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Scientific Thinking - Crash Course This is a great mini youtube series on the scientific process that’s easily digestible and really should be required learning for society. In 7 episodes, Crash Course Scientific Thinking will teach learners the foundational principles underlying scientific thought, pulling back the curtain on processes like peer review, interrogating what makes sources reliable (or not), unpacking how consensus is reached, and revealing how scientific understanding changes over time. ...

In praise of the ellipsis The ellipsis is an irreplaceable method for showing disdain, avoiding the subject, offering a knowing delay, bringing a sense of speech to the page, or just being plain snarky. It allows you to pause and then move on without the need to tell anyone why… via

An Undefeated Pull Request Template | Ashlee M Boyer This is probably the best and most thorough advice I’ve seen on how to write good pull request descriptions. So many great bits of advice and things I wanted to +1. The first goal of a pull request description is to make code review as straightforward and frictionless as possible. Even if everyone knows the code, you’re saving them time by doing the thinking for them. The code is still fresh in your mind whereas they might need to take a few minutes to recall how the feature works. ...

How I configure my Git identities | benji This is pretty cool and I’m immediately implementing it!