The Life-Sized City report from Berlin is pretty cool, so is the one about building a simple game in different engines, I also liked the post about microservices.
Engineering
Microservices Are a Tax Your Startup Probably Can’t Afford - very long read about the pitfalls and some advantages of microservices.
Formally verified cloud-scale authorization [Paper] - fascinating. Maybe only do that if you have a billion calls a second.
I Made the Same Game in 8 Engines [YouTube] - I always wanted to give this a go. There seem to be some easy options.
Environment
Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy - "On average, that energy savings and revenue added up to $124,000 per hectare (about 2.5 acres) each year, 25 times the value of using the land to grow crops. "
Urbanism & Transport
The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities [YouTube] - it's true.
How Can Cities Fix Big Box Stores? [YouTube] - this is mostly a US problem. We are seeing this in Europe on a much smaller scale.
The Life-Sized City - S04E02 - Berlin - Full Episode [YouTube] - Some new places to check out when I am in Berlin the next time. This is from 2022.
lars' transport maps- sadly not for Spain.
This company built its own rail terminal in New York City to avoid relying on trucks
What Should New York City Do About Tourist Helicopters? - ban them, and the ones used as fancy taxis too.
Random Blackouts
The recent Spanish and Portuguese blackout was an interesting day and refreshed my interest in light prepping. Obviously, this only happens after emergencies.
- Download or order the brochure In case of crisis or war - from Sweden, this is very reasonable.
- Emergency kit retailers experience surge in sales after Spain and Portugal power outage
- Ratgeber für Notfallvorsorge und richtiges Handeln in Notsituationen [German] - German booklet and checklist.
- Spain-Portugal blackouts: what actually happened, and what can Iberia and Europe learn from it? - nobody knows yet.
Smoking: How large of a global problem is it? And how can we make progress against it? - lots of data and graphs on this.
Salt Lake City and Boise adopt official pride flags to skirt Republican bans
Minimum Viable Curiousity - Rands musing about our AI future.
Quite a Ride - Official Reveal Trailer [YouTube] - nice, a horror cycling game.
Desire: The Carl Craig Story - Official Trailer (2025) [YouTube] - I wonder if I will be able to see this.
the six seconds that changed music forever [YouTube] - the Amen break.
The TECHNICS Tape Deck (RS-671) [YouTube] - I am even more scared of opening my decks now.
I Randomly Decided To Pay Off A School’s Lunch Debt. Then Something Incredible Happened. - I don't even understand the concept of lunch dept, but this is an uplifting story in a way.
Are alcohol-free drinks worth the price in 2025? - it's silly that they tend to be pricier.
Update: Diese Alpenpässe sind 2025 autofrei [German] - list of passes in the Alps that are for cyclists only on certain days.
Other Links
Tim Bray - Long Links - some good stuff, I learned about the AWS research and the Dafny language.
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