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April 9, 2024

Tuesday Letter #33 - I'm back

Hey, Happy Tuesday!

Why are you getting this: You signed up to receive this newsletter on my personal website. I promised to send you the most interesting sites and resources I have encountered during the week. If you don't want to receive this newsletter, feel free to unsubscribe anytime.

It has been more than a year since my last email to you guys. Sorry about that. I don't know what it is, but I feel that I'm ready to be consistent again! So hopefully you'll see more of these letters (if you decided to stay).

Quick update about me. A lot has happened since my last letter. I became a father, started working for one of the best companies in the world (Readwise) and created a few cool side projects. Now, I hope to add more writing to the list, starting with this letter.


📜 Quote of the week

Finite players play within boundaries; infinite players play with boundaries.

Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse

I'm still reading the book, so I might be wrong, but I feel like this quote captures the essence of the book very well.

You want to be the person that pushes the boundaries not the person that stays within them.


😄 Cool person I encountered this week

Marijke Luttekes

Marijke Luttekes

I have stumbled on Marijke's site through her post on using Caddyfile. But then I also learnt that she is a Djangonaut and just joined the Django Software Foundation as a member. Congrats!


🐦 Tweet of the week

Here are some things I know in my 40s that would have been very useful to know in my 20s:

1. plant trees. more trees. more.
2. improve one thing about your life/home/relationships every day/week.
3. get an adjustable standing desk.
4. get a treadmill for your desk.
5. walk a…

— Vic 🌮 (@VicVijayakumar) April 4, 2024

No explanation needed. Vic shares his wisdom. Simple and to the point.


😎 Other cool links

  • This guy built a lot of cool games and puzzles to teach his kid about programming (link). My son is 15 months old, I'll be borrowing these for sure!
  • I spent at least 5 minutes scrolling this infinitely scrollable Game of Life simulation (link). Mind blowing!
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