Reading Log
I like to read on the web, and bookmark most of it on my Raindrop account. Fellow Internet person, this list is as close as you can get to my personal stream of thoughts.
LEGO's 0.002mm Specification and It's Implications for Manufacturing
A 2x4 LEGO brick manufactured in 1958 will snap perfectly onto a brick molded this morning in Denmark, China, Hungary, Mexico, or the Czech Republic. The 66-year-old brick will have the exact same interference fit, the same clutch power, the same 4.8mm stud diameter. This is the result of maintai...
https://www.thewave.engineer/articles.html/productivity/legos-0002mm-specification-and-its-implications-for-manufacturing-r120/
unread – yesterday
Why I think like an athlete
Creative work as a sport. You can just do hard things.
https://theimpermanent.substack.com/p/why-i-think-like-an-athlete?r=6bfy1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true&_src_ref=laurasinisterra.com- unread – 3 days ago
- creativity
- work
- psychology
- progress
Why I Don’t Vibe Code | jacobharr.is
A “brief” accounting of various reasons why vibe coding has just never clicked for me personally as a developer.
https://jacobharr.is/personal/i-dont-vibe-code.htmlThe happiest I’ve ever been
It was around January 2020. I became the head coach of a youth basketball team.
https://ben-mini.com/2026/the-happiest-ive-ever-been- unread – last week
On Smoking
"It seems like Smoking Is Back from what I can gather from the youngish celebrities whose names I am no longer capable of retaining."
https://www.thesmallbow.com/p/on-smoking- unread – 2 weeks ago
Acting ethically in an imperfect world
Life is complicated. Regardless of what your beliefs or politics or ethics are, the way that we set up our society and economy will often force you to act against them: You might not want to fly somewhere but your employer will not accept another mode of transportation, you want to eat vegan but are […]
https://tante.cc/2026/02/20/acting-ethical-in-an-imperfect-world/- unread – 2 weeks ago
- ethics
- culture
Sounds on The Web
Sound is the forgotten sense in web design. Used well, it adds feedback, personality, and presence that visuals alone cannot achieve.
https://www.userinterface.wiki/sounds-on-the-webHow I changed my personality in six weeks
Based on emerging research showing people can shift their core personality traits, Laurie Clarke tried tweaking hers. Here's what happened.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260102-how-i-changed-my-personality-in-six-weeksRami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 | Giant Bomb
Rami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 - A guest list for GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year extravaganza.
https://giantbomb.com/articles/rami-ismails-top-games-of-2025The f*** off contact page - Nic Chan
How to get people to NOT contact you
https://www.nicchan.me/blog/the-f-off-contact-page/Stop doing UX cheerleading
Design is being hijacked to create legitimacy for bad ideas. We can do better.
https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/stop-doing-ux-cheerleadingDrinking The Largest Beer At The Airport Makes Everything Better
An essay by Austin L. Ray
https://airportbeer.selfhelpartpublishingempire.com/I'm Great At Baby Steps Because I Walk Like That In Real Life - VGBees
CW: medical talk, surgical talk, bones, car accident In late May, an uninsured Lexus driver ran a yellow light and pulled in front of me...
https://vgbees.com/im-great-at-baby-steps-because-i-walk-like-that-in-real-life/The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem | WIRED
archived 20 Nov 2025 17:45:34 UTC
https://archive.is/7cX1cQing-UP in the Age of Tilt
As anyone who has played 5 seconds of League of Legends knows, competitive multiplayer games have a tilt problem.
https://stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in-the-age-of-tiltThings That Aren't Doing the Thing
https://strangestloop.io/essays/things-that-arent-doing-the-thingHow a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-readingWhy Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
https://climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarpunk-is-already-happeningShopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover
Ruby Central recently took over a collection of open source projects from their maintainers without their consent.
https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog
“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!) and I like working with Shoobababoo and occasionally kleptomitrons. I’ve gotten to work for Company1 doing Shoobaboo-ing code things and that’s what led me to the Snarfus. So, let’s dive in!
https://anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-a-non-developer-read-the-tutorial-you-a-developer-wrote-for-me-a-beginner