Interesting links of the week (2020 #17)

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Here are some interesting articles, blog posts, and videos I’ve run into over the last week (Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2020):

Technology

• ‘Zoom fatigue’ is taxing the brain. Here's why that happens.
• The Most Useful Mac Keyboard Shortcuts to Know
• Why Ordering Isn’t Guaranteed Without an ORDER BY
• The software industry's greatest sin: hiring

Non-Technology / Random

• The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams. Here’s why.
• The Open-Plan Office Is Dead
• Life’s Work: An Interview with Jerry Seinfeld
• Calling Me a Hero Only Makes You Feel Better
• The first modern pandemic
• From Poetry To Panels: Learning How To Write Comics
• Ten writing prompts to help get through the COVID-19 pandemic
• Ten more writing prompts to get you through the COVID-19 pandemic