Friday Links 23-17

Friday Links 23-17

This week I enjoyed the tiny C compiler post and quite a bit of good news about the environment. Work Apply, Network, Repeat - “Skip the cover letter” I Tried a Secret Google Project! [YouTube] - that looks like a pretty amazing and probably expensive way to do video calls. I also have no idea how this would help in group calls. Rust-out is the workplace phenomenon making us all feel flat - just call it burn-out because that’s what it is. ...

May 26, 2023 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-16

Friday Links 23-16

Clearly, work hasn’t been on my mind this week. The podcast about the future of work is a nice crossover between work and urbanism. The drought in Spain is still depressing and has been going through all the news. Environment Barcelona’s beaches could vanish as authorities abandon ‘enhancement’ - that would change Barcelona quite a bit. Still dry Unprecedented €2.2bn drought response plan approved in Spain Drone footage shows Spanish reservoirs dry amid hottest April on record – video Drought spells ‘catastrophe’ for Spain’s olive harvest Fruit growers arrested for using illegal wells in drought-hit Spain Drought prompts French ban on garden swimming pools Urbanism Why are 15-minute cities so unpopular? [Podcast] - because people don’t understand them and hate change. ...

May 12, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-15

Friday Links 23-15

The podcasts about the creator of LZ4 and the one about happiness science were interesting and entertaining. Leadership We Pay Out Unused Sabbaticals When Someone Leaves Buffer, Here’s Why - interesting choice. With or without shared-component team - I don’t really like specialised teams in general Engineering Story: From Project Management to Data Compression Innovator [Podcast] - from the creator of LZ4 and ZStandard ...

May 5, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-14

Friday Links 23-14

I enjoyed the long read about Germany’s flat-rate train tickets and the podcast about a British cult. Leadership TWH#56: Becoming a Startup VP Engineering - While I am looking for a position like that, it does mean something different for everybody. How We Handle Severance In Cases Of Mutual Separation - interesting concept. Environment German police call for crackdown on growing climate protests - “preventive detention and longer prison terms” ...

April 28, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-13

Friday Links 23-13

For some fun, watch the “Best croissant in Paris” video. Less fun: Cory Doctorow about capitalism. Leadership Balancing your CEO, peers, and Engineering. - I like the supported/tolerated/resented framework. Before your next offsite Interviewing engineering executives. - “Avoiding the unicorn search” Engineering How We Built a Multi-Task Canonical Ranker for Recommendations at Etsy - these are so hard to get right. ...

April 21, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian