<p>This week I read about Reddit’s bullshit and CEOs screwing over employees.</p>
<h2>In Depth</h2>
<p>&lt;InDepthNotes
    source=&quot;Peter Grant&quot;
    title=&quot;A New CEO Says Employees Can’t Work Remotely After All, and They Revolt&quot;
    url=&quot;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-ceo-says-employees-cant-work-remotely-after-all-and-they-revolt-81135399">https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-ceo-says-employees-cant-work-remotely-after-all-and-they-revolt-81135399</a>&quot;</p>
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<pre><code>&gt; In an email to employees viewed by the Journal, Vargas explained his decision, saying he believed in the importance of in-office work for “collaboration, creativity and innovation.”

I call bullshit.

I’ve been working remotely for 3 years now and I feel like I collaborate with my team well and we produce great work. I also feel like my productivity has only increased.

There are some people who like working in the office, there’s nothing wrong with that. Not everyone feels that way and many are just as productive working from home, some probably more so from the lack of constant interruptions from the “collaboration”.

What this feels like is companies trying to justify their middle managers and office leases. Meanwhile their workers, who they likely need most, suffer.
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<h2>Link Blast</h2>
<h3>👨🏼‍💻 Software Development &amp; Design</h3>
<p><a href="https://khalidabuhakmeh.com/xunit-tests-jetbrains-rider-and-counting-until-failure">XUnit Tests, JetBrains Rider, and Counting Until Failure</a> - <em>Khalid Abuhakmeh</em></p>
<p><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2023/single-line-comments-in-css/">Single Line Comments in CSS</a> - <em>Jim Nielsen</em></p>
<p><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2023/throwaway-browser-defaults/">Browser Defaults We Throw Away</a> - <em>Jim Nielsen</em></p>
<p><a href="https://developer.chrome.com/blog/introducing-popover-api/">Introducing the popover API</a> - <em>Una Kravets</em></p>
<p><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2023/gratitude-for-dont-break-the-web/">Gratitude For a Web That Tries Not to Break</a> - <em>Jim Nielsen</em></p>
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<h3>🖥 Technology &amp; the Internet</h3>
<p><a href="https://adactio.com/journal/20181">Nailspotting</a> - <em>Jeremy Keith</em></p>
<p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/31/top-reason-android-users-switch-to-iphone/">This is the top reason Android users switch to iPhone – and it’s not blue bubbles</a> - <em>Michael Potluck</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-tweetbot-developers-fighting-twitter/">Two Texas Indie Developers Made It Big on Twitter a Decade Ago. Now They’re Fighting It.</a> - <em>Andrew Logan</em></p>
<p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/blatant-tech-frauds-run-amok-on-the-biggest-online-marketplaces/">Blatant tech frauds run amok on the biggest online marketplaces</a> - <em>Scharon Harding</em></p>
<p><a href="https://blog.tomayac.com/2023/06/07/web-apps-on-macos-sonoma-14-beta/">Web Apps on MacOS Sonoma Beta</a> - <em>Thomas Steiner</em></p>
<p><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2023/06/first_impressions_of_vision_pro_and_visionos">First Impressions of Vision Pro and VisionOS</a> - <em>John Gruber</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/02/ai-will-never-fit-into-a-licensing-regime/">AI Will Never Fit Into A Licensing Regime</a> - <em>Matthew Lane</em></p>
<p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/reddits-plan-to-kill-third-party-apps-sparks-widespread-protests/">Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests</a> - <em>Ron Amadeo</em></p>
<p><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/">Apollo will Close June 30</a> - <em>Christian Selig</em></p>
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<h3>🔬 Science</h3>
<p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/to-keep-starliner-flying-boeing-must-make-some-hard-choices/">To keep Starliner flying, Boeing must make some hard choices</a> - <em>Eric Berger</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/30/1178489879/birding-bird-watching-urban-city-migratory">Heads up! Stunning birds are all around us, even in dense cities</a> - <em>Melissa Block</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/05/the-big-idea-are-cats-really-domesticated">The big idea: Are cats really domesticated?</a> - <em>Jonathan B. Losos</em></p>
<h3>🎧 Podcasts</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1830">.NET Rocks #1830: Sustainable Open Source with Sarah Novotny</a></p>
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<h3>🎒 Everything Else</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/30/its-not-just-a-fiscal-fiasco-greying-economies-also-innovate-less">It’s Not Just a Fiscal Fiasco: Greying Economies Also Innovate Less</a> - <em>The Economist</em></p>
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<h3>🎵 A Song to Leave You With</h3>
<h4>Spanish Love Songs - Generation Loss</h4>
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This week I read about Reddit’s bullshit and CEOs screwing over employees.

Reading Log - June 9, 2023 (#32)

<p>A scary moment in the NFL Monday night. Also lots of podcasts this week.</p>
<h2>Link Blast</h2>
<h3>👨🏼‍💻 Software Development &amp; Design</h3>
<p><a href="https://matthiasott.com/notes/transient-frameworks">Transient Frameworks</a> <em>(Matthias Ott)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.jamesmichaelhickey.com/how-to-structure-your-dot-net-solutions-design-and-trade-offs/?utm_source=csharpdigest&utm_medium&utm_campaign=1462">How To Structure Your .NET Solutions: Architecture And Trade-Offs</a> <em>(James Hickey)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://chriscoyier.net/2023/01/04/what-does-it-look-like-for-the-web-to-lose/">What does it look like for the web to lose?</a> <em>(Chris Coyier)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://stackdiary.com/css-media-queries/">A Practical Guide to CSS Media Queries</a> <em>(Alex Ivanovs)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://davidwalsh.name/get-promise-status">How to Determine a JavaScript Promise&#39;s Status</a> <em>(David Walsh)</em></p>
<h3>🖥 Technology &amp; the Internet</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/21/anker-highlights-what-not-to-do-when-your-crappy-security-standards-are-exposed/">Anker Highlights What Not To Do When Your Crappy Security Standards Are Exposed</a> <em>(Karl Bode)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/28/lastpass-tries-to-bury-the-full-scope-of-its-disastrous-privacy-breach-behind-the-christmas-holiday/">LastPass Tries To Bury The Full Scope Of Its Disastrous Privacy Breach Behind The Christmas Holiday</a> <em>(Karl Bode)</em></p>
<h3>📈 Business &amp; Finance</h3>
<p><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/remote-work-is-poised-to-devastate-americas-cities.html">Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America&#39;s Cities</a> <em>(Eric Levitz)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/12/homeownership-real-estate-investment-renting/672511/">The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake</a> <em>(Jerusalem Demsas)</em></p>
<h3>🔬 Science</h3>
<p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/headed-to-space-today-test-hardware-for-a-solar-power-plant/">Space-based solar power hardware ready for actual testing in space</a> <em>(John Timmer)</em></p>
<h3>⚾ Sports</h3>
<p><a href="https://theathletic.com/4055531/2023/01/04/damar-hamlin-nfl-emergency-plan/">For Damar Hamlin, NFL activated Emergency Action Plan. How does it work?</a> <em>(Jourdan Rodrigue)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://theathletic.com/4062586/2023/01/06/damar-hamlin-nfl-contracts-benefits/">Damar Hamlin situation rekindles questions over NFL player contracts</a> <em>(Daniel Kaplan)</em></p>
<h3>🎧 Podcasts</h3>
<p><a href="https://changelog.com/podcast/489">The Changelog #489: Run your home on a Raspberry Pi</a></p>
<p><a href="https://changelog.com/podcast/491">The Changelog #491: Stacked diffs for fast-moving code review</a></p>
<p><a href="https://changelog.com/jsparty/227">JS Party #227: JS logging &amp; error handling</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1793">.NET Rocks #1793: Secure Open Source Practices with Jillian Ratliff</a></p>
<p><a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2022/05/18/technical-debt-with-lee-atchison/">Software Engineering Daily: Technical Debt With Lee Atchison</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1794">.NET Rocks #1794: Using Web Components with Jemima Abu</a></p>
<p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/the-new-bazaar/episodes/finance-portrayed-in-arts-and-culture">The New Bazaar S1 Ep 39: Finance portrayed in arts and culture</a></p>
<p><a href="https://timharford.com/2023/01/cautionary-tales-double-header-when-a-plague-struck-world-of-warcraft-and-blood-on-the-tracks/">Cautionary Tales: When a Plague Struck World of Warcraft, and Blood on the Tracks</a></p>
<h3>🎒 Everything Else</h3>
<p><a href="https://brooker.co.za/blog/2022/11/08/writing.html">Writing Is Magic</a> <em>(Marc Brooker)</em></p>
<h3>🎵 A Song to Leave You With</h3>
<h4>The Menzingers - America (You&#39;re Freaking Me Out) - From Exile</h4>
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A scary moment in the NFL Monday night. Also lots of podcasts this week.

Reading Log - January 6, 2023 (#13)

<p>This week we look at a lot of web dev articles as well as some amazing photos from the JWST.</p>
<h2>👨🏼‍💻Software Development</h2>
<p><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/resiliency-in-the-webs-layers/">The Resiliency in the Web&#39;s Layers</a> - <em>blog.jim-nielsen.com</em></p>
<p><a href="https://ishadeed.com/article/figma-css/">The CSS Behind Figma</a> - <em>ishadeed.com</em></p>
<p><a href="https://brandur.org/fragments/code-database-vs-app">Code in database vs. code in application</a> - <em>brandur.org</em></p>
<p><a href="https://jakearchibald.com/2022/img-aspect-ratio">Avoiding &lt;img&gt; layout shifts: aspect-ratio vs width &amp; height attributes</a> - <em>jakearchibald.com</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/07/look-remix-differences-next/">A Look At Remix And The Differences With Next.js</a> - <em>smashingmagazine.com</em></p>
<h2>📈 Business and Finance</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/business/media/evan-williams-leaving-medium.html">Evan Williams Is Stepping Down as C.E.O. of Medium</a> - 💰 - <em>nytimes.com</em></p>
<h2>🔬 Science</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages">First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope</a> - <em>nasa.gov</em></p>
<h2>🎧 Podcasts</h2>
<p><a href="https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/101/">Darknet Diaries 101: Lotería</a></p>
<h2>🎒 Miscellaneous</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/07/12/1110510488/lean-out-employees-are-accepting-lower-pay-in-order-to-work-remotely">Lean Out: Employees Are Accepting Lower Pay In Order To Work Remotely</a> - <em>npr.org</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.curbed.com/2022/07/boy-scouts-open-space-for-sale.html">The Great Boy Scouts Land Sell-Off</a> - <em>curbed.com</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2022/07/07/covid-learning-loss-has-been-a-global-disaster">Millions of Wasted Minds</a> - 💰 - <em>economist.com</em></p>
<h2>🎵 A Song to Leave You With</h2>
<h3>Dave Hause - Sandy Sheets</h3>
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Reading List: July 9 - July 15

<p>A little over two years ago, the world came to a screeching halt because of COVID-19. Myself, like many others started working from home to help curb the spread of the virus. While some have started to go back to the office on at least a hybrid basis, I am now 100% remote and loving it.</p>
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<p>For the first 9 months, I was working at my old job and we just closed the office to keep everyone safe, but then in December 2020 I changed jobs to a position where I am fully remote with no expectation to go into the office. This is where I&#39;m at now and I don&#39;t think I&#39;d ever want to go back into the office again.</p>
<p>At home, I feel more comfortable and generally more productive. It&#39;s a lot easier for me to get into a flow when I&#39;m working on a task. I feel like there are less distractions and I can just put my head down and code. I have to be cognizant of not letting my Microsoft Teams notifications distract me too much, but other than that, I can still get my work done in a timely manner.</p>
<p>I don&#39;t need to get into all the benefits as I&#39;m sure many already know what they are. Lack of a commute as well as wear and tear on my car, ability to intermittently take care of small tasks like laundry, easier to exercise over lunch, the list goes on. I enjoy them all while still being productive. I wish more companies and managers could respect that.</p>
<p>I would find it hard for myself to return to an office. If I have my way, I&#39;ll only work remotely from here on out.</p>


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