I liked the story about Backstage from Spotify.The monaspace font is also lovely.
Leadership
Adam Bryant on how to know if you're ready to become a leader. [Podcast] - lots of good stuff.
A Practical Handbook For Engineering Management- another guide. I have just browsed a bit for now.
Team Charters are a trap. - oh, I quite like them, but … "Empowering bottoms up mission-setting in an organization that practices top-down resource allocation is a trap."
Engineering
The Query Strikes Again - Slack is still having fun with databases.
monaspace - new pretty family of monospace fonts for coding & co.
How Meta built Threads in 5 months [Podcast]
Fedora Linux 39 is officially here! - 20 years!
Story: Platform Takes The Pain [Podcast] - history of Backstage at Spotify.
Work
Is toxic culture driving your team away? [Podcast] - it has.
Employees of the Month: How Pets Contribute To Remote Work-Life Balance - they can also drive you nuts!
It’s the Job of My Dreams, But I’d Have to Write a Cover Letter, So Never Mind - funny, but true.
Why Resumes Are Dead & How Indeed.com Keeps Killing the Job Market - Indeed is so bad!
Buffer is Remote but not Async-First, Here's Why - interesting. I thought they would focus more on async.
Fika, four-week holidays – and zero overtime: Sweden’s stunningly healthy work culture - Sweden does sound nice, it's a bit cold for me, though.
Environment
EU agrees law to curb methane emissions from fossil fuel industry - I'll expect someone to veto this. Germany? Poland?
EU strikes landmark deal on law to restore and protect nature - also not adopted yet.
Urbanism
The Amsterdam Metro ... Kinda Sucks, Actually (with RMTransit) [Podcast] - I haven't even used it yet, whenever I was in Amsterdam.
Random Zoos
In the Studio: Kieran Stanley - Designing a Zoo [Podcast] - TIL: zoo designers exist.
The in-flight audio player [YouTube] - it's annoying that it is hard to get working.
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