Year: 2020
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Found GC61RDN Beside the Seaside, Beside the . . . . Cherwell
This checkin to GC61RDN Beside the Seaside, Beside the . . . . Cherwell reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found the clue object immediately and the cache a couple of minutes later while out on my coronavirus-crisis-compatible daily exercise walk. TFTC.
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Understanding Them (Pronouns)
After many years, Dan has a change of heart and decides that the singular "them" isn't all that, and maybe we do need some other nonbinary pronouns.
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Ted Chiang Explains the Disaster Novel We All Suddenly Live In
In an interview with Halimah Marcus of Electric Literature, Ted Chiang shares his thoughts on how the coronavirus crisis is, and is not, like a science fiction story.
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Third-party libraries and security issues
A month or so ago Chris Ferdinandi recommended that developers avoid third-party libraries for security reasons. Dan partially-agrees, but feels the need to explain where and why he disagrees too.
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The 7 Types Of StackOverflow Answers
StackOverflow's a great resource, but it's also a terrible one. Dan explores the seven types of answers you'll get to any question you post to the site.
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The first lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing
Jessie Gaynor from Literary Hub rewrites the first lines of 10 classic novels for our new reality.
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Dan receives a second letter from the Prime Minister, and fully backs the government's bold new strategy.
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idTech 4 WebAssembly port - Doom 3 Demo
Continuation Labs have compiled Doom 3 to perfectly-usable WASM. Mind blown.
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Some People
Some people aren't on this list. Shared from a post by Jason Kottke.
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Performed maintenance for GC86M6V Grove Farm
This checkin to GC86M6V Grove Farm reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked in on this cache during my permitted one exercise walk a day. All is well.
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That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief
Scott Berinato writes that the feeling of un-normalcy you're experiencing during this crisis is actually grief.
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Did You Know That Animals Eating Strawberries Look Terrifying?
Eat Liver (???) shares terrifying images of animals eating strawberries.
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Apple just killed Offline Web Apps while purporting to protect your privacy
Safari's new privacy protections are for the most part great, but Dan joins Aral Balkan in criticising their effect on offline web apps.
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Death Leaping from Man to Man
Dan draws a topical comic.
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Gratitude
Dan is grateful for a great many things, despite the current crisis.