Here is a collection of articles, videos, audio and discoveries from the month of August:
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Carlton Gibson writes a post in a calm tone about how it is ok to just do your own thing, no matter what the hype is at the moment.
How we tracked down a 16 year old SQLite bug
Alex Chan writes about how TailScale discovered a bug capable of corrupting a SQLite database that had gone undiscovered for 16 years.
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Interview with Steve Rosenberg
Steve Rosenberg is the editor of the BBCs Moscow office and it was interesting listening to his in-depth interview of his life in Russia and the current state of the country. I would also recommend his personal channel where he reads the daily Russian newspapers to audience, giving a glimpse into the Russian media landscape.
Why Putin and Xi can’t escape geography
Military historian Sarah Paine talks about the inherent difference between continental and maritime powers, and what effects those have on their military and geopolitical strategy and trade. I found this one to be very relevant to the current state of the world.
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
I completely slept on this one when it came out, but it has some of the best body horror I’ve seen in a while!
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Having listened to the Cuban Jazz music of Tómas R. Einarsson for decades, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there had been an album where some of his songs had been taken and given a techno makeover.
Finnish artist’s Vilma Jää fantastic OST for the upcoming video game CONTROL Resonant.
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A convenient list of how to configure dependency cooldowns for various package managers in different language ecosystems.