Assaf's Weekend Reading

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12/20/2020
15 : 34

Weekend Reading — ☔ It's Raining Lawsuits

Figma Maria! This week we cover the big tech lawsuits, flaunt the reduce, regret that Peloton joke, skip the Negroni, and open the fridge. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
12/12/2020
21 : 4

Weekend Reading — Reader's digest for Gen X

This week we find the age of each key, write release notes for our manager, relocate to Texas, and promise to eat our cheese and drink our wine. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
12/6/2020
1 : 34

Weekend Reading — 🛰 My sides are in orbit

This week we find the midpoint to infinity, learn about the Israeli Queue algorithm, revisit 1971, fold some proteins, and eat the inkjet cartridge. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
12/4/2020
3 : 34

Weekend Reading — 🕺 Same panic different disco

This week we boot from a vinyl record, read a tribute to FrontPage, scoop some coffee in, pour some water, and eat some Brussels Sprouts. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
11/23/2020
9 : 41

Weekend Reading — There are two kinds of people in the world and they marry each other

This week we blame the CMS, watch a model train, dissect a counterfeit iPhone X, listen to fish, and fold a fitted sheet. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
11/15/2020
1 : 34

Weekend Reading — 🔥 Ring of Fire

This week we talk about sexual assault, restyle our blog, jump into one “super quick” meeting, sing “ring of fire”, and leave TikTok on read. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
11/7/2020
21 : 14

Weekend Reading — 😌 Joy Scrolling

This week we swap doom scrolling for joy scrolling. We also join a conga line and watch cute pups. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/31/2020
23 : 14

Weekend Reading — 👽 The New Outfits From S20E10

This week we play the bongos, install haunted dependencies, play trick XOR treat, brush against a minesweeper, and revisit the murder hornets from S20E5. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/24/2020
23 : 14

Weekend Reading — 🤷 We don't actually know, we're just really good at research

This week we find broken ice cream machines, part ways with Quibi, wear brown shoes, re-arrange the eggs, and discover the fastest growing startup. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/19/2020
2 : 24

Weekend Reading — 🕧 Time travel glitch

This week we hack an iSight, refactor our Stack Overflow, get a pep talk from the CEO, scale Machu Picchu, and visit the aquarium. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/10/2020
20 : 54

Weekend Reading — 🗳 Today is the perfect day for voting

This week we vote, learn Excel from TikTok, legally debate an API, count all our single sign-ons, and drink some Ocean Spray. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
10/3/2020
21 : 4

Weekend Reading — 127.0.0.1/8

This week we find the optimal solution to the empty boxes problem, review the software career ladder, move to a Zoom town, and the adorable pup and lamb! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/26/2020
22 : 14

Weekend Reading — 🤔 The more points you have the more data science it is

This week we tweak our iPhone, type check our writing, use AI to reinvent HTML, cope with sarcasm, trick question, and please get enough Vitamin D. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/19/2020
20 : 4

Weekend Reading — 🐈 Cats are fluid

This week we make a minor UI change, emulate a fast computer, freeze our code, change our Prime Minister every six months, and flow like a cat. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/12/2020
22 : 14

Weekend Reading — 🟧 Above Us Only Orange

This week the skies turn orange, we play meeting Tetris, bust out the popcorn (x2), lose the Zoom to a bunch of 2nd graders, and oh my goat! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
9/5/2020
20 : 24

Weekend Reading — 🔋 Battery down to 90% of X

This week we learn about Thomas Running, what's inside a digital pee test, when Narwhals were invented, and how to unload a lorry full of rice. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/29/2020
20 : 24

Weekend Reading — 🌊 Technically soup

This week we machine generate Roman emperors, seek out normal levels of dopamine, size up our spinach reserves, worry about unventilated spaces, and visit the most beautiful libraries of the world. ‌ ‌
8/25/2020
10 : 55

Weekend Reading — 🎂 Happy anniversary! 🎉

This week is this blog's 15th anniversary!!! We're going to short lipsticks but go long on bicycle shorts, liberate some bitcoin, and rename some genes. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/25/2020
10 : 44

Weekend Reading — 🖇 Office Story

This week we stack some cards, spot the fake plan, ask Bezos the hard-hitting question, frolic in the snow, and make unsettling eggs. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
8/25/2020
10 : 41

Weekend Reading — ❗ Punctuation matters

This week we switch off GCP, shake the App Store tree, review some pointless inventions, and watch game algorithms go berserk. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌