The Curious Engineer

Jon VerLee & Manifest

Engineering and more.

Episodes

  1. 2D AGO

    The War in Iran — 2026-05-19

    This episode examines the significant military developments in the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran from May 12-19, 2026, detailing air campaigns, strikes on internal security forces, and Iranian missile operations, while also considering the humanitarian and regional implications of the war.

    3 min

  2. MAY 14

    The future of design systems

    Design systems were built to scale manual interface creation. They’re now content fodder for AI. The perfect worker for parsing components, outlining specs, and shuffling identical boxes around. One that doesn’t complain about the boring pa

    2 min

  3. MAY 14

    Pieter Levels

    Pieter Levels (@levelsio) is a renowned Dutch indie hacker and digital nomad who builds successful SaaS startups solo, generating over \(\$3\) million/year in revenue without employees. Known for launching products fast, his major platforms

    2 min

  4. MAY 13

    Starship V3 Introduction!

    Introducing Starship V3 The third generation of Starship and Super Heavy, powered by Raptor 3 and launching from an entirely new launch pad, incorporate learnings from years of flight testing and development. Super Heavy V3 Change Highlight

    2 min
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