Quick website news. I’ve added callouts for some areas of the website, including the newsletter at the bottom.
I removed a bunch of social links that no longer are representative of where I’m at online.
I’ve removed the two-layout style for a single one since the content I’m usually here to bring is not worth the width.
I’ve created link previews! For select (and recent) links, I’m now using a LinkPreview Astro component.
It’s using the metadata from websites to create these nice link previews.
There’s a manual override in case the parsing did not reach my standards of link previews.
As an example, the new Track Star Podcast is awesome, and here’s the latest episode I watched.
There’s many other small updates to make the website feel more user friendly, including updated pagination and updating tags.
Also, the line breaks in essay content is longer now, so you can figure out if you want to choose to read more.
I’ve been thinking how much politics I’ve been paying attention to since the inauguration.
I think the expectation things would be different and the enthusiasm felt about how some tech folks thought we could built government better was at best a shortfall.
I didn’t have those personal feelings as I felt much the opposite, on how to prepare for authoritarianism and tyranny.
That’s why I think this podcast conversation between Jasmine Sun and Kelsey Piper was an eye opener to understand and keep tabs on the tech community sentiment on current US politics.
This pairs very nicely with understanding extremist views from Nadia Asparouhova’s book release this year, Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading.
I have a lot to say about this book, but I’ll do a write-up later.
Back to the conversation, I think my previous post about how the vibes are off is a much better metric of how Democrats lost the 2024 election in a huge way because they were not assessing what public sentiment was anymore.
We need more acknowledgement of real-world struggles, not the stats of GDP numbers.
Back in the day, I used to get the SF Chronicle newspaper delivered. They had this iconic “Little Man” where I remember seeing them in movie reviews. I was never the biggest fan of the star rating system. The thumbs up system that Siskel and Ebert had was a little better as two critics giving their opinions. The little man had visuals that explain how I would recommend a movie to someone. As not even worth your time, something to sit through, and standing ovation (or in the little man’s case, jumping out of your seat clapping).
Currently reading: The Origins of Efficiency by Brian Porter
I’ve been reading his blog for the past year, and I was super excited to pick up his book this week. If you’re going to buy it for digial, I recommend the Kobo edition since it’s DRM-free (unlike Amazon).
We watched Sinners yesterday, and it’s really incredible. I’m looking to overhaul my media log soonish. Given no updates on this website since the spring, it’s hard to put any hard deadlines on this website. I still do weekly reviews, although incredibly personal. And I’m inspired by some other websites to do more short form, like Tumblr-esque, with new web paradigms.
For example, there’s this blog roll viewer from Jason Kottke’s website called “kdo rolodex” that I really love and I want to create a widget like that. And I think having links with a card view with open graph data (especially images) will be more helpful.
I started using Arc March 2023 and thought I’d never have to look back. It was a really exciting browser to use with so much potential. I loved watching videos they made about potential features that could be extremely useful.
Now that the Browser Company (BCNY) has gone all in with Dia Browser, the support for Arc has been just the essential, i.e. Chromium updates. I had a custom Chrome extension break a few weeks back, and I could see the writing on the wall. If this company doesn’t want to fix their browser, then it’s time to migrate. But where?
The Alternatives
Really, there are a few browsers I thought are worth migrating to.
Dia Browser
For the same reason I don’t want to use Comet (Perplexity’s browser), I don’t like these AI-forward web browsers. At least yet. There’s the privacy concerns that get to me, especially around memory. And I just don’t think they are ready for prime-time yet. Plus, I feel really slighted by BCNY pulling the rug from under us with Arc, and I don’t know if I’m ready to migrate to a beta product from a well-established one.
Brave
I’ve used it extensively before around 2017. I think their Crypto play is strange, and I usually converted my BAT into BTC or ETH at the end of the day. But those Ads were really annoying. I eventually went back to Chrome.
Safari
I already use it as a mobile browser, and I’ve thought about doing it. They have the sidebar, but it doesn’t feel as snappy and feature-tich as it should be.
Zen Browser
To be honest, I tried it last year, and couldn’t bite the bullet to switch over. It felt like an incomplete product at the time, with alot of the things I loved about Arc just not there. That fear has since been squashed now that I’ve used it fresh again, and most things are there. The folders aren’t there, but honestly, they aren’t a priority for me as much as having access to my custom extensions. I made the push last week and have battle tested it. It’s ready to go, and really snappy too.
Migrating to Zen Browser
I’ll walkthrough the different steps that I had to go through when migrating from Arc to Zen.
[!Note] This section was AI assisted. How? I wrote an initial outline and checklist of all the things I had to do the migration. After checking off the essentials, I wrote up a bunch of gotchas and saved the links. After that, I shoved my note into Gemini 2.5 Pro and asked it to summarize this. After the initial generation, I edited the piece and made it sound more in my tone and language.
1. Import Bookmarks
The first step was a standard bookmark import from my previous browser. I used this tool to do the export from Arc since there’s no native way to do it.
2. Create Spaces
I recreated my Arc-style workflow by setting up the following Spaces:
Work Planning
Work Focus (a programming space)
Work Design
Personal
House Management
Financial
3. Install Essential Extensions
I installed my core extensions:
1Password
My personal “Markdown Copy Tool” that I have customized for specific sites
uBlock Origin (this one is huge. Screw Chrome and the manifest v3 changes that cut-off a really good ad-blocker)
Obsidian Webclipper (I also imported my existing settings for this)
4. Configure Browser Settings
Search Engine: Switched the default to DuckDuckGo. (Maybe Kagi in the future)
Auto-Tab-Closing: Actually never set this up, so reach out if you know how to do it.
UI/UX: Tweaked various settings to make the experience feel more familiar to Arc.
5. Update Keyboard Shortcuts
Mapped a shortcut to Toggle Compact Mode.
Removed the default shortcut for “save page” to avoid conflicts.
6. Set Up Pinned Tabs
I pinned my frequently used sites:
YouTube
Spotify
Calendar
Readwise
7. Add Custom Search Completions
I added several custom search engines to the command palette for quick access:
Perplexity
Kagi
ChatGPT
Reddit
Twitter/X
Brave Search
WikiVoyage
8. Join the Community
I subscribed to the r/zen_browser subreddit to stay updated.
Key Differences & Gotchas
Here are some of the notable differences and things to be aware of when moving from Arc.
Workspaces & Profiles (A Major Plus): Spaces can be tied to a profile, which functions as a Mozilla Multi-Account Container. This means you can be logged into different accounts (e.g., personal vs. work Google accounts) in different Spaces without conflict. Pinned tabs are also tied to the profile, allowing for different sets of pinned tabs per workspace.
Glance vs. Little Arc: Zen’s equivalent of Arc’s “Little Arc” for previewing links is called “Glance”.
Tab Management: Dragging a tab to a different space does not work. You must use the context menu option to move it. On the plus side, Tab Folders are expected in the next release.
Command Palette Limitations: The command palette is not as powerful as Arc’s yet.
You cannot activate extensions from it.
It lacks actions like “Open Dev Tools” or “Take Screenshot”.
Screenshot Tool: Zen has a native screenshot tool (Cmd+Shift+S), but it currently lacks annotation features like drawing arrows or adding text.
No DRM Support: Zen Browser does not have a Widevine license. This means DRM-protected content from services like Netflix or Hulu will not play. From the FAQ:
Zen Browser currently lacks DRM support… This means DRM-protected media cannot be played in Zen Browser for the foreseeable future.
No “Boosts”: There is no equivalent to Arc’s “Boosts” feature for injecting custom CSS and JavaScript into websites.
Local Development: localhost pages don’t trigger a special “developer mode” UI with easy-access shortcuts, unlike Arc.
There’s a idea by Elle from doing postcards about making a note in her app about these themed ideas that then she puts like different media into to see how they fit well with those and I think that if we make a collection like that that would be perfect
It’s only mid-week, and I’m surprised by the end of the month closing in on us. Two months into 2025, and I feel exhausted. Both physically because of sleep, and mentally as I’ve been behind on my weekly updates.
Record (write or voice memo) all of your questions and observations. When done, ask everything to an expert or top-tier AI. Save the answers to re-read later.
The engineers are mostly young men (I found one woman - Alexandra Beynon). If you’re a woman, you’re the secretary, hiring manager, communications, or other non-technical roles
The terrible berating at the white house is the butt of all jokes.
“The vibes are off” is a colloquial expression used to describe a situation where something feels wrong or uncomfortable, even if it cannot be precisely explained. It suggests that the atmosphere or emotional tone of a place, interaction, or event is not as expected or desired. This phrase often implies a sense of unease or discomfort that is sensed intuitively rather than being based on specific, tangible evidence. The term “vibes” refers to a distinctive feeling or quality that can be sensed, often involving shared emotional states or atmospheres.
Gary’s economics explains more of how the public commons perceives the economy vs economists
The vibes are off.
Some advertisers see Meta pulling back from moderation as a signal they should stop pushing social media outlets to keep hate speech in check, according to The Wall Street Journal. Some have reportedly already stepped back:
…the Association of National Advertisers, [which] represents major advertisers such as Procter & Gamble, AT&T and General Motors, quietly ended a brand-safety effort called “Engage Responsibly,” partly to avoid scrutiny or litigation…
And then there’s this.
Maybe when we say the vibes are off, what we really mean is that every person you pass on the street now feels like a glimpse of another dimension behind a glass.
— Whizy Kim, The Vibes Are Off: COVID & Losing Shared Reality
This has been a catch-up week. We cancelled the dinner with Adriel, which I feel bad about. But in that, it’s been trying to rest up. Morgan and I are more seriously talking about kids, so I need to start my research. The world feels more and more ablaze.
Notes
It’s sad the complete carelessness and wreckage this administration.
Given developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today
I am resigning as artistic advisor to the NSO.
Not for me.
It’s been a wonderful 8 years working with Kennedy Center President Deb Rutter, fellow artistic advisor Renee Fleming, and the entire NSO staff, encouraging thousands of fresh new audiences to appreciate symphonic music. Mostly, and above all, I will miss the musicians of our nation’s symphony orchestra - just the best!
I have this folder in my notes app called “hyperspecific media collections”, where I find a specific mood or topic I love and compile a media collection. They consist of book quotes, song lyrics, paintings, and scenes from movies or television shows. I love the idea that all forms of art and creativity are intricately connected, and seeing these parallels and similarities allows me to truly appreciate art.
Colin and Samir interview Johnny and Izzy Harris about their careers and the creation of their media company, NewPress. (Also, see NewPress network’s other shows like Search Party and Tunnel Vision).
Key Principles for Building a Creative Organization
Bias towards action - Make decisions quickly, do things fast, and solve problems without overthinking.
Treat others with kindness and respect, both within and outside the team.
Templates - Find where structure works and leaves room for creativity.
They specifically mentioned templates in the context of creating a reliable system that supports creativity. Templates refer to establishing repeatable formats that streamline the creative process and improve team collaboration.
Johnny Harris mentioned that script templates were a very large document with tables, color coding, and other elements that enable a team to work together with communication and structure. Izzy Harris added that these are structures that still allow for creativity. The aim is to systemize repetitive creative tasks without constraining creative output, enabling consistent execution and scalability.
In my own way, templates have allowed me to stay focused, also had to grow organically because I need to understand the underlying structure first
Care more about getting it right than being right. That lends itself to feedback and being open to it.
The odd thing about Voice Notes
Johnny and Izzy Harris use voice notes as a method of communication to increase efficiency and maintain a personal touch. Johnny uses voice notes, looms, and Marco Polos to communicate with his team, as he can convey what needs to be said in minutes. Izzy noted she is delighted by 6 second voice notes.
Voice notes are useful for asynchronous communication. Team members do not need to be available at the same time in order to communicate effectively
Voice notes allow for more detailed explanations and can convey nuance and tone more effectively than text-based communication
NewPress
New Press is envisioned as a new news media entity that will function as an umbrella company overseeing five to eight Creator-led, independent journalism channels.
Here’s a breakdown of what New Press is, what to expect from its offerings, and how it aims to differentiate itself from entities like Vox, according to the sources:
Structure and Mission:
Creator-Led Channels: New Press will consist of multiple channels, each led by independent creators.
Operational Support: While creators will manage their channels creatively, New Press will handle operational and project management aspects. This includes brand deals, agency relations, syndication, publishing, upload timelines, and providing a project management team and thumbnail designers.
Shared Resources and Collaboration: Creators will have the opportunity to collaborate, brainstorm, and support each other.
Offerings to Creators:
Financial Security: Creators will receive a salary, benefits, and a share of the channel’s revenue as it grows.
Creative Freedom: Creators can focus on content creation without the burden of business operations.
Operational Support: New Press provides a full operations team to handle tasks such as project management.
Content and Accessibility:
Accessibility: New Press aims to make videos accessible to a wide audience by using plain language and avoiding jargon.
Rigorous Journalism: Content will be deeply researched and fact-checked.
Visual Storytelling: Emphasis is placed on visual elements in their videos.
Differences from Vox:
Creator Focus: New Press prioritizes individual creators and their brands over the New Press brand itself.
Talent Retention: New Press aims to retain talent by offering fair compensation and creative freedom.
Revenue and Creative Separation: New Press intends to keep creative and operational departments separate, preventing revenue pressures from negatively impacting content creation.
Maintaining Scrappiness: New Press aims to avoid excessive overhead and bureaucracy.
Key Principles to Guide New Press:
Bias Toward Action: Make decisions quickly and act decisively.
Kindness: Treat everyone with kindness and respect.
Structure: Balance structure with creative freedom.
Focus on Getting it Right: Prioritize accuracy and learning over being right.
It feels like it’s been a long week as Susan asked me to help her with Money, and over the weekend we are having a dinner w/ Adriel. Morgan has been on campus 4 days this week, and it feels like far too much for her.
It’s interesting HuggingFace is using the 671B model to create a distilled model that’s more accessible. I’m curious when I can run one of these small models on my laptop
I’m compiling a list of why AI isn’t replacing the workforce and those other lies. It doesn’t happen as easy as this, and it’s not a 1-to-1 replacement (like the issues that we have without DBAs)
The third week of a presidency hell-bent on ruining our society. I think I’m starting to see the picture now. This week, we took a mid-week break to celebrate Morgan’s birthday. Well worth it, especially to spend an entire day together. The Italian food ruined our stomachs though.
Joel Hooks mentioned Durable Objects as a cloud machine w/ sqlite and a single server session for a single user sounds like a different paradigm. I want to test this out.
This is the vision underlying the technofeudalism thesis, which holds that 21st-century capitalism has been superseded by a new economic system overseen by Big Tech.
Curiosity Snacks - What I call “curiosity snacks” are small, intentional nudges that guide our impulsive curiosity toward learning, creativity, and meaningful discovery rather than mindless scrolling.
Contrary to some of the comments on social media, this was not something we did just this year.
Of course, Google doesn’t want to be accused of any backlash. And given recent events of cancelling cultural celebrations in the name of anti-wokeness, it’s no surprise Google is trying to distance themselves from any backlash.
Here’s the justification from Google’s spokeswoman, Madison Cushman Veld, had to say about this.
For over a decade we’ve worked with timeanddate.com to show public holidays and national observances in Google Calendar. Some years ago, the Calendar team started manually adding a broader set of cultural moments in a wide number of countries around the world. We got feedback that some other events and countries were missing — and maintaining hundreds of moments manually and consistently globally wasn’t scalable or sustainable. So in mid-2024 we returned to showing only public holidays and national observances from timeanddate.com globally, while allowing users to manually add other important moments.
[!note] bolding and links are my own in the blockquote
But let’s talk some stats for a moment here. Google has some dominance with the Calendar we use. Google Calendar is one of the most widely used calendar apps globally, with over 1.2 billion monthly visits as of early 2024. And Google has a history of killing off products. I love Ed Zitron’s idea of The Rot Economy in explaining why this all matters. With such reach, these tech companies should be taking more responsibility in representing the world we live in. But because they don’t, I thought maybe I’ll make my own Calendar and see how difficult this task is.
A few things to note:
I’m not taking suggestions from others. But if I did, I’d engineer a feedback system to determine how to best add new events on the Calendar. There’s more appropriate ways to handle these changes over flat out removing events.
For some ideas, I urge people to read about Consensus Seeking Decision Making Model that doesn’t discount other’s voices and tries best to find a solution that works for the most people.
I’m using timeanddate.com’s full Calendar list as a baseline since that’s what Google used. Of course, there’s some bias in the list since it’s not all inclusive. But they made the list, and I’m guessing their staff had some say in understanding cultural events. We know compromises had to be made.
Some of the events in the list are very locally specific (e.g. to a state, or sometimes unspecified the location when it says “Many regions”). I’m going to omit those for now.
The Calendar
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Holidays on 2025-10-20
Diwali/Deepavali World Statistics Day
Full list of holidays
2025-01-01New Year's DayAll
2025-01-01New Year's Day
2025-01-02Last Day of Chanukah
2025-01-04World Braille Day
2025-01-06Epiphany
2025-01-07Orthodox Christmas Day
2025-01-07International Programmers' Day
2025-01-07Estelle Reel DayWyoming
2025-01-08Battle of New OrleansLouisiana
2025-01-09National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter
2025-01-10Asarah B'Tevet
2025-01-14Orthodox New Year
2025-01-19World Religion Day
2025-01-19Robert E. Lee's BirthdayFlorida
2025-01-19State HolidayGeorgia
2025-01-19Confederate Heroes' DayTexas
2025-01-20Martin Luther King Jr. DayAll
2025-01-20Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2025-01-20Robert E. Lee's BirthdayAlabama, Mississippi
2025-01-20Idaho Human Rights DayIdaho
2025-01-20Civil Rights DayArizona, New Hampshire
2025-01-20Inauguration DayDistrict of Columbia
2025-01-20Inauguration DayDC, MD*, VA*
2025-01-24International Day of Education
2025-01-26International Customs Day
2025-01-26World Leprosy Day
2025-01-27World Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day
2025-01-28Isra and Mi'raj
2025-01-29Kansas DayKansas
2025-01-29Lunar New Year
2025-01-29Lunar New YearCalifornia, Washington
2025-02-01National Freedom Day
2025-02-01First Day of Black History Month
2025-02-02World Wetlands Day
2025-02-02Groundhog Day
2025-02-04International Day of Human Fraternity
2025-02-04World Cancer Day
2025-02-04Rosa Parks DayCA, MO, NY
2025-02-05National Girls and Women in Sports Day
2025-02-06International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
2025-02-06Ronald Reagan DayCalifornia
2025-02-07Lunar New YearColorado
2025-02-07National Wear Red Day
2025-02-09Super Bowl
2025-02-10World Pulses Day
2025-02-11International Day of Women and Girls in Science
2025-02-11World Day of the Sick
2025-02-12Lincoln's BirthdayCT, IL, MO, NY
2025-02-12Lincoln's BirthdayFlorida
2025-02-12Georgia DayGeorgia
2025-02-13Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat
2025-02-13World Radio Day
2025-02-14Valentine's Day
2025-02-14Statehood DayArizona
2025-02-15Susan B. Anthony's BirthdayFlorida, Wisconsin
2025-02-15Susan B. Anthony DayColorado, New York
2025-02-16Elizabeth Peratrovich DayAlaska
2025-02-17Presidents' Day
2025-02-17Presidents' DayMost regions
2025-02-17Presidents' DayMany regions
2025-02-17Daisy Gatson Bates DayArkansas
2025-02-20World Day of Social Justice
2025-02-21International Mother Language Day
2025-02-25Maha Shivaratri
2025-02-25African-American Scientist and Inventor DayVirginia
2025-02-25George Rogers Clark DayIndiana
2025-02-26Maha Shivaratri
2025-02-28Linus Pauling DayOregon
2025-03-01First Day of Ramadan
2025-03-01Zero Discrimination Day
2025-03-01Self-Injury Awareness Day
2025-03-01St. David's Day
2025-03-01First Day of Women's History Month
2025-03-01First Day of Irish American Heritage Month
2025-12-12International Universal Health Coverage Day
2025-12-12Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
2025-12-13National Guard Birthday
2025-12-15Chanukah/Hanukkahfirst day
2025-12-15Bill of Rights Day
2025-12-17Pan American Aviation Day
2025-12-17Wright Brothers Day
2025-12-18International Migrants Day
2025-12-18Arabic Language Day
2025-12-20International Human Solidarity Day
2025-12-20Super Saturday
2025-12-21December Solstice
2025-12-22Last Day of Chanukah
2025-12-24Christmas EveMany regions
2025-12-24Christmas Eve
2025-12-25Christmas DayAll
2025-12-25Christmas Day
2025-12-26Kwanzaafirst day
2025-12-26Day After Christmas DayNC, SC, TX
2025-12-27International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
2025-12-30Asarah B'Tevet
2025-12-31New Year's EveMichigan, Wisconsin
2025-12-31New Year's Eve
Some technical notes:
I built this with the help of Cursor. It uses Svelte, shadcn/ui, tailwindcss, and bits-ui.
It had a lot of fun learning about bits-ui primitives and will be working on more calendars in the future.
Conclusion
I took an hour of my day to code this Calendar, which isn’t perfect, but reminds me it takes a bit of effort to make it happen.
There are ways to automate the process of adding events (you can do some research about rrule). And in doing the work, you’ll recognize the diverse events happening around the world.
I’m not saying Google should add every single event to their Calendar. But they should be more responsible in representing the world we live in.
And to remind ourselves Google has done this before, check out their archive of Google Doodles - Google’s Search Logo Changes for Every Occasion. Don’t give me a BS reason not to do something because it’s not sustainable when you have a history of doing it.
If that logic were true, the early years of YouTube would have been a no-go. And so many of their products we use today.
Well, it’s 2025. I feel like we might as well call it 1925, depending on your outlook in present day events. I skipped January due to feeling extremely stressed out that I couldn’t concentrate on writing. I had two ideas for newsletters ready to go, but the feeling of general malaise and outrage quickly quelled any creative spark. Which is a shame because I think those of the times in which I love to engage the creative side. Take care everyone in these trying times, and maybe next time we talk about how to cope together.
Notebooks
My wife, brother-in-law, and I visited The Gilded Page, a bookstore in Tarpon Springs, Florida. I found a lovely yellow notebook with very nice binding. I decided this was going to be my ideas journal. It’s not necessarily a commonplace book more than it’s a place for mulling and musing about with ideas. I keep a very extensive personal knowledge manager digitally, which I can talk about in the future, so I leave the physical books to something I want to slow down about and think through.
The first step with any notebook that I’ve found is to personalize it. I’ve been thinking about this idea from Van Neistat’s camera rituals where he engraves his new cameras, gives them a name, and builds a mount into it. Recently, the idea clicked when I saw examples of Austin Kleon’s notebooks.
Looking at my notebook, I dedicated the first page to writing down the purpose of the notebook. I love manifestos, and I put it in the style of one so it felt more personal. The next thing I did was make a table of contents on the next page, so I can index and easily find any page. Then I started numbering the next few pages before breaking it in. I think this ritual helps me solidify this is mine, and not a sacred object. I have many unused notebooks at home (and my wife has more) because we are scared about ruining them. Which is crazy because we own them and can do whatever we want to them. That’s why I wanted to break them in where it can be approachable and not a sacred item to build dust on the bookshelf.
Beyond the idea notebook are my pocket notebooks and my diary. The pocket notebook is my scratch paper. I loved scratch paper as a kid. The process of writing something down helps me remember. I think it has to do with the act because I devoted a chunk of my life to learning fingering for playing the piano. This can be tasks, diagramming, doodling, and a broad stroke of other items.
The other notebook is my diary. I choose to use a Leuchtturm 1917 pocket-sized blank-page notebook because it doesn’t smear as much as Moleskines and has a nice hardback cover. I have been using diaries consistently since 2010 (although I took a break during COVID-19). In more recent times, the journal has become more personal for inner thoughts, and the ideas notebook acts more as a stand-in for the commonplace notebook. Prior to my ideas notebook and journal were one in the same. I loved to keep it all together. And now I love having these things separate because there’s a little bit of joy having different personalized notebooks for different purposes. Even if there are mistakes inside of them.
What’s been in my information diet?
I’ve returned to a regular cadence with books in January. I finished reading The Editor a biography of Judith Jones, Meditations for Mortals, and the Productivity Field Guide. I started reading The Serviceberry and An Immense World, because I need something more uplifting in life than the direction US politics have taken us down. All of the books I’ve read I recommend, and hoping to get more fiction in later this year.
The second week into the second trump presidency, and it’s been miserable. There’s endless news on that. At home, we are starting to make sure we are prepared for the worst. The tariffs are around the corner, and there’s not much we can do about it.
Notes
The billionaires are pathetic. So are the men’s rights activists
Default ways, like libraries to use, which version of libraries
E.g. use esm, use typescript, stick to camelcase, use Svelte 5
Screenshots - you can pass along screenshots to help you, whether that’s the app or an image of a PDF, like tables. You can technically add PDFs as well
You can give it links to documentation, but this can be hit or miss
Refactor to separate files rather than refactoring existing files. This might be extremely useful for a large migration.
Good for React components to a different one, then maybe refactor the existing file to relabel as deprecated and use a deprecated flag
Use them to build quick projects. Doesn’t have to be big and fancy. Even a page to help you visualize the new Set rules
Which is great to segway to have them help visualize
Use it to experiment
Use it to branch out (git) and try different animations
Example: Wes created a fire dispatch tool to send out tweets or alerts when there are paramedics around and having it parse out that information to a stream people can easily consume
Midlevel staff are often the first targets of corporate downsizing efforts, but Meta’s plan to replace an entire tier of people with AI is a new wrinkle on an old story.
