The Toilet PaperCan a good philosophical contribution be made just by asking a question?Published 22 Oct 2023Written by Chun Fei Lung 🤔Back to top
Naming things is hard: Hong Kong street names editionHong Kong’s official languages are Chinese and English. But its street names are a sign that not everyone is proficient in both languages.
The Eurovision Song Contest and the European UnionThe Eurovision Song Contest is technically not related to the European Union, but it does affect how the EU is perceived abroad.
Ghost writing providers for essays and assignments are cheap and plentifulGhost writers aren’t particularly scary, but there are still very good reasons to fear them if you are an educator. Happy Halloween!
Best practices for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scriptsThis week’s paper presents a catalogue of best practices for infrastructure as code programs.
Bad practices in continuous integration pipelines and processesThis catalogue of 79 bad smells can help you make your continuous integration processes less shitty.
Is that my legitimate interest or your legitimate interest?Websites are allowed to collect user data without explicit consent, if they follow all the rules – but they often don’t.
Towards an improved methodology for automated readability predictionSome texts are easier to read than others. There are many different formulas that supposedly quantify “readability”, but how useful are they?
Why some researchers publish in predatory journalsAlthough predatory journals may sound scary, they are actually quite friendly (and after your money).
A long-term review of the M1 MacBook ProThe 2021 MacBook Pro may not be perfect, but I have (nearly) zero regrets about choosing this machine, which doesn’t happen very often.
