Month: August 2019
Lack of Open Source Sustainability Keeps Women and Minorities Out
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[This is a sad look at the economic sustainability of open source software](https://staltz.com/software-below-the-poverty-line.html). It also brings to mind inequality since you have to have some alternate form of income to run an open source project. That likely limits women and minorities from even looking at contributing because they have bills to pay. For women it…
Another Flawed Study on the Productivity Boost for Multiple Monitors
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[Here is another study, this one from 2018, that shows that multiple monitors increase productivity](https://www.health2work.nl/media/wysiwyg/Productiviteit_en_Multi_screen.pdf). I think the testing model is flawed though since users are give a task with no opportunities for distraction or to make choices outside of what they’re supposed to be doing. In this scenario I believe that they’re right, multiple…
Similarities Between Mac SE and iOS
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[A nostalgic piece on a 30-year-old Mac from The Atlantic](https://apple.news/ASVFqVlrvROWcYiWVzcWQ9w): > Now that laptops are ubiquitous, working on a computer at a desk is an ergonomic misery. At coffee shops and co-working spaces, people hunch over them, staring down toward screens perched at table level. And > Laptops are even common in offices now, because…
What We Really Do All Day
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Just added [this book to my list](https://literaryreview.co.uk/where-does-it-all-go) and I’ll be heading to my favourite used bookstore in about an hour to see if they have it.
InterLibrary Loans
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I had no idea there was [InterLibrary Loan](https://lithub.com/interlibrary-loan-will-change-your-life/) but I looked it up for my local library and yup there is. My local library already sort of has this since it shares books with all the libraries in the Fraser Valley. Lots of times I request a book and have to wait a few days…
The Wrong Things To Care About When Blogging
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[Good blogging advice from Chris Hannah](https://blog.chrishannah.me/focussing-on-the-wrong-things-when-starting-a-blog/): > If you are trying to start a blog, then the best advice is to just start writing, and then press publish. Sure, it might not be the best content you’ll ever produce, but it’s something. Then with the experience of writing and publishing that post, the next one…
Ben Furfie – maybe you don’t need a CMS
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[Ben had a great podcast talking about using a CMS, or not using a CMS](https://overcast.fm/+LROumQwIY). Sure it’s an older podcast but I still think it’s relevant. In fact, I’ve got a client site coming up that I was going to put in a CMS, but really it’s for a phone number. In the 5 years…
Freelance Friday 065 – August 9
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Early this week I launched my new Statamic site. I didn’t bother with all the content so if you’re looking for a book you purchased you’ll find that stuff at [store.curtismchale.ca](https://store.curtismchale.ca) for now. I may move everything over to Statamic and Stripe long term, but for now I wanted to get future content on Markdown…
Do we assume that women are irrelevant to city infrastructure?
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This quote from [Invisible Women](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1419729071/?tag=strugwithfait-20), got me thinking about the [recent link I shared about cars](https://curtismchale.ca/2019/08/02/were-cars-a-mistake). > The gender gap in travel data continues with the intentional ommission in many transport surveys of shorter pedestrian and other ‘non-motorized’ trips. These trips, says Sanchez de Madrigal, are ‘not considered to be relevant for infrastructure policymaking’. Given…
Science says – we’re not actually that busy
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[From Inc](https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/science-confirms-it-talking-about-how-busy-you-are-is-a-humble-brag.html): > Ask basically any professional American how they’re doing these days and chances are good you’ll hear a single, standard answer: “busy.” But ask any expert in time use, or one of the many researchers who have painstakingly documented how we use our time, why Americans are so slammed all the time and…
