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The following is a collection of links that I often find myself referencing or sharing with others.

It’s Time to Build | Andreessen Horowitz
Every Western institution was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, despite many prior warnings. This monumental failure of institutional effectiveness will reverberate for the rest of the decade, but it’s not too early to ask why, and what we need to do about it. Many of us would like to pin the cause on one political…
Andreessen HorowitzMarc Andreessen

Probably the most inspiring thing I've read. I think innovation should be a priority and this essay presents that perfectly.

GPS – Bartosz Ciechanowski
Interactive article explaining how GPS works.
Bartosz Ciechanowski

The most high quality blog on the internet. I think every post could make this list. I chose this post specifically since it was released as I was modeling some GPS related behavior for my work at United Launch Alliance and it really helped me connect some dots.

Engineering

How to be a -10x Engineer
Taylor Troesh

All of Taylors writing is really good, but I find myself sending this to coworkers often and it is usually a pretty sobering read that can help you get back on an efficient track.

The Story of Titanium
The earth contains a lot of titanium - it’s the ninth most abundant element in the earth’s crust.
Construction PhysicsBrian Potter

Great insight on economies of scale and just how capable the US Gov. was at innovating in aerospace.

Space

Akin’s Laws of Spacecraft Design

Lots of wisdom here. Super impressive how well its held up considering that spaceflight has gone through massive changes in the past decade.

The Lunacy of Artemis
For the first time since the 1960’s, it looks doubtful whether the US space agency is even capable of getting us to the Moon.

Really good critique of the ConOps for the Artemis program.

Software

bliki: Given When Then
a bliki entry for Given When Then
martinfowler.comMartin Fowler

A majority of my professional career has been writing tests, I've tried quite a few methods but this is definitely the best. If you are writing tests that ever need to be updated you will greatly thank yourself for writing them in a way that is easy for future people to understand.

styleguide
Style guides for Google-originated open-source projects
styleguide

This is your Python bible. Codify it into law in every project you take part in.

Optimism

Fast · Patrick Collison

Great examples of how fast we used to accomplish great feats.

The Techno-Optimist Manifesto | Andreessen Horowitz
We are told that technology is on the brink of ruining everything. But we are being lied to, and the truth is so much better. Marc Andreessen presents his techno-optimist vision for the future.
Andreessen HorowitzMarc Andreessen

Kind of a follow on to It's Time To Build, which is linked above, but equally as great in my opinion.

Crypto

Random

I think Porsche does some of the best engineering in the world, but its without faults. This video sums it up nearly perfectly.

Mario meets Pareto
Discover how to find the best Mario Kart 8 build using the Pareto frontier method. This interactive guide explores multi-objective optimization of speed, acceleration, and other key stats to help you beat your friends on the race track.
Antoine Mayerowitz

I think this is peak web dev and technical communication.