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