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Not sure if worthwhile, but maybe it's worth collecting snippets of internet history/commentary, that might be worth revisiting every now and then.

Programming:

• Painting the bike-shed: https://bikeshed.com/
• Linux hidden files was a programming mistake: https://web.archive.org/web/20181206210551/https://plus.google.com/+RobPikeTheHuman/posts/R58WgWwN9jp
• On Perl: https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.lisp/c/LGeQBt_ClfI/m/Y_iyHKvrdvwJ
  • Related: https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/7607698#7607698

the unemployed programmer had a problem. "I know", said the programmer, "I'll just learn perl." the unemployed programmer now had two problems.

A programmer had a problem. He thought to himself, "I know, I'll solve it with threads!". has Now problems. two he

• On Wayland: https://dudemanguy.github.io/blog/posts/2022-06-10-wayland-xorg/wayland-xorg.html

Internet habits:

• Password managers are bad: https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/passmgrs.html
• Password managers are good: https://www.troyhunt.com/passwords-evolved-authentication-guidance-for-the-modern-era/
  • And also other good password authentication practices for application developers
• No hello: https://nohello.net/en/
• RTFM: https://www.readthefuckingmanual.com/

Current events:

• The Onion's filing to Supreme Court on parody: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/20221003125252896_35295545_1-22.10.03%20-%20Novak-Parma%20-%20Onion%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf

http://kroah.com/log/blog/2018/02/05/linux-kernel-release-model/

Linux:

• Useless cat award: http://www.smallo.ruhr.de/award.html
• Linux Ate My RAM: https://www.linuxatemyram.com/

Cool websites:

• Mechanical watches unpacked: https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/