This is a basic / fundamental guide to creating a solid REST interface. It’s good for a review.
👉 RESTful API Design — Step By Step Guide
I’m glad I’m not going crazy. I’ve seen so many bad REST APIs that I thought I was missing something. But all this lines up as I would have hoped. 😆🤓
Happiness isn’t a choice, or meaningfulness or something that you arrive at once you achieve something; it’s a habit.
10 Habits of Consistently Happy People
Okay, here’s another one of these lists of things that happy/confident/successful people do. I’ve been generally skipping over these since they’re getting repetitive. But I saw this one and liked that it was emphasizing that these are not big, grand things, but little things to do consistently every day. (In that sense, it’s similar to being physically fit and eating right.)
👉 10 Habits of Consistently Happy People
Summary: be optimistic, don’t compare, be grateful, be kind, maintain friendships, cope, forgive, pursue goals, be physically active, cultivate your sense of self.
But remember, pessimism has its place. 🤷🏻♂️
These high-rises in Milan are covered by 3 hectares of forest. What the?
Sure, the trees look cool. But they also moderate temperature, filter dust, and reduce noise pollution. Gotta check it out next time I’m in Italy.
U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” is one of those songs that I heard and vaguely liked when when it came out in 1987 when I was 15 years old. At the time, I didn’t really “get” the song. The words were mysterious, but I couldn’t relate to them. The song sounded alright, but kind of standard and mid-tempo to me at the time.
But now it is one of those songs that I not only “get” but feel like I’ve lived.
Musically, I find it stunning — almost impossibly subtle and unique. It’s such a weird combination: an oom-pah Polka baseline, weirdly undefined drums, gospel vocals from an Irish singer, and a couple of echo-heavy guitars. It should be a disaster. But it works! The end result is beautiful and organic. It’s catchy and singable, but not in an annoying pop sort of way. More in a timeless way that makes me think, “this song must have always just existed” like a mountain or a river.
As an aspiring musician myself, this song blows my mind. I can’t even imagine trying to come up with anything like this song.
Here’s the song’s mesmerizing video, shot in Las Vegas. It apparently had a lasting affect on legitimizing Las Vegas for musicians. 😎
Lyrically, I suppose the song is about spiritual doubt or yearning or something… blah blah blah 🙄. That’s not the part I relate to. The “honey lips” stands out for me now. Another sign I’ve grown up from my clueless 15-year old self. 🤓
I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in the fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
Interesting side note according to wikipedia… this song was not the band’s original pick for a second single off of The Joshua Tree. But when “Red Hill Mining Town” stumbled, the band swapped in “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” as a late second choice. Music works in mysterious ways. 🤷🏻♂️
Mental Break Town 