Friday Links 25-05

Many podcasts this week. I really loved the one with Cyndi Lauper.

I did enjoy the one with Kent Beck and basically all the engineering and leadership ones. 

Leadership

Kent Beck on why software development is an exercise in human relationships [Podcast] - great interview with Kent, he is so humble and down to earth.

Meaning: why showing work matters has such an impact [Podcast] - interesting discussion round.  

Great culture starts with teams [Podcast] - about improving culture in your team / bubble, it's not easy.

Engineering 

Dave Farley on remote work, AI, and the future of software engineering [Podcast] - nice chat with Dave on all kinds of topics. 

John Ousterhout and Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin Discuss Their Software Philosophies [Podcast] - I think they summed it up well, they both target different areas of engineering. I am usually more on Uncle Bob's side.

Environment

Story: briffa_sep98_e.pro - The File That Sparked a Storm [Podcast] - going into the tech behind the "Climategate"

From the archive: ‘The treeline is out of control’: how the climate crisis is turning the Arctic green [Podcast] - speaking with the people directly affected by the changing climate in Norway. 

Pet dogs have ‘extensive and multifarious’ impact on environment, new research finds - I feel a bit bad whenever I buy food for our dogs. They are less dangerous to other animals.

Urbanism

Majority of Barcelona residents open to reducing car use - the problem is probably the non-residents

Urbanitzacions amb dèficits urbanístics [Catalan] - overview of UDUs, which are residential areas without services and usually in areas that wouldn't allow building nowadays. 

Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie [YouTube] - GCN about what's wrong with most roads. 

Urban rail trails are great for cyclists, except for this one thing [YouTube] - good summary. I am always happy to see a new rail trail, but also sad that there is no train anymore.

Random Girls

Cyndi Lauper, singer-songwriter [Podcast] - I might have had a crush on her, maybe I still do. 

Reimagining Democracy - fascinating thoughts, he also mentions Liquid Democracy as an option. 

SOUTH KOREA IS OVER [YouTube] - not only them!

 

 

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