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5 discoveries · Hand-picked discoveries from the open web, newest first.
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Restraint on the part of the front-runner seems like quite a strong signal.
How's this for an analogy? The situation You're in a car that is racing towards a prize at the edge of a cliff. Your car is chained to several other cars that are also racing towards the cliff. You can hit the brakes and pull over, but if the other cars don't also do that, they will still drag you off the cliff. Maybe if enough of you all slam on your brakes, it's still OK if a few don't. You don't know how worried the other cars are about the cliff, but some level of potential concern among cars that the prize is right next to a cliff is common knowledge. What I'd do If you are at the front o
LessWrong · EN
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In Front of Their Noses
Why did so many highly intelligent people refuse to believe that a self-destructive administration would actually self-destruct?
The Atlantic · EN
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Self-hosting and surviving the front page of Hacker News
IntroLast October, my post “Why I Ditched Disqus for My Blog” unexpectedly reached the #1 spot on Hacker News - and stayed on the front page for more than 11 hours. Overnight, a blog I usually run quietly from an old laptop-turned-server at home was under the kind of scrutiny I never prepared for. For context, a couple of years ago, I migrated from Ghost to Hugo, and started self-hosting in a truly DIY way - a setup that could reliably handle my modest regular traffic.
ryansouthgate.com · EN
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Modern CSS Might Make Your Front-End More Complex
Replacing JavaScript with a modern CSS feature can simplify a piece of code while making the wider application harder to reason about. Gabriel Shoyombo explores what happens when logic is split between CSS and JavaScript, sharing practical guidance to help you keep complexity in check during migration.
Smashing Magazine · EN