HN blogs - 21/1/23
The Violence of Unsolvable Problems https://mough.xyz/42082/the-violence-of-unsolvable-problems (HN source)
What Should Software Engineers Work on as They Grow? https://davidgomes.com/what-should-software-engineers-work-on-as-they-grow/ (HN source)
Metal bands bring happiness (as chocolate brings Nobel Prizes) https://p.migdal.pl/blog/2023/01/metal-bands-happiness-correlation/ (HN source)
When did Linux get so complicated? https://ncot.uk/when-did-linux-get-so-complicated/ (HN source)
Bringing Back the Flags Keyboard Layout Indicator as Country Flags on Gnome https://jonathas.com/keyboard-layout-indicator-as-country-flags-on-gnome/ (HN source)
Fixing a Memory Leak in a Production Node.js App https://kentcdodds.com/blog/fixing-a-memory-leak-in-a-production-node-js-app (HN source)
Native Urban Terror on FreeBSD https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2023/01/20/native-urban-terror-on-freebsd/ (HN source)
Implementing the PostgreSQL server protocol for fun and profit https://gavinray97.github.io/blog/postgres-wire-protocol-jdk-21 (HN source)
Reverse engineering the MacBook clamshell mode https://alinpanaitiu.com/blog/turn-off-macbook-display-clamshell/ (HN source)
Why piracy can (still) be justified https://mijailovic.net/2023/01/15/piracy/ (HN source)
Self-serve feature platforms: architectures and APIs https://huyenchip.com/2023/01/08/self-serve-feature-platforms.html (HN source)
When to talk and when to write https://thrice.me/talk-vs-write/ (HN source)
Consciousness and Materialism https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/consciousness-and-materialism/ (HN source)