George Serbanescu

@serbanescu.bsky.social

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Shout out to @serdarcevher.com, PedalScape.com is now translated into 5 languages pedalscape.com and is set up for more (PRs welcome). Beltscape.com as well

PedalScape

Any bike. Any screen. Beautiful rides from home.

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Serdar Cevher@serdarcevher.com · 2mo ago

Alright, I put them in a zip file here: serdarcevher.com/pedalscape-locales.zip These translations might probably be improved in the future (as I'm unaware of the full context yet) but for now, they should be mostly OK.

This. I had a Surface Pro(lovely keyboard) with an Intel core M3, in 2018 it is was really slow. Last week I installed Ubuntu and it is blazing fast with VS Code, Zed and several tasks in terminal running. App support is surprisingly good.

The Verge@theverge.com · 4mo ago

If your laptop is stranded on Windows 10, the solution isn't a new laptop. It's a new operating system. Read more from @steviebonifield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/tech/905946/...

Verge headline: I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux
by Stevie Bonifield

Photo of an old ThinkPad opened to The Verge website

Please read this blog post if you're a maintainer. It isn't about protecting yourself, but protecting us. We have already pushed most of our calls to Signal (and kept community, ecosystem calls in Discord). The axios incident confirms this path. We can't be installing new software to have calls.

Simon Willison@simonwillison.net · 4mo ago

Warning to open source maintainers: the Axios supply chain attack started with some very sophisticated social engineering targeted at one of their developers simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/3/s...

Writing in markdown feels natural. There are a lot of moments when ideas pop up and I open @writer.ia.net on my phone, start writing then export the content as markdown on my laptop and continue to finish the note/plan. To publish it to web I built an light blog engine based on web standards.

iezer | a blog engine based on web standards and markdown | George Serbanescu

Writing in markdown feels natural. There are a lot of moments when ideas pop up and I open iA Writer on my phone, start writing then export the content as markd...

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some takeaway developer security practices for developers to apply to prevent and mitigate npm malware, supply chain security incidents and Shai-Hulud like attacks

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Want to build faster websites? Here's how: - Learn how browsers parse, layout & paint - Treat JS as a tool, not the foundation(!) - Favor static HTML or server side rendering at all times - Use Core Web Vitals alongside other metrics to learn shortfalls, improve and iterate Then keep doing that.

Microsoft just dropped a banger spreadsheet to help you level up your security! 🚀 It's a FREE Zero Trust assessment tool with a clear roadmap covering SIX key pillars. Let's break it down! 👇 👥 Identity 📱 Devices 📊 Data 🌐 Network 🏗️ Infrastructure 🕵️‍♀️ Security Operations

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During my gym session this morning, had the pleasure of listening to @sarahedo.bsky.social discuss effective leadership during her @acm.org , and as much as I'm not in a leadership role, def caught some 💎. Absolutely worth the listen / stream. ENJOY: ✨ Death Of Work ✨ youtu.be/d3H9RbdDOb8?...

The Death of Work: Leading Effective Engineering Teams

YouTube video by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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The IEEE republished a lightly edited version of my recent essay, "In Praise of 'Normal' Engineers". 🙌 spectrum.ieee.org/10x-engineer The greatest engineering orgs in the world are not the most pedigreed or top heavy, but the ones where normal engineers can move the business forward, day by day.

Why Great Engineering Orgs Thrive on "Normal" Engineers

Software engineer Charity Majors challenges the "10x engineer" myth, arguing that true productivity lies in team performance, not individual brilliance. She encourages building workplaces where "norma...

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This comment by Anders Hejlsberg on the choice of languages for TypeScript is worth reading. Spead that type of thinking! (And recognize the massive shift that Microsoft made)

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