I have been slacking recently, today you are getting a bigger dose of links.
If you want to listen to something nice, have a look at the episode about developer productivity and about keeping our food fresh.
Leadership
Is engineering strategy useful? - there is always one, best to make it clear
Developer productivity with Dr. Nicole Forsgren (creator of DORA, co-creator of SPACE) [Podcast] - I loved this episode. Many good bits.
Engineering
See the code that powered the Pebble smartwatches - nice … most of the code, at least.
How AI generated code compounds technical debt - next AI will help us to reduce it again?
The evolution of Memcached [LWN] - I remember when it first showed up. It was a little bit too late for our startup.
AI Copilot Code Quality: 2025 Look Back at 12 Months of Data - this is just the summary of the document, you have to register to download the whole thing
Kent Beck Reflects on Tidy First? [Podcast] - another book for my long reading list.
ediMeteo: How a Tiny €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service for Thousands - constraints are fun.
Environment
Spain could return to the 1980s with a bottle deposit payment system - this will be interesting to see. Recycling here is really not great.
Lab-grown meat goes on sale in UK dog food - our pets are our main meat eaters.
Emerging evidence for the impact of Electric Vehicle sales on childhood asthma: Can ZEV mandates help? [Paper] - “States with ZEV mandates are already experiencing measurable public health benefits.”
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says - I kind of would have expected that anyway.
Urbanism & Transport
Natural Handcrafted Artisanal … Streets?! [YouTube] - those are some pleasant tiles.
People Who Cycle to Work Take Fewer Sick Days. But Why? - I am just going to pretend that it is because it makes you happy.
Huge Tactical Urbanism Project in Kyiv - Kontraktova Square - maybe you can help? (UA subs) [YouTube] - Mikael still doing good in Ukraine.
Vueling cancels Barcelona-Madrid route - high-speed trains work.
The big impact of workplace commuting on Irish towns and villages - suburbisation
Random Motorbikes
Just Why is the Honda Rune Such a Classic? - I would love to have one of these pointless bikes. Maybe they could make it electric?
Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services - apropos nothing.
After 44 Years, Someone Beat the Donkey Kong Kill Screen [YouTube] - I don’t agree with the slo-mo playing.
WikiTok - endless Wikipedia browsing … knowledge-scrolling
Scientists crack what they say is the perfect way to boil an egg - this seems to be too much work
What if you never come down? The 90s clubbers who wouldn’t let the night end – a picture essay - I am not in those pictures.
Wayback Machine extension - for Firefox
blocksalat - fun in-browser modular synth
ISBN Visualization - fun book browsing!
What happened at The Pro’s Closet? [Podcast] - more insights into the bike business, it applies to other startups too
The Battle of Valmy [Podcast] - I usually skip the history episodes. This one is good.
Forever Fresh [Podcast] - how we keep our food fresh
S4 EP3: Jamie Oliver on public feuds, chopping his finger off on live TV, and his controversial jerk rice [Podcast] - He is a bit weird nowadays, but he did bring me back to cooking when he first showed up on telly.
Brewing tea removes heavy metals from water, study finds - let’s ignore that we are probably adding microplastics.
The Complete Guide to Sweater Detectives - my favourite genre