Friday Links 25-23

A few interesting articles about AI this week. A good interview with Jane Goodall from 2020, and a weird assembler tutorial game.

Also check out the link from Jason at the bottom, I could have copied them all. 

Leadership

The illegible nature of software development talent - boring work is important work, and invisible. 

Research: The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work - people think you are not as good, for the same result. 

Engineering

Autonomous AI Hacking and the Future of Cybersecurity - we are all well buggered. 

AI Bug Hunter Sets Milestone By Claiming Top Spot on HackerOne’s Leaderboard - leaderboards are now useless too. 

Customize Claude Code with plugins - let's see if there will be anything useful.

AI-Generated Tests are Lying to You - it is just telling you what you want to hear. 

10 Things Bikepacking Taught Me About Software Development - crossover! 

Large language models for patch review - 50% success rate 

EmuDevz - fun assembler tutorial game

Environment

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds - they are not worth the hassle any more anyway. 

Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist - if we don't do it, everything else doesn't make sense either. 

Urbanism 

The Amazing Story of the Ukrainian City That Built Its Own Tram in 1949 - Konotop  [YouTube] - scrappy and amazing. 

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution - In the end, the French capital didn’t just build bike lanes—it built belief.

I'm so Sick of this Lazy Excuse ...  [YouTube] - with good infrastructure, people also cycle in "bad" weather. 

Cardiff set to tackle SUV ‘carspreading’ in UK first - nice. 

Random Coffee 

Coffeeneuring Challenge 2025: You’re Only 15 Once - it's an easy cycling challenge. I already tried some new coffee stops. 

The Life Scientific: Jane Goodall [Podcast] - repeat from 2020. 

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks - sorry, I love that jumper.

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance - still some decent people around. 

The Big Interview: Tim Curry - more about Rocky Horror

Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent - programmers are artists, right? 

Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station - cuddly

Other Links

Jason Yip: What I’ve been reading (and watching) this week ending 12 October 2025

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.

Friday Links 25-22

This week, I remembered Jane Goodall. I love the interview with her in The Live Scientific. 

Some reasonable predictions for the future of AI, too.  

And the progress of public transport in Medellín should be an example for everywhere.   

Leadership

25 proven tactics to accelerate AI adoption at your company - Some good and some awful ideas.

People not Resources - there is even a domain for it! 

Engineering

UNIX For A Legacy TI - mind blown! 

Monolith-ifying perfectly good microservices | Brian Scanlan | LDX3 London 2025  [YouTube] - I like his very pragmatic approach. 

Using GitHub Copilot CLI - my experience with this hasn't been great compared to Claude Code. 

Abusing Notion’s AI Agent for Data Theft - we will see a lot more of this with tighter AI integration. 

90% - code written by AI … unlikely anytime soon. There are some areas where it works. 

GenAI Predictions - very similar predictions from Tim Bray. 

Environment 

‘I couldn’t look’: European farmers on losing crops as the industry collides with worsening drought - meanwhile they are lobbing to worsen it. 

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report - and still nobody cares. 

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time - some good news.

Urbanism

How NYC Is Banning Cars on Broadway  [YouTube] - I walked most of this the last time I was in NYC. It is quite nice. 

The Battle for New York's Subway [YouTube] - I agree that it will probably never improve.

How has Medellín’s cable system changed communities?  [YouTube] - this is remarkable. A whole modern transport system in a bit over 30 years! 

Random Primates 

Jane Goodall, Iconic Chimpanzee Expert Who Was Subject of Dozens of Films, Dies at 91 - what an inspiration. 

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 - :-( 

The Life Scientific: Jane Goodall [Podcast] - Interview with her from 2020. 

A new start after 60: I rented out my flat and bought a bike. Now home is a tent and the open road - I love this series. I couldn't live in a tent, though. 

Every Level of Wealth in 13 Minute [YouTube] - most of us a very well-off in comparison, and there is something wrong at the very top.  

Collected vehicle registration data - by energy type and country/region. 

Eat, sleep, rave, ribbit! How Tribe of Frog became the UK’s trippiest, happiest club night - psytrance lives!

Coffeeneuring Challenge 2025: You’re Only 15 Once - in case you need another reason to cycle. 

‘Deadly but unforgettable’: conversation pits make a comeback on and off screen - I completely forgot about this trend! 

We need to adapt to the new rhythms of work - Leesman’s conclusion is that the commute ‘sets the tone for the day’ and should be seen as part of the workplace experience.

DHH Is Way Worse Than I Thought - so bad! 

AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet  [YouTube] - We are already seeing this. I think it will also kill services like Instagram and TicToc.  

Babiš is back [Podcast] - some not so good news from Europe.

From the archive: Forgetting the apocalypse: why our nuclear fears faded – and why that’s dangerous [Podcast] - I still can remember not being able to sleep because I worried about a nuclear war. 

Other Links

Jason Yip: What I’ve been reading this week ending 28 September 2025 

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.