2025-02-14
Pull Request Testing on Kubernetes: How to Test Locally and on GitHub Workflows
Integration testing is a strategy to test the collaboration of at least two components. The golden rule still applies: the closer you are to the final environment, the more risks...
How Trying Became Cool Again
Nathan Zed argues that a lack of effort and vulnerability has made art, media, design, music, and architecture boring — that everything has the “soulless, monotonous no-personality vibe”. But artists...
Jeep Drivers Bombarded With Ads for Extended Warranty on Their Center Console Displays
The smartphone-ification of cars continues to unleash new horrors of tech-inflected capitalism. Just ask Jeep drivers, who are discovering the extremely intrusive way the automaker is using to pester them...
Ken Burns’ Criterion Closet Picks include Seven Samurai, a Fellini box set,...
Ken Burns’ Criterion Closet Picks include Seven Samurai, a Fellini box set, and Wim Wenders’ Pina. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Thought-provoking musings on AI from Robin Sloan. “The language model reads Everything,...
Thought-provoking musings on AI from Robin Sloan. “The language model reads Everything, and leaves Everything untouched???yet suddenly this new thing exists, with strange and formidable powers. Is that okay?” 💬...
The Crazy Thing About Babies
This is lovely: man the crazy thing about babies is that like, some people would think that reading a baby a book about farm animals is teaching them about farm...
Cohort Analysis 101: How to Reduce Churn and Make Better Product Decisions
Definition, best practices, Netflix Case Study. Track user behavior, spot trends, and boost retention with targeted insights.
Why PAUL Needs a Massive Dataset to Improve Its Movements
PAUL’s movement is modeled using empirical data collection rather than complex methods like PCC or Cosserat Rod Theory. The dataset includes inflation times (normalized 0-100%), position/orientation (Euler angles), and metadata...
Girls Who Code’s “Five by Five” strategic plan is “reaching 5 million...
Girls Who Code’s “Five by Five” strategic plan is “reaching 5 million girls, women, and nonbinary individuals by 2030” with their programs designed to educate girls, women, and NB folks...
How PAUL the Robot Tracks Its Own Movements Using Cameras and LEDs
PAUL’s open-loop control system uses a steel-frame structure for stability, dual 1080p cameras for real-time tracking, and a 3D-printed LED trihedron for accurate spatial positioning. Data is processed using the...
Funnel Analysis 101: How to Track and Optimize Your User Journey
Key metrics, best practices, Netflix example. Identify drop-offs, measure conversions, and drive growth with data-informed insights.
Tesla Owners Receiving Threats That If They Don't Sell Their Cars, They'll Be Vandalized
xxx As the unelected Elon Musk cuts through the federal government, Tesla owners throughout four California cities found a series of anonymous notes left on their EVs, declaring that any...
The Google HEART Framework: Your Guide to Measuring User-Centric Success
How to apply Happiness, Engagement, Adoption, Retention, and Task Success metrics to build better products.
I love this week-by-week map of Gina Trapani’s life. “This is a...
I love this week-by-week map of Gina Trapani’s life. “This is a map of my life, where each week I’ve been alive is a little box. Tap a box to...
Researcher Captures Contents of ‘DEI.gov’ Before It Was Hidden Behind a Password
The list includes budget claims like "$3.4 million for Malaysian drug-fueled gay sex app" and "Disbursed $15,000 to 'queer' Muslim writers in India."
Tesla Installing Countermeasures as People Are Hacking the Cables Off Superchargers
Anti-Theft Aktion Amid a spate of vandalism at Supercharger stations, Tesla appears to be employing countermeasures to head off the theft of its valuable copper charging cables. For years now,...
AARRR (Pirate) Metrics: The 5-Stage Framework for Growth
How to track and optimize user acquisition, activation, retention, revenue, and referral using Dave McClure’s AARRR framework.
Allegra Goodman writes about the “life-saving power” of listening to audiobooks (Austen,...
Allegra Goodman writes about the “life-saving power” of listening to audiobooks (Austen, Caro, Dumas, Voltaire) with her son. “We spent hundreds of hours together and had a respite from each...
How PAUL, a Soft Robot, is Designed and Built
PAUL is a modular pneumatic soft robot with three independently actuated silicone segments. The design prioritizes lightweight flexibility, embedded pneumatic tubes, and easy assembly. TinSil 8015 was selected for durability,...
No Startup Has Ever Failed Because it Didn’t Have a Blog
No startup has ever failed because it didn’t have a blog. Name one high-growth startup that failed because it didn’t have a content marketing strategy. You can’t. Because it’s never...
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