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Could search engines be fostering some Dunning-Kruger? | Ars Technica

arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/people-think-they-remember-things-they-actually-looked-up-on-a-search-engine/
Study shows that we think Internet searches are a sign we know more than we do.

Foundations of Information

faculty.washington.edu/ajko/books/foundations-of-information/

If Management Isn’t A Promotion, Then Engineering Isn’t A Demotion – charity.wtf

charity.wtf/2020/09/06/if-management-isnt-a-promotion-then-engineering-isnt-a-demotion/
“Management is not a promotion, it’s a change of career.”

Stop Taking Regular Notes; Use a Zettelkasten Instead

eugeneyan.com/2020/04/05/note-taking-zettelkasten/

The Question Protocol: How to Make Sure Every Form Field Is Necessary :: UXmatters

uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/06/the-question-protocol-how-to-make-sure-every-form-field-is-necessary.php

UX Myths

uxmyths.com/

The solutions to all our problems may be buried in PDFs that nobody reads - The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/05/08/the-solutions-to-all-our-problems-may-be-buried-in-pdfs-that-nobody-reads/

No, You Can't Pick My Brain. It Costs Too Much

forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2011/03/28/no-you-cant-pick-my-brain-it-costs-too-much/

Don’t Tell Your Friends They’re Lucky

nautil.us/issue/44/luck/dont-tell-your-friends-theyre-lucky

What is Differential Privacy? – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering

blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2016/06/15/what-is-differential-privacy/
Yesterday at the WWDC keynote, Apple announced a series of new security and privacy features, including one feature that's drawn a bit of attention -- and confusion. Specifically, Apple announced that they will be using a technique called "Differential Privacy" (henceforth: DP) to improve the privacy of their data collection practices. The reaction to this…