Weeknotes for 2026W06

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+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" >}}