Alpha Delta Parallel Dipole Antennas DX-EE

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alf-dx-ee
looks like a good starter dipole

Svelte is the most beautiful web framework I've ever seen jesseskinner profile image Jesse Skinner Jun 29 ・2 min read

https://dev.to/jesseskinner/svelte-is-the-most-beautiful-web-framework-i-ve-ever-seen-325f
Interesting new javascript framework: Svelte that's actually a build-time framework/compiler.

The 4 Best Full Range Speakers – Driver Reviews 2019

https://www.songsimian.com/best-full-range-speakers-driver-review/
interesting that the venerable fostex 126 isn't on the list.

Smoked Pork Belly

https://saltpepperskillet.com/recipes/smoked-pork-belly/
simple pork belly

How to Use User Behavior Analytics to Increase Your Conversions: 5 Tips

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/user-behavior-analytics-increase-conversions/304955/amp/
How to reduce bounce rate, improve user experience.

How to build a passive crossover network

http://audiojudgement.com/build-passive-crossover/
Hands-on for building a crossover. mostly mechanical.

We made $1,052,000 in 2018 selling UI Tools. Here is what we learned.

https://medium.com/free-code-camp/we-made-1-052-000-in-2018-selling-ui-tools-here-is-what-we-learned-38920d86a296
excellent first-hand case study of growth hacking a software component.

Gumroad helps creators do more of what they love.

https://gumroad.com/
Interesting e-commerce platform.

Microservices Architecture - problems you will have to solve

https://medium.com/@justinamiller_1857/microservices-architecture-problems-you-will-have-to-solve-4153cfbde713
yes, you need centralized logging.

What I Learned Co-Founding Dribbble

https://medium.com/dribbble/what-i-learned-co-founding-dribbble-8680f6816e3d
lessons from a startup.

Eva Design System

https://eva.design/
an almost-cross-platform design framework.

Why Let’s Encrypt is a really, really, really bad idea…

https://medium.com/swlh/why-lets-encrypt-is-a-really-really-really-bad-idea-d69308887801
A contrarian view of LetsEncrypt. Rather short on ways to fix the issues raised. I can think of several.

What are Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors?

https://medium.com/fintechexplained/what-are-eigenvalues-and-eigenvectors-a-must-know-concept-for-machine-learning-80d0fd330e47
a throw back to MATH 3110 linear algebra: eigenvectors

Find the right ecommerce platform

https://ecommerce-platforms.com/
comparison site of the top commercial ecommerce platforms. 

https://www.slideshare.net/KulwantNagi/80-affiliate-marketing-tools-your-affiliate-success-toolkit

https://www.slideshare.net/KulwantNagi/80-affiliate-marketing-tools-your-affiliate-success-toolkit
some are kinda vague, but. 

Payment Processing 101: What’s the Difference Between a Payment Processor, Payment Gateway & Merchant Account?

https://ecommerce-platforms.com/ecommerce-selling-advice/what-is-difference-between-a-payment-gateway-payment-processor-and-a-merchant-account
Good walkthrough.

Developing Restful APIs with Python, Django and Django Rest Framework

https://dev.to/joshuadeguzman/definitive-guide-developing-restful-apis-using-python-django-and-drf-2h7e
The standard way of doing python web services is with flask and flask api. maybe django-api is worth looking into. 

My beautiful Linux development environment

https://dev.to/deepu105/my-beautiful-linux-development-environment-2afc
an opinionated piece about linux desktop setup

7 Skills of Highly Effective Programmers

https://medium.com/better-programming/7-habits-of-highly-effective-programmers-563ee3b63f33
a riff on covy

How Many Kangaroos? Twelve!

https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/how-many-kangaroos-twelve-6e45c85c7b43
on the history of SHA3

Madisound PDF Library

https://www.madisound.com/library/
lots of pdfs of speaker cabinets and crossovers.

Madisound: DIY speaker advice, parts, etc.

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/index.php?p=home
DIY speaker parts and kits

America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/america-s-epidemic-of-empty-churches?utm_source=pocket-newtab
coworking spaces?

Idibri helps design teams and venue owners create spaces that connect and engage through acoustics, theatre planning & technology design.

https://www.idibri.com/
Major acoustics outfit. amy srch used to work for them.

8 Psychological Tricks of Restaurant Menus

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/8-psychological-tricks-of-restaurant-menus?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Sure, I'll have dessert.

Why are you still doing batch processing? “ETL is dead”

https://blog.usejournal.com/why-are-you-still-doing-batch-processing-etl-is-dead-3dac2392a772
ETL, and using Kafka instead.

SOLID Principles every Developer Should Know

https://blog.bitsrc.io/solid-principles-every-developer-should-know-b3bfa96bb688
Good examples of SOLID principles. Some of these are fairly painful.

Luna dataflow

https://www.luna-lang.org/index.html
Interesting visual dataflow application.

The five universal laws of human stupidity

https://qz.com/967554/the-five-universal-laws-of-human-stupidity/
Good quadrant diagram of stupidity. It apparently can't be cured, either.

Flutter is Google’s portable UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively-compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.

https://flutter.dev/
Portable UI tools for mobile, desktop, etc.

Mary Meeker’s most important trends on the internet

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/6/11/18651010/mary-meeker-internet-trends-report-slides-2019
Really detailed numbers on the state of tech.

Spotify now allows advertisers to specifically target podcast listeners

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/17/18681978/spotify-podcast-ad-targeting-launch
Spotify's selling ads before and after podcasts now.

The State of Developer Ecosystem 2019

https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2019/
Java, JS, Python, etc, and an eclectic set of questions.

OPEN SOURCE PHARMA​ Medicine for All

http://www.opensourcepharma.net/
Opensource pharma

ACADEMY SOFTWARE FOUNDATION Code. Collaboration. Creativity.

https://www.aswf.io/
Opensource for movies

What is Automotive Grade Linux?

https://www.automotivelinux.org/
Automotive open source - specifically linux

JOIN LF ENERGY The Linux Foundation Launches LF ENERGY, A New Open Source Coalition

https://www.lfenergy.org/
open source for the energy industry

Open source software tools for smart legal contracts

https://www.accordproject.org/
opensource for legal contracts.

I’ve been studying logos for decades. Here’s what changed this year

https://www.fastcompany.com/90362194/ive-been-analyzing-logos-for-20-years-heres-what-changed-this-year
latest trends in logo design

Fostex BK-12m Folded Horn Cabinet

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/full-range-speaker-kits/fostex-bk-12m-folded-horn-cabinet-each/#tab-1
nice looking folded horns for the FE126En

Specializing in filter design software and Klipsch loudspeaker upgrades

http://www.alkeng.com/
should I upgrade my crossovers?

RESTful API Design — Step By Step Guide

https://medium.com/better-programming/restful-api-design-step-by-step-guide-2f2c9f9fcdbf
pretty good starter rules: nouns, not verbs; singular not plural; right methods; right response codes; etc.

SHAKE Stirs-up Crypto

https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/shake-stirs-up-crypto-7d87f3cf39f4
interesting applications for variable-length-output hash function.

Cheat Sheets for AI, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Big Data

https://becominghuman.ai/cheat-sheets-for-ai-neural-networks-machine-learning-deep-learning-big-data-678c51b4b463
collection of neat cheat-sheets.

Some things you should know before using Amazon’s Elasticsearch Service on AWS

https://read.acloud.guru/things-you-should-know-before-using-awss-elasticsearch-service-7cd70c9afb4f
it's not all smooth sailing

38 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/38-wonderful-words-with-no-english-equivalent
hard to work in to conversation, though. 

Style up your photos with a touch of Deep Learning magic

https://towardsdatascience.com/style-up-your-photos-with-a-touch-of-deep-learning-magic-60a003c676f9
Another photo style transfer library.

The Reality You Must Face to Actually Live the Life You Want

https://medium.com/publishous/the-reality-you-must-face-to-actually-live-the-life-you-want-d28618ce3f5d
Listen to your true inner voice. 

Basic Statistics Every Data Scientist Should Know

https://medium.com/better-programming/statistics-review-for-data-scientists-and-management-df8f94760221
a list of basic statistics concepts. 

7 Insanely Powerful Lessons My Mentor Taught Me (Which I Didn’t Realize Until Later)

https://theascent.pub/7-insanely-powerful-lessons-my-mentor-taught-me-which-i-didnt-realize-until-later-91a9d7b5ef12
live an unapologetic life 

What Is Amazon Pinpoint?

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/latest/userguide/welcome.html
omnichannel end-user communication tool from AWS

DreamFactory - REST API Management Platform

https://www.dreamfactory.com/
interesting open source/commercial API management platform. 

5 ways to deploy PHP applications

https://buddy.works/guides/5-ways-to-deploy-php-applications
good overview of php deployments.

Practical Deep Learning for Coders, v3

https://course.fast.ai/index.html
starting with jupyter setup, don't know how far it goes.

AWS costs every programmer should know

https://david-codes.hatanian.com/2019/06/09/aws-costs-every-programmer-should-now.html
breakdown of basic ec2 costs

How to Add Charts and Graphs to a Vue.js Application

https://dev.to/ratracegrad/how-to-add-charts-and-graphs-to-a-vue-js-application-1n5m
good intro

11 Powerful Email Marketing Tips You Need to Know

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/powerful-email-marketing-tips/304009/amp/
Some interesting twists here

507 mechanical movements

http://507movements.com/
good, basic mechanical movements. some animated.

When Bob Bought Some Vouchers For Carol, Trent and Faith

https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/when-bob-bought-some-vouchers-for-carol-trent-and-faith-10360f3a376d
on zero-knowledge crypto

Kafka: All you need to know

https://medium.com/hacking-talent/kafka-all-you-need-to-know-8c7251b49ad0
Intro to Apache Kafka, but kinda short on use cases.

4 Serverless Myths to Understand Before Getting Started with AWS

https://medium.com/capital-one-tech/4-serverless-myths-to-understand-before-getting-started-with-aws-48c4ab1203ab
More than function-as-a-service

These are the best JavaScript chart libraries for 2019

https://medium.com/free-code-camp/these-are-the-best-javascript-chart-libraries-for-2019-29782f5e1dc2
The usual suspects.

One Simple Trick for Speeding up your Python Code with Numpy

https://towardsdatascience.com/one-simple-trick-for-speeding-up-your-python-code-with-numpy-1afc846db418
numpy is good at vectors. arrange your code accordingly.

It’s a Huge Mistake to Memorize Your Passwords

https://onezero.medium.com/its-a-huge-mistake-to-memorize-your-passwords-2bdc1fdd64c2
a survey of best password managers

Exploring Vim Plugins: A Methodology to Become 1% Better Every Week

https://dev.to/vintharas/exploring-vim-plugins-a-methodology-to-become-1-better-every-week-3m3n
I don't really use Vim plugins, as after 30 years, I still don't know all of base Vim.

Monitoring Linux Processes using Prometheus and Grafana

https://medium.com/schkn/monitoring-linux-processes-using-prometheus-and-grafana-113b3e271971
Monitoring linux health graphically.

The Most in Demand Skills for Data Scientists

https://towardsdatascience.com/the-most-in-demand-skills-for-data-scientists-4a4a8db896db
Surprised that R still ranks highly.

How We Raised $1 Million in 7 Minutes

https://medium.com/kickstarter/how-we-raised-1-million-in-7-minutes-178283331d96
Before you build a machine, build a community.

Comparing Nuclio and AWS Lambda

https://medium.com/predict/comparing-nuclio-and-aws-lambda-d4138de19ffd
Trying to overcome some of the limitations of lambda with another service: nuclio.

5 Powerful Habits of Successful Developers.

https://medium.com/swlh/5-powerful-habits-of-successful-developers-1c0e32659ea3
Some of the thinking seems a bit fuzzy, but overall good.

Substack - Paid Newsletter Made Simple

https://substack.com/
Interesting twist on Email Service Provider: a paid newsletter service.

56 Linux Networking commands and scripts

https://haydenjames.io/linux-networking-commands-scripts/
Most of these I'm familiar with, some are new to me.

9 Ways Thinking Like a Philosopher Will Make You Wiser

https://blog.liberationist.org/9-ways-thinking-like-a-philosopher-will-make-you-love-wiser-d443724d9177
roll with the punches

The Future of Podcasting is Subscription — Lessons from the History of Media

https://medium.com/the-raabithole/the-future-of-podcasting-is-subscription-lessons-from-the-history-of-media-d486bd693141
still not completely convinced

700+ Web Developers Asked Me To Give Them LinkedIn Profile Feedback And These Are My 🖐️ 5 Top Tips.

https://dev.to/exampro/700-web-developers-asked-me-to-give-them-linkedin-profile-feedback-and-these-are-my-5-top-tips-5382
Yes, you still need good graphics.