Aaron Francis recently asked on Twitter, if folks knew any good evergreen education videos or lectures.

I shared two videos from the University of Chicago social sciences: The Craft of Writing Effectively and Writing Beyond the Academy.

My YouTube favourite list if filled with many gems. And as Twitter is such a constrained medium to share links, I tought why not share them all here on my website.

So here is a selection of my "evergreen" YouTube videos.

• How AI Stole the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Emoji
• Mike Monteiro: F*ck You, Pay Me - from CreativeMornings
• The harsh reality of ultra processed food - with Chris Van Tulleken
• The Unreasonable Effectiveness Of Plain Text
• EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2023 • Stage & Lighting Design • Behind the Scenes
• Making Alba: How to build a performant open-world game | Unite 2022
• John Williams Live in Vienna 2020
• The Continuity of Splines
• Stephen Fry | Cambridge Union
• How to Make a Pottery Teapot from Start to Finish
• Documenting Her Wife’s Death on Social Media | The New Yorker Documentary
• How to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate Megastructure
• Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math
• Why American Cities Are Broke - The Growth Ponzi Scheme

Last December, my trusty old Speedo backbag finally broke apart after using it for a good decade.

Instead of purchasing another cheap 20 $ bag, I've decided to splurge a bit. I've set myself a budget of CHF 100 to CHF 200 and set some must have features (25-30 liters, waterproof, should have enough space to store grocieres).

I asked on Mastodon and Twitter, if folks have some recommendations and a flurry of links came towards me. Here is the full list of bag recommendations I've received.

• https://www.fjallraven.com/de/de-de/taschen-ausrustung/kanken/kanken-rucksacke/kanken-laptop-132
• https://ablecarry.com/products/daily-backpack?variant=39871939969137
• https://rab.equipment/eu/airzone-active-22-m
• https://www.stubbleandco.com/en-eu/collections/shop-all
• https://street-files.com/sandqvist-jonatan-ash-grey
• https://eu.dbjourney.com/de/products/ramverk-pro-backpack-26l-black-out
• https://www.aevor.com/products/trip-pack-proof-black
• https://www.pinqponq.com/products/blok-medium-rooted-black
• https://eu.wandrd.com/products/prvke?variant=39360658473002
• https://got-bag.com/products/daypack-2-0?variant=44679642382601

After watching and reading reviews, I settled for the "Able Carry Daily Plus". It's durable, waterproof, is a great size, has a laptop sleeve and a separate bottle compartment.

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So far, the bag holds strong. I can pack my MacBook, a water bottle, my lunch, my Kindle and the usual small items in the bag and still have some storage room left.

The first half of 2024 was also rain heavy. There were a couple of occasions where I was commuting by bike and a sudden downpour soaked me wet; but the bag kept its promise and all the items remained dry.

But no bag is perfect. So far there is one negative thing I noticed: If the front most pocket has stuff in it, it's quite cumbersome to add bulky items – like a square storage container – to the main compartment. The bag is just too tight in that area.

But overall a great bag I would recommend to others.