link.dump.3.12.2026
lords, tardigrades, chemical weapons, expensive gas
I read a lot of random stuff. Link Dumps are the things I think are worth remembering. You can always check out my Link Dump Tag if you’re looking for even more to read and please forward to anyone else you think might find these interesting.
A meditation on Why Gen Z Is Choosing Pets Over Children by Sean Kearnan which taught me the sociological construct of atomism.
Speed is Quality. Agile Rehab: Replacing Process Dogma with Engineering to Achieve True Agility
Adding this on 3.8.2026 and it’ll be interesting to check in on Nate Silver’s prediction that Gas Prices are Set to Go Vertical by the time I’ve filled up my link dump here.
Apparently fishermen keep dragging up chemical weapons from World War One of the coast of places like Jersey? And the proper response is to just throw them back in the ocean?
John Scalzi on Art, Work, and how There Is No Selling Out Anymore. I’ve always appreciated his pragmatism and mercenary approach, he knows the world he lives in.
Water bears on Mars! This is an interesting link and Tardigrades are an endlessly fascinating scientific discussion.
Taming chaos is a learnable skill. What a great little read this morning and something I think applies everywhere.
Interesting meditation on why most people are terrible communicators. Very worth the time.
Designing Antibodies with AI. It flies under the radar compared to “bubble” talk and “the job market is on fire,” but these types of fundamental empowerments are really exciting to read about…even if I don’t really understand what I’m reading abut.
I did not know that agricultural fertilizer came from petroleum. Fascinating. Anyways, the price has exploded.
Similarly, today I learned that there’s still a bunch of hereditary politicians in England. Sounds like they’re mostly on their way out though.