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# May/June links
- URL: https://nickrroberts.com/may-june-links/
- Published: 2024-07-08T14:22:16.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-08T14:22:16.000Z
- Description: Interesting stuff from May and June, 2024
- Author: Nick Roberts
- Tags: Link Roundup, #nick-2, #Import 2024-11-11 16:59

It's been a while since I sent an ol' link roundup. Taking a month off the grid in AK threw a wrench in my content calendar. But we're back now, if not a little groggy after the Fourth of July weekend. 

### **From the past couple months**

From me:

- My writeup on Denali + gear recommendations and lessons learned \[[Link](https://nickrroberts.com/climbing-denali/)\]
- Full edit of the Denali climb \[[Link](https://youtu.be/9xmBo9OzmvA?si=GiTDSyDoxVoMuhhT&ref=nickrroberts.com)\]
- If that's too long, I made a bunch of Shorts on the climb [here](https://www.youtube.com/@nickrrob/shorts?ref=nickrroberts.com)

On the goodness of dumb plans. "*My toddler and I share the same aesthetics when it comes to our plans: A picture or two, not too many words, and those few words aren’t very long.*" \[[Link](https://blog.staysaasy.com/p/i-like-dumb-plans?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison’s post on fast build projects throughout history \[[Link](https://patrickcollison.com/fast?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

This is still one of my favorite documentaries and I hope to make something of this caliber during my lifetime \[[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmrufRLGdAk&t=261s&ref=nickrroberts.com)[Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmrufRLGdAk&ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

Kayaking through a glacier in Svalbard. *Really cool sound* \[[Link](https://youtu.be/sQ9RRmt9XcA?si=NhijQ7JY078UW3p-&ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

Diving through a cumulus cloud \[[Link](https://youtu.be/gCjqB%5FkB%5FqM?si=AHWrov9kHE7Gs7tN&ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

How to travel correctly. "*Assign yourself highly personalized and esoteric errands.*" \[[Link](https://shoreleave.substack.com/p/like-shining-from-shook-foil)\]

How much can you really learn about a country by visiting it? \[[Link](https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-much-can-you-really-learn-about?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

The moral economy of the Shire \[[Link](https://nathangoldwag.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/the-moral-economy-of-the-shire/?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

Putin the fanatic \[[Link](https://open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/putin-the-fanatic)\]

Life in the Ukrainian trenches \[[Link](https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-russian-invasion-a-visit-to-the-ukrainian-troops-in-the-trenches-on-the-front-a-b382bd59-8cbd-443c-9e7b-e1877d7e4a5b?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

How to win a homebrew competition \[[Link](https://vinepair.com/articles/homebrew-competition-expert-guide/?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

How to communicate danger to a humanity 10,000 years into the future \[[Link](https://aeon.co/essays/only-the-deep-past-can-make-sense-of-terrifying-nuclear-futures?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

The Crash at Crush. *When a publicity stunt goes horribly wrong.* \[[Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash%5Fat%5FCrush?ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

We have come far from the 1984 *Dune* special effects \[[Link](https://youtu.be/KYUolurihOQ?si=DzzANByXLK1ypVth&ref=nickrroberts.com)\]

Slapping as sport \[[Link](https://youtu.be/t3XTTiUcHtU?si=WsLp0SLvlnkTDOJ9&ref=nickrroberts.com)\]