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- Spooky homepage process by anh. I love seeing “behind the scenes” into how people do the cool things they do. Especially creative people that create something that causes an emotional reaction.
- Racket/Lisp related link dump: Why learn Racket? A student’s perspective by Micah Cantor. Why Racket? Why Lisp? by Matthew Butterick. Why language-oriented programming? Why Racket? by Matthew Butterick. Every article I read about Racket is generally positive and Butterick writes very convincingly.
- Is everyone pretending to understand inflation? by Search Engine. One of my “if-you-could-go-back” university majors is economics and this itched my brain nicely.
- Why’s it so hard to tax billionaires? by Search Engine. Billionaires don’t usually take a normal salary because they would pay a crazy high income tax. Instead, they get paid in company stock and have an “income” of near-zero. The company goes up in value and so do they. When they want to go out and buy something (groceries, a car, a new island, etc.) they don’t sell their stocks because they would pay capital gains tax on that. They go to a bank and get a loan using their stock as collateral. The interest is way lower than what their tax would be and they don’t ever need to pay it back. Buy, borrow, die.
- Building a successful mechanical engineering career through Oregon State: Wyatt Weaver’s journey by Steve Frandzel. My friend Wyatt is inspiring and rigorous in achieving his goals. He’s incredibly kind too, on top of all of his work and side projects.
- SimpleBits type foundry. Really cool fonts with a simple license and actually attainable prices. Hubano and Cartridge look awesome.
- On feeling connected by Henrik Karlsson. Karlsson describes giving as “an act of potency.” I’ve been thinking about better language for “serving” or “giving” that doesn’t sound so zero-sum. When I do things for others, it gives me life and meaning—positive sum. I don’t quite know how to convey that succinctly yet. “Potency” is close but not quite right.
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Who am I?
My name is Westley Winks. I try to live my life with integrity by committing to these core values, even when it's uncomfortable:
- Learning humbly. Pursuing and practicing new skills and knowledge that serve my goals, my interests, and other people. Doing it humbly means embracing a beginner's mindset, admitting when I am wrong or don't know, and understanding that I can always learn something from others.
- Serving compassionately and reliably. Helping others, supporting them and nurturing their growth when and how they need it. Doing it compassionately means leading with empathy, taking care of myself, and remaining other-focused rather than transactional. Being reliable is continually building trust with myself and others that I will do what I say I'm going to do.
- Connecting authentically. Investing in meaningful relationships while participating in and adding value to important things that are larger than myself. Being authentic means choosing truth over performance, not sacrificing my values or identity to fit in, and being my true self in any engagement with myself or others.
Colophon
- Alessandro Muraro - design inspiration
- Bridgetown - static site generator
- SCSS - styling
- Open Props - CSS variables
- Netlify - hosting
