Victor Loux — bookmarks

cbloom rants: Library Writing Realizations

cbloomrants.blogspot.com/2015/09/library-writing-realizations.html

How finishing what you start makes teams more productive and predictable

lucasfcosta.com/2022/07/19/finish-what-you-start.html

Let’s be honest. When you read this post’s title, you thought it was obvious. Yet, most people don’t follow this simple piece of advice. You know that too, a...

The hidden history of screen readers

theverge.com/23203911/screen-readers-history-blind-henter-curran-teh-nvda

All Remote

about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

GitLab is one of the world's largest all-remote companies

The Design of Everyday Things — Book Summary & Notes | Elvis Chidera

elvischidera.com/2022-06-24-design-everyday-things

This is my summary and notes from The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman. Please use the link if you decide to buy the book after…

Good Managers Write Good | Stay SaaSy

staysaasy.com/management/2022/07/10/Writing-Management.html

In my time observing managers, one observation seems to repeat again and again: good managers write well, and bad managers write poorly. In fact, the best managers I’ve ever had were not just good writers, they were terrific. And the worst managers I’ve ever had were not just bad writers, they were uncommonly shoddy.

Burnout Guide: Symptoms, Causes, and Prevention - Commoncog

commoncog.com/g/burnout/

Soft Deletion Probably Isn't Worth It — brandur.org

brandur.org/soft-deletion

Zen To Done (ZTD): The Simple Productivity System - zen habits zen habits

zenhabits.net/zen-to-done-ztd-the-ultimate-simple-productivity-system/

Shift Nudge – Interface Design Course

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Prototype

Sourceless - The Continuous Delivery Test

sourceless.org/posts/the-continuous-delivery-test.html

Learn Vim the Simple Way

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Vim lessons that get to the point. Build proficiency fast. Improve with detailed feedback.

Inside RentAHitman.com, a Fake Website Busting Would-Be Criminals - Rolling Stone

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Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse

newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/04/we-are-not-going-back-to-the-time-before-roe-we-are-going-somewhere-worse

We are entering an era not just of unsafe abortions but of the widespread criminalization of pregnancy.

Defensive CSS

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Practical CSS and design tips that helps in building future-proof user interfaces.

AddyOsmani.com - Software Engineering - The Soft Parts

addyosmani.com/blog/software-engineering-soft-parts/

Today I will share some of the software engineering soft skills I have learned from my first 10 years on Google Chrome, where I am a Senior Staff Engineering...

An Engineer’s Best Tips for Writing Documentation Devs Love – The New Stack

thenewstack.io/an-engineers-best-tips-for-writing-documentation-devs-love/

Moonlight towers: light pollution in the 1800s - LOW-TECH MAGAZINE

lowtechmagazine.com/2009/01/moonlight-towers-light-pollution-in-the-1800s.html

At the end of the 19th century, many towns and cities were lit up by powerful electrical lamps placed on towers up to 300 feet (90 metres) high. The arc lamp - the first electric light and the predecessor of Edison’s incandescent light bulb - was extremely bright and much more energy efficient than other lighting technologies from those times. The lamps were too strong for indoor use, but they were regarded as the future of municipal lighting. Especially in the United States, many ci...

A Frog So Small, It Could Not Frog

theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/06/pumpkin-toadlet-frogs-uncontrolled-landing-jumps/661262/

Brevity 500

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Interactive writing games to make you a powerful communicator in marketing, sales, business, and beyond.