The Toilet PaperCan a good philosophical contribution be made just by asking a question?Published 22 Oct 2023Written by Chun Fei Lung 🤔Back to top
Why “Nigerian” scammers say they are from NigeriaDear Sir/Madam, I am a prince of the Nigerian royal family and I urgently need your help…
Five things that are (not) made in ChinaMost of your stuff probably comes from China. Confusingly there also some “Chinese” things that come from somewhere else.
Five things that are (not) made in JapanJapan is good at inventing things, but in these five cases it was actually just good at adopting things.
Best practices for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scriptsThis week’s paper presents a catalogue of best practices for infrastructure as code programs.
Bad practices in continuous integration pipelines and processesThis catalogue of 79 bad smells can help you make your continuous integration processes less shitty.
For decision making, speaking is silver – but so is silenceSome people talk too much in meetings, others too little. Good leaders can foster high-quality conversations by creating safe environments.
The QAnon conspiracy theory, and how to counter it and others like itIn other news: conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks have reached the legal drinking age in the US today.
Investigating the temporal relationship between proactive burnout prevention and burnoutHow feasible is it for an employee to proactively prevent or recover from burnout?
Translate Dutch to English like it’s 1999I spent three years building a web app that translates Dutch to bad English and the results are even worse than I expected.