Why Bridges Don't Sink(practical.engineering)

270 points by chmaynard 2 years ago | 99 comments

Why are Texas interchanges so tall?(practical.engineering)

165 points by impish9208 2 years ago | 235 comments

Which power plant does my electricity come from?(practical.engineering)

192 points by impish9208 1 year ago | 99 comments

When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear Catastrophe(practical.engineering)

114 points by tape_measure 9 months ago | 66 comments

Fern Hollow Bridge should have been closed years before it collapsed(practical.engineering)

232 points by freetime2 2 years ago | 141 comments

The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls(practical.engineering)

160 points by chmaynard 1 year ago | 17 comments

Why is desalination so difficult?(practical.engineering)

577 points by mrzool 3 years ago | 392 comments

Practical Engineering blog post with an embedded video explaining why desalinating seawater into drinking water is technically and economically difficult.

My old job feels distant now(pinecoder.dev)

28 points by speckx 10 days ago | 27 comments

A personal blog post on pinecoder.dev reflecting on how the author's previous job now feels distant.

What to Know About JavaScript in 2026(blog.master.dev)

17 points by eustoria 1 month ago | 2 comments

A blog post outlining what developers should know about the JavaScript language and ecosystem in 2026.

The browser is the sandbox(simonwillison.net)

319 points by enos_feedler 9 months ago | 172 comments

Simon Willison's blog post on Paul Kinlan's notes and Co-do demo about using the web browser as a sandbox for running AI coding agents.

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.

Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor Are Further Removed from Prosperity(lusopt2016.blogspot.com)

6 points by inandout 21 hours ago | 0 comments

A Portuguese-language blog post discussing why global economic inequality between rich and poor keeps widening, citing technology, cost of living, and billionaire wealth.