Another great Twitter thread, this one about how Hall Thrusters work.
Another great Twitter thread, this one about how Hall Thrusters work.
Another great Twitter thread, this one about how Hall Thrusters work.
This is an absolutely magnificent thread by Yishan Wong on the challenges faced by anyone who wants to run a large social platform of any kind (or wants to pass regulation).
Bottom line: the Problem is Human Nature.
The smallest Docker image to serve static websites | Florin Lipan lipanski.com
Posts like this really make me think containers are The Way, but there’re still so many limitations around tooling and experience. I’m looking forward to the day when that’s all in the past.
Been working near/with Terraform at work lately, and while I understand what it’s doing in the end, I still haven’t wrapped my head around how it gets that done.




Globally, humpback whales have recovered to about 70 percent of their pre-whaling population size
I had no idea they had recovered anywhere close to this much.
Weather Line, the best weather app for iOS by far, is now a week out from shutting down.
I’ve tried a bunch of other weather apps and widgets since the announcement, and while there are a lot of good ones out there, I’ve found nothing as good as Weather Line, which has been perfect for me.
This video justifies my punctilious approach to loading the dishwasher.
Via Kottke