101 / Why I Adore The Night
Hey hey, how’s it going? To celebrate 100 issues of Arne’s Weekly last week, I announced I’m giving away an eReader. Today was the deadline and I’ve drawn a winner from all of my subscribers and wrote to them—congratulations to the lucky person! 🎉
Projects of Friends
One of my best friends, Jan Früchtl, has released his side project, CouchTimes! It’s an iOS-native, simple and elegant TV show tracker.
Add all your favourite shows to the watchlist, pin the ones you’re watching or want to watch (who’s excited for the new season of Black Mirror?) and mark episodes as seen quickly with a swipe. Maintain a list of all-time favourites so you’ll never come up empty if asked for a recommendation. And if you drop your phone, all your TV shows and the progress is saved securely in iCloud. Did I mention there’s no tracking?
Go download CouchTimes today from the App Store, it’s free!
Quote of the Week
All of humanity‘s problems stem from [hu]man‘s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
— Blaise Pascal
Culture
My product is my garden
Herman Martinus treats their projects like other people treat their gardens, which can help feeling connected to them and having fun in the process.
Choose Boring Technology Culture
Charity argues that you need a good organisational culture and provide a safe space for people so they can create the fun part.
You should be using hackdays to supercharge your roadmap
ntietz explains the incredible benefits of doing hackdays (or hack weeks).
Technology
HTMX is the Future
Chris James explains how HTMX works and why you might prefer it to modern SPAs.
GPT makes learning fun again
Vipul Shekhawat compares Google to GPT-4 for learning about LEDs.
How companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed
Caroline Sinders subscribed to 14 services and observed the so-called "dark patterns" when cancelling.
Monoliths are not dinosaurs
Werner Vogels about software architecture and why flexibility is more important than what architecture you use.
Give it the Craigslist test
Erica Heinz argues you should build a low-fidelity product first so you know if people use it, it's for content and functionality (not design).
Cutting Room Floor
Why I adore the night
Jeanette Winterson explains why it "is a mistake to fight the cold and the dark".
Whatever the Problem, It’s Probably Solved by Walking
Andrew McCarthy writes an ode to walking and explains how clears your mind and allows you to find yourself.
The Real Climate Job of the Future: Carbon Accountant
Paul Ford argues that the job of the future isn't working in solar or hydrogen or a flashy start up trying to solve the climate crisis—it's the carbon accountant who makes sure carbon-standards are met for each country a company operates in.
'Ted Lasso' Has Lost Its Way
David Sims about the problems of season 3 of Ted Lasso.
Thinking Fast and Slopes
Dror Poleg explains why, in our interconnected world, Kahnemann's prospect theory doesn't always apply and we should push into the trails of the distribution of outcomes: brace for turbulence and encourage optimistic bets.
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