Making This One Brilliant Tweak to Workers’ Schedules Skyrocketed Their Productivity

https://medium.com/inc./making-this-one-brilliant-tweak-to-workers-schedules-skyrocketed-their-productivity-c21842c8ccc4
It's Friday, so this sounds good to me.

How To Be Productive According To Ancient Philosophy

https://medium.com/darius-foroux/how-to-be-productive-according-to-ancient-philosophy-aafdcac74f43
Pop psychology from 2 millenium ago.

Product review site from USA Today

https://www.reviewed.com/
Looks like one of the better review sites.

How to stop using console.log() and start using your browser’s debugger

https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/stopping-using-console-log-and-start-using-your-browsers-debugger-62bc893d93ff
How to more effectively use the browser's JavaScript capabilities.

Engineering Security into Cloud Systems

https://www.peerlyst.com/posts/engineering-security-into-cloud-systems-ian-barwise-m-s-cissp-ceh-cnda
Good overview of modern cloud security.

The Critical Problem Solving Mistake You Keep Making (and How to Fix it)

https://theascent.pub/the-critical-problem-solving-mistake-you-keep-making-and-how-to-fix-it-d85b7561b471
In praise of solitude and embracing the suckage.

How to Make a Living on the Internet

https://medium.com/s/story/how-to-make-a-living-on-the-internet-959e7a90a69a
actual numbers you'll need to make a living on the internet.

WebSockets - A Conceptual Deep-Dive

https://www.ably.io/concepts/websockets
Nice overview of websockets and their better libraries.

modules.tf — Convert visual AWS diagram into Terraform configurations

https://medium.com/devopslinks/modules-tf-convert-visual-aws-diagram-into-terraform-configurations-e61fb0574b10
Should've seen this coming: an easier way to create Terraform scripts.

An introduction to SOLID, Tim Berners-Lee’s new, re-decentralized Web

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/an-introduction-to-solid-tim-berners-lees-new-re-decentralized-web-25d6b78c523b
A slightly more cogent explanation of Tim B-Ls SOLID.

Surprising Advice From a Wealthy Man

https://medium.com/personal-growth/surprising-advice-from-a-wealthy-man-483c227f821f
Thoreau would understand.

The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/
Time for science-based addiction treatments.

Thanksgiving online spend hits a record $3.7B, mobile accounted for one-third of sales

https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/22/thanksgiving-ecommerce-spend/
E-commerce from the trenches of Black Friday 2018. Mobile is getting big.

The Mystery Font That Took Over New York

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/21/nyregion/new-york-storefronts-mystery-font.html
Where the Choc font is showing up.

To Find a Better Solution, Ask a Better Question

https://medium.com/s/story/to-find-a-better-solution-ask-a-better-question-3be7fee5af65
Re-frame the question.

Next Radio Conference 2018: 5 takeaways

https://medium.com/@teodora_agarici/next-radio-2018-5-key-takeaways-9ec8cb200fd6
Tell good stories well and have fun.

Psychology’s Replication Crisis Is Running Out of Excuses

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/psychologys-replication-crisis-real/576223/
Only half of psychology studies are repeatable.

If You’re Online, You’re Getting Scammed

https://medium.com/s/thenewnew/if-youre-online-you-re-getting-scammed-7cd91350722d
The latest scams going around the internet.

How Font Awesome became the most funded software project on Kickstarter — and what we can learn from it

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-font-awesome-became-the-most-funded-software-project-on-kickstarter-9042897369c6
A breakdown of the wildly successful fontawesome kickstarter.

Expression Engine CMS

https://expressionengine.com/
One of the also-rans in the CMS world, Expression Engine goes open source for some reason.

Welcome to RadioKitGuide.com

http://fofio.blogspot.com/2015/07/radio-kit-guide.html
Compendium of ham radio kits

Understanding Cryptography From Math to Physics

https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/understanding-cryptography-from-math-to-physics-54b22a093505
Pretty good intro to the various types of crypto.

Patching Is Failing as a Security Paradigm

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/439wbw/patching-is-failing-as-a-security-paradigm
The problems with patching: like not doing it.

deepin 15.8 Linux distribution available for download -- replace Windows 10 now!

https://betanews.com/2018/11/15/deepin-15-8-linux-distribution-available-for-download-replace-windows-10-now/
Marla hates Win 10. Might have to give this a shot.

Love this image

https://i.imgur.com/IzPxFqp.jpg

Amateur Don Machholz Discovers His 12th Comet!

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/machholz-12th-comet/
One of the true heros of citizen science discovers his 12th comet!

Introducing Chartify: Easier chart creation in Python for data scientists

https://labs.spotify.com/2018/11/15/introducing-chartify-easier-chart-creation-in-python-for-data-scientists/
Chartify from Spotify. New visualizaiton package.

Modern cryptography in PHP 7.2 with Sodium

https://blog.zend.com/2018/11/06/modern-cryptography-in-php-7-2-with-sodium/#.W-95zIFKizy
Yes, PHP really does have the BEST crypto of any popular language.

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

https://jamesclear.com/
Blog about habits, decisions, etc.

How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-the-ballpoint-pen-killed-cursive-1025018394
Argues that the ballpoint, not the computer killed cursive. 

My Current Setup in 2018

https://christoph-rumpel.com/2018/10/my-current-setup-in-2018
One Mac user's setup.

The Wonderful World of Elliptic Curve Cryptography

https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-wonderful-world-of-elliptic-curve-cryptography-b7784acdef50
Technical article, but still feel it could be done better. 

A Deep Dive into the Shark Tank: An Analysis of 9 Seasons of Shark Tank

https://simpletexting.com/shark-tank-contestants-stats/
Not as detailed as I'd like, but some overall trends do emerge.

How to Use The Law of Homogeneous Sequences to Drastically Increase The Return on Your Time

https://medium.com/kaizen-habits/how-to-use-the-law-of-homogeneous-sequences-to-drastically-increase-the-return-on-your-time-85c995c51dbd
Hint: no interruptions.

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Reconnaissance

https://medium.com/@IanBarwise/open-source-intelligence-osint-reconnaissance-75edd7f7dada
Open source snooping on folks and businesses.

The Wonderful World of Elliptic Curve Cryptography

https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-wonderful-world-of-elliptic-curve-cryptography-b7784acdef50
intro to elliptic curve crypto

Google Launches New Tool That Grades A Site’s SEO Implementation

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-launches-new-tool-that-grades-a-sites-seo-implementation/278473/amp/
New SEO tool from Google.

Measure Review performance and get detailed guidance on how to improve it.

https://web.dev/measure
New SEO tool from Google.

Don’t look for the right answer. Try this instead.

https://medium.com/the-mission/dont-look-for-the-right-answer-try-this-instead-b7a13c98ea94
Something I've advocated for a while: find the right question, not answer.

QUIC, a multiplexed stream transport over UDP

https://www.chromium.org/quic
Pretty radical networking stuff, here.

In Conversation: Alex Trebek The Jeopardy! icon on retirement, his legacy, and why knowledge matters.

https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/alex-trebek-jeopardy-in-conversation.html
Here's to you, Trebek!

quillette - center of the intellectual dark web

https://quillette.com/
intelligent people that aren't bullied into political correctness.

ProcessWire CMS Build Bigger, Faster, Stronger, Easier.

https://processwire.com/
Yet another opensource CMS. The plugins look kinda pricey.

How to size & scale your Laravel Queues

https://ohdear.app/blog/how-to-size-scale-your-laravel-queues
A much-needed topic: laravel queues.

12 Best WooCommerce Plugins for Your Online Store

https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/best-woocommerce-plugins--cms-32103
Fuzzy dice and flame decals for woo commerce.

The 3 Most Important Skills to Learn Now to Thrive in 2019

https://medium.com/swlh/the-3-most-important-skills-to-learn-now-to-thrive-in-2019-be7a29bb16bf
Keep learning, be flexible, and get moving

Everything I Knew About Reading Was Wrong

https://hackernoon.com/everything-i-knew-about-reading-was-wrong-bde7e57fbfdc
The implied rules of reading we grew up with may need to change.

free sound effects & royalty free music

https://www.zapsplat.com/
free sound effects & royalty free music

These Maps Reveal the Hidden Structures of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Books

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cyoa-choose-your-own-adventure-maps
Maps to the territory: diagrams of the "choose your own adventure" genre.

Build beautiful web-based interfaces in Python

https://plot.ly/products/dash/
An alternative to Tableau?

Mystery Math Whiz and Novelist Advance Permutation Problem

https://www.quantamagazine.org/sci-fi-writer-greg-egan-and-anonymous-math-whiz-advance-permutation-problem-20181105/
More on the melancholy superpermutations.

10 Top Tips for Recording & Mixing Better-Sounding Podcasts

https://www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/comments/9tkfos/10_top_tips_for_recording_mixing_bettersounding/
Good list of hints for making podcasts sound better.

Docker for PHP Developers

https://leanpub.com/docker-for-php-developers
A book I need to read next.

9 Ideas That Summarise The Future of Work (And How You Can Prepare For it)

https://medium.com/swlh/9-ideas-that-summarise-the-future-of-work-and-how-you-can-prepare-for-it-589a985fd642
Be flexible and adaptable.

Build Your Own Professional-Grade Audio Amp on the Sort of Cheap

https://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/build-your-own-professionalgrade-audio-amp-on-the-sort-of-cheap
Interesting, fairly simple build of a class-D amplifier.

Docker for PHP Developers

https://leanpub.com/docker-for-php-developers
Docker for PHP developers. Kinda pricy.

What is reCAPTCHA? Easy to add, advanced security

https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/
Recaptcha V3 is officially out.

YetiForce is the best opensource CRM system

https://yetiforce.com/en/
Wouldn't be hard to beat the others out there.

SEO Case Study: How I Increased My Organic Traffic 652% in 7 Days

https://backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique-2-0
more great SEO info from backlinko: mostly about user intent.

Microservice Architecture at Medium

https://medium.engineering/microservice-architecture-at-medium-9c33805eb74f
Some hints and kinks on redeveloping in microservices

Six science-backed techniques to help you make hard decisions

https://medium.com/swlh/six-science-backed-techniques-to-help-you-make-hard-decisions-fde6e234c887
If they are science-based, need more citations.

The Manufacturing Mistakes You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way

https://medium.com/kickstarter/the-manufacturing-mistakes-you-dont-have-to-learn-the-hard-way-fefe5db296c3
How to get stuff manufactured.

The 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films
At least they got #1 right!