Reading Log ForApril 27, 2026 (#169)

New CSS features can help shrink your node_modules folder, age verification is still a mess, Allbirds switching to AI, and more.

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.NET

• Why I Switched to Primary Constructors for DI in C# - Milan Jovanović
• EF Core is Better with Wolverine - Jeremy Miller

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Web Development

• The Great CSS Expansion - Pavel Laptev
• The Three Pillars of JavaScript Bloat - James Garbutt

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General Development

• If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem - you have bigger problems - Andrew Murphy

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Technology

• Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway - Emma Roth

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AI

• On being a fellow Dainosaur - Roy Cornelissen
• You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze - Hayden Field
• I used AI. It worked. I hated it. - Michael Taggart
• Do I belong in tech anymore? - Ky Decker
• This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright - Emanuel Maiberg
• Brandon Sanderson vs. AI Art - Cal Newport

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Business & Finance

• From Allbirds to Glossier, millennial brands have lost their mojo - The Economist

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Sports

• What Comes After The Garden? - Heather Wei-Xi Chen

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Podcasts

• The Distraction: A Feast Of Sludge, With Ed Zitron
• The Indicator: Corporate landlords aren't the real villain

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Journalism

• You Can Never Let Them Think They Have A Chance - Diana Moskovitz

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Politics

• The FBI Director Is MIA - Sarah Fitzpatrick

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Everything Else

• Forbes Prediction Market Gamifies Story About Mass Shooting of 8 Children - Matthew Gault

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A Song to Leave You With

Volbeat - Mary Ann's Place