Stuff I read and found interesting
the initial title on this was 'blogroll feed', but that felt too generic.
this section is really just a brain-dump of interesting stuff i found, even stuff i don't fully understand, and my thoughts on them.
- https://davidoks.blog/p/why-airlines-are-always-going-bankrupt
outside our regular programming ... pretty interesting read..
i shared on - https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/05/02/how-incidents-can-teach-us-about-whats-already-working-well/
questions .. well thought out questions are really powerful, they draw out insights that otherwise be hidden .. even to the person with the knowledge.
i shared on - https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/schnell-repairing-the-ruins
just an excerpt from the article: 'The same commitment belongs at home. A dinner table free of devices, conversation across generations, reading aloud together, and the habit of asking children not only what they think but why — these are small schools of freedom. They teach that education is not the production of impressive sentences. It is the formation of honest minds. '
i shared on - https://pckt.blog/b/jcalabro/april-2026-outage-post-mortem-219ebg2
no words, just wow!! people be genius'ing
i shared on - https://smoores.dev/post/making_react_prosemirror_really_really_fast/?utm_source=bonobopress&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2250
deeply understanding the fundamentals is still a valuable skill, understanding how your software runs, is still an important skill, not sure how long that skill will be relevant, but at least , it is for now.
i shared on - http://hintjens.com/blog:16?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
a short interesting read on the importance of simplicity in design, and how it can lead to some powerful unexpected outcomes,
i shared on - https://mollyg.substack.com/p/six-rules-for-company-goal-setting
this article is interesting because it drives home the importance of ruthless goal setting in driving company success, alignment is always key
i shared on - https://allenpike.com/2026/a-broken-heart
this was a really good read.. pretty easy to follow.. aside from the shared downsides and upsides of using coding agents.. also shared some insights in using perfomance inspectors on a mac, which is something i plan on using straight away on a perf problem i have on a project at work..
i shared on - https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/fraud-investigation/
Tbh, most of the concepts and ideas shared in the article went over my head, but it did highlight to me how stuff are rarely straightforward, black or white, there's always complexity in every domain.
i shared on
ps: coded and added early morning at 1:50AM on a Valentine morning.. i wonder how long this text will be here.