Reading Log - October 2, 2023 (#46)
This week I read about why analytics are a privacy nightmare and not worth it, NASA seeing what they got back from the asteroid, the FTC going after Amazon and more.
In Depth
Joseph Morgenstern: The Skyscraper That Could Have Toppled Over in the Wind
I remember the first time I heard about this story, it was on a 99% Invisible podcast episode.
The story was riveting, and also scary. I’d highly suggest reading this article and listening to the episode.
Link Blast
🖥 Software Development & Design
One Thing Nobody Explained To You About TypeScript - Artem Zakharchenko
Nuclear Anchored Sidenotes - Eric A. Meyer
Notes on Teaching Test Driven Development - Jeremy D. Miller
Innovation Without Barriers - The ReadME Podcast #27
📡 Technology & the Internet
Spotify is going to clone podcasters’ voices — and translate them to other languages - Amrita Khalid
Counting Ghosts - P.C. Maffey
‘All Of Sony Systems’ Allegedly Hacked By New Ransomware Group - Levi Winslow
🔬 Science
Scientists just opened the lid to NASA’s asteroid sample canister - Stephen Clark
📈 Business & Finance
FTC files “the big one,” a lawsuit alleging Amazon illegally maintains monopoly - Jon Brodkin
⚾️ Sports
Julie Ertz Was The USWNT - Tom Ley
🎧 Podcasts
Longform Podcast #527: Mary Childs
PodRocket: Building Elk with Daniel Roe
Fresh Air: A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief
Programming Throwdown #153: ChatGPT
TED Radio Hour #519: We've doubled life expectancy in 100 years. How did we do it?
🎒 Everything Else
Not Even The Patron Stooge Of Fawning Biographies Can Make Elon Musk Look Good - James Robins
Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending - Stephen Clark