I read a lot on the internet. Via RSS, preferably. Some things are memorable, some not. I’m testing out using a link blog to highlight the best of what I read. Maybe for others to find, maybe just for me to back to. Time will tell.

This one’s been a long time in the making, but has some really good articles.

↬ Data exploration using VIM

Michael explains a cool way to interactively explore large text files (think logs) in vim, but using the existing cli tools you know and love. The things I found particularly cool is cating a file to a new buffer rather than using the existing file so you can easily write your changes to a new file, and getting to use vim’s undo commands to easily revert when the inevitable typo or wrong command argument shows up.

↬ All Hail The Cloud

Good lord this was a good read. Depressing, but good. Via Dense Discovery.

↬ Invest in Interfaces

I definitely agree with Luke’s arguments here. Investing in your interfaces/tools pays dividends over time, and well worth the monetary or time investment. And of course there’s a fine line between investing in tools and justifying spending (wasting) money on something you don’t need.

↬ Guided by Vices

This perfectly describes how I feel about social media. I’ve kind of had these ideas bouncing around in my head for a bit, but never been able to fully flesh them out. If I ever need to explain it, I’ll just point people to this article.