diff --git a/content/blog/2026/weeknotes-2026w06.md b/content/blog/2026/weeknotes-2026w06.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee8c11a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2026/weeknotes-2026w06.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +title: "Notes on 2026W06" +slug: weeknotes-2026w06 +date: 2026-02-08 +categories: weeknotes +tags: + - Weeknotes + - Tech + - Axolotls + - Immigration + - Canada + - Fonts + - Programming + - Make + - Privacy +--- + +Sir Ian McKellan was on Colbert this week. His soliloquy from Shakespeare's Sir +Thomas More (a role he debuted in the 60s; it had never been peformed publicly) +is incredible and highly relevant to today, despite being 400 years old. Skip +ahead to 20:15 or so to see just the soliloquy. + +{{< youtube id=2l2RqzVG4ag start=1214 loading=lazy >}} + +[Bye Canada, I'm Going Back Where I Came From][bye-ca] about the difficult state +many immigrants to Canada find themselves in. + + +--- + +I spent a little time fiddling with Makefiles over the last few weeks. I wrote a +BSD Makefile to [set up my dotfiles][df-make]. I've written +[before][make-patterns] about Makefiles and the differences between GNU and BSD +`make`. + +[C Isn't a Programming Language Anymore][c] explaining the mess that is ABI +compatibility and why every programming language eventually boils down to C. + +--- + +[Maple Mono](https://font.subf.dev/en/) is a friendly, rounded, monospace font. +Thanks to [James](https://social.axiixc.com/@axiixc/116025991390604051) for +pointing it out. + +--- + +California has a [new website][drop-ktla] called [DROP][drop] to help residents +remove their personal data from data brokers. + +--- + +[How Axolotls Took Over the World][axo] in the Guardian. + +Incidentally, the word "axolotl" is from Nahuatl and its pronunciation is closer +to "[ah-sho-LOT-l](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d79EBJYJbuA)" than how we +tend to say it in English. I've been practicing saying it that way. + + +[df-make]: https://source.erynwells.me/eryn/dotfiles/commit/c1fb9721bf2f00f8a2ede05b43c2a755eb66c667 +[axo]: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/21/how-axolotls-took-over-the-world +[bye-ca]: https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/bye-canada-im-going-back-to-where-i-came-from/ +[c]: https://gankra.github.io/blah/c-isnt-a-language +[drop]: https://consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov +[drop-ktla]: https://ktla.com/news/california/californias-drop-website-helps-residents-delete-personal-data-online/ +[make-patterns]: {{< ref "blog/2024/make-pattern-rules" >}}