Steven Rosenberg's microblog of short posts

The Greatest Leap, part 2: The 50/50 bet that won the Space Race for America | Eric Berger/Ars Technica

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:48:50 UTC

The Greatest Leap, part 2: The 50/50 bet that won the Space Race for America | Eric Berger/Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/apollo-guts

Sedans aren’t dead. American sedans are. - Joe Nocera/Bloomberg

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:20:55 UTC

Sedans aren’t dead. American sedans are. - Joe Nocera/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-29/chevrolet-sedans-suffer-while-toyota-and-honda-hang-on

When it comes to technical books, I'd rather deal directly with @pragprog, @ManningBooks @leanpub or @Apress than go through Amazon. It's a shame that @OReillyMedia doesn't sell direct anymore.

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:18:38 UTC

When it comes to technical books, I'd rather deal directly with @pragprog, @ManningBooks @leanpub or @Apress than go through Amazon. It's a shame that @OReillyMedia doesn't sell direct anymore.

The thing about @JustStrings and @StringsByMail is that both companies are staffed by music enthusiasts who care about their products and their customers. At this scale, Amazon doesn't come close. Prices are all over the place, and you often don't know who you're buying from.

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:15:09 UTC

The thing about @JustStrings and @StringsByMail is that both companies are staffed by music enthusiasts who care about their products and their customers. At this scale, Amazon doesn't come close. Prices are all over the place, and you often don't know who you're buying from.

Amazon isn't better for everything (or even many things). For guitar strings, I buy from @JustStrings and @StringsByMail. Both have great prices, huge selection and excellent customer service - and it's all very consistent.

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:11:01 UTC

Amazon isn't better for everything (or even many things). For guitar strings, I buy from @JustStrings and @StringsByMail. Both have great prices, huge selection and excellent customer service - and it's all very consistent.

An Amazon revolt could be brewing as the tech giant exerts more control over brands - Jason Del Rey/Recode

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:58:10 UTC

An Amazon revolt could be brewing as the tech giant exerts more control over brands - Jason Del Rey/Recode https://www.recode.net/2018/11/29/18023132/amazon-brand-policy-changes-marketplace-control-one-vendor

Listen to shortwave radio on the internet with wide-band WebSDR in Enschede, the Netherlands

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:53:51 UTC

Listen to shortwave radio on the internet with wide-band WebSDR in Enschede, the Netherlands http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

‘Emerging’ as a writer — after 40 - Jenny Bhatt/Longreads

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:27:28 UTC

‘Emerging’ as a writer — after 40 - Jenny Bhatt/Longreads https://longreads.com/2018/11/28/emerging-as-a-writer-after-40/

Google Container by Perflyst: This Firefox add-on is a fork of the Facebook Container add-on that prevents Google from tracking you around the web

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:22:18 UTC

Google Container by Perflyst: This Firefox add-on is a fork of the Facebook Container add-on that prevents Google from tracking you around the web https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-container/

"Tech crash echo": It's beginning to feel a bit like 2000 - Vineer Bhansali/Forbes

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:58:39 UTC

"Tech crash echo": It's beginning to feel a bit like 2000 - Vineer Bhansali/Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/vineerbhansali/2018/11/26/tech-crash-echo-its-beginning-to-feel-a-bit-like-2000

By using Vim as my editor for news stories, I'm now getting more comfortable with it as my coding editor

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:55:03 UTC

By using Vim as my editor for news stories, I'm now getting more comfortable with it as my coding editor

This company makes shavers ... for your back

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:45:23 UTC

This company makes shavers ... for your back https://bakblade.com/

Remember calling for the time? You can still do it

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:25:04 UTC

Remember calling for the time? You can still do it https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/services/telephone-time-day-ttds

Open source is not about you - Rich Hickey/GitHub

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:42:28 UTC

Open source is not about you - Rich Hickey/GitHub (as an aside, it looks like GitHub Gists as blog posts is a thing) https://gist.github.com/richhickey/1563cddea1002958f96e7ba9519972d9

Google workers ask bosses to cancel the company’s secret, censored search engine for China - Davey Alba/BuzzFeed

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:31:33 UTC

Google workers ask bosses to cancel the company’s secret, censored search engine for China - Davey Alba/BuzzFeed https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/daveyalba/china-google-workers-letter-cancel-company-secret-dragonfly

The new Yahoo? Facebook should heed the lessons of internet history - The Economist

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 11:53:25 UTC

The new Yahoo? Facebook should heed the lessons of internet history - The Economist https://www.economist.com/business/2018/11/24/facebook-should-heed-the-lessons-of-internet-history

The case for slowing everything down a bit - Ezra Klein/Vox

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:50:33 UTC

The case for slowing everything down a bit - Ezra Klein/Vox https://www.vox.com/technology/2018/11/19/18101274/google-alphabet-facebook-twitter-addiction-speed

Is it finally time for media companies to adopt a common publishing platform? Jesse Knight/Nieman Journalism Lab

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:47:22 UTC

Is it finally time for media companies to adopt a common publishing platform? Jesse Knight/Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/is-it-finally-time-for-media-companies-to-adopt-a-common-publishing-platform/

Dell XPS 13: The best Linux laptop of 2018 - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNet

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:25:16 UTC

Dell XPS 13: The best Linux laptop of 2018 - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-xps-13-the-best-linux-laptop-of-2018/

Gitless: A simple version control system built on top of Git

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 17:29:29 UTC

Gitless: A simple version control system built on top of Git https://gitless.com/

As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye - Corina Knoll/Los Angeles Times

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:07:21 UTC

As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye - Corina Knoll/Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-the-last-call-20181122-story.html

Why does this contemporary bicycle maker use wood for the frame?

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:54:40 UTC

Why does this contemporary bicycle maker use wood for the frame? https://materiabikes.com/2018/10/24/why-wood/

Five Black Fridays at the mall food court - Kaitlyn Tiffany/Vox

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:22:37 UTC

Five Black Fridays at the mall food court - Kaitlyn Tiffany/Vox https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/21/18104973/black-friday-mall-coffee-worker-experience-gloria-jeans

The homeless crisis is getting worse in America’s richest cities - Noah Buhayar and Esmé E Deprez/Bloomberg Businessweek

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:59:49 UTC

The homeless crisis is getting worse in America’s richest cities - Noah Buhayar and Esmé E Deprez/Bloomberg Businessweek https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-20/the-homeless-crisis-is-getting-worse-in-america-s-richest-cities

Nine of every 10 Silicon Valley jobs pays less than in 1997 - Leonardo Castañeda/San Jose Mercury News

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:20:40 UTC

Nine of every 10 Silicon Valley jobs pays less than in 1997 - Leonardo Castañeda/San Jose Mercury News https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/11/18/silicon-valley-wages-have-dropped-for-all-except-highest-paying-jobs-report/

The State of JavaScript 2018

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 06:50:10 UTC

The State of JavaScript 2018 https://stateofjs.com/

Is this a new way forward for "small" GUI programs?

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 15:26:38 UTC

Is this a new way forward for "small" GUI programs? http://stevenrosenberg.net/blog/programming/2018_1118_maybe_some_things_can_be_a_web_program

YouTube starts showing free Hollywood movies with ad breaks | Garret Sloane/Ad Age

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:42:46 UTC

YouTube starts showing free Hollywood movies with ad breaks | Garret Sloane/Ad Age https://adage.com/article/digital/youtube-starts-showing-free-hollywood-movies-ad-breaks/315631/

20 years of open source Erlang: OpenErlang Interview with Robert Virding - Erlang Solution blog

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 14:10:01 UTC

20 years of open source Erlang: OpenErlang Interview with Robert Virding - Erlang Solution blog https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/20-years-of-open-source-erlang-openerlang-interview-with-robert-virding.html

Facebook is a normal sleazy company now - Siva Vaidhyanathan/Slate

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:25:05 UTC

Facebook is a normal sleazy company now - Siva Vaidhyanathan/Slate https://slate.com/technology/2018/11/facebook-is-a-normal-sleazy-company-now.html

Kathy Hoffman had had enough. So she ran. And won. - Karen Tumulty/The Washington Post

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:21:41 UTC

Kathy Hoffman had had enough. So she ran. And won. - Karen Tumulty/The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-31-year-old-had-had-enough-so-she-ran-and-won/2018/11/14/cd6a7046-e6c2-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html

Who does Facebook fire after a bombshell New York Times story? - Kurt Wagner/Recode

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:19:00 UTC

Who does Facebook fire after a bombshell New York Times story? - Kurt Wagner/Recode https://www.recode.net/2018/11/15/18095967/facebook-new-york-times-story-mark-zuckerberg-sheryl-sandberg-fired

Facebook responds to New York Times article on Russia, Muslim ban, fake news, sex-trafficking legislation and Android vs. iPhone

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:08:41 UTC

Facebook responds to New York Times article on Russia, Muslim ban, fake news, sex-trafficking legislation and Android vs. iPhone https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/11/new-york-times-update/

What to do if you leak data on Github

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:03:54 UTC

What to do if you leak data on Github https://github.com/GitGuardian/APISecurityBestPractices/blob/master/Leak%20Mitigation%20Checklist.md

Facebook blamed George Soros for anti-Facebook movement: NYT - Troy Wolverton/Business Insider

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:01:05 UTC

Facebook blamed George Soros for anti-Facebook movement: NYT - Troy Wolverton/Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-george-soros-critics-nyt-2018-11

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta is open to customers - Red Hat Customer Portal

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:54:35 UTC

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta is open to customers - Red Hat Customer Portal https://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/beta

The Windows 10 October 2018 update (1809): Let's try this again - Brett Howse/AnandTech

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:53:13 UTC

The Windows 10 October 2018 update (1809): Let's try this again - Brett Howse/AnandTech https://www.anandtech.com/print/13592/the-windows-10-october-2018-update

Canonical extends Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Linux support to 10 years - Sean Michael Kerner/ServerWatch

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:50:42 UTC

Canonical extends Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Linux support to 10 years - Sean Michael Kerner/ServerWatch https://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/canonical-extends-ubuntu-18.04-lts-linux-support-to-10-years.html

Quitting Instagram: She’s one of the millions disillusioned with social media. But she also helped create it. - Elizabeth Dwoskin/The Washington Post

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:35:41 UTC

Quitting Instagram: She’s one of the millions disillusioned with social media. But she also helped create it. - Elizabeth Dwoskin/The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/11/14/quitting-instagram-shes-one-millions-disillusioned-with-social-media-she-also-helped-create-it/

Firms trying to fill jobs 'should try paying more,' Fed's Kashkari says - Jeff Cox/CNBC

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:28:04 UTC

Firms trying to fill jobs 'should try paying more,' Fed's Kashkari says - Jeff Cox/CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/firms-trying-to-fill-jobs-should-try-paying-more-feds-kashkari-says.html

Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer' - BBC News

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:22:00 UTC

Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer' - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46222026

Slate is a completely customizable framework for building rich text editors

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 06:58:39 UTC

Slate is a completely customizable framework for building rich text editors https://docs.slatejs.org/

I used to be homeless — and here's what everyone gets wrong about it - Mark Anthonhy DiBello/Yahoo

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:15:31 UTC

I used to be homeless — and here's what everyone gets wrong about it - Mark Anthonhy DiBello/Yahoo https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/used-homeless-apos-everyone-gets-201049080.html

Private by design: How we built Firefox Sync - Tom Ritter/Mozilla Hacks

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:11:25 UTC

Private by design: How we built Firefox Sync - Tom Ritter/Mozilla Hacks https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/11/firefox-sync-privacy/

Mark Shuttleworth is not selling Canonical or Ubuntu -- yet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNet

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:10:11 UTC

Mark Shuttleworth is not selling Canonical or Ubuntu -- yet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/mark-shuttleworth-is-not-selling-canonical-or-ubuntu-yet/

Amazon has its own distribution of OpenJDK

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:07:19 UTC

Amazon has its own distribution of OpenJDK https://aws.amazon.com/corretto/

Qualtrics is a family business, one that SAP just bought for $8 billion - Bloomberg

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 07:39:53 UTC

Qualtrics is a family business, one that SAP just bought for billion - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-12/how-one-family-built-8-billion-startup-far-from-silicon-valley

Host a static website on GitLab

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 07:34:21 UTC

Host a static website on GitLab https://about.gitlab.com/product/pages/

Building a simple static site generator using Node.js - Victor Parmar/SmallData

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 07:31:06 UTC

Building a simple static site generator using Node.js - Victor Parmar/SmallData https://smalldata.tech/blog/2018/08/16/building-a-simple-static-site-generator-using-node-js

The Year 10,000 problem - Wikipedia

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:23:48 UTC

The Year 10,000 problem - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_10,000_problem

These are the things Apple customers hate the most (there's a lot) | Chris Matyszczyk/ZDNet

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:46:59 UTC

These are the things Apple customers hate the most (there's a lot) | Chris Matyszczyk/ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-are-the-things-apple-customers-hate-the-most-theres-a-lot/

Fedora Toolbox — Hacking on Fedora Silverblue - Debarshi's den

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 18:24:57 UTC

Fedora Toolbox — Hacking on Fedora Silverblue - Debarshi's den https://debarshiray.wordpress.com/2018/10/22/fedora-toolbox-hacking-on-fedora-silverblue/

Fedora Toolbox ready for testing! — Christian F.K. Schaller

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 18:24:22 UTC

Fedora Toolbox ready for testing! — Christian F.K. Schaller https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2018/10/23/fedora-toolbox-ready-for-testing/

Scripting Java 11, shebang and all - Nicolai Parlog/blog@CodeFX

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:48:58 UTC

Scripting Java 11, shebang and all - Nicolai Parlog/blog@CodeFX https://blog.codefx.org/java/scripting-java-shebang/

Why doctors hate their computers - Atul Gawande/The New Yorker

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:09:35 UTC

Why doctors hate their computers - Atul Gawande/The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computers

The New York Times is digitizing more than 5 million photos dating back to the 1800s - Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Journalism Lab

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 15:53:47 UTC

The New York Times is digitizing more than 5 million photos dating back to the 1800s - Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/the-new-york-times-is-digitizing-more-than-5-million-photos-dating-back-to-the-1800s/

The History of Unix, Rob Pike - YouTube

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 15:16:13 UTC

The History of Unix, Rob Pike - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2NI6t2r_Hs

Homelessness is a tragedy the U.S. can afford to fix - Noah Smith/Bloomberg

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 14:03:17 UTC

Homelessness is a tragedy the U.S. can afford to fix - Noah Smith/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-05-21/ending-homelessness-is-a-job-for-the-federal-government

How to improve math class | Jo Boaler/Time

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 13:47:10 UTC

How to improve math class | Jo Boaler/Time http://time.com/4970465/how-to-improve-math-class/

Before envelopes, people protected messages with letterlocking - Abigail Cain/Atlas Obscura

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 13:38:41 UTC

Before envelopes, people protected messages with letterlocking - Abigail Cain/Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-did-people-do-before-envelopes-letterlocking