Having learned embroidery herself, Lovelace was familiar with the repetitive patterns used for handicrafts. Similarly, repetitive steps were needed for mathematical calculations. To avoid duplicating cards for repetitive actions, Lovelace used loops, nested loops, and conditional testing in her program instructions.
https://www.inverse.com/science/ada-lovelace-computing

The new brand is called Afeela and goes on sale late 2025. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/sonys-electric-car-plans-become-clearer-as-it-shows-off-prototype-at-ces/

After 46 years of publishing #quilting, #sewing, #knitting, #crochet, and crafting books as well as calendars and paper products, Martingale is closing. (With a big sale to clear our inventory.) https://blog.shopmartingale.com/quilting-sewing/going-out-of-business-sale-save-55-on-everything/

Michelle Goldberg NYT 1-5-23

"As we approach the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, it’s been grimly amusing to see that the party of insurrection can’t even manage the orderly transfer of power to itself. Rarely does karma play out so neatly."

"Google Docs is getting a new feature that will make it easier to show code in an easy-to-understand way. The company announced that it’s adding code blocks to its 'smart canvas' system, which will automatically add the proper spacing and color-coding for a variety of programming languages, such as Python, C, and Javascript." https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/14/23509936/google-docs-code-blocks-smart-canvas

Suzy McKee Charnas has died, marking SFF’s first big visit by the reaper for 2023. Charnas was a pioneering voice in feminist SFF (The Holdfast Chronicles series) and was also popular for her horror (The Vampire Tapestry). https://locusmag.com/2023/01/suzy-mckee-charnas-1939-2023/

Practice typing by retyping entire novels https://www.typelit.io/

You're ready to file a support ticket. What info should you include?
#Redis asks for a lot of information when you contact the support team. We’re not being capricious or demanding. There are good reasons why we ask for this information.
https://redis.com/blog/understanding-redis-enterprise-software-support-packages/

Several tales of people and companies re-inventing themselves... and the examples are quite entertaining. You'll smile.
https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/12/30/new-year-new-you-historys-best-transformations

"That internal camera isn't just for the AI to use. Samsung says you can even livestream the view from inside your oven to social media." https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/2/23535824/samsung-bespoke-ai-oven-livestream-burn-detection

New additions to the dictionary mean newly playable words in Scrabble, which is big news in the world of word games. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/words-added-to-the-scrabble-dictionary

Small communities of highland pastoralists living in present-day Uzbekistan in Central Asia produced and supplied a third of the tin aboard the ship—tin en route to markets around the Mediterranean to be made into coveted bronze metal. https://phys.org/news/2022-11-year-old-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex.html

Redis data types can be complex, structured and powerful. This introduction summarizes how and when to use some essential data types. #redis

https://thenewstack.io/redis-data-types-the-basics/

TIL QR codes “sprang from a lunchtime game of Go more than a quarter of a century ago.” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/11/qr-code-inventor-relish-its-role-in-tackling-covid

"What if your phone's really ancient and no one wants to use it anymore? No, don't just put it back inside your drawer. Instead of letting it collect dust, you can repurpose it as a digital picture frame." https://www.slashgear.com/1141722/how-to-use-an-old-android-phone-as-a-digital-photo-frame/

Beyond the obvious -- keep your tech skills up to date -- what advice would you give someone to future-proof a developer career?

I'm collecting input for a short listicle of suggestions... given that this is "start a job hunt" time of year. What advice would have made a difference for you?

When the freezer is just a hole in the wall https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bartender-antarctica-south-pole

Apparently I began my negotiating skills early.

As I recall I did not, however, get $1.

On this day in 1851, ten years before Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States, he wrote the following letter to his step-brother, John Daniel Johnston, in response to a request for a loan. https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/you-are-not-lazy-and-still-you-are