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Amiga 1000 by Blake Patterson |
Engineering
As US vuln-tracking falters, EU enters with its own security bug database - nice.
Principal Engineer at John Deere on how extreme programming saved his startup [Podcast] - Quite a bit of XP in there, pretty interesting.
Environment
Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions - This is never going to be useful.
Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’ - "acquiring plots in Benabarre, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, at 1,100 metres, where it is still too cold to grow vines. "
Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, study finds - surprising no one.
Urbanism
More Motornormativity with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka "The Fietsprofessor" [Podcast] - reviwing the study from a Dutch perspective.
Apple's new $5 billion campus has more space for parking than offices - So much future.
Thinking of a trip to Barcelona this summer? Beware – here’s what you’ll find - I don't like opinion pieces. This one mentions many things I recognise about Barcelona, and tourism in general.
How a Highway Became San Francisco’s Newest Park - people will be looking back and wonder why you would have a highway on the seafront.
Paris races to top of European rankings of cycling-friendly cities for children - beating Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
Londoners are swapping cars for bicycles at a rapid pace, data shows - This is mostly about the city.
Random Amiga
Brand New ReAmiga 3000 - At some point I have to check if my ancient computers still work.
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen... - Mozilla is shutting down Pocket. I blame AI.
Sean Penn on dining with Jack Nicholson and Putin, run-ins with the paparazzi, and his relationship with Zelenskyy [Podcast] - He seems nice, maybe a bit too much smoking?
In the Studio: Esben Holmboe Bang [Podcast] - cooking as art.
Trailblazer Alfonsina Strada: One Woman’s Battle at the Giro d'Italia | The Power of Sport [YouTube] - If you don't have women's races, perhaps open the men's races up to everybody?
‘People were buying crossbows faster than I’d like’ – how prepping went mainstream in Britain - "I’m not one to body shame anybody, but if you’re preparing for an apocalypse, you have to be able to kneel."
The Story Behind That Photo Of The Pinto In Front Of The Mt. St. Helens Eruption - run!
How Sierra Was Captured, Then Killed, by a Massive Accounting Fraud - long read.
Old Tosh - Toshiba's personal stereo radio cassette combo [YouTube] - I want this, ideally in working condition.
'It's about the music' - DJ duo Slam celebrate 35 years - I have been listening to them for many years. They have a great podcast too.
1264. Akiko Takahashi & Hiroshi Takahashi (Workstation) /// SUM HOUSE 1996 /// Matsushige, Itano District, Tokushima, Japan /// 1995-96 - I like this boxy industrial style.
A kernel developer plays with Home Assistant: general impressions - I am playing with HA again too. I finally have some use cases.