Stop using Brave Browser
Some problematic history relating to the Brave browser.
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Build Your Own Lisp
A book all about building your own Lisp.
Intrinsic function reference - AWS CloudFormation
The guide to CloudFormation intrinsic functions.
Pseudo parameters reference - AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation pseudo parameter reference.
What we know about microdosing candy illnesses as death investigation underway
While I've read on and off about the possible benefits of microdosing, I hadn't realised that (in the US anyway) you could actually buy edible things that implement this. This also suggests it's not been done well or clearly.
Wrong license · Issue #16 · mdmintz/pynose
This looks like a really great example of not now to handle the licnece of a fork, and also how not to handle the feedback you get when you make such a change.
Obsidian URI
Obsidian has a URI that can do a bunch of differen things. Very handy, especially if you want to kick off stuff from other code and apps.
How boto3 impacts the cold start times of your Lambda functions | tecRacer Amazon AWS Blog
An analysis of how boto3 affects the code start times of AWS Lamdas.
wyuenho/emacs-pet: Tracks down the correct Python tooling executables from your virtualenvs so you can glue the binaries to Emacs and delete code in init.el
What looks to be a module for Emacs that helps find the right venv for a project; I think. Saving this to look at at some point in the future.
Python Software Foundation Code of Conduct - Python Software Foundation Policies
Just like it says on the tin:the code of conduct of the Python Foundation.
(glisp) - Online iteractive Lisp playground
A fun-looking online interactive Lisp playground; feels like the turtle graphics environments of old but with a Lisp.
BSoD maker
Build your own Blue Screen of Death!
Home - Lambda Forge
A tool for quickly building Lambda functions.
UK Fossil Collecting
Good resource for background information on fossil-hunting in the UK.
DORA | Get Better at Getting Better
"DORA is the largest and longest running research program of its kind, that seeks to understand the capabilities that drive software delivery and operations performance. DORA helps teams apply those capabilities, leading to better organizational performance."
The Wrong Way to Use DORA Metrics - The New Stack
A source of concerns and counter-points to getting too excited about using DORA to measure things.
Measuring Software Delivery With DORA Metrics - YouTube
Video introducing DORA metrics.
After 15 years, the maintainer of Homebrew plans to make a living
WebGPU Unleashed: A Practical Tutorial
A tutorial on getting to grips with WebGPU.
Senior Software Engineer - D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
Hey! You! Yes, you! Looking for a senior hacker role? Want to work for the second biggest creator of comics called DC¹? Fancy working in a team and environment that, in my experience, is the nicest group of folk I’ve worked with in the 35 years I’ve been banging on keyboards for money? Think you could cope working with me? (Okay, fine, forget that last part).
Perhaps know someone who might like that?
1: I think. Honestly, I’ve not actually fact-checked that.
RISEN: 5 Steps to Build Context-Rich AI Prompts
A guide to an approach to writing good LLM prompts.
I fact-checked Ben Shapiro so you don’t have to
An entertaining takedown of some Ben Shapiro nonsense.
GeoFS - Free Online Flight Simulator
A web-based flight simulator. What's not to like?
Three month suspension for a Core Developer
It's good to see that the Python community cares about its CoC.
Pinboard vs. Raindrop
A comparison of Pinboard vs Raindrop.
From Pinboard to Raindrop
One person's exsperience of migrating from Pinboard to Raindrop.
linkhut
A bookmarking service that is OpenSource and also apparently API-compatible with Pinboard.
Ask HN: What Happened to Pinboard (Dec '22 edition)?
A not-uncommon theme on the orange site; but this is a useful thread in that there's some options for alterantives given.
Pie Menu - the radial menu for Mac
Love pie menus, so this looks like it could be interesting.
Bernie Spofforth - RationalWiki
So the individual who has been named in some places as the source of the misinformation that resulted in the UK 2024 summer riots, has a RationalWiki page and some other online history.