Since Twitter might get even worse, I am now also publishing on Mastodon.
Leadership
Communication Models and How They Scale - "almost any model works for a group of <100" - I think the problem is that people cling to that for too long
3 big moments that can define your leadership career - start, choose, do
Being a Dynamic Leader - not every leader is the same and not every situation is the same. You have to find your place and also adapt.
Engineering
Modern PHP features explained - PHP 8.0 and 8.1 - I haven't done PHP for a while, but I still think it is a great community and good to see that they are still iterating.
Why and how GitHub encrypts sensitive database columns using ActiveRecord::Encryption - the key management is interesting
How We Use Terraform At Slack - looks like this can get quickly out of hand, even when it seems easy to get started
Work
Managing and Leading Globally Distributed Teams - mostly common-sense stuff, but I really like Etsy's blog
Environment
Michael Liebreich’s Keynote Speech at World Hydrogen Congress 2022 [Vimeo] - I wonder why they invited him, he is definitely not a fan of hydrogen.
The state of the energy transition - Bill Gates about where we are going. Things I disagree on: "CO2 capture" and "Net zero"
100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads after EU move - the industry won
EU reaches deal to ban new combustion engine cars by 2035 - too late
Urbanism
Weatherwatch: how cycling can measure local air pollution - just strap a battery-powered sensor to your bike … brilliant.
Bikes will be kings of the road in Bruges' city centre from now on - we have similar rules in Barcelona
Volker Wissing hat es nicht eilig [German] - in Germany, cities can only implement 30 km/h or car-free zones if they have been proven dangerous. The cities would love change, but the central minister is blocking it.
Sperrung der Friedrichstraße für Autoverkehr rechtswidrig [German] - one of the effects of the above: judge ruled to revert a car-free street in Berlin.
Plywood Gourmet How thousands of restaurants speedily, messily, and probably permanently took over the street. - taking over streets: good, taking over pavement: not good
2022 10 11 SUPERILLA BARCELONA ENG C40 - promotional video about the new Barcelona Superblocks
Random Keyboards
Review of the Kinesis Advantage360 Professional - This might be my future keyboard.
Modern Warfare 2 Amsterdam Mission (Ridiculous Graphics) [YouTube] - I don't have time to play games, but this is just looking so good. I miss Amsterdam.
Mexico falls back but won’t spring forward as summer time abolished - I, personally, would choose summer-time.
An inventory of SFPD's Killdozers - we know the US police has lost it a long time ago
Other Links
- Weekly Design Links – 10/25/22 - I haven't seen these for a while. I just love to look at the pictures.
