The real process of, say, building a friendship or creating a community involves performing a series of small, concrete actions well: being curious about other people; disagreeing without poisoning relationships; revealing vulnerability at an appropriate pace; being a good listener; knowing how to ask for and offer forgiveness; knowing how to host a gathering where everyone feels embraced; knowing how to see things from another’s point of view.
Saved October 20, 2023
Brad Frost explores the landscape of a mature, end-to-end design system for big, complex organizations. Discover all the moving pieces and how they hang together.
Saved October 16, 2023
How I approached solving AB testing on a node server; starting small and making it flexible.
Saved September 24, 2023
I see “local-first” as shifting reads and writes to an embedded database in each client via“sync engines” that facilitate data exchange between clients and servers.
Notes: bleeding-edge, contradicts API approach
Saved September 12, 2023
Create a webhook, schedule a task, forward emails, deploy in seconds. Everything in a simple web based editor.
Saved September 11, 2023
A grass-roots movement aims to recast urban living in Paris and other cities around the world through a hyperlocal prism of neighborliness.
Notes: Interesting ideas to foster local community
Saved September 4, 2023
When Minnesota farmers cranked up their powerful wells, they blew through state limits. Thirsty crops included corn, soybeans and perfect, fry-friendly potatoes.
Saved September 3, 2023
Teach boys that strength can be a virtue.
Notes: disable js to read
Saved August 31, 2023
Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.
Notes: Hydroponics
Saved August 29, 2023
A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land. The people behind the deals are said to be a who’s who of the tech industry.
Notes: I hate this
Saved August 25, 2023
The New Jersey Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 permits farmland and woodland acres that are actively devoted to an agricultural or horticultural use to be assessed at their productivity value.
Notes: Tax qualification for NJ farms
Saved August 25, 2023
Learn how to use the simple and easy nutrient film technique in your gravity-fed hydroponics garden system with this helpful guide.
Saved August 25, 2023
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Sergio Fajardo discusses the role of transparency and planning in the transformation of Medellín, Colombia. Elected as an independent, he began his tenure without previous negotiation with political elites, which allowed him to escape the tradition of patronage and clientelism.
Saved August 23, 2023
Keeping the cornice in sound condition is paramount to preserving the architectural qualities and historical character of their properties.
Notes: New buildings don’t look as good as old buildings. Cornices may contribute to that. (TIL “cornice”)
Saved August 14, 2023
Tyler and Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham sat down to discuss whether young founders have gotten rarer, whether he still takes a dim view of solo founders, how to 2x ambition and more.
Saved August 14, 2023
Write less, run faster. Styles, optimizing compiler & UI kit that unify React Native + Web.
Saved August 14, 2023
The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.
Saved August 13, 2023
Maturity, victimization, and building a stronger mindset about yourself.
Notes: Teens should read this
Saved August 11, 2023
Amazing resource about networks and network science.
Saved August 9, 2023
Overview of hydroponics and hydroponic systems.
Notes: Could be an interesting strategy for growing large quantities of food in cities that are food deserts.
Saved August 9, 2023
Oregon’s experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs is in its third year, and life has changed for most everyone in the city of Portland.
Saved August 8, 2023
One of the state’s largest homeless encampments was recently shut down in Oakland, but that didn’t stop the problem of homelessness.
Saved August 8, 2023
The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing. Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city’s progressive identity.
Saved August 8, 2023
Richard Ravitch showed other leaders the right ways to step up and work to save their cities.
Saved August 8, 2023
I have a plan to rebuild social connection and foster healthy relationships.
Saved August 8, 2023
The powerful moral message of FX's hit show.
Saved August 8, 2023
The most powerful countries have benefited from large work forces for decades. What happens when they retire?
Saved August 8, 2023
The resurrection of the greatest city in the world requires grit and ingenuity.
Saved August 8, 2023
Saved August 8, 2023
An inside look at 19 tactics top marketplaces have used to solve the chicken-or-egg problem and kickstart growth.
Saved August 8, 2023
