4 May 2022

50 links · Wednesday

Using Background Services in ASP.NET Core

I have a small link shortener that I run for myself. I built it mostly so I could update short links when an URL changes (which bitly didn't let me do). It's been running for a few months and I'm really happy with it. One of the things that I missed was tracki…

MS Designer keyboard right control key

Sometimes simple things require complex solutions. Today’s article is sponsored by Right Control key. Funny situation… some time ago I bought another keyboard, this time Microsoft Designer Compact Key

Why do you need (my) Instagram?

Or why I’m not on Instagram despite being a science communicator, and don't need to be.

A principled way to solve problems

Today I’m writing some short thoughts on how to design solutions or decide on actions when you face a new problem. TL;DR constantly ask yourself what you are trying to do. One of the main lessons I’ve learned in this short time working in research (as an inte…

Ordering CSS Declarations

I was reading Eric’s recommendation to organize your CSS declarations alphabetically:

A shiny future with GATs

This was a surprisingly difficult blog post to write. Between general life things getting in the way and feeling a bit of lost steam, this took much longer than I expected.

Bullshit Generator

The Bullshit Generator is a tool dedicated to generating bullshit for your next meeting, proposal, interview, conversation with your boss, whatever.

Quickly Map Your NuGet Packages to Sources

Package Source Mapper When we introduced Package Source Mapping late last year, we noticed a certain challenge to make onboarding to using the feature easier. Could there be a way for us to automatically generate a NuGet.config for you based on your project’s …

The Google Incentive Mismatch: Problems with Promotion-Oriented Cultures

Getting to the next level unlocks a lot – more money, more responsibility, more respect, a feeling of progress – and even if you care deeply about other things (your product, your users, etc), you can’t really avoid caring about promotion as well. This post ta…

Build .NET applications with C# - Learn

.NET is a free, cross-platform, open source developer platform for building many different types of applications. With .NET, you can use multiple languages, editors, and libraries to build for web, mobile, desktop, games, and IoT.

May 4, 2022

How to say that you don't have anything.

Tailscale raises $100M… to fix the Internet

We’ve raised $100M in a Series B financing led by CRV and Insight Partners, with participation from our existing major investors: Accel, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital, along with a cast of many prominent angels and smaller investors.

How To Vote Greens

Your vote can help kick the Libs out and give the Greens the power to get real action on the climate crisis and dental and mental health into Medicare

Hyperbolica

Hyperbolica: https://codeparade.itch.io/hyperbolicahttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1256230/Hyperbolica/I wanted to do an experiment in short form/rapid pr...

Kickoff #30DaysOfSWA! | #30DaysOfSWA

Welcome to the first day of #30DaysOfSWA!!

Donate to National Network of Abortion Funds

I made a donation to the National Network of Abortion Funds today because I believe abortion should be accessible to everyone — no matter where they live or how much money they make. Our bodily autonomy is not negotiable! Learn more and make a gift of your ow…