There is still cool stuff on the internet

This episode we are talking about keeping the internet interesting and making cool things by looking at PagedOut and Itch.io. Also, Allen won't ever mark you down, Outlaw won't ever give you up, and Joe took a note to say something about Barbie here but he can't remember what it was.

The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode226

Reviews

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News

• Orlando Code Camp Conference is February 24th (orlandocodecamp.com)
• Wireless mic kit mentioned by Outlaw regarding the Shure system (shure.com)
• New video from Allen: JZ's tip from last episode - Obsidian Tips for Staying Organized (youtube)

Is Cat 8 Overkill?

• No way!
• Check out AliExpress to save some money (aliexpress.com)
• Note for NAS building / Plex - 11 gen and newer Intels are your friend for transcoding (intel.com)

Merge commits

• Thanks for the tip mikerg!
• Some orgs are banning merge commits on larger repositories
• Should you? (graphite.dev)
• Git Rebase Visualized (atlassian.com)
• Merge Commit Visualized (atlassian.com)

Paged Out - E-Zine

• Paged Out is a free e-zine of interesting and important articles (pagedout.institute)
• Thanks for the tip mikerg!
• Some samples
  • AIleister Cryptley, a GPT-fueled sock puppeteer
    • A fake online persona that will