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1/8/2023
23 : 44
Weekend Reading — 🧄 Garlic expressions
This week we draw with SVG, learn garlic expressions, watch an epic battle unfold, explore AI as assistive technology, replace .env with 1P, and bake an octopie. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend
1/2/2023
20 : 54
Weekend Reading — 👋 Happy new year!
I'm ready for 2023, are you? This week we got fresh UI components, rendering HTML with React, GPT prompt reverse engineering, and ultimate LEGO. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — 👋
12/26/2022
21 : 44
Weekend Reading — 👋 2-3 levels max
This week our train leaves every 5 minutes, we capture some packets, zoom through meetings, and buy bubble wrap in bulk. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — 👋 2-3 levels max By Assaf Arkin –
12/19/2022
22 : 4
Weekend Reading — 👋 Friend of John
This week we discover the legendary software entrepreneur J.Mastodon, punch holes in cards, choose a new timezone, and worry about dark chocolate. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — 👋 Friend
12/11/2022
21 : 24
Weekend Reading — 👋 Algorithm vs Algorithm
This week we erase some data, swipe the card, pit algorithms against each other, and show up early to our flight. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — 👋 Algorithm vs Algorithm By Assaf Arkin –
12/4/2022
23 : 14
Weekend Reading — “There ain't no more swaps”
This week we got two serverless databases, 8-bit icons, a better search experience, follow links for Mastodon, and a 3D printer challenge. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — “There ain't
11/28/2022
17 : 24
Weekend Reading — 👋 "Say it's an OKR meeting"
This week we text from a plane, review a large PR (or not), use Twitter even less (or is it fewer?), and decode 15th-century PR spin. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — 👋 "Say it's
11/21/2022
1 : 24
Weekend Reading — 👋 Rolling with the boilerplate
This week we use AI to find bugs and generate security holes, flex with cats, design for Teletext, and defeat a chicken. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — 👋 Rolling with the boilerplate By
11/13/2022
21 : 34
Weekend Reading — 🍿 It's all just a simulation
This week we bring out the popcorn, as we watch FTX implode and the big Twitter exodus. We also we learn about defensive CSS, and pre-sleep phone time. 😎 Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) Weekend Reading — 🍿
11/6/2022
21 : 4
Weekend Reading — 👋 No-vember: learn to say "no" to feature requests
This week we talk about server-side image rendering, making great presentations, and the opposite sides of fine-tuned AI art. Weekend Reading — 👋 No-vember: learn to say "no" to feature
10/29/2022
22 : 44
Weekend Reading — 👻 Inspiring deadline
This week React goes async, semantic HTML is not a vibe, we hire a Chief Deadline Officer, dust off the old printer, and play in the mud. Weekend Reading — 👻 Inspiring deadline By Assaf Arkin – 29 Oct
10/22/2022
23 : 4
Weekend Reading — 👋 Any desk is a standing desk if you’re short enough
This week we help a machine generate art, so we can out-source our thought leadership, wash in WFG, and set up our OpenTable profile. Weekend Reading — 👋 Any desk is a standing desk if you're short
10/16/2022
0 : 4
Weekend Reading — 👋 Fan theory
This week we get over our jet lag, have a git together, reverse engineer prompts at the Louvre, and even more Apple Watch workouts. Weekend Reading — 👋 Fan theory By Assaf Arkin – 15 Oct 2022 – View
9/24/2022
20 : 24
Weekend Reading — 👋 0.1 + 0.2
This week we play Dungeon & Types, visualize our designs IRL, FOMO into the Metaverse, and wrestle a bear for a Belgium waffle. Weekend Reading — 👋 0.1 + 0.2 By Assaf Arkin – 24 Sep 2022 – View
9/18/2022
0 : 4
Weekend Reading — 👋 Gifs are cringe
This week we're all about forms, JSON, and CSS. We have some thoughts about Figma, Uber, and Dynamic Island. Gifs are cringe, and QR surprise. Weekend Reading — 👋 Gifs are cringe By Assaf Arkin –
9/11/2022
21 : 34
Weekend Reading — 👋 A quiet promotion
This week we email like a boss, find a true rockstar developer, converse with whales, and unredact Wikipedia. Weekend Reading — 👋 A quiet promotion By Assaf Arkin – 11 Sep 2022 – View online →
9/3/2022
23 : 14
Weekend Reading — 👋 git -m “Disagree and commit”
This week we wield the sword of legacy code maintenance, discuss quiet firing, draw with 4.2 GB, and play disco fever. Weekend Reading — 👋 git -m “Disagree and commit” By Assaf Arkin – 03 Sep 2022 –
8/27/2022
21 : 55
Weekend Reading — 👋 Always have an exit condition
This week we have fun with AI art, unravel a scam drive, ask for an estimate do-over, and go viral on LinkedIn. Also Twitter drama. Weekend Reading — 👋 Always have an exit condition By Assaf Arkin – 27
8/22/2022
3 : 14
Weekend Reading — Level 5 Goose
This week we keep our code and docs in sync, play Rhythm Nation at the co-working space, ask “who's Mark?”, and buy more journals. Weekend Reading — Level 5 Goose By Assaf Arkin – 20 Aug 2022 –
8/14/2022
20 : 4
Weekend Reading — Lesser known workouts
This week we leak some memory, set up a recurring meeting, discover a new workout, and watch the great escape. Weekend Reading — Lesser known workouts By Assaf Arkin – 14 Aug 2022 – View online → Seth