Due to a trip out of town last weekend, this edition has 2 weeks worth of links!
<h2 id="in-depth">In Depth</h2>
&lt;InDepthNotes
 source=&quot;Tom Warren&quot;
 title=&quot;Sony might be forced to reveal how much it pays to keep games off Xbox Game Pass&quot;
 url=&quot;<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/3/23623363/microsoft-sony-ftc-activision-blocking-rights-exclusivity&quot;">https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/3/23623363/microsoft-sony-ftc-activision-blocking-rights-exclusivity&quot;</a>
<blockquote>
</blockquote>
<pre><code>I&#39;m not much of a fan of Microsoft buying Activision, but if Sony is pulling stuff like this, that should most certainly be brought out to the public...and it should stop.
</code></pre>
</InDepthNotes>

&lt;InDepthNotes
 source=&quot;Diana Moskovitz&quot;
 title=&quot;The Program Must Be Protected&quot;
 url=&quot;<a href="https://defector.com/the-program-must-be-protected&quot;">https://defector.com/the-program-must-be-protected&quot;</a>
<blockquote>
</blockquote>
<pre><code>I really wish I could say I was surprised by this, but I&#39;m really not. When it comes to sports, winning trumps everything...morals be damned.
</code></pre>
</InDepthNotes>

<h2 id="link-blast">Link Blast</h2>
<h3 id="👨🏼💻-software-development--design">👨🏼‍💻 Software Development &amp; Design</h3>
<a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/reference-github-issues-and-pull-requests-in-visual-studio/">Reference GitHub Issues and Pull Requests in Visual Studio</a> (Jessie Houghton)
<a href="https://kristoffer-strube.dk/post/the-blazor-navigationmanager/">The Blazor NavigationManager</a> (Kristoffer Strube)
<a href="https://stenbrinke.nl/blog/taking-ef-core-data-seeding-to-the-next-level-with-bogus/">Taking Entity Framework Core data seeding to the next level with Bogus</a> (Sander ten Brinke)
<a href="https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/array-merge-in-javascript--cms-93870">Merge Arrays in JavaScript: With and Without Duplicates</a> (Divya Dev)
<a href="https://codeteddy.com/2023/02/14/typecasting-in-c/">Typecasting in C#</a> (Akhil Mittal)
<a href="https://devops.com/technical-debt-is-a-major-threat-to-innovation/">Technical Debt is a Major Threat to Innovation</a> (Mike Vizard)
<a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-1/">Announcing .NET 8 Preview 1</a> (Jeremy Likness)
<a href="https://bartwullems.blogspot.com/2023/02/c-11the-scoped-keyword.html">C# 11 - The scoped keyword</a> (Bart Wullems)
<a href="https://www.infoq.com/articles/unit-testing-approach/">The Unit in Unit Testing</a> (Tyson Gern)
<a href="https://uxdesign.cc/make-it-easier-is-not-a-product-strategy-5d0fdab1f76e">“Make it easier” is not a product strategy</a> (Pavel Samsonov)
<a href="https://css-irl.info/resizing-with-css/">Resizing with CSS</a> (Michelle Barker)
<a href="https://gapsystudio.com/blog/brutalism-web-design/">Brutalism Web Design</a> (Gapsy)
<a href="https://www.builder.io/blog/css-tips-for-better-web-development">CSS Tips for Better Web Development</a> (Yoav Ganbar)
<a href="https://jeremybytes.blogspot.com/2023/02/c-var-with-reference-types-is-always.html">C# “var” with a Reference Type is Always Nullable</a> (Jeremy Bytes)
<a href="https://jonhilton.net/blazor-united/">Blazor United - Solving Blazor&#39;s biggest challenges?</a> (Jon Hilton)
<a href="https://www.planetgeek.ch/2023/02/22/myths-about-f-f-is-for-fp-c-for-oop/">Myths about F#: F# is for FP, C# for OOP! No, F# loves OO</a> (Urs Enzler)
<a href="https://laurentkempe.com/2023/02/20/refactoring-huge-csharp-code-base-in-minutes/">Refactoring huge C# code base in minutes</a> (Laurent Kempé)
<a href="https://alice.pages.igalia.com/blog/how-shadow-dom-and-accessibility-are-in-conflict/">How Shadow DOM and accessibility are in conflict</a> (Alice Boxhall)
<a href="https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/handling-http-errors-javascript.aspx">5 Best Practices in Handling HTTP Errors in JavaScript</a> (Lahiru Lakshan Hewawasam)
<a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/02/27/stop-saying-technical-debt/">Stop saying “technical debt”</a> (Chelsea Troy)
<a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/14/1067869/rust-worlds-fastest-growing-programming-language/">How Rust went from a side project to the world&#39;s most-loved programming language</a> (Clive Thompson)
<a href="https://code-maze.com/charp-difference-between-returning-and-awaiting-a-task/">Difference Between Returning and Awaiting a Task in C#</a> (Ahsan Ullah)
<a href="https://www.learmoreseekmore.com/2023/02/part-1-dotnet7-aspnetcore-identity-series-intro-and-project-setup.html">Asp.Net Core Identity Series.NET 7 Introduction &amp; Project Setup</a> (Naveen Bommidi)
<a href="https://developer.chrome.com/en/blog/style-queries/">Getting Started with Style Queries</a> (Una Kravets)
<a href="https://mattfrisbie.substack.com/p/spy-chrome-extension">Let&#39;s build a Chrome extension that steals everything</a> (Matt Frisbie)
<a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/nuget/write-a-high-quality-readme-for-nuget-packages/">Write a high-quality README for NuGet packages</a> (Lynn Dai)
<a href="https://scrollbar.app/">Scrollbar</a> (Henri Parviainen)
<a href="https://ericsink.com/native_aot/delegate_i32.html">Delegates</a> (Erik Sink)
<h3 id="🖥-technology--the-internet">🖥 Technology &amp; the Internet</h3>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/24/23612141/fitbit-google-server-outage-challenges-wearables">What is going on with Fitbit?</a> (Victoria Song)
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8a2e8442-449e-4dbd-bd6d-2656b4503526">How Apple captured Gen Z in the US — and changed their social circles</a> (Patrick McGee)
<a href="https://searchengineland.com/musk-gave-engineers-one-week-to-make-twitters-ad-targeting-work-like-google-393457">Musk gave engineers one week to make Twitter&#39;s ad targeting work like Google</a> (Nicole Farley)
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/23/23610362/spotify-ai-dj-beta-announcement-custom-playlist-feature-personalized">Spotify&#39;s new AI-powered DJ builds and commentates on custom playlists</a> (Jess Weatherbed &amp; James Vincent)
<a href="https://timkadlec.com/remembers/2023-02-23-investing-in-rss/">Investing in RSS</a> (Tim Kadlec)
<a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/02/hackers-claim-they-breached-t-mobile-more-than-100-times-in-2022/">Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022</a> (Brian Krebs)
<a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/biden-administration-wants-to-hold-companies-liable-for-bad-cybersecurity/">Biden administration wants to hold companies liable for bad cybersecurity</a> (Dan Goodin)
<h3 id="🎮-gaming">🎮 Gaming</h3>
<a href="https://www.polygon.com/23613774/halo-infinite-season-three-trailer-bandit-rifle-community-playlist">Halo Infinite season 3 is gonna bring everyone back to Halo Infinite</a> (Ari Notis)
<a href="https://www.polygon.com/23610095/valve-dota-2-huge-ban-trap">Valve bans 40,000 Dota 2 cheaters through &#39;honeypot&#39; patch</a> (Nicole Carpenter)
<h3 id="📈-business--finance">📈 Business &amp; Finance</h3>
<a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/02/16/scrutiny-of-major-crypto-institutions-is-intensifying">Scrutiny of major crypto institutions is intensifying</a> (The Economist)
<a href="https://ritholtz.com/2023/02/what-if-dunning-kruger-explains-everything/">What if Dunning Kruger Explains Everything?</a> (Barry Ritholtz)
<a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/03/02/the-anti-esg-industry-is-taking-investors-for-a-ride">The anti-ESG industry is taking investors for a ride</a> (The Economist)
<h3 id="🎧-podcasts">🎧 Podcasts</h3>
<a href="https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/algorithms-may-start-deciding-who-gets-fired/">Marketplace Tech: Algorithms may start deciding who gets fired</a>
<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-brooke-the-press-in-war">On the Media: Brooke on the Press in Times of War</a>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/01/1160397633/congressional-budget-office-medicare-medicaid">Planet Money #1619: How the CBO estimated Medicare&#39;s prescription drug cost</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/4170706/2023/02/14/nfl-black-players-coaches-race/">Between the Lines Episode 1: How America&#39;s biggest game has failed to grapple with its biggest issue</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/4242176/2023/02/24/how-player-activism-in-the-nfl-has-recently-evolved/">Between the Lines Episode 2: How player activism in the NFL has recently evolved</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/4268811/2023/03/03/clarence-shelmon-nfl-between-the-lines-podcast-episode-3/">Between the Lines Episode 3: Why a Black coach retired early from the NFL</a>
<h3 id="🎒-everything-else">🎒 Everything Else</h3>
<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/28/new-desantis-endorsed-florida-bill-an-outright-attack-on-the-1st-amendment-and-free-speech/">New DeSantis-Endorsed Florida Bill An Outright Attack On The 1st Amendment And Free Speech</a> (Mike Masnick)
<a href="https://www.polygon.com/23620555/worf-star-trek-picard-season-3-michael-dorn-interview">Star Trek legend Michael Dorn reflects on Worf&#39;s final act in Picard</a> (Dylan Roth)
<h3 id="🎵-a-song-to-leave-you-with">🎵 A Song to Leave You With</h3>
<h4 id="angels--airwaves---the-adventure">Angels &amp; Airwaves - The Adventure</h4>
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Due to a trip out of town last weekend, this edition has 2 weeks worth of links!

Reading Log - March 3 (#20)

A little light this week. Identity thieves targeted a credit reporting agency, a look at the podcasting market, and more.
<h2 id="in-depth">In Depth</h2>
&lt;InDepthNotes
 source=&quot;Nilay Patel&quot;
 title=&quot;What is chokepoint capitalism, with authors Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin&quot;
 url=&quot;<a href="https://www.theverge.com/23547877/decoder-chokepoint-capitalism-cory-doctorow-rebecca-giblin-spotify-ticketmaster-antitrust&quot;">https://www.theverge.com/23547877/decoder-chokepoint-capitalism-cory-doctorow-rebecca-giblin-spotify-ticketmaster-antitrust&quot;</a>
<blockquote>
</blockquote>
<pre><code>I read this *Chokepoint Capitalism* last year and even wrote [a post reviewing it](https://kpwags.com/posts/2022/12/07/chokepoint-capitalism-a-review). I think in today&#39;s current market, it&#39;s important to keep in mind how corporations are affecting the ability of people to make a living.
</code></pre>
</InDepthNotes>

&lt;InDepthNotes
 source=&quot;Dylan Roth&quot;
 title=&quot;Deep Space Nine was ahead of its time for all the reasons it was Star Trek&#39;s &#39;problem child&#39;&quot;
 url=&quot;<a href="https://www.polygon.com/23547617/deep-space-nine-star-trek-ds9-watch-analysis&quot;">https://www.polygon.com/23547617/deep-space-nine-star-trek-ds9-watch-analysis&quot;</a>
<blockquote>
</blockquote>
<pre><code>Star Trek DS9 is my absolute favorite TV series, it&#39;s the series I very often re-watch. It was the first Star Trek series to have an overarching story across all episodes. With *The Original Series* and *The Next Generation*, you could just turn an episode on and generally be fine. DS9 broke that mold which would occasionally make it hard to fully understand what was going on in some episodes. It was also based on a space station rather than a moving starship.

It dove into some ethical gray areas and didn&#39;t have the same feel of “Utopia” that was often seen in *The Next Generation*. It didn&#39;t pull punches. It also had two of the best villains in all of Trek. While I&#39;m sure the statute of limitations is over for spoilers given that the series ended over 20 years ago, but I would highly recommend this series.
</code></pre>
</InDepthNotes>

<h2 id="link-blast">Link Blast</h2>
<h3 id="👨🏼💻-software-development--design">👨🏼‍💻 Software Development &amp; Design</h3>
<a href="https://johnnyreilly.com/2022/09/20/react-usesearchparamsstate">React: storing state in URL with URLSearchParams</a> (John Reilly)
<a href="https://endjin.com/blog/2023/01/dotnet-csharp-lazy-async-initialization">Lazy and once-only C# async initialization</a> (Ian Griffiths)
<h3 id="🖥-technology--the-internet">🖥 Technology &amp; the Internet</h3>
<a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/apple-rolls-out-ai-narrated-audiobooks-and-its-probably-the-start-of-trend/">Apple rolls out AI-narrated audiobooks, and it&#39;s probably the start of a trend</a> (Samuel Axon)
<a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/01/identity-thieves-bypassed-experian-security-to-view-credit-reports/">Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports</a> (KrebsOnSecurity)
<h3 id="📈-business--finance">📈 Business &amp; Finance</h3>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-coworkers-are-less-ambitious-bosses-adjust-to-the-new-order-11672441067">Your Coworkers Are Less Ambitious; Bosses Adjust to the New Order</a> (Lindsay Ellis &amp; Ray A. Smith)
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-04/the-great-podcasting-market-correction">The Great Podcasting Market Correction</a> (Ashley Carman &amp; Lucas Shaw)
<h3 id="🎧-podcasts">🎧 Podcasts</h3>
<a href="https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/119/">Darknet Diaries #119: Hot Wallets</a>
<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/meet-us-by-the-fountain/">99% Invisible #495: Meet Us by the Fountain</a>
<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/103-pieces-of-advice-that-may-or-may-not-work/">Freakonomics #507: 103 Pieces of Advice That May or May Not Work</a>
<h3 id="🎒-everything-else">🎒 Everything Else</h3>
<a href="https://cdevroe.com/2023/01/11/blogging-is-alive">Blogging is alive and well</a> (Colin Devroe)
<h3 id="🎵-a-song-to-leave-you-with">🎵 A Song to Leave You With</h3>
<h4 id="fireworks---arrows">Fireworks - Arrows</h4>
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A little light this week. Identity thieves targeted a credit reporting agency, a look at the podcasting market, and more.

Reading Log - January 13 (#14)

I recently re-watched Star Trek Generations and I really feel like it&#39;s an underrated Star Trek film. Beware, there are spoilers ahead, so don&#39;t say I didn&#39;t warn you.
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111280/">Star Trek Generations</a> came out in 1994 and is the first of the Star Trek movies to feature the Next Generation crew. As a Star Trek fan, I&#39;ve noticed it doesn&#39;t get a lot of love. There&#39;s a lot of fans who seem to dislike the movie. Some of their reasons aren&#39;t unreasonable, but I still feel like it get&#39;s overlooked a little too much.
The main plot of the movie is that there&#39;s a scientist, Dr. Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell) is trying to enter The Nexus, another dimension that is described as “being inside joy”. Soran went so far as to destroy a star to accomplish this goal and that is what Picard and the crew of the Enterprise are trying to stop. In the process, Picard meets up with Captain Kirk from the Original Series and the two of them work to save the day.
There are a few reasons I&#39;ve heard that people don&#39;t like the movie.
<h2 id="the-destruction-of-the-enterprise">The Destruction of the Enterprise</h2>
The first is that it features the destruction, and end of the USS Enterprise D as it crashes into the planet at the end of the movie. Now part of this is apparently Rick Herman and others wanted an Enterprise that fit better on the big screen and the proportions of the Enterprise D didn&#39;t fit that mold. Whatever the reason, it didn&#39;t bother me all that much. Yes, it was a beautiful and iconic ship, but Kirk destroyed the original Enterprise back in Star Trek III, albeit in way that moved the story forward a little more. Either way, I&#39;m not bothered by it&#39;s destruction.
<h2 id="kirks-death">Kirk&#39;s Death</h2>
There&#39;s no easy way to put this, Kirk dies at the end of the movie. While his death doesn&#39;t feel quite as “Saves the day” as Spock&#39;s death in The Wrath of Khan, it wasn&#39;t a meaningless death. He died fighting to save the lives of the crew of the Enterprise as well as the millions of lives of the species who lived in the Veridian system. It might have been better if he were on a ship rather than some random planet, but dying in the line of duty feels right for him.
<h2 id="when-picard-chose-to-return-to-reality">When Picard Chose to Return to Reality</h2>
This is the one plot hole I don&#39;t get and can see the annoyance. In the movie, when Picard is in the Nexus, he finds out that he can return to any point in time. Why did he choose to go to Veridian III shortly before Soran&#39;s weapon was slated to shoot off and destroy the Veridian star? If I were Picard, I would&#39;ve gone back to just after they reached the Amagosa Observatory right after they rescued Soran. I&#39;d march into sickbay with a security team or two, throw him in handcuffs, drag him in the brig, throw up the forcefield and be done with it. Super easy, no muss, no fuss. Soran is imprisoned and the galaxy is saved. Obviously this wouldn&#39;t work as a plot point, but it would be so much simpler.
Either way, I definitely feel the movie is underrated and I always enjoy it when I watch it.
Besides, any Trek movie is better than Star Trek V.

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