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• DHH weighs in on GitHub CoPilot reminds us of the values of the open source community.
• I found a well done tutorial on using the shell/command line for new folks. Using the command line gives you super powers and I am always surprised how many software developers are not fully comfortable with it.
• The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself was one of my favorite talks from TED2022.
• Journalists Investigate Which Neighborhoods In Your City are Offered the Worst Internet Deals executes on a project I wish I could have done seven years ago. Glad to see the evolution of the law make this possible.
• Documents Detail Plans to Gut Twitter’s Workforce is probably a bummer for twitter employees, but most tech commentators seem to agree that the organization is bloated.

From the New York Times:

The benefits to the industry of travelers’ newfound flexibility extend beyond revenue. Passengers have started to spread out travel, reducing swings in demand between busy weekends and slower days midweek. Holiday travel is spreading out, too, the executives said.

In many workplaces coding is an independent activity. You get a few tickets, spend most of your time hacking away at the problem, get review of your solution, and then deploy it. Communication is primarily reading and writing whether it is commit messages, documentation, or notes in Slack. Nobody is prodding or pressuring you to get anything done. You are expected to have your work complete at the bi-weekly check-in and have asked for assistance in the meantime if you need it.

The other day I released v1.2 of the Rubocop extension I wrote for my text editor, Panic Nova.

The FAA is seeking comments on shrinking airline seats. If you travel and find airline seats uncomfortable, you should weigh in.