🧠Signals & Noise - #6
things that I've read, watched, listened to, and created lately.
đź’ Something to Think About
A quote, reflection, or question for you to ponder this week.
“First, make it work. Then, make it right. Finally, make it fast.” — Kent Beck
Takeaways of this issue:
đź“– Deep Dives & Quick Reads
Articles worth reading — insights, essays, and web gems.
- The Analog Life: 50 Ways to Unplug and Feel Human Again - link
If you know me personally, you may encounter my interest in living a more analog and simple life. I can’t keep up with the speed of attention-seeking apps and technologies that surround us. This article was a fun reminder for me. I thought you may also enjoy it. - Expert Generalists - link
Until I read this article, I hadn’t noticed how tool-oriented I was, both in my technical growth and in my previous job searches. Although in my day-to-day life, I was quite the opposite. I believe in the “you built it, you ship it” mentality. I try to learn the whole application life cycle from end to end. This article let me put the stones in the correct places. If you are an information worker in the software industry, I recommend taking a closer look at this article.
đź“š Leaf by Leaf
Books I’ve recently finished or am currently reading, with a few reflections.
I like to learn through books. I don’t say it’s the only way, but it’s one of the most effective for me. Whenever I want to learn about something, the first thing I do is ask around for book recommendations. Recently, I've noticed that as an MLOps engineer, I have weaker ML skills, which I want to improve. Then I asked my friends in R&D.
This time, I’m not giving my own advice, but rather passing on the one I received from my teammates in R&D. Those have just arrived, and I might provide my own review of them in the upcoming issues. But until that time, here are the suggested books for me as a newbie on the ML side of things:
- Designing Machine Learning Systems: An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications - link
- Effective Data Science Infrastructure: How to Make Data Scientists Productive - link
PS: Note that I’m not totally a newbie to the field. I took a couple of classes, both at the graduate and master's levels. So my friends took that into account while giving me these suggestions.
🎥 Frames of Thought
Compelling videos I stumbled upon — essays, interviews, talks, or short docs.
ALifeEngineered - link
I discovered Steve Huynh thanks to his interview with Gergerly Orosz. While researching him further, I found his YouTube channel. It’s an excellent resource for like-minded engineers.Undercover Journalist Unpacks Essential Tools to Escape Detection - link
Privacy is one of the most significant topics in the modern age. I am always interested in people’s interaction with the technology. In this video, journalist Vegas Tenold walks you through his tips from his trips in some of the most hostile environments in the world.If you have never heard of Proton, I also suggest giving it a chance.
🖋️ My Creative Corner
Stuff I’ve made recently: code, writing, visuals, videos, or experiments.
- Find me on Bluesky - link
Aren’t we still connected on Bluesky? Don’t forget to visit my profile. - On recent camping and hiking trips.
The last 2 weeks were intense for me in terms of camping and hiking trips. 2 weeks ago, I hiked through Natural Park Veluwezoom with my beloved friend PĂ©ter, who is also one of the readers of my newsletter, hi PĂ©te! After a lengthy conversation, we decided on a route of ~23 kilometers, which you can check here. I liked our first visit to Zegenoord so much that I went there with my wife to camp and relax a bit. I needed to watch a lot of vids as preparation for the trip. Here are two of them.
Online Articles on Kobo AGAIN! - link
A couple days after this post on Bluesky, I see Instapaper announced an integration with Kobo. I couldn’t be happier about this. Now my favorite feature of my e-reader is back and I don’t need to do anything but logging in through the interface.
