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This week, the unreasonable ecological cost of #cryptoart, why nobody is practicing continuous deployment, and our new feature: personalized feeds on Stack Overflow for Teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-from-the-blog\">From the blog\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002F2021\u002F01\u002F12\u002Fwant-to-teach-your-kids-to-code-here-are-three-apps-that-can-help\u002F?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Personalized feeds now available on Teams\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>stackoverflow.blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>For You is a personalized feed that displays in every Team user’s instance. It offers actions and alerts to keep your knowledge base up-to-date. This new feed replaces the current inbox with the goal of enabling users to get tasks done more efficiently. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002F2021\u002F01\u002F19\u002Ffulfilling-the-promise-of-ci-cd\u002F?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Fulfilling the promise of CI\u002FCD\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>stackoverflow.blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Often, when people say “CI\u002FCD,” they are only talking about continuous integration. Nobody is talking about (or practicing) continuous deployment. AT ALL. It’s like we have all forgotten it exists. It’s time to change that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002F2021\u002F01\u002F19\u002Fpodcast-305-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-senior-software-engineer\u002F?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Podcast 305: What does it mean to be a “senior” software engineer\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>stackoverflow.blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>A chat with Jocelyn Harper about the journey from office manager at a construction company to Java programmer at a major tech firm. Plus, the hidden roles and responsibilities of “senior” engineers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.netapp.com\u002Fcloud-storage-solutions\u002Fpublic-cloud-spending-ebook\u002F?utm_source=stackoverflow&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=brand-revenue_rep_ww_optimize_ebook&utm_content=01272021-newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Lost control of your cloud costs?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>promotion\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Whether you’re seeking to optimize cloud storage or searching for better ways to expand cloud use, you’ll be constrained by your company’s mandate to lower costs. 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Here’s an interesting idea around bringing those back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flukashermann.dev\u002Fwriting\u002Fwhy-the-iphone-timer-displays-fake-time\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Why the iPhone Timer app displays a fake time\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>lukashermann.dev\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>While building a timer app, this developer came across a peculiarity with displaying time. He found out that the iPhone timer addresses that peculiarity by showing you a fake time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmemoakten.medium.com\u002Fthe-unreasonable-ecological-cost-of-cryptoart-2221d3eb2053\">\u003Cstrong>The unreasonable ecological cost of #cryptoArt. Part 1\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>memoakten.medium.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>The world of #CryptoArt is fascinating in how it redefines digital art ownership. But what is the cost of its growing popularity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdiscord\u002Ffocus-rings\">\u003Cstrong>A centralized system for displaying and stylizing focus indicators anywhere on a webpage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>github.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>The team behind Discord built a clean, accessibility-focused system for focus indicators when implementing keyboard navigation for your projects. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Spend less time in Slack. 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