Labnotes
February 14th, 2023 6 min read

Weekend Reading — 🎈 BRB, went ballooning

This week we have a cheat sheet for using React, we learn how to use negative prompts, and FaceID-lock our iPhone apps.

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February 5th, 2023 7 min read

Weekend Reading — 👋 How many fingers to a hand?

This week we ask who’s responsible for technical decisions, dig into the origins of spaghetti code, discover a new dopamine loop, talk a lot (too much?) about generative AI, and wrap it up with a better chat UI.

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January 29th, 2023 7 min read

Weekend Reading — 😎 Software is believing

This week is loaded with AI. We use it to summarize and de-summarize, help us SQL, spoken words, and handwritten notes. We also settle a semantic debate and cure our Python envy.

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January 23rd, 2023 7 min read

Weekend Reading — 👌 Ctrl-Salt-Delete

This week we load up on SVG, pay back tech debt, fight name complexity, learn how to build ChatGPT, and go in search of SF/Mission super burrito.

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January 14th, 2023 7 min read

Weekend Reading — 👋 Shut the front door

This week we compare JS component libraries, steer clear of YAML, impressed by text-to-draw tech, and dream of a giant dog bed.

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January 8th, 2023 6 min read

Weekend Reading — 🧄 Garlic expressions

This week we draw with SVG, learn garlic expressions, watch an epic battle unfold, explore AI as assistive technology, replace .env with 1P, and bake an octopie.

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January 2nd, 2023 6 min read

Weekend Reading — 👋 Happy new year!

I’m ready for 2023, are you? This week we got fresh UI components, rendering HTML with React, GPT prompt reverse engineering, and ultimate LEGO.

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December 26th, 2022 7 min read

Weekend Reading — 👋 2-3 levels max

This week our train leaves every 5 minutes, we capture some packets, zoom through meetings, and buy bubble wrap in bulk.

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December 19th, 2022 6 min read

Weekend Reading — 👋 Friend of John

This week we discover the legendary software entrepreneur J.Mastodon, punch holes in cards, choose a new timezone, and worry about dark chocolate.

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