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Once they get the ball, pitchers have 15 seconds to go into their windup (20 when there are base runners). If not, the ump calls a ball. Hitters have to be in the box and looking at the pitcher with eight seconds left on the pitch clock. If they’re not, the ump calls a strike.

The order as well as the size of a pull request makes a big difference in the feedback you receive. Alberto Bacchelli studied pull requests and found that the files at the top of pull requests get the most amount of comments and feedback. As the number of files increases, the farther back files receive less review.

In late October 2022 Elon Musk bought twitter. He started by mercilessly firing and laying off staff. He recklessly tweeted conspiracy theories. Advertisers decamped the platform. Some folks concerned about harassment, misinformation, and other issues left for Mastodon. Many folks were writing obituaries for twitter, but I logged in yesterday and found it alive and kicking.

• Before I Won Boston I Almost Quit Running was a gripping excerpt from Des Linden’s upcoming memoir.
• Can the Fastest F1 Team Be Caught was a good preview of the upcoming Formula 1 season.
• Mammoth is an interesting Mastodon client that makes it easy to get started.
• The Mario Burger at Super Nintendo World Changed My Life. Pure poetry.
• Mike Bland has a new presentation on making software quality visible. It reflects his most recent work at Apple.

Safari’s recent large number of improvements has been noticed by folks in the web development community. Many of the improvements are fixes for longstanding bugs. Safari is also adopting a large number of features championed by folks who want to create web applications that work similarly to native apps, called progressive web applications.