Interesting content Friday — 2019/05/17
Hello folks, have you considered supporting the Python Software Foundation? I decided to support the PSF and shared my reasons. Enjoy today’s links!
[31min Video] Victor Stinner — How to engage Python contributors in the long term? Tech is easy, people are hard.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3UmUj9h_Eo
This talk makes you think about how toxic people can be on the Internet and the impact it has on the other side. Python is maintained mostly by volunteers, and some of them leave the project due to burnout. Victor shares his story of burnout as a core-developer, misconceptions about open-source development, diversity issues in the Python community (identity & ideas), the cost of contributions, toxicity, and other interesting topics. These problems are real and we ignored them for a while. It’s great to see the work the Python community is doing and how it will improve the Python project and help maintainers get a better quality of life.
By the way, yesterday I published an article about some problems we’re solving at YipitData and can you guess what the first comment on Reddit is?
[Article] The Structure of Stand-Up Comedy
Link: https://pudding.cool/2018/02/stand-up/
I watched Ali Wong’s Baby Cobra special a while ago and loved it. I didn’t know why I loved it, but The Pudding went above and beyond to explain why with data analysis. I had never seen this type of interactive content and I’m impressed with the user interactivity. Sometimes jokes get too far, but can joke analysis go too far?
[Podcast] The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, with Daniel Pink
Link: https://affordanything.com/scientific-secrets-perfect-timing-daniel-pink/
In this podcast, Daniel Pink talks about his new book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. He talks about chronotypes and discusses what’s the best time of the day to perform certain activities, such as deep work, emails, and brainstorming. Sometimes we set ourselves to failure because of when we decide to do something; “[…] Doctors find half as many polyps in afternoon exams than they do in morning exams for the same population.”
What’s the best time of the day to read emails, tackle a complex problem, or schedule a meeting with someone?
I haven’t read his new book yet, but I enjoyed this podcast. I also recommend the book Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps, and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind — it talks about circadian rhythms (morning person vs. night person) and how you can adjust the environment to better support your circadian rhythm.
