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"The economics of package management" by @ceejbot https://github.com/ceejbot/economics-of-package-management/blob/master/essay.md

One of the best-written and most important things I've read in a long time.

In Germany we don't have that "I'll die to defend your right to call for the extermination of minorities" attitude to free speech that I hear from Americans so often.

The only people who I see defend free speech online are those who defend white supremacists.

god the Stephen Colbert & Matthew Mercer DnD oneshot is so good, seeing Stephen's eyes light up as he's pulled into feelings he hasn't had for 40 years is cool as hell

Before jumping into someone else's mentions:

✅ Am I being contrarian?
✅ Do I already have a relationship with this person, or am I being inappropriately familiar?
✅ Am I "ironically" doing exactly what this person just said not to do?
✅ Am I derailing another legitimate discussion in order to get on my own favourite hobby-horse or to one-up this person in my knowledge of social issues?
✅ Am I saying "Are you surprised?" when they're disappointed?
✅ Am I providing unsolicited advice?

"With a Simple Twist, a ‘Magic’ Material Is Now the Big Thing in Physics - The stunning emergence of a new type of superconductivity with the mere twist of a carbon sheet has left physicists giddy, and its discoverer nearly overwhelmed."

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-twisted-graphene-became-the-big-thing-in-physics-20190430/

Judas: still on for Friday?
Jesus: Friday?
Judas: yeah, the last supper
Jesus: the what?
Judas: supper. Normal supper with the fellas

Watching #ClimateChangeTheFacts feels like a kick in the guts - but a necessary one 😰 We're the proverbial frog in boiling water, it's time to jump into action before it's too late. 📺: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00049b1/climate-change-the-facts

@Gargron "if we decouple your expectation from seeing specific things we can shove ads in easier" - Jack Dorsey

Ruby on Rails is famous for popularizing the MVC (Marvel vs Capcom) pattern for developing user interfaces