Bookmarks

A neat collections of tips by Tommy Odland to avoid common linear algebra mistakes when using NumPy. Should be a useful read or refresher for all but the most expert of NumPy users.

The non-profit Digitalcourage provides a German phone number that you can use to pass web forms that force you to provide a phone number – even if you don’t want to give one. If called, “Frank” will politely let them know that you don’t want to be contacted by phone. Together with disposable email addresses, this has been really satisfying to use!

A video essay exploring Bézier Splines and their continuity by Freya Holmér. This gem is so beautifully animated that it was almost effortless to follow along. If you enjoy videos from 3blue1brown, this is for you too!

An empathic reflection from Aurynn Shaw on how ridiculing other technologies is way too common and negatively affects welcome culture and I’ve definitely made jokes among friends and colleagues that were a bit oblivious to this aspect. I want to keep this in mind.

An explorative and beautiful video essay by Sebastian Lague. His YouTube channel in general is an amazing repository of technical adventures about procedural world generation, rendering techniques, chess programming, electronics, and more. The content quality and presentation is something to strive for!

“An interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other” by Nicky Case. Playing time is about 30 min. I found it very educational and loved it!

A comforting short story (~3 min) by Andy Weir about the “meaning of life”. A classic that I still like reading again from time to time!

Four really cool interactive articles (4x ~10 min) by Alexander Putilin that explain how Python’s dictionary works under the hood. Very easy to follow as concepts are introduced successively, visualized and put into context.