This week we breakdown Apple’s new M1 chip, the new MacBook Air and discuss why so many devs still use vi. Plus, a discussion about when to use the default Documents Folder.
The Rundown
Modern IDEs are magic. Why are so many coders still using Vim and Emacs? (https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/11/09/modern-ide-vs-vim-emacs/)
Everything Apple Announced, From New Macs to New Chips (https://www.wired.com/story/everything-apple-announced-november-2020/)
Average UX Improvements Are Shrinking (https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-gains-shrinking/)
Relevant to your Interests
Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, and many others fall at China's top hacking contest (https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-ios-chrome-and-many-others-fall-at-chinas-top-hacking-contest/)
375% Return on One Startup to Help SoftBank Get Past WeWork Woes (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-08/375-return-on-one-startup-to-help-softbank-get-past-wework-woes?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true)
Google Cloud’s Big Win: the Remarkable 2-Year Journey of CEO Thomas Kurian (https://cloudwars.co/google-cloud/google-cloud-the-remarkable-2-year-journey-of-ceo-thomas-kurian/)
Spotify acquires podcast monetization company Megaphone (https://www.axios.com/spotify-megaphone-monetization-podcasts-cc13b729-56f9-489a-bc94-d79b9f50a54c.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top)
Every last Slingbox will become a brick in two years (https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/9/21557578/slingbox-discontinued-servers-sunset)
Zoom and other ‘stay-at-home’ stocks got crushed on the positive vaccine news (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/09/zoom-and-other-stay-at-home-stocks-are-getting-crushed-on-the-positive-vaccine-news.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top)
TikTok says the Trump administration has forgotten about trying to ban it, would like to know what’s up (https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/10/21559677/tiktok-cfius-court-petition-ban-deadline)
EU charges Amazon in antitrust lawsuit, alleges unfair competition (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-eu-antitrust-1.5796672)
Austin software maker Planview sold in $1.6B deal (https://www.statesman.com/business/20201110/austin-software-maker-planview-sold-in-16b-deal)
Nonsense
Steve Nouri on LinkedIn: #datascience #business #strategy | 404 comments (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6727194101655191552-93Zn)
Ugliest App (https://ugliest.app/)
Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC - Raspberry Pi (https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-400-the-70-desktop-pc/)
Train caught by Whale (https://www.010fotograaf.nl/3445/metro-bungelt-op-8-meter-hoogte-na-ongeval-spijkenisse/)
Why I Still Use an Old PowerPC Mac in 2020 (https://www.howtogeek.com/682300/why-i-still-use-an-old-powerpc-mac-in-2020/)
Chipotle to open its first digital-only restaurant as online orders soar (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/11/chipotle-to-open-its-first-digital-only-restaurant-as-online-orders-soar.html)
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Conferences
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 17 – 20 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/)
OpenShift Commons Gathering November 17, 2020 (https://commons.openshift.org/gatherings/Kubecon_North_America_Virtual_OpenShift_Commons_Gathering_2020.html)
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Recommendations
Matt: Things you can make from old dead laptops - DIY Perks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLP_L7Mgz6M)
Brandon: The Queen’s Gambit (https://www.netflix.com/title/80234304) on Netflix
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