Engineering in the white spaces
A link dump of some of the better videos I've seen over the past couple of years. Beware, some of these videos are most definitely NSFW because of the language used.
Tech
- Mongo DB is web-scale - starts sensible, then goes hilariously ballistic.
- A pharmaceutical lean startup with exquisite product/market fit (NSFW).
- Interesting analysis from Kathy Sierra on how to turbo-boost your tech learning.
- Programming is terrible - lessons from a (misfit's) wasted life.
Sport
- My primary love will always be distance running (2:29 marathon). Training hard and living simply in a beautiful environment - my idea of heaven.
- This is a love letter to the Zegama-Aizkorri trail marathon, one of the toughest and most evocative events in the European trail calendar.
- Just keep on running, ever onwards.
- Every running spouse (widow?) has had this hilarious conversation (NSFW).
- But I also love the pain and ecstasy of rowing. This is a great montage of an altitude training camp, with a pounding soundtrack.
- Cambridge University rowing, combined with another good soundtrack - I wish I could identify the music.
Music
- My Dad died recently, after a long and eventful life - this song from Neele Ternes (and the related Xmas advert) sum up what I wanted to say to him.
- A great adventure, with an equally great soundtrack from Gresby Nash.
- Guardians of Hope - epic and emotional music from Dos Brains.
- Miracles - from the ever-reliable Thomas Bergersen.
Miscellaneous
- Rik Mayall was a comedic legend, both writing and starring in classic sitcoms such as The Young Ones, The New Statesman, Bottom, and Blackadder. This gem is an out-take from the Bottom stage show (NSFW).
- Straight into a flat-out lap of probably the scariest motorbike road course in the world.
- An advert that runs through 122 years of British history - the music perfectly matches the narrative.
- A eulogy to the power and grace of horses.
- A savage story from Anthony Griffith of life and unbearable loss - the best of times, the worst of times (NSFW).
- Puff the magic dragon - I love the little puff that happens around 8 seconds into that video, before all hell breaks loose.
- And now the adult Puff makes an entrance - an awesome Mach 3 stream of flame.