WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:19.848 The Weekly Thing, issue 54. May 19, twenty eighteen. Published May 19, twenty eighteen. By Jamie Thingelstad. In this issue: Supply-chain security, Map of Metal, GraphQL future, Facebook Ads study, Day One twenty eighteen, OmniFocus 2 versus 3, Google Photos versus Apple Photos, Principles by Ray Dalio. 00:00:20.448 --> 00:00:40.752 This was one of those weeks that goes by so fast it was hard to even see the blurred images as they went by. The week started with recognizing the Mom's, onto a very busy week of activities, and I took off today with my brother for a weekend in Chicago! This weeks intro is going to be a little light so I can get some sleep. 00:00:42.152 --> 00:00:44.050 Now, the Featured Links section. 00:00:44.650 --> 00:00:47.795 Link one. Supply-Chain Security, Schneier on Security. 00:00:48.295 --> 00:01:14.414 Schneier does a good job of illustrating just how hard (maybe impossible) it is to insure that the software-based devices that run much of our infrastructure and services have not been tampered with for security purposes. One of the very believable items shared in the Snowden papers was that the NSA can install a backdoor in US-made network gear before it is sent overseas. There isn't a clear answer to this issue. 00:01:15.314 --> 00:01:16.646 Link two. Map of Metal. 00:01:17.146 --> 00:01:42.781 This is amazing! My metal residency lies squarely in Thrash Metal according to this map, and some side trips to Industrial Metal. That makes sense with Speed Metal and Original Hardcore Punk being the contributors to Thrash. Independent of the content this is incredibly well done way to present a complex topic. I love how it embeds YouTube videos for the songs too. Also note how time is represented so well! 00:01:43.681 --> 00:01:46.741 Link three. Is GraphQL The Future? Artsy Engineering. 00:01:47.241 --> 00:01:50.553 A call to consider GraphQL in a bigger-picture context. 00:01:51.053 --> 00:02:05.357 Quote. It lets you model the resources and processes provided by a server as a domain-specific language (DSL). Clients can use it to send scripts written in your DSL to the server to process and respond to as a batch. End quote. 00:02:05.857 --> 00:02:14.057 I hadn't considered the connections the author is making here, but they seem valid and extend the way you can build on GraphQL in very novel ways. 00:02:14.957 --> 00:02:19.929 Link four. You Can’t Handle the Truth About Facebook Ads, New Harvard Study Shows. 00:02:20.429 --> 00:02:43.018 Interesting study suggesting the ads become less effective when people understand the data tracking informing the ad. As I read this I wondered if this is maybe the same part of our decision process that turns people away from foods that have “imitation” or “artificial” prominent in the packaging. Do we see overly complex delivery systems as not being genuine? 00:02:43.518 --> 00:03:01.441 Also, I’m so tired of ad industry representatives justifying a complete disregard of privacy and intrusive surveillance tactics under the guise of “people want relevant advertising”. This is a poorly formed bit of verbal jujitsu to get us to try and think people want to be surveilled? 00:03:02.841 --> 00:03:04.689 That's the end of Featured Links. 00:03:06.089 --> 00:03:08.003 Now, the My Weekly Photo section. 00:03:08.603 --> 00:03:12.278 Minnesota United getting ready to play the San Jose Earthquakes. 00:03:12.778 --> 00:03:17.599 May 12, twenty eighteen at 1:08 PM TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis MN. 00:03:18.999 --> 00:03:21.056 That's the end of My Weekly Photo. 00:03:22.456 --> 00:03:24.304 Now, the Notable Links section. 00:03:24.904 --> 00:03:29.488 Link one. What’s In My Day One (twenty eighteen Edition), The Sweet Setup. 00:03:29.988 --> 00:03:37.294 I really like Day One and this article has some great use cases for how to use Day One for a variety of different journal types. 00:03:38.194 --> 00:03:39.730 Link two. StopTheMadness. 00:03:40.230 --> 00:03:46.710 If you use Safari on macOS and are bugged with certain websites blocking default behavior, this is a fix. 00:03:47.210 --> 00:04:00.355 Quote. StopTheMadness is a Safari extension for Mac that stops web sites from making Safari harder to use. Some web sites disable Mac user interface features in Safari that you normally expect to work. End quote. 00:04:00.855 --> 00:04:02.341 Purchased and installed. 00:04:03.241 --> 00:04:07.197 Link three. On Gaming and the Breath of the Wild • chrisbowler.com. 00:04:07.697 --> 00:04:15.127 A good essay on gaming, family and kids. I liked the perspective and agree with the platform and game choices discussed. 00:04:16.027 --> 00:04:19.027 Link four. Morning Cup of Coding, Human Readable. 00:04:19.527 --> 00:04:25.155 This newsletter caught my eye. The first few issues have impressed me with how well they are executed. 00:04:25.655 --> 00:04:35.019 Quote. Morning Cup of Coding is a daily programming newsletter featuring long form technical articles of all fields of software engineering. End quote. 00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:36.263 Subscribed! 00:04:37.163 --> 00:04:40.857 Link five. I Don’t Know How to Waste Time on the Internet Anymore. 00:04:41.357 --> 00:04:43.168 Let's make the Internet weird again. 00:04:44.068 --> 00:04:49.344 Link six. Incident Response: 6 Best Practices for the Modern Enterprise, PagerDuty. 00:04:49.844 --> 00:04:59.683 As more companies use technology at their core, adopting well defined and thought out incident management processes becomes a skill that more organizations need. 00:05:00.583 --> 00:05:04.832 Link seven. My thoughts on OmniFocus 2 versus 3, Productived.net. 00:05:05.332 --> 00:05:10.741 I use OmniFocus all the time and I’m very eager to get my hands on the new OmniFocus 3! 00:05:11.641 --> 00:05:16.172 Link eight. Some Thoughts on Google Photos versus Apple Photos, Om on Tech. 00:05:16.672 --> 00:05:25.965 I don't use Google Photos for the same reasons Om sites in this article. I join him In hoping for some improvements in the Apple software side for photos. 00:05:26.865 --> 00:05:31.448 Link nine. The Curious Brain (Why Curiosity is as Important as Intelligence). 00:05:31.948 --> 00:05:36.616 Instilling curiosity in your kids is one of the best gifts you can give them. 00:05:37.516 --> 00:05:40.780 Link ten. FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Self. 00:05:41.280 --> 00:05:58.680 What a cool idea -- a service that allows you to send yourself an email in the future! I can think of a number of cool uses for this. It does make me wonder though, how do you have trust that this service will still be around in 5 years? You can set future dates very far out. 00:05:59.580 --> 00:06:01.860 Link eleven. Principles by Ray Dalio. 00:06:02.360 --> 00:06:11.428 I have the audiobook of Principles in my queue. This new 30-minute video overview is very well done. Ray Dalio is an impressive storyteller. 00:06:12.828 --> 00:06:14.724 That's the end of Notable Links. 00:06:16.124 --> 00:06:17.682 Now, the Give Back section. 00:06:18.282 --> 00:06:48.016 Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority, run for the public’s benefit. All connections to web servers should be encrypted! The biggest challenge with encrypting the web historically has been the cost and hassle of getting an SSL certificate. Let's Encrypt has changed that entirely by being a free certificate authority. Let's Encrypt is possibly one of the most important things to happen on the web in recent years. Donate to Let's Encrypt today! 00:06:49.416 --> 00:06:50.905 That's the end of Give Back. 00:06:52.305 --> 00:06:53.217 Now, more links. 00:06:53.817 --> 00:07:02.744 First, where the Yanny and Laurel Meme Comes From | WIRED www.wired.com Following the path of this story, my daughter has found this fascinating. 00:07:03.244 --> 00:07:12.628 Second, the Original Hacker's Dictionary www.dourish.com The original jargon.txt file from around 1998. Many of these terms are still in active use. 00:07:13.128 --> 00:07:19.788 Third, regex Crossword regexcrossword.com This is awesome! love Learn Regex and have geeky fun at the same time. 00:07:20.288 --> 00:07:28.184 Fourth, your serverless Raspberry Pi cluster with Docker blog.alexellis.io Why not? Similar to Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster. 00:07:28.684 --> 00:07:39.906 Fifth, meet Surface Hub 2 - Microsoft Devices BlogMicrosoft Devices Blog blogs.windows.com The video here is a compelling way to think about teams collaborating with technology. 00:07:40.406 --> 00:07:47.852 Sixth, on null | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers www.sicpers.info A dive into the true meaning of null. 00:07:48.352 --> 00:07:53.842 Seventh, txt.fyi txt.fyi The "dumbest publishing platform on the web". Markdown in, URL out. 00:07:54.342 --> 00:08:03.224 Eighth, professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming mostly-adequate.gitbooks.io Free online book on functional programming. 00:08:03.724 --> 00:08:11.236 Ninth, shell Style Guide google.github.io I like goofing around with bash and this style guide is simple and pragmatic. 00:08:11.736 --> 00:08:19.272 Tenth, nintendo Switch Online service: Everything you need to know! | iMore www.imore.com Switch Online getting cloud save. 00:08:19.772 --> 00:08:27.929 Number 11, scripting News: The Internet is going the wrong way scripting.com Dave Winer is a good "North Star" for the open web. 00:08:28.429 --> 00:08:36.030 Number 12, boston Dynamics’ robots are learning how to run outside and navigate autonomously - The Verge www.theverge.com. 00:08:36.530 --> 00:08:42.546 Number 13, pyre · A performant typechecker for Python pyre-check.org Looks like a solid tool. 00:08:43.046 --> 00:08:52.309 Number 14, social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings' | Technology | The Guardian www.theguardian.com Addictive software. 00:08:53.709 --> 00:08:55.270 That's the end of More Links. 00:08:56.670 --> 00:08:58.307 Now, the Microposts section. 00:08:58.907 --> 00:09:00.638 Wednesday @ 5:02 PM. 00:09:01.138 --> 00:09:04.791 Time for some fun socializing for #TeamSPS at #SPSTechJam! 00:09:05.691 --> 00:09:07.464 Wednesday @ 4:36 PM. 00:09:07.964 --> 00:09:11.151 Not sure about the @optimuspaul sticker in the lower right. 00:09:12.051 --> 00:09:13.862 Wednesday @ 4:26 PM. 00:09:14.362 --> 00:09:19.856 Another great #TeamSPS #SPSTechJam! Wonderful topics, great speakers and an amazing team! 00:09:20.756 --> 00:09:22.577 Wednesday @ 4:07 PM. 00:09:23.077 --> 00:09:29.343 “At SPS it might be Kube or Kubb!” Kelly Hamm at SumoLogic knows #TeamSPS — and thanks for the Kubb set! 00:09:30.243 --> 00:09:32.019 Wednesday @ 3:07 PM. 00:09:32.519 --> 00:09:38.903 I left my iPad at my seat while stepping away and #TeamSPS security was on the job with a good reminder! 00:09:39.803 --> 00:09:41.569 Wednesday @ 3:02 PM. 00:09:42.069 --> 00:09:47.090 Women in Tech sharing with #TeamSPS the great work they are leading! #SPSTechJam. 00:09:47.990 --> 00:09:49.790 Wednesday @ 1:55 PM. 00:09:50.290 --> 00:09:52.426 Afternoon sessions for #SPSTechJam. 00:09:53.326 --> 00:09:55.366 Wednesday @ 11:40 AM. 00:09:55.866 --> 00:10:01.756 Evolutionary architecture, Kotlin, and GraphQL. Great second half of the morning at #SPSTechJam! 00:10:02.656 --> 00:10:04.721 Wednesday @ 11:29 AM. 00:10:05.221 --> 00:10:13.760 Today we have people from United States (multiple cities), Ukraine, Canada, India and Bulgaria with #TeamSPS and partners here in Minneapolis. Global! 00:10:14.660 --> 00:10:16.628 Wednesday @ 10:27 AM. 00:10:17.128 --> 00:10:20.999 Great #TeamSPS speakers at #SPSTechJam! Thank you for sharing! 00:10:21.899 --> 00:10:23.723 Wednesday @ 8:52 AM. 00:10:24.223 --> 00:10:30.431 Bridget Kromhout @bridgetkromhout getting #SPSTechJam started off! Computers are easy, people are hard! 00:10:31.331 --> 00:10:33.108 Wednesday @ 8:49 AM. 00:10:33.608 --> 00:10:40.909 A huge thank you to the #TeamSPS TechJam event organizers! Your passion and drive make us a better team! #SPSTechJam. 00:10:41.809 --> 00:10:43.633 Wednesday @ 7:11 AM. 00:10:44.133 --> 00:10:59.761 Today is our annual #TeamSPS TechJam event bringing the global SPS technology team together to learn, share, and have fun. The agenda is packed with over two dozen presenters. Automation, GraphQL, Containers, Architecture and more on the agenda! #SPSTechJam. 00:11:00.661 --> 00:11:02.356 Tuesday @ 6:51 PM. 00:11:02.856 --> 00:11:14.257 Hanging out with the amazing @bridgetkromhout (website) at our #SPSTechJam speaker dinner! Looking forward to a day of learning and exploration tomorrow with Bridget kicking it off! 00:11:15.157 --> 00:11:16.789 Sunday @ 7:40 PM. 00:11:17.289 --> 00:11:20.069 Happy Mother’s Day twenty eighteen to my awesome mom! 00:11:20.969 --> 00:11:22.601 Sunday @ 6:53 PM. 00:11:23.101 --> 00:11:27.675 Enjoying a delicious Westvleteren 12 — voted best beer in the world! Wow! 00:11:28.575 --> 00:11:30.208 Sunday @ 5:44 PM. 00:11:30.708 --> 00:11:32.441 Surly Hopshifter IPA. Awesome! 00:11:33.341 --> 00:11:34.974 Sunday @ 5:42 PM. 00:11:35.474 --> 00:11:37.049 Mothers Day twenty eighteen! 00:11:37.949 --> 00:11:39.605 Sunday @ 9:52 AM. 00:11:40.105 --> 00:11:43.836 Learned that you cannot make whipped cream in an ice cream maker bowl. 00:11:44.736 --> 00:11:46.512 Saturday @ 9:42 PM. 00:11:47.012 --> 00:11:54.722 I like the augmented memory effect I get when adding a link to Pinboard and it tells me I previously saved the link – multiple years ago. 00:11:55.622 --> 00:11:57.398 Saturday @ 3:06 PM. 00:11:57.898 --> 00:12:03.664 SJ Quakes - remember to send a nice Thank You to the Yellow Team for the win. Next time #MNUFC! 00:12:04.564 --> 00:12:06.340 Saturday @ 1:36 PM. 00:12:06.840 --> 00:12:12.260 Gorgeous goal from Ramirez to bring #MNUFC to 1-1 with SJ. Yellow team is horrible. 00:12:13.160 --> 00:12:14.880 Saturday @ 1:13 PM. 00:12:15.380 --> 00:12:19.196 Goal for the Yellow Team to give San Jose early lead! #MNUFC. 00:12:20.096 --> 00:12:21.872 Saturday @ 1:12 PM. 00:12:22.372 --> 00:12:23.732 MN United #MNUFC game time! 00:12:24.632 --> 00:12:26.624 Saturday @ 12:23 PM. 00:12:27.124 --> 00:12:28.526 Ready for MN United game! 00:12:29.926 --> 00:12:31.624 That's the end of Microposts. 00:12:33.024 --> 00:12:34.416 Now, the Fortune section. 00:12:35.016 --> 00:12:38.808 You've made it all the way to the end! Here is your fortune for this week. 00:12:39.308 --> 00:12:42.045 Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing. 00:12:42.545 --> 00:12:44.951 Thank you for subscribing to the Weekly Thing! 00:12:46.351 --> 00:12:52.977 That brings us to the end of the Weekly Thing, issue 54. Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.