[post] link log 1

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+layout: post
+title: "\U0001FAB5 Link Log #1"
+categories: link-log
+date: 2024-02-04
+---
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+_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._
+</span>
+
+[.NET on Linux: What a Contrast][dotnet_on_linux] ↬ I used to develop .NET
+professionally, and I _really_ wanted to be able to use linux to develop instead
+of Windows. Back in those days, you _could_ do it, but it was such a pain that
+it never felt worth it. These days I've been interested in giving F# a try (as a
+maybe more friendly intro to typed functional programming than OCaml), and if
+the tooling has gotten this much better maybe it's worth giving it a shot. 
+
+[17 Life-Learnings from 17 Years of The Marginalian][marginalian] ↬ Somehow I've
+never read the Marginalian. I recognized the name when I stumbled across this
+post; Maria Popova wrote the foreward for _[Dear Data][dear_data]_, a lovely
+book showcasing the intersection between data and creativity. There's a lot
+here, in this post and the site on the whole. I'm a little sad I only now found
+out about this, but excited that there's such a backlog of articles to dig
+through.
+
+[nektos/act: Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀][nektos_act] ↬ So the README
+lists two reasons for using something like this. A good tool to have in your
+back pocket when needed.
+* 😄 Fast feedback developing/testing/debugging github actions locally. I
+  haven't run into a need for this, yet. But this would certainly beat the
+  workflow of commit/push/wait/read the error/try again.
+* 🤢 Local task runner. I don't want to replace `make` or `rake` or whatever
+  with something that spins up a docker image to run a linter or something. I
+  can see the appeal, but it's not how I want to run things like that.
+
+[Illustrations][tom_chalky_illustrations] ↬ These are neat packs of vintage
+illustrations, ranging from florals to the occult. I really want to find a place
+to use these, they're super neat.
+
+[Pika - Start Your Happy Blog][pika_blog] ↬ This looks like a super cool way to
+spin up a blog! I'm very happy with my jekyll blog, but if I didn't like to
+tinker so much I would definitely use this. I'm a fan of [Good
+Enough][good_enough] and their ethos, and this is another super cool product
+they've come up with.
+
+
+[dotnet_on_linux]: https://two-wrongs.com/dotnet-on-linux-update
+[marginalian]: https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/10/22/17/?s=03
+[dear_data]: http://www.dear-data.com/
+[nektos_act]: https://github.com/nektos/act
+[tom_chalky_illustrations]: https://tomchalky.com/product-category/illustrations/
+[pika_blog]: https://pika.page/
+[good_enough]: https://goodenough.us/

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