https://hbr.org/2019/09/the-top-20-business-transformations-of-the-last-decade
The best companies are those that reinvent themselves.
Monday, December 30, 2019
RECOMMENDED READING 2019
https://fs.blog/reading-2019/
Farnham street's eclectic as always reading list.
Farnham street's eclectic as always reading list.
Snipt-IT open source IT management
https://snipeitapp.com/
Opensource IT asset management software based on laravel.
Opensource IT asset management software based on laravel.
Friday, December 27, 2019
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Let your car work while you finally take that vacay.
https://turo.com/en-us/list-your-car
another peer to peer car rental
another peer to peer car rental
How to Make Money on YouTube – Be the Next Sensation
https://www.debtdiscipline.com/how-to-make-money-on-youtube/
harder than it used to be.
harder than it used to be.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
My Perfect 2020 Stack: A New Stack for a New Generation
https://medium.com/better-programming/2020-002-my-perfect-2020-stack-43be78df37dd
Interesting piece, but several obscure tools I've never even heard of! Links would be useful.
Interesting piece, but several obscure tools I've never even heard of! Links would be useful.
Friday, December 20, 2019
Alexa Top Sites
https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B07QK2XWNV?qid=1576770508058&sr=0-1&ref_=srh_res_product_title
They used to give the top million sites list away for free. Now it's $2500.
They used to give the top million sites list away for free. Now it's $2500.
Google Local Guides
https://maps.google.com/localguides/home
Is this a back-door social network from google? I've said they should be doing this for a while now.
Is this a back-door social network from google? I've said they should be doing this for a while now.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Only 15% of the Basecamp operations budget is spent on Ruby
https://m.signalvnoise.com/only-15-of-the-basecamp-operations-budget-is-spent-on-ruby/
in modern applications, compute may be the minority of cost
in modern applications, compute may be the minority of cost
Teaching a cheap ethernet switch new tricks
https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/dell-switch-hacking
Can you shell into an ethernet switch?
Can you shell into an ethernet switch?
6 Lessons we learned when debugging a scaling problem on GitLab.com
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/08/27/tyranny-of-the-clock/
Yes, wireshark has a wealth of info
Yes, wireshark has a wealth of info
13 social networks for 2020
https://www.practicalecommerce.com/13-new-social-networks-for-2020
will these get traction?
will these get traction?
The Rise of the Rural Creative Class
https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/05/the-rise-of-the-rural-creative-class/559319/
Innovation and arts and better living
Innovation and arts and better living
The Little Book of Python Anti-Patterns
https://docs.quantifiedcode.com/python-anti-patterns/index.html
yes, some of these are backwards to other languages
yes, some of these are backwards to other languages
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Why the Laws of Physics Are Inevitable
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-simple-rules-bootstrap-the-laws-of-physics-20191209/
the world of physics bootstrappers
the world of physics bootstrappers
Content Marketing Hub
https://backlinko.com/hub/content
How-tos on content marketing from someone who's successful at it.
How-tos on content marketing from someone who's successful at it.
Monday, December 16, 2019
PHP frameworks test
https://pixelbot.co/php-frameworks-permormance-benchmark/
I'm not sure printing out "hello world" is a fair test, though.
I'm not sure printing out "hello world" is a fair test, though.
The Most Delicious All-You-Can-Eat Dining Experience In Georgia With Southern Family-Style Food
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/georgia/southern-family-style-dining-ga/
need to eat there next time i'm south of the city
need to eat there next time i'm south of the city
Friday, December 13, 2019
avast security
https://www.avast.com/en-us/business
could we use this data to replace the alexa million?
could we use this data to replace the alexa million?
200 Researchers, 5 Hypotheses, No Consistent Answers
https://www.wired.com/story/200-researchers-5-hypotheses-no-consistent-answers
Many ways to ask the same question yields many different answers. Research reproducibility and social sciences.
Many ways to ask the same question yields many different answers. Research reproducibility and social sciences.
Metabase is the easy, open source way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data.
https://www.metabase.com/
Is this an opensource competitor for Tableau?
Is this an opensource competitor for Tableau?
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The Amazon Builders' Library
https://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/?cards-body.sort-by=item.additionalFields.customSort&cards-body.sort-order=asc
a bunch of how-tos, white paper things, but no coherent pathway
a bunch of how-tos, white paper things, but no coherent pathway
Here’s the typography of the next decade
https://theoutline.com/post/8385/didones-font-of-the-decade?zd=1&zi=ib35flxr
I've been tired of low-contrast sans-serif fonts for a looooong time now.
I've been tired of low-contrast sans-serif fonts for a looooong time now.
Where Amazon Returns Go to Be Resold by Hustlers
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/where-amazon-returns-go-to-be-resold-by-hustlers
Welcome to the abyss of the “reverse supply chain,” where hope springs eternal.
From LAMP to serverless: case study of externals.io
https://mnapoli.fr/serverless-case-study-externals/
Wish it had a bit more technical detail.
Wish it had a bit more technical detail.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Discover Exploding Topics We surface rapidly growing topics before they take off.
https://explodingtopics.com/
Or do they? Looks like a google trends aggregator.
Or do they? Looks like a google trends aggregator.
share audio on social media by turning it into custom video
https://wavve.co/
Interesting visualizations
Interesting visualizations
Statistical Modeling with Python: How-to & Top Libraries
https://medium.com/kitepython/statistical-modeling-with-python-how-to-top-libraries-44f6c8cc7ece
The usual suspects and a couple of others.
The usual suspects and a couple of others.
Open-Sourcing Metaflow, a Human-Centric Framework for Data Science
https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/open-sourcing-metaflow-a-human-centric-framework-for-data-science-fa72e04a5d9
We'll see if they get an ecosystem around it.
We'll see if they get an ecosystem around it.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
A guide to distributed teams
https://increment.com/teams/a-guide-to-distributed-teams/
clustered around the usual axes.
clustered around the usual axes.
Avnet startup resources
https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/resources/startup-resources/
mostly hardware related.
mostly hardware related.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Her Amazon Purchases Are Real. The Reviews Are Fake.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/her-amazon-purchases-are-real-the-reviews-are-fake
People are always trying to game the system. Here on a large scale.
People are always trying to game the system. Here on a large scale.
You can now make tours in Google Earth to show your friends your favorite travel spots
https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/20/20972692/google-earth-make-tours-favorite-travel-spots
This has been on my "why don't they do this" list for a number of years.
This has been on my "why don't they do this" list for a number of years.
Centralise your SaaS business in one dashboard
https://everview.app/
sorta a meta-SaaS, a dashboard for SaaS services
sorta a meta-SaaS, a dashboard for SaaS services
How I Created A $60K/Month App That Collects In-Person Payments Through Stripe
https://www.starterstory.com/stripe-in-person-payments
leveraging stripe into a personal payment platform
leveraging stripe into a personal payment platform
Monday, December 2, 2019
Software Tools for Hobby-Scale Projects
https://rickcarlino.com/2019/11/02/software-tools-for-hobby-sized-projects-html.html
Because sometimes you don't need a full devops stack.
Because sometimes you don't need a full devops stack.
JavaScript Indexing Delays Are Still an Issue for Google
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/javascript-indexing-delays-google/335703/#close
Google does index content generated by JavaScript, when they get around to it.
Google does index content generated by JavaScript, when they get around to it.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
https://www.mailerlite.com/
https://www.mailerlite.com/
Another email marketing package that has free tier like mailchimp. They too look to be branching out.
Another email marketing package that has free tier like mailchimp. They too look to be branching out.