Friday, October 25, 2024

Friday Links 24-28

Four dogs looking into the camera

Mostly urbanism links today. 

This week I recommend the talk by Cabel Sasser, it's weird and fun.

Engineering

gptel - Emacs client for all kinds of LLMs 

SMURF: Beyond the Test Pyramid  - everything is a tradeoff.

Environment

Tax on Europe’s frequent flyers could raise €64bn a year – study - unlikely to happen. 

Fuel duty expected to rise by up to 7p a litre after the budget - it has been reduced before and had been frozen for a long time.

Urbanism

Welsh roads safer this spring compared to last – new data - low speed works. "Collisions and casualties on 20mph and 30mph roads have fallen by almost a quarter compared to the same period in 2023"

Testing back alley laneways to unlock a hidden bike network (plus a visit to a top laneway city) [YouTube] - these don't really exist around here. I imagine the main problem will be the crossings with other streets.

Barcelona tramway between Glòries and Verdaguer to come into service on November 9 - this has been taken forever, and there is still a long way to go for the full connection.

TfL seizes 1,400 vehicles from drivers who ignore London Ulez fines - nice. 

Should Cities Ban Drive Thrus? [YouTube] - I would start fining people who queue on public roads. This also doesn't seem to be an issue in Europe.

Creating the First Bicycle Traffic Model of Barcelona - I am already looking forward to the results. 

Towards the Renaturalization of Urban Spaces: How 08014 arquitectura's Projects are Reclaiming Barcelona's Streets - the agency behind the design of the Superblocks.

Cycling with Balloons in Amsterdam - pretty.

Milliarden-Projekt wird zur Geisterstadt [German, Video] - it looks pretty bad. I do like all the greenery.

Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations - I think I had this before, this is a new article. 

I went inside a "war on cars" neighbourhood in the UK [YouTube] - LTNs again.

Random Dogs

Dogs Are Entering a New Wave of Domestication - service dogs. 

TBM 317: Yes, Or... - it depends, or does it?

Mosaic Netscape 0.9 was released 30 years ago today - I'm old.

Montserrat monastery to host stage finish of 2025 Volta a Catalunya cycling race - the race comes to my hood again.

Pluralistic: You should be using an RSS reader (16 Oct 2024) - yes!

‘We were cheeky outlaws getting away with it’: the total euphoria of Liverpool’s 90s club scene " "“It’s a luxury to have something that’s underground and intimate where you know everyone in the room [...] But it can’t last. If it’s brilliant, it’s gonna go mainstream"

Casio made a furry robot designed to cuddle and calm you down - I approve. 

XOXO Cabel Sasser Panic [Video] - great talk. "Appreciate everything endlessly"

Friday Links Disclaimer
Inclusion of links does not imply that I agree with the content of linked articles or podcasts. I am just interested in all kinds of perspectives. If you follow the link posts over time, you might notice common themes, though.
More about the links in a separate post: About Friday Links.

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