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
Rendering text on a pixel gridFonts in macOS look different from text that’s been rendered in Windows, mostly due to different philosophies about font rendering.
Ghost writing providers for essays and assignments are cheap and plentifulGhost writers aren’t particularly scary, but there are still very good reasons to fear them if you are an educator. Happy Halloween!
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…
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.
Do programmers work at night or during the weekend?It’s time to bust some myths about programmers’ working hours.
Is beautiful really usable?This week’s lesson: don’t believe everything you read (or at least try to look for multiple credible sources).
A case analysis of enabling continuous software deployment through knowledge managementA paper with a vague title, but also clear lessons about adoption of DevOps practices in a medium-sized software company.
A good centurion is worth their weight in a modelAn agent-based model suggests that centurions in the Roman army had a pretty large impact on the outcome of battles.
