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Here are some interesting things I read this month.
Presented without comment or endorsement.

* [Lessons from my PhD][16] ([archive][16w])
* [What's the Best Insult you Know?][15] ([archive][15w])
* [Interfaces and Nil in Go, or, Don't Lie to Computers][14] ([archive][14w])
* [Explaining AP style on Black and white][13] ([archive][13w])
* [The growth of command line options, 1979-Present][12] ([archive][12w])
* [Uncomfortable Truths in Software Engineering][11], ([archive][11w]) [HN][11a], ([archive][11aw])
* [Spiking Neural Networks][10] ([archive][10w])
* [The Evolutions of Lambdas in C++14, C++17 and C++20][9] [HN][9a] ([archive][9aw])
* [Conflict vs. Mistake][8] ([archive][8w])
* [Is there a Right to Own a Gun?][7] ([archive][7w])
* [Untitled][6] ([archive][6w])
* ["Every so often..."][5] ([archive][5w])
* [This is what Makes my Head Spin][4] ([archive][4w])
* [Burger Kang][3] ([archive][3w])
* [So You Want to Fight Wokeness][2] ([archive][2w])
* [Tao of Unix Programming][1], ([archive][1w])



[1]: https://github.com/globalcitizen/taoup
[1w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218193428/https://github.com/globalcitizen/taoup

[2]: https://eharding.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-fight-wokeness
[2w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218193526/https://eharding.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-fight-wokeness

[3]: http://stonetoss.com/comic/burger-kang/
[3w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218193640/http://stonetoss.com/comic/burger-kang/

[4]: https://medium.com/@page88/this-is-what-makes-my-head-spin-f5542c493384
[4w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218193751/https://medium.com/@page88/this-is-what-makes-my-head-spin-f5542c493384

[5]:https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMotte/comments/quapxg/culture_war_roundup_for_the_week_of_november_15/hl4qa0s/
[5w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218193922/https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMotte/comments/quapxg/culture_war_roundup_for_the_week_of_november_15/hl4qa0s/

[6]: https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/01/untitled/
[6w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194124/https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/01/untitled/

[7]: http://www.owl232.net/papers/guncontrol.htm
[7w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194334/http://www.owl232.net/papers/guncontrol.htm

[8]: https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/24/conflict-vs-mistake/
[8w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194427/https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/24/conflict-vs-mistake/

[9]: https://www.fluentcpp.com/2021/12/13/the-evolutions-of-lambdas-in-c14-c17-and-c20/
[9w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194514/https://www.fluentcpp.com/2021/12/13/the-evolutions-of-lambdas-in-c14-c17-and-c20/
[9a]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29537660
[9aw]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194602/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29537660

[10]: https://simons.berkeley.edu/news/spiking-neural-networks
[10w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194731/https://simons.berkeley.edu/news/spiking-neural-networks

[11]: https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/uncomfortable-truths-in-software-engineering/
[11w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194837/https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/uncomfortable-truths-in-software-engineering/
[11a]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29564219
[11aw]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194748/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29564219

[12]: https://danluu.com/cli-complexity/
[12w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194733/https://danluu.com/cli-complexity/

[13]: https://apnews.com/article/archive-race-and-ethnicity-9105661462
[13w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194727/https://apnews.com/article/archive-race-and-ethnicity-9105661462

[14]: http://www.jerf.org/iri/post/2957
[14w]: http://web.archive.org/web/20211228214306/http://www.jerf.org/iri/post/2957

[15]: https://reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/rj8q6k/whats_the_best_insult_you_know/
[15w]: http://web.archive.org/web/20220102221255/https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/rj8q6k/whats_the_best_insult_you_know/

[16]: https://web.eecs.utk.edu/~azh/blog/lessonsfrommyphd.html
[16w]: https://web.archive.org/web/20220102221404/https://web.eecs.utk.edu/~azh/blog/lessonsfrommyphd.html