Non-fungible Swift šø
Only Taylor Swift can declare an album āTaylorās Versionā and assign that value.
Non-fungible Swift šø
Only Taylor Swift can declare an album āTaylorās Versionā and assign that value.
Next.js goes to 10.1 šØāš»
The next version of Next.js is out, featuring three times faster refresh, fewer dependencies, and a commerce integration with Shopify.
What comes after software disrupts š„
At a certain point, weāre all natives of this technological world. Thatās when the real magic will happen.
Germanyās third wave is on the way š¦
COVID incidence rates are on the rise here in Germany, and it looks like weāre headed for another round of lockdowns.
Shopify purchases more direct air capture of carbon than any other company š
Direct air capture of carbon is in its infancy, but we can create a market for it with enough demand.
Breaking the Silicon Valley gender bias circle š©āš»
Gender bias comes in many ways. Darja Gutnick shares a story of how she was treated at a Silicon Valley VC event.
Visual Studio Code 1.54 is out, now with Apple Silicon support š
The latest VSCode is out, and Apple Silicon is baked in. No need to run the Insiders build anymore to get M1 compatibility.
Why is Europe is sitting on millions of unused COVID-19 vaccines? š
While other countries have had their time in the idiot spotlight, it seems itās the EUās turn to be a bunch of dolts.
January 6th was decades in the making š¤¬
Dave Troy has been digging into the connections leading up to the January 6th insurrection that goes back decades.
BUNCH secures another $1 million šµ
Berlin-based BUNCH is growing quickly and is now set up for a Series A sometime in the next year.
Turn departing employees into loyal alumni šŖ
Perfectly timed for my own offboarding, HBR discusses how having a good offboarding process is important.
Apple revamps its syringe emoji š
Iām really happy that Appleās syringe emoji is losing the dripping blood in iOS 14.5. Hopefully other emoji sets follow suite as soon as possible.
One third of Germans donāt want vaccine š
An increadibly high number of Germans donāt want to be vaccinated, and a sizable number are picky about which vaccine they get.
The problem with crypto art šØ
Crypto art is an interesting use of the blockchain to create scarcity around digital goods, but itās a disaster for the climate.
Ready to go direct š
Benedict Evans writes about the inflection point where consumers and brands are ready to go direct with platforms like Shopify.
Kristina Lustig got the demotion she wanted š©āš»
Sometimes the best move on the career ladder is to change ladders. This is the story of one engineerās journey at Stack Overflow.
All your base are belong to us š¾
Twenty years ago, the music video that propelled āAll Your Baseā into a full on meme arrived. Itās a forever earworm in my brain.
The great unbundling š„
Benedict Evans looks at what it means as the tech industry enters its second 50 years and starts to figure how what happens next.
Spotify goes Work From Anywhere (WFA) š§āš»
Spotify joins the remote work from anywhere movement thatās sweeping through the tech industry. Thereās not a better time for it.
Klarna launches bank accounts in Germany š¶
Swedish fintech Klarna moves beyond buy-now, pay later and launches first-class banking in Germany, joining N26 and others.
How many people has nuclear energy killed? ā¢ļø
Nuclear energy makes a lot of people uncomfortable for a lot of reasons, but itās actually killed a lot fewer people than fossil energy sources.
A seven node compute cluster in a box š¤Æ
The Turning Pi allows you to create a seven node cluster in a box. I so may end up with one of these at some point soon.
Visual Studio Code 1.53 is out, without final Apple Silicon support š§āš»
The latest VSCode is out, but Apple Silicon is still only supported in the Insiderās build. Hopefully, next months stable release will support the new architecture.
Keep breathing š·
Bryan Jones photographed the 7AM shift change at the Univeristy of Utah Hospitalās Medical Intensive Care Unit and the impact of COVID-19 there.
How Netlify does developer advocacy š§āš»
Sarah Drasner on how her organization and Netflify works. I think that sheās got an excellent model of how a developer releations organization can work.
Microsoftās climate moon shot, one year later š
Brad Smithās report on Microsoftās committment to being carbon negative by 2030.
BlastDoor is an awesome security feature name š„
Samuel GroĆ documents Appleās new iMessage sandbox.
Using Plausible analytics šµļø
Plausible bills itself as a lightweight and open-source tool thatās privacy minded.
Eternal Septemer arrives on Wall Street? š
Itās no suprise that gleeful online horders are turning the market upside down.
Europeās vaccine shortage š
Europe was feeling pretty good about its vaccine policy until the start of the new year.
Curating ideas during a pandemic š”
Katerina and I have had it better than most, but it still takes a lot to hold it together during this pandemic.
10 years ago in Cairo ā
Zeneyp Tufekciās memories of the Arab Spring.
Todayās Brownie š·
Photographyās real power comes from the fact that anybody can do it.
iFixitās AirPods Max tear down š§
iFixitās latest teardown really features the beautiful work by Appleās team.
In a truck going down a mountainside š¦
A metaphor to describe the current state of what might happen this spring and summer in Germany.
Fauci unleashed š
Watching Dr. Fauciās recovery as the new administration takes charge is a joy.
Shot on iPhone 12 š±
An incredible collection of portraits, cityscapes, and the night sky.
The way that Trump used Twitter š¤¬
The toxic brutality of the way Trump used Twitter is on display in the New York Times compilation of his insults.
The myth of German order š¤¦
Germany isnāt nearly as orderly as its international reputation suggests. In fact, itās actually kind of chaotic in my experience here.