Matt Varian

Links

• https://www.ducktyped.org/archive This is a fun blog that has illustrated guides to a few different types of technical topics, from linear algebra to route tables
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nDdLiXS5wk Ever see really really tall antenna towers? The ones that go over 1000ft tall(in fact one in North Dakota is just over 2000ft tall, interesting enough they go down to balance on a single point
• https://neal.fun/space-elevator/ This is a fun comic-style guide showing what’s a different altitudes as you ride your space elevator up, gives you an idea of just how high space really is
• https://issinrealtime.org/ Did you know there is a log of 25yrs of the ISS? You can go back to a date years ago, hear the radio traffic to/from ISS, see who was on board and what they did that day.
• https://seated.ro/blog/tinkering-a-lost-art This is an interesting take on how tinkering is a great form of learning
• https://www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/linear-timing-function/ While in general this is about CSS and animations within it, i think most will find it interesting as it shows the dynamics of how movement between points can present based on acceleration, dampening, and time.

Cool historical fact

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Stockholm_telephone_tower We are used to seeing telephone poles, but normally just have a handful of lines running to them… the Swedes made one with 5,500 lines going to it.