Talks and Videos

Interesting and inspiring (tech) talks

Posted: January 11, 2023

A list of talks, videos and websites that I’ve found interesting or inspiring.

How to Speak: Patrick Winston on how to improve your speaking ability.
How do GPS/Galileo really work: An interesting talk about GPS/Galileo by Bert Hubert.
How technology loses out in companies, countries & continents: Presentation on how companies tend to lose their technological edge and devolve into outsourcing hubs.
Wat: A lightning talk by Gary Bernhardt about the “wat”.

Edsger W. Dijkstra on Dutch TV: “Thinking As Discipline” with Edsger Dijkstra (English Subtitles).
The Best (and Worst) Ways to Shuffle Cards: A fun view on how to properly shuffle a deck of playing cards.
Catch-22 Logical Paradox | Gentleman Thinker: The Catch-22 Paradox explained in brief in a posh British accent.
Bullshit Jobs with David Graeber on Dutch TV: Jobs that do not bring any satisfaction or any other benefit (English Subtitles).

tylervigen.com: View some spurious correlations of seemingly unrelated items or events.
thetruesize.com: Find out the true size of a country by dragging them around the globe.
app.traveltime.com: Create a travel time map based on a method of transportation.
webkay.robinlinus.com: Discover what every browser knows about you.
visuwords.com: Go word spelunking and discover the dictionary visually.
namecheap.com: Create your next logo for free with this handy tool by NameCheap.