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Make it simpler!

“Be sensitive to indications that your program is hard to understand. Any discomfort is a clue. If it’s hard for you, it will be even harder for the next programmers. They’ll appreciate the extra effort you make to improve it. If you’re figuring out code instead of reading it, it’s too complicated. If it’s hard, it’s wrong. Make it simpler.” (Code Complete)

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“Every book should be read no more slowly than it deserves, and no more quickly than you can read it with satisfaction and comprehension.” (Charles Van Doren, Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book)

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“The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It is the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows. Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit.” (James Clear, Atomic Habits)

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I want to make my own bookshelves. Don’t really care what they look like, as long as they’re cheap and very sturdy. Any suggestions? 🪵🪚📐📚

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How good are Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales? I’ve read The Silmarillion multiple times, but never Unfinished Tales. 📚

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🖊✍️This is my current favorite go-to daily pen: Uni Power Tank Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Black Body - Black Ink - JetPens

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It’s still too hot out

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Whose Title Formula? Which Nouns to Fill It With? 🤷‍♂️

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OK, so they’re all-black and not the classic white/navy, but I just put on a pair of New Balance 608s and can already feel myself becoming a better dad. 👟👴🏻

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It’s too hot outside

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Most Useful Websites!

General / Thinking

Fitness / Health

Reading / Writing

Design

Software Development

What would you add to this list? Let me know!

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For Christ’s sake. But, you know, like, literally.

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Other than JUnit and Mockito, what are your favorite software testing tools and frameworks in the Java world?

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AHEM those fall temperatures can come back ANY DAY now please. Sweater weather is good for my health. 🍂🍁

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Hey fellow bald guys: What’s your go-to way to shave your head? I’m currently either buzzing my head with my Remington ShortCut curved clippers or shaving my head with Gillette Mach3 razors. Anything else I should try? Curious to know whether electric razors work well. 🧑‍🦲🪒✂️

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Say one wanted to get ahold of good editions of the Mishnah and the Talmud in English. Which editions/translations should they get?

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“Forgiveness for me, but not for thee…”

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Helpful advice on how to outline in Obsidian

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The prophets walked and spoke among us. Walked with a limp. Spoke with a lisp. So easy to ignore. Until the locusts came.

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Hey software developers: other than Google and Stack Overflow, what are your favorite ways to ask questions and learn from other devs?