I’ve found there’s a second set of things that also matter, but tend to fly under the radar: the things that don’t need to be done.
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The Complicated Futility of WordPress
coderjerk.comIt has always been an opinionated piece of software, and using it as a CMS has always meant chafing against Automattic’s assumptions about how and why their software is used.
What You Need to Know About ‘Soup Mother’
grubstreet.comWhat all the soups had in common, and what piqued Grub’s curiosity, was that they had all been made from the same soup base, which Pickowicz had been continuously cooking and feeding with new ingredients. She calls it her “Soup Mother.” As a technique, the idea of a never-ending stew has been around, quite literally, forever…
Learning Patterns book
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theverge.comLine Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs
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A Grand Unified Theory of Buying Stuff
wired.comSo you’ve acquired a new thing. And now you want accessories. Ask yourself: Will the potential experience be worth the cost to the supply chain?
Some Contemporary Heresies
kk.orgI define a heresy as: something you believe that the people you most admire and respect don’t believe and reject out of hand.
With that criterion in mind, here are a bunch of Contemporary Heresies I’ve collected. These are not necessarily my heresies, although some are, some are not; many are “plausible — not insane” heresies that others around me believe.
Rick Rubin: The Invisibility of Hip Hop’s Greatest Producer
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100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying
theguardian.comHow Bad Is Your Streaming Music?
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Our sophisticated A.I. judges your awful taste in music.
Morgan Plus 8 GTR
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Hyper Magazine
retrocdn.netWhy Lighthouse Performance Score Doesn’t Work
calibreapp.comFor a long time, the Lighthouse Performance Score was the page speed metric to track. Often, sharing a perfect 100 Performance Score was considered a sign of success. But as the page speed evolves, we need to critically evaluate if the metrics we’re using are still relevant and helpful.
How A New York Times Reporter Scammed Hundreds of Musicians
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