City of Seattle Prevails Against Housing Growth Plan Appeals, an exciting breakthrough for rapid development of housing in the city. More important, in my opinion, that the city pointed towards a lack of commentary on the draft before trying to appeal the decision. People should be involved early, when the city is explicitly trying to garner feedback, rather than knee-jerk reacting after a decision has been made.
The Secret Formula for Faster Trains, how Amtrak can reduce “dead time” and increase speeds for cheaper than it would cost to build new high-speed rail lines. An important alternative towards building new rail in the US, which is expensive.
What Porn Taught a Generation of Women, a history of pornography in the United States and its influence on pop culture. The author concludes that most modern media would be considered pornographic by standards of the past, but this is potentially intentional. I also resonated with the comparison between gratuitous violence and lewd media.
How to Create an NPM Package, an excellent guide on baseline setup for an NPM package in TypeScript, which I frequently referenced at work.
Librarians are dangerous, a lighthearted hype-up of librarians and the various roles they fill in the community. As someone who had a great relationship with my librarian in primary school, I respect the care and effort librarians provide.
