Thinking is a meta-skill. These days, it’s as out-of-fashion as feature phones, which is heartbreaking. Most people let others do the thinking for them – media pundits, social media ‘influencers’, bosses, elders and so on. But being a good thinker...

While editing the capabilities page of the how containers work zine, I found myself trying to explain why strace doesn’t work in a Docker container.

People aren't incompetent or lazy, just busy doing other things.

Using statistics to analyse *that* episode.

Taking notes is a part of my life and work: jot down ideas, manage tasks and track personal projects. But soon came a problem, what tool is best for supporting this simple task.
There are 3 must-have features I searched for:
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MacBook Pro laptop with M5, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. Built for AI and Apple Intelligence. Up to 24 hours of battery life. Liquid Retina XDR display.

Apple today updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro, improving the typing experience with the new Magic Keyboard and doubling the storage.

Scientists say the microbe - found in the wild near Lake Victoria - has enormous potential.

As businesses contemplate the return of workers to their desks, many are considering large and small changes to the modern workplace culture and trappings.

We are facing some interesting times at work as we are going to start changing our technology stack in the near future. Most of our Oracle ...

SQL Police Department is an online game where you solve crimes using SQL (and learn SQL in the process). Learn SQL while playing a game!

Tim Bray says the company has become 'toxic' and the firings are 'designed to create a climate of fear.'

We analyzed over 500 pitches and these were the key drivers that helped founders score meetings with VCs.

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This is the recording of the presentation I gave for the European Lisp Symposium 2020 related to the proceeding below: https://zenodo.org/record/3736363 Slides here: http://akrl.sdf.org/gccemacs_e...

If all complaints must first be approved by a manager, there will be fewer of them.

With B2 Cloud Storage S3 Compatible APIs, we’re making the choice for something different a no-brainer.

Even good arguments in a bad context encourage bad thinking