Sources

Published on August 8, 2014 (↻ February 5, 2024), filed under (RSS feed for all categories).

This post is partially outdated.

I always like to learn what people turn to for information, education, and also entertainment. In particular what they deem most excellent. That’s part of trying to be open. Yet, learning about people’s sources typically requires inquiring directly.

Here I’m extrovert and share some of the sources that inform and excite me. I admit the vain-humble hope that there’s interest in these favorites, and perhaps that they inspire. But I also like to pay simple hommage to the sources themselves; after all, I employ a thorough process with temporary subscriptions and regular reviews, carefully curating what I read as part of my media diet. And so I think what makes it through the process is both worth while and worth promoting.

The following are exclusively sources that offer feeds. Due to their convenience, feeds make the majority of my everyday information input. Books, mailing lists, and newsletters are other pillars of my intake but much harder to pull and share. The structure matches the way I organize my feeds. The only difference is that I omit a selection of control feeds that relate to my works. The order is alphabetical.

News

I used to follow a wide array of news sites, such as Al Jazeera, China Central Television, FAZ, Haaretz, the Moscow Times, NPR, or Süddeutsche. I temporarily suspended many subscriptions because of increased sensitivity to media bias and to experiment with more distance to everyday reporting. (In general this collection reflects low tide, as lately I’ve cut down on other sources, particularly technical ones, as well.)

Magazines &c.

People

Humor

This as a snapshot. It’s revealing in that it uncovers some of my secondary interests, such as photography or football; it’s also deceptive in that it’s just one said pillar, and in that for some topics, like philosophy, excellent feed-equipped sites are rather hard to come by. In any case, here we are.

* Currently under review. This is part of my process to avoid information overkill. Review reasons range from verifying new sources to re-confirming matches with my priorities to flagging what appears near-dead.

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About Me

Jens Oliver Meiert, on November 9, 2024.

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m a frontend engineering leader and tech author/publisher. I’ve worked as a technical lead for companies like Google and as an engineering manager for companies like Miro, I’m a contributor to several web standards, and I write and review books for O’Reilly and Frontend Dogma.

I love trying things, not only in web development (and engineering management), but also in other areas like philosophy. Here on meiert.com I share some of my experiences and views. (Please be critical, interpret charitably, and give feedback.)