The Tech Ledger Weekly
Quixotic quests, goblin kettles, Prague at 33, people vs politics, and a cheese fight.
The Quixotic Condition
A love letter to impossible projects, sunk cost spreadsheets, and our urge to tilt at any windmill labeled innovation. Read this before your next “quick fix” becomes a quarter.
👉 https://thetechledger.substack.com/p/the-quixotic-condition
Goblin Teasmade: the most British way to overcomplicate a cuppa
A bedside kettle-clock that turns making tea into a group project. Equal parts genius and chaos, very British, highly roastable.
☕️ https://thetechledger.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/175071131?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fpublished
This Was Meant to Be About People. Not Politics
We promised to talk humans, then politics walked in with a slide deck. How to keep work human when agendas crowd the room.
🧭 https://thetechledger.substack.com/p/this-was-meant-to-be-about-people
Tech Ledger Special: 33 Years Since Prague
Memory, street noise, and quiet courage. A short walk through what Prague taught us about building things that last.
🗺️ https://thetechledger.substack.com/p/tech-ledger-special-33-years-since
The Americans Beat the French at Cheese
Yes, we said it. Bring your palate, bring your pitchforks, then bring a friend. It is a delightfully melty upset.
🧀 https://thetechledger.substack.com/p/the-americans-beat-the-french-at
Ledger Entries Episode 4
Alan Young, aka Serious Child, joins Scott Hamilton to trace a wild path from Cambridge maths & 20 years at PA Consulting to storytelling songwriter.
🎧 https://thetechledger.substack.com/p/ledger-entries-episode-4
One Briton’s mission to rescue Ukrainians from the war
Dave Young’s story of driving toward danger to get people out. Quiet bravery, zero theatrics, full heart.
🕊️ https://thetechledger.substack.com/p/one-britons-mission-to-rescue-ukrainians
Circumlocution or Sesquipedalianism?
Long sentences or long words, which one trips us faster. A playful nudge to say it cleaner.
✍️ https://thetechledger.substack.com/p/circumlocution-or-sesquipedalianism
one more thing
Forward this to the team
mate who says “it will only take an hour.” They need The Quixotic Condition most.