n.b. This is a written version of a dialogue from a YouTube video: 2 Language Creators vs 2 Idiots | The Standup Package managers (for programming languages) are evil1. To start, I need to make a few distinctions between concepts a lot of programmers mix up: A package Package Repositories Build Systems Package Managers These are all separate and can have no relation to one another. I have nothing wrong with packages, in fact Odin has packages built into the language. I have nothing wrong with...| www.gingerbill.org
If you visited a grocery store in the 1800s, one of many clerks would do the shopping for you. It was only a century ago when you might choose an item from the shelf yourself, which is what many of us do today at a supermarket. The same thing has taken place with paying for […]| Herbert Lui
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Once they win elections, it's already too late.| cmarmitage.substack.com
In 1967, about 56 percent of families in the US had incomes between $50,000 and $150,000, stated in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars. In 2023, that number was down to 47 percent. So the American mid…| Economist Writing Every Day
The story people know about the US Civil War is that the South had slavery and the North was free.| unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Adopting foreign technologies is scary, but it's what makes a society rich.| www.noahpinion.blog
Let's say that you've visited a website and want to share it with your friends. At the bottom of the article is a list of popular sharing destinations - Facebook, BlueSky, LinkedIn, Telegram, Reddit, HackerNews etc. You click the relevant icon and get taken to the site with the sharing details pre-filled. The problem is, every different site has a different intent for sharing links and…| Terence Eden’s Blog
1. Russia is a colonial empire. 2. Will China take over Siberia? 3. Why Mongolia exists. 4. Why the capital moved from Moscow to St Petersburg and back again. And more.| unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
The struggling chain is still alive, but its version of childhood might not be.| The Atlantic
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Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking| Practical Ethics
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The most recent trend in AI startups, hustle culture, is a productivity myth. It harms companies more than it helps.| Pawel Brodzinski on Leadership in Technology
Why so far north? So cold? Why not on a big river or a coast? Why the biggest city in Europe? Why the capital of the biggest country on Earth?| unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
The move by several states to recognize Palestine will not end conflict in the Middle East—or at home.| The Atlantic
Apprenticeships beat schooling. Here's why they're a superior method for learning, and how you can apply this to the things you want to master.| Scott H Young