2024.09.30 - Why I still blog after 15 years

Title: 2024.09.30 - Why I Still Blog After 15 Years

IndieWeb & write code & 心放不下 & 过适合的生活 & 无心 & 祭孔

本周热点

Why I still blog after 15 years https://www.jonashietala.se/blog/2024/09/25/why_i_still_blog_after_15_years/
Time flies when you’re having fun. My motivations aren’t dependent on external feedback. It’s important to point out that it’s not external feedback that has kept me going all these years. Yes, of course, it’s nice to get the occasional email with compliments, but that’s just a bonus. I keep this blog for me to write, not necessarily for others to read. Related: The secret power of a blog .

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The web we want: A beginner’s guide to the IndieWeb https://paulrobertlloyd.com/2024/201/s1/peckham_digital/
How to build a place on the web where you can own your identity, control your content and create whatever the hell you like.

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It's hard to write code for computers, but it's even harder to write code for humans https://erikbern.com/2024/09/27/its-hard-to-write-code-for-humans.html
Writing code for a computer is hard enough. You take something big and fuzzy, some large vague business outcome you want to achieve. Then you break it down recursively and think about all the cases until you have clear logical statements a computer can follow. Computers are very good at following logical statements. Now, let's crank it up a notch. Let's try to write code for humans!

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The Frontend Treadmill https://polotek.net/posts/the-frontend-treadmill/
A lot of frontend teams are very convinced that rewriting their frontend will lead to the promised land. And I am the bearer of bad tidings. If you are building a product that you hope has longevity, your frontend framework is the least interesting technical decision for you to make. And all of the time you spend arguing about it is wasted energy.

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Is Product Art or Science? https://www.svpg.com/is-product-art-or-science/
One question that has come up since the beginning of tech‑powered product creation, is whether creating products is fundamentally art or science? In my mind there was never really a question that it has always been a blend of both.

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深阅读

On Impactful AI Research https://github.com/okhat/blog/blob/main/2024.09.impact.md
This post distills thoughts on impact I've been sharing with folks who ask. Impact takes many forms, and I will focus only on making research impact in AI via open‑source work through artifacts like models, systems, frameworks, or benchmarks. Because my goal is partly to refine my own thinking, to document concrete advice, and to gather feedback, I'll make rather terse, non‑trivial statements. Please let me know if you disagree; I'll update here if I change my mind. Related:

• I am tired of AI
• Enterprise Philosophy and The First Wave of AI
• NotebookLM’s automatically generated podcasts are surprisingly effective
• A Hybrid Future for AI
• Mercado Libre introduces Verdi, an AI developer platform powered by GPT‑4o
• GitHub Copilot now available in github.com for Copilot Individual and Copilot Business plans
• How AlphaChip transformed computer chip design

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The Nine Node Pillars https://www.platformatichq.com/node-principles
9 Principles for Doing Node.js Right in Enterprise Environments

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How I Built My Blog https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement
Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a brand new version of this blog. A couple of weeks ago, I flipped the switch! Here’s a quick side‑by‑side.

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CSS Masonry Layouts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h6BCTgQ4yw https://cssday.nl/2024

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新鲜货

Deno 2.0 Release Candidate Storybook 8.3 Strapi 5 is now Generally Available (GA)! schedule-x: The modern JavaScript event calendar React Chrono: Smart timeline component for React

Calling Software Test Engineers! Is it time to replace Nightwatch with Playwright?

Everything you need to know about Python 3.13 – JIT and GIL went up the hill PostgreSQL 17 Released! XKCD 1425 (Tasks) turns ten years old today

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产品及其它

张至顺道长｜思虑过多，心放不下，是生病的原因！ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yZnLEgJqSuWpywd-rTJESw
Why do older people forget things? How can they remember? If your memory is slipping, it means your “electricity” is running low. Your brain is overloaded because you’re thinking too much all day; the mental “machine” keeps running, and eventually it overheats. Illness often stems from excessive rumination, which burns the liver, weakens the heart, and exhausts the five organs. The root cause is a restless mind. Recently I advised a fellow practitioner: let go of everything—both yours and others’. When you stop clinging, everything falls away.

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李辛 | 鼹鼠，过适合鼹鼠的生活就会开心健康 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/lw2me6Q_Y97ZKHoShEw05Q
In fairy tales, if we’re not a dragon or a phoenix but a mole, we’d find a suitable spot on the prairie, dig a burrow, and live a peaceful mole‑life. When the sun is strong we bask, when we’re hungry we forage. Maybe we could even teach little moles how to dodge hawks and other dangers. I’m happy, I don’t need to exert much effort, I can sleep most of the time and worry little. I live to the mole’s rhythm, face mole‑problems, and fulfill mole‑dreams because I am a mole. If a young mole asks, “Mom, look at that horse—so fast and handsome! Should we try to run like it?” or “Mom, the peacock over there is so beautiful—should we get some feathers for ourselves?” we don’t have to chase every standard. We already have many things; the key is to trust our own intuition and feelings when shaping our lives.

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被泛化了的“精神内耗” https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zHKmLE_UwZiQdQ-QAEdnFQ
People constantly face hassles and challenges at work and in life, inevitably accumulating negative emotions while also receiving positive feedback. Has the term “mental friction” become over‑generalized and misused? I think of three points. Let’s clarify the criteria for “mental friction”; enduring psychological trials can be a turning point in life. No need to be overly harsh—after all, even the sun has dark spots.

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思维模式 ｜ 一叶一世界 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/i1iifMdSVilahq-y51ZExA
Sages, fearing that people won’t understand, give direct conclusions and behavioral rules: “Do no evil, practice all good.” Yet some refuse to believe, listen, learn, or act. From a systems view, there is no absolute “independence, autonomy, individuality, freedom.” Those things don’t exist, but if you insist on them, you’ll eventually face the consequences of the system’s operation. Humans do have agency, but must bear the results of that agency. In the long run, the best conduct for a person is still “Do no evil, practice all good.”

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无心，以成其大──关于书法 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/pXVNhbrvXlciaKvWssoz7Q
“Wu‑xin” (effortless mind) may seem accidental, but it is not purely random; true effortlessness still relies on diligent daily practice—“no” does not mean “nothing.” All cultivation ultimately points to this state of “wu‑xin.” Take meditation: true sitting is neither empty silence nor a dead, lifeless state; it is a poised stillness that both reflects and is reflected, akin to the “thinking without thinking” described by the mountain hermit. By letting go of irrelevant thoughts, one attains the heart of “wu‑xin.” Because the mind is quiet, no discrimination arises; because the mind can illuminate, it directly connects with the present, revealing the natural flow of all things.

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今天，我们为何还要祭孔 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nL4GhiFIolzixZehSo2yvQ
General Secretary Xi Jinping noted: “Some insightful people worldwide believe that China’s excellent traditional culture, including Confucianism, contains important clues for solving contemporary human challenges.” Confucianism, represented by Confucius, is not only a symbol of Chinese culture but also a valuable heritage for all humanity. It holds rich philosophy, humanistic spirit, and moral concepts—self‑cultivation, virtuous governance, the world as a commonwealth—that still offer profound insights for understanding the world and governing societies today. As Confucius said, “The past cannot be changed, but the future can still be pursued.” In the solemn rites and music of Confucius worship we hear the flow of Chinese civilization and the power of cultural confidence. The sound of worship continues, while the voice of civilization endures.

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Originally written by Ping Xia (平侠) and published in Chinese on Web技术周刊 (Web Tech Weekly). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.