The Weekly Squeak — The Caffeinated Cthulhu Desktop
Greetings from warm and sunny Australia! That accounts for the delay this issue, I just lost too much time last week, sorry!
It’s nice to be back in Melbourne, seeing what’s changed, what’s new, what’s the same and I’ve been checking out a few meetups to see what the tech and game seen has to offer (now).
This issue we have lifehacking, weird fiction, open source and caffeine. You know, all the important things.
xx Chinch
WTD Episode 21 — On career growth, leadership, and mentoring in Tech Writing
In the latest Write the Docs podcast we discussed the best ways to develop your career.
Are You Overdosing on Caffeine? — www.outsideonline.com
I was worried recently that I am drinking too much caffeine, I don’t think I am, but still it sticks around in your system for longer than you may think, and affects you in more ways than you knew.
“Notes on Writing Weird Fiction” by H. P. Lovecraft
Possibly the oldest content item ever featured in the newsletter, and I finally got around to reading these salient nuggets of advice from one of the experts in fantasy writing.
Google challenges AWS with open-source support — www.zdnet.com
Many have accused AWS of “strip mining” open source recently, is Google Cloud looking to provide an alternative?
A Harvard Linguist’s (and Bill Gates’s Favorite Author) 13 Simple Tips for Becoming a Great Writer — www.inc.com
Writing well is hard, but Steven Pinker managed to boil the essentials down to just 13 tweet-length tips. I particularly like number 12.
The Linux desktop is in trouble — www.zdnet.com
Linus Torvalds looks to Chromebooks and Android for the future of the Linux desktop, while fragmentation holds back “traditional” Linux desktop development.
Opera introduces Reborn 3, the first desktop browser with Web 3, faster VPN and ad blocker — Opera Desktop — blogs.opera.com
I am a proud Opera user and the company recently released a new version chock full of interesting features.
BBC — Capital — Why airlines make flights longer on purpose — www.bbc.com
Ever wondered why flight times seem to be getting longer? It’s called “padding”, a phenomenon that helps airlines arrive on time — but at a cost.
