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Figure • Puzzle #44

figure.game/
Free daily puzzle. Clear all the tiles before running out of moves!

The productivity tax you pay for context switching

async.twist.com/context-switching/
How distraction became our default way of working and what you can do to reclaim your focus

COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen — ProPublica

propublica.org/article/covid-maternity-stillbirth-vaccines-pregnancy
At the same time that research was excluding pregnant people from vaccine trials, a full-scale assault on vaccination was unfolding online. Taking advantage of the lack of data, conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and even some medical professionals spread false claims about the vaccine’s safety in pregnancy, leading many pregnant people to delay or refuse the vaccine. Even now, with numerous studies unequivocally announcing the safety of the vaccine for pregnant people, some doctors ...

how to stop being "terminally online" | nights's blog

nights.bearblog.dev/how-to-stop-being-terminally-online/
has something being present on social media (a frequently talked about movie, author, or political viewpoint, for example) ever made you come to the conclusion that it is just as present in "real life"? is this actually true?

Quickly associate all source code files with your editor in macOS using duti – Alex Peattie

alexpeattie.com/blog/associate-source-code-files-with-editor-in-macos-using-duti/
If you're a developer using macOS you've probably had the experience of double clicking, say, a file in Finder only to inadvertantly launch the wrong application, rather than your editor of choice.

Observability for Distributed Services | Honeycomb

honeycomb.io/
Honeycomb is a software debugging tool that can help you solve problems faster within your distributed services. Try Honeycomb for free today!

Nadia Asparouhova | Shamelessness as a strategy

nadia.xyz/shameless
Personal writing, links, and other things by Nadia Asparouhova.