Notes

Complex workflows are part of the fitness function for software platforms. If just anyone could set one up, you’d have to actually create something to get the “I’m a real programmer” dopamine rush.

https://mobile.twitter.com/tomcritchlow/status/1349831787514523650

Sugar and tea and rum.

The Wellerman TikTok that’s gone viral is great, but I like this fork even better.

This is the best summary of how the “republic of landowners” legacy has skewed US democratic representation.

This reflection on the Dutch pandemic from @bencoates1 mirrors my perspective well. Especially in disappointment that the press who held Pete Hoekstra to task now seems lenient domestically.

Google has unionized, Pakistan is using a vaccine from China, Russian hackers could still be anywhere, the UK won’t extradite to the US over human rights concerns, POTUS has allies in a blatant coup, and COVID-19 is now more infectious.

2021 was supposed to be boring.

The Correspondent’s mission and content was solid, but… They were too focused on the brands of their authors, the IA of the site was terrible, the newsletters felt like marketing, and as a paying member I couldn’t get useful RSS.