Some good podcasts this week, I liked the ones about aging programmers, bees, and GLP-1s. Also some scientific insights into super blocks.
Engineering
How it feels to be a software engineer when AI is changing our relationship with code [Podcast] - very insightful views from Nate.
Story: The Aging Programmer [Podcast] - some extremely depressing stuff.
The Pulse: AI load breaks GitHub – why not other vendors? - zero nines :-) and Forgejo gets a name drop.
Programming Still Sucks. - don’t get into programming now … even if you are vibe coding.
Copy Fail - great … and another security issue right after that one.
Urbanism
Vienna’s public transport is the envy of the world – so why can’t it ditch cars? - because nobody dares to make the change.
Implementing proximity planning under constraint: The case of Kiezblocks in Berlin - let’s see how long they last.
Rise or fall of the superblocks? Discussing recent dilemmas of a popular urban sustainability strategy in the neoliberal city - more on super blocks.
Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography (PDF) - and even more.
Kidical Mass: A Family That Bikes Together [YouTube] - beautiful video.
Random Bees
Deepfakes are everywhere. The godfather of digital forensics is fighting back - how to spot them.
Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down - I wonder which AI company will buy the domain.
Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse - welcome to the party.
670. Beeconomics 101 [Podcast] - lovely insight into bees business.
What we got wrong about GLP-1s [Podcast] - I didn’t realise the positive health impact.
Road Bike 11380 | LEGO Icons - ordered.
Spain wants to ban octopus farming due to their superior intelligence - I like octopus, but I also like octopuses.
Books I read in April 2026 - quite a damning review.
The AI-free site builder for genius founders - :-)
‘It’s a world heritage site, but it’s my home’: the last resident of Casa Milà on life in Gaudí’s masterwork - that might be a weird way of living.
Banksy confirms he is behind statue which appeared overnight in central London - another nice project.
TREK: A self-hosted travel/trip planner - I am in the process of switching to this one from TripIt.