30 January 2026

23 links · Friday

AntiRender - Reality Hits Different

Transform idealized architectural renders into what they'll actually look like. No sunshine. No happy families. Just cold, honest reality.

How AI Impacts Skill Formation

AI assistance produces significant productivity gains across professional domains, particularly for novice workers. Yet how this assistance affects the development of skills required to effectively supervise AI remains unclear. Novice workers who rely heavily …

How British Queues Got Out of Hand

As a way of dealing with high demand, the age-old practice of forming a long, orderly queue has something to be said for it: simplicity, transparency and equal treatment for all. But no matter how …

How to, mostly, guarantee success in your career

Over my career so far I have done a lot of different things. I've written code, designed PCBs and MRI machines, run Google ads, been out on the road doing sales and managed teams doing all of the above. Overall, regardless of the job at hand, I think I've foun…

Something that I used to love

One evening, over 13 years ago, I took some trivial CLI program the professor showed us that day and built an Android app out of it.

Managing Through Reorganizations | Gergely Nemeth

How to communicate reorganizations effectively: lead with direct conversations, own the narrative, and remember that how you treat people during change matters the most.