Blog · Jan 2023
Weekend Links
- Why Ruby has Symbols was a helpful explanation of this often used but sometimes mysterious Ruby feature.
- Bill McKibbon did a great job of outlining what has to happen to win the fight against climate change in the New Yorker. We’re going to need a lot of electricians.
- Justin Gillis and Tyler Norris explain why interconnect approvals are blocking large solar projects.
- WIRED explains Flipper Zero which is a fun device for reading and reproducing wireless signals from a variety of things you might own.
- If your new years resolution is to improve the brain, you should know that Dr. Kawashima of Nintendo’s Big Brain Academy series turned down his royalties. The science behind brain games remains unsettled, but for the current sale price you can at least have fun with it if you own a Nintendo.
- 123 DevTools tips for working with the DevTools in your browser.
- Scientists analyzed ancient Roman concrete to figure out how it self-heals.