or at least a lot more money and the time and headspace to spend it. A bit more justice? That seems a bit too whimsical. I don't think it needs to be that complicated. Let the government start an app that tracks how much work we do. And then limit our work to 35 hours a week. Let's see it. We can do it. What would be the results?
But anyway, the journalist makes the point but sighs at the issue. Decent enough information.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Blog: How to delete a lot of emails from Gmail
https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/1401626/how-to-delete-all-emails-from-gmail-the-smart-way
Good advice, it worked.
It turns out when you hit select all, it selects everything on your page, which for me was 50 emails, not the 6000 I wanted to delete. But this thing pops up, if you aren't ready for it, it looks like spam. So I had never seen this before.
I think this might be crappy design.
It'll be crazy, some point in the future, I won't use gmail, or maybe any google service. Alphabet, or whatever.
Well, the blog did teach me the smart way, thank you.
Good advice, it worked.
It turns out when you hit select all, it selects everything on your page, which for me was 50 emails, not the 6000 I wanted to delete. But this thing pops up, if you aren't ready for it, it looks like spam. So I had never seen this before.
I think this might be crappy design.
It'll be crazy, some point in the future, I won't use gmail, or maybe any google service. Alphabet, or whatever.
Well, the blog did teach me the smart way, thank you.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Blog: 15 Anki Tips
https://amir.rachum.com/blog/2016/10/19/learning-a-language-with-anki/#tip-9-realize-the-effects-of-breaks
https://medium.com/language-learning-blog/5-tips-for-better-anki-decks-7a69a1d8ac47
I learned that Anki has text-to-speech, woulda been nice.
Seems like a huge improvement to me.
They say I should review the manual.
I might or might not.
https://medium.com/language-learning-blog/5-tips-for-better-anki-decks-7a69a1d8ac47
I learned that Anki has text-to-speech, woulda been nice.
Seems like a huge improvement to me.
They say I should review the manual.
I might or might not.
Blog: Duolingo's Arabic Release
https://increment.com/testing/launching-duolingos-arabic-language-course/
This is less about the Arabic release than the release process in general. They say there are no rules, but then they list rules. They use dogfooding, testing their own product, so employees check out the course before it goes live. They catch a lot of problems this way, and no, it isn't the only thing they do to keep it magic, it was just the most memorable one.
Lots of A/B testing.
I'm not really sure if I got any insight into duolingo's process or product, but it was a decent skim. I'm glad they share what they do.
This is less about the Arabic release than the release process in general. They say there are no rules, but then they list rules. They use dogfooding, testing their own product, so employees check out the course before it goes live. They catch a lot of problems this way, and no, it isn't the only thing they do to keep it magic, it was just the most memorable one.
Lots of A/B testing.
I'm not really sure if I got any insight into duolingo's process or product, but it was a decent skim. I'm glad they share what they do.
Blog: What is UX design according to 15 experts
https://www.usertesting.com/blog/what-is-ux-design-15-user-experience-experts-weigh-in/
There were a lot of buzzy words and wordings and honestly I don't think I really got much powerful insight here. I think I learned more from the Google prototyping series.
A lot of these people have cool titles though.
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Blog: Bootcamp Guide
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/coding-bootcamp-handbook/
This guide has a lot of information about coding bootcamps. Most of it is pretty helpful, but it does not mention any bootcamps specifically. Instead it encourages you to do your own research, mostly by finding bootcamp instructors on linkedin and find their students and messaging them. Realistically there are too many bootcamps to review them all, and the courses and instructors change. So, this kind of "you are are on your own" message seems accurate.
The guide does a good job of breaking down how much things will cost, not just in dollars, but in opportunity cost. Some of the bootcamps just don't look like they are great value. Especially if one considers that you won't be getting paid during the bootcamp, or during your job hunt. The job hunt is supposed to last about 6 months. That's a long time without income.
Anyway, this guide was well written and has info that helped me decide I probably shouldn't do a bootcamp. I'll focus on my chipping away method, and in the mean time I'll go back to my old career.
This guide has a lot of information about coding bootcamps. Most of it is pretty helpful, but it does not mention any bootcamps specifically. Instead it encourages you to do your own research, mostly by finding bootcamp instructors on linkedin and find their students and messaging them. Realistically there are too many bootcamps to review them all, and the courses and instructors change. So, this kind of "you are are on your own" message seems accurate.
The guide does a good job of breaking down how much things will cost, not just in dollars, but in opportunity cost. Some of the bootcamps just don't look like they are great value. Especially if one considers that you won't be getting paid during the bootcamp, or during your job hunt. The job hunt is supposed to last about 6 months. That's a long time without income.
Anyway, this guide was well written and has info that helped me decide I probably shouldn't do a bootcamp. I'll focus on my chipping away method, and in the mean time I'll go back to my old career.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
News: Andrew Luck retires at 29
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/what-andrew-lucks-retirement-says-about-nfl/596830/
Andrew Luck quits football. I guess his injuries have piled up. He spends all his time in rehab and recovery. Only to get hurt again. At least he quit on top. I hope his brain is in good shape. What is he gonna do now, though? Is he gonna work, like in an office, or what? I just wonder.
I did read some interesting stuff about rehab in another article, just can't find the link again. Need to add it here if I do.
Andrew Luck quits football. I guess his injuries have piled up. He spends all his time in rehab and recovery. Only to get hurt again. At least he quit on top. I hope his brain is in good shape. What is he gonna do now, though? Is he gonna work, like in an office, or what? I just wonder.
I did read some interesting stuff about rehab in another article, just can't find the link again. Need to add it here if I do.
News: A soccer game becomes an anti-facist demonstration
https://www.thenation.com/article/portland-timbers-mls-soccer-antifa/
I learned about the Iron Front, and how it was banned by the Nazis. I'd never heard of that before. The Iron Front symbol was banned at MLS games, which seems pretty fucking stupid.
So yeah, the crowd was silent for 33 minutes, that's the year the Iron Front was banned by the nazis. Then they broke out the scarves and cheered.
Fuck facism. I don't know what we're dealing with actually, though. How many of those Iron Front scarves were made by slave labor? Can't a crowd be pro something and not suck? Good luck, everyone.
I learned about the Iron Front, and how it was banned by the Nazis. I'd never heard of that before. The Iron Front symbol was banned at MLS games, which seems pretty fucking stupid.
So yeah, the crowd was silent for 33 minutes, that's the year the Iron Front was banned by the nazis. Then they broke out the scarves and cheered.
Fuck facism. I don't know what we're dealing with actually, though. How many of those Iron Front scarves were made by slave labor? Can't a crowd be pro something and not suck? Good luck, everyone.
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