The Engineering of Landfills(practical.engineering)

471 points by impish9208 2 years ago | 292 comments

Practical Engineering blog post and embedded video explaining the hidden engineering behind modern landfills.

Why Bridges Don't Sink(practical.engineering)

270 points by chmaynard 2 years ago | 99 comments

Is the world really running out of sand?(practical.engineering)

471 points by chmaynard 2 years ago | 189 comments

Practical Engineering blog post and video examining whether the world is actually running out of sand used in construction and industry.

The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild(practical.engineering)

397 points by michaefe 7 months ago | 197 comments

A Practical Engineering blog post and embedded video explaining the engineering and history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.

The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls(practical.engineering)

160 points by chmaynard 1 year ago | 17 comments

So you want to build a tunnel(practical.engineering)

258 points by crescit_eundo 8 months ago | 93 comments

Mechanical Watch (2022)(ciechanow.ski)

700 points by razin 4 months ago | 118 comments

Bartosz Ciechanowski's interactive blog article explaining how a mechanical watch mechanism works, with draggable 3D demonstrations.

Do your own writing(alexhwoods.com)

690 points by karimf 7 months ago | 222 comments

Blog post by Alex Woods arguing against using LLMs to write documents and essays, since writing is a way to think and build trust.

How to build quickly(learnhowtolearn.org)

517 points by fagnerbrack 2 years ago | 113 comments

Blog post on Learn How To Learn describing a method for building projects extremely quickly, such as outlining first and filling in details later.

DuckDB Doesn't Need Data to Be a Database(nikolasgoebel.com)

353 points by tosh 2 years ago | 115 comments

A blog post by Nikolas Göbel discussing how DuckDB can act as a database without storing data itself, querying external data sources directly.

The Art of Finishing(bytedrum.com)

609 points by emmorts 2 years ago | 147 comments

A personal blog essay on the ByteDrum blog about a developer's pile of unfinished side projects and the challenge of actually finishing them.

Maybe you should learn something(marginalia.nu)

399 points by tylerdane 3 months ago | 185 comments

A Marginalia weblog post encouraging readers to spend time learning new skills like pixel art, music, or languages instead of passive scrolling.