CRDT

• Nice articles on CRDT algorithms with demos, written by Figma co-founder Evan Wallace
• 5000x optimization of one CRDT algorithm, was very useful for understanding what CRDT is

Debugging

• The scientific method of troubleshooting — a talk from 10 years ago on debugging as a research

Organizations worth supporting

• GiveWell — credibly evaluate the cost-effectiveness of charities measured in lives saved per dollar spent and donate to the top.
• The Life You Can Save — does just about the same
• EFF. Digital rights, privacy, right to repair. Good things.
• Wikimedia. You know them. The world without them would be way worse.
• Khan Academy. School-level education in English for everyone
• OpenStreetMap Foundation. Free and open (Public Domain) map data for everyone.
• Internet Archive - WaybackMachine is a blast. They are going through a lawsuit and really hope they win.

Personal blogs I find interesting

• Charity Majors is the CTO of Honeycomb. Writes on being an engineering manager.
• Pluralistic by Cory Doctorow. Sci-fi writer, punches monopolies and capitalism in general.
• Pragmatic Engineer by Gergely Orosz.
• Astral Codex Ten by Scott Alexander. Psychiatrist based in Bay Area, writes about Bayes, rationalism, effective altruism and, well, psychiatry.
• Where’s Your Ed At by Ed Zitron. On AI,

Products I use:

• Kagi - Superior search engine
• Fluent Reader - Desktop RSS Reader
• Obsidian - Notes on steroids
• Codeberg - Open-source community-driven git hosting