I’ve used JS a lot over the years, but I never stopped to think about how weird some of the design choices compare to other programming languages. I found this article linked from one title Javascript is bad. “Why [‘1’, ‘7’, […]
I found this page on Wikipedia. It’s an interesting place to spend some time. | learn more
This twitter thread is hilarious! | learn more
They’re used to increase fuel efficiency, which is kind of a big deal for trucking. | learn more
“With Hurricane Dorian battering Florida’s eastern coast, two of its beaches have seen mysterious packages wash up on their shores. The Police Department has confirmed these are in fact bags of cocaine.” | learn more
This news blew my mind. I hadn’t even considered they might improve this. I can’t wait to try it. Two thumbs up for the Excel team at MSFT! | learn more
A woman’s boyfriend was horsing around with her at a pool. Somebody called the cops saying it was domestic abuse. Upon leaving the pool, cops show up and arrest boyfriend despite woman’s protests and clarifications. Then another cop tackles her […]
They’ve been complaining formally and frequently about the fact that the word ‘lift’ is engraved on seatbelts in English but not French. The court has forced Air Canada to pay up for this transgression. | learn more
“Popular Chinese streamer known online as ‘Your Highness Qiao Biluo’ on the live-streaming platform Douyu was recently unmasked by a technical glitch and viewers were shocked to discover that she was actually a 58-year-old auntie.” | learn more
“WSJ testing shows typical U.S. households don’t use most of their bandwidth while streaming and get marginal gains from upgrading speeds” | learn more