This week I finally read a great profile on Mike Masnick, the founder of TechDirt, NASA being concerned with its ability to maintain its Deep Space Network, more reasons to just build your sites, and more.

Software Development & Design

• If you want to address tech debt, quantify it first - Ryan Donovan
• Abstract Away the Performance Faults of querySelectorAll - Ryan Morr
• The New CSS Math: round() - Daniel C. Wilson
• If I’m already using React, why should I rewrite my app with Web Components? - Dave Rupert
• Just Build It... - Stephanie Stimac
• Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement - Anthony Cangialosi
• Data Annotations in C#: Your Complete Guide - ByteHyde
• Why are websites embarrassing? - Robin Rendle

Technology & the Internet

• The Internet is for Extremism - Jeremiah Johnson
• I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’ - Joseph Cox
• Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google - Tom Warren
• iFixit tears down a McDonald’s ice cream machine, demands DMCA exemption for it - Kevin Purdy
• An Internet Veteran’s Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology - Kashmir Hill

Science

• Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up - Chris Impey
• NASA officials sound alarm over future of the Deep Space Network - Stephen Clark
• Neutrons prove ‘Bond villain’ did not cause Arecibo telescope collapse - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Sports

• A former MLB player who once struggled with Tourette syndrome finds peace helping others - Zack Meisel
• Professional Women’s Hockey League Announces Original 6 Markets, Draft Plan - Hailey Salvian

Podcasts

• ShopTalk Show #554: Jamstack Thoughts with Brian Rinaldi
• Techdirt Podcast #363: Social Media & Mental Health

Everything Else

• The best bosses know how to subtract work - The Economist
• Devil in the grooves: The case against forensic firearms analysis - Radley Balko

A Song to Leave You With

Spanish Love Songs - Pendulum