Reading Log - September 4, 2023 (#42)
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.
š„ 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 Iām 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
š” Technology & the Internet
The Internet is for Extremism - Jeremiah Johnson
I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA āFeatureā - Joseph Cox
Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google - Tom Warren
iFixit tears down a McDonaldās ice cream machine, demands DMCA exemption for it - Kevin Purdy
An Internet Veteranās Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology - Kashmir Hill
š¬ 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 āBond villainā did not cause Arecibo telescope collapse - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ā¾ļø Sports
A former MLB player who once struggled with Tourette syndrome finds peace helping others - Zack Meisel
Professional Womenās Hockey League Announces Original 6 Markets, Draft Plan - Hailey Salvian
š§ Podcasts
ShopTalk Show #554: Jamstack Thoughts with Brian Rinaldi
Techdirt Podcast #363: Social Media & Mental Health
š Everything Else
The best bosses know how to subtract work - The Economist
Devil in the grooves: The case against forensic firearms analysis - Radley Balko