bookmarks

cool blogposts/papers/whatever

cal peterson — an oral history of Bank Python
bits about money — charitable donations and the infrastructure supporting them — a fascinating article about donor advised funds (time travel mechanism for rich people to do more tax deductions)
an essay about planner programming (which is kind of like logic programming)
allowing bicyclists to follow leading pedestrian signals is safe, according to nyc dot
access to gender-affirming healthcare (statistically significantly) reduces suicidality (archived on tris.fyi, updated 2023-09-08)
open transclude for networked writing — a neat way of using iframes to cite other content
erase your darlings — applying immutable infra principles to stateful systems
how ACH works: a developer perspective (Gusto engineering blog)
how we saved 98% in cloud costs by writing our own database, an interesting lesson (?) in general vs. special-purpose databases
the Job Accommodation Network, an incredibly detailed resource for applying the Americans with Disabilities Act at your workplace
virus.sucks, unofficial knowledge base and toolset for covid-cautious folks using the Pluslife NAT test device, which while not approved by the FDA in the US, has comparable sensitivity to PCR tests; similar to Abbott ID NOW and friends

chicken and rice soup
turkey chili, but you can substitute the turkey for ground pork or beef and it works even better imo
jambalaya
red beans and rice
cajun chicken pasta
slow cooker honey garlic chicken noodles, OK to substitute Shaoxing wine 1-to-1 with rice vinegar (but it'll be a little bitter), and Sriacha sauce 1-to-1 with Cholula hot sauce
cornbread — needs a few minutes longer to bake imo, can substitute half the sugar with honey
oatmeal raisin cookies — no need to change oven racks though
chocolate chip cookies — underbaking is less of a risk than you think!
pumpkin bread — add some molasses for flavor depth + moistness
cinnamon raisin bagels — use 3tsp yeast and proof with the brown sugar
banana bread — use 2 8-inch loaf pans or half the recipe. the position of the oven rack is really important for this one!
dinner rolls

adele mcallister — come to the water
don't you know we were made to nurture the earth?
to feed the hungry and to bind up the hurt
to fight injustice, to aid, not to judge
and above everything else, we were made for love
and keep a candle burning
miles morkri — ventifact — pretty cool mostly instrumental album! hard to pick a favorite track
aivi & surasshu — the black box (10th anniversary deluxe edition) — some really cool bonus tracks! i remember listening to the original album on the bus in high school. makes me feel kinda old. honestly check out all of the infloresce records stuff. aivi does not miss
emperor x — suggested improvements to transportation infrastructure in the northeast corridor — very cozy memories from when i heard the first and last tracks on this one for the first time, at a college radio station. hopefully y'all know who you are, thanks for a great birthday <3

surveying all boston fire department fireboxes (medford/somerville boxes included too, but the medford list isn't complete because i haven't found any authoritative-looking list)