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This week: This week: We decipher what's going on from the latest waves of layoffs, trace the historical importance of breakfast, and figure out how to animate SVGs with ease.\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\u002F2023\u002F01\u002F30\u002Fis-software-getting-worse\u002F?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Is software getting worse?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>stackoverflow.blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>With all the advancements in software development, apps could be much better. Why aren’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002F2023\u002F01\u002F31\u002Fceo-update-eliminating-obstacles-to-productivity-efficiency-and-learning\u002F?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>CEO update: Eliminating obstacles to productivity, efficiency, and learning\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>stackoverflow.blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>It was a busy and successful quarter, so although our first CEO update of 2023 takes place in a fundamentally different environment than the first of 2022, our optimism for the future has not changed. It’s simply joined by a dose of pragmatism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002F2023\u002F02\u002F01\u002Fannouncing-more-ways-to-learn-and-grow-your-skills\u002F?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Announcing more ways to learn and grow your skills\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>stackoverflow.blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Now you can discover relevant online courses from Pluralsight® and Udemy® on Stack Overflow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002F2023\u002F01\u002F31\u002Fwhat-do-the-tech-layoffs-really-tell-us-ep-532\u002F?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>What do the tech layoffs really tell us? (Ep. 533)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>stackoverflow.blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>The home team convenes to talk about how tech layoffs are reshaping the industry, where to look for software engineering jobs beyond tech, the brain-computer interface that speeds up communication for people experiencing paralysis, and Ben’s million-dollar game idea (free for the stealing).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.couchbase.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fcapella\u002Fget-started?utm_source=TNS_newsletter&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=capella\">\u003Cstrong>A faster, easier, and more flexible database-as-a-service.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>promotion\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Couchbase Capella DBaaS is flexible, full-featured and fully managed – with built-in access via K\u002FV, SQL and full text search. It’s blazing fast, yet surprisingly affordable. Try Capella today for free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-interesting-questions\">Interesting questions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphysics.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F748241\u002Fhow-can-a-grain-of-sand-be-spagettified-when-nearing-a-black-hole?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>How can a grain of sand be “spaghettified” when nearing a black hole? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>physics.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>This is all speculation since we can’t really run experiments with black holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fskeptics.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F54342\u002Fdoes-the-meme-breakfast-is-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day-come-from-a-1944?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Does the meme “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” come from a 1944 cereal marketing campaign?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>skeptics.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Breakfast is so important that it’s mentioned in foundational religious texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsecurity.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F268121\u002Fthe-rationale-behind-allowing-sudo-u-root-but-disallowing-sudo-u-any-other?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>What’s the rationale behind allowing \u003Ccode>sudo -u root\u003C\u002Fcode> but disallowing `sudo -u `\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>security.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Welcome to policy jungle, we’ve got confusing rules. You can impersonate any user you like, so long as you got root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdba.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F322920\u002Fdoes-a-query-that-is-suspended-due-to-an-ongoing-async-network-io-cause-blocking?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Does a query that is suspended due to an ongoing \u003Ccode>ASYNC_NETWORK_IO\u003C\u002Fcode> cause blocking?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>dba.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>As a senior engineer would say: “It depends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-links-from-around-the-web\">Links from around the web\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWorld_Wide_Web\">\u003Cstrong>World Wide Web - Wikipedia\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>en.wikipedia.org\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>The World Wide Web is the world’s dominant software platform. Do you know its history? Did you know it once even had a logo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smashingmagazine.com\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Fsvg-customization-animation-practical-guide\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Easy SVG customization and animation: A practical guide\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>www.smashingmagazine.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Customizing and animating SVGs can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplatform.uno\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-state-of-webassembly-2022-and-2023\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>The State of WebAssembly – 2022 and 2023\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>platform.uno\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>WebAssembly has come a long way! Take a look at where it’s been and where it’s going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.maximeheckel.com\u002Fposts\u002Frefraction-dispersion-and-other-shader-light-effects\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Refraction, dispersion, and other shader light effects\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>blog.maximeheckel.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>We all like pretty lights! 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