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Posts from blogs I read written in the last few days.

  • “ Your brain is a gambling addict that bets on... Jason Kottke

    “Your brain is a gambling addict that bets on reality. It doesn’t wait for information. It guesses what should happen and adjusts when surprised. Most bets win. But when they don’t, y…

    Today · 10:21
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    • I’ve felt this for years (blogs have global context):...
    • “An Absolute Climate Catastrophe”
    • “ Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million...
    • “Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than...
    • Stories of “people finding weird, wild and defiant...
    • Crocs Has a Trick for Dodging Taxes: a Tiny Office in...
    • The Doulas Who Help Us Die . “Instead of assisting...
    • NASA has provided some early-stage funding to explore the...
    • Tron: Legacy (Recording Sessions) by Daft Punk
    • Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed . “A whole...
    • If You Haven’t Recently Used Claude Code, You Might Not...
    • Socialists Are Winning Because They Listen to People...
    • Thing that I am now invested in: this woman has spent 30...
    • The video rental store as “third place” . “Decades...
    • The End of Google Search . The internet giant is...
    • Media Matters : “ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a...
    • Fun little review by Marcin Wichary of a 1984 flying...
    • I love this little video of burbling pasta sauces...
    • I’d Be Lead Harpooner on the Pequod If It Wasn’t for...
    • 25 things that explain America , including personal...
  • How We Got Here Sean Coates

    I don’t like how we got here. Yes, this is—unfortunately—yet another AI thoughtpiece. I’m sure you must be tired of reading AI thoughtpieces. I won’t be offended if you skip thi…

    Today · 08:00
  • Just You Wait, by Chris Shiflett Brad Frost

    Just You Wait, by Chris Shiflett is a fantastic read. While I'm slightly younger than Chris, his description of the journey of growing and evolving with technology feels very familiar. The whole artic…

    Yesterday · 18:00
  • An tuath ’s ceart Jeremy Keith

    I spent the last three weeks in the north of Ireland. Myself and Jessica flew to Belfast where we spent the first night. We managed to get to a session that evening where we were warmly welcomed.…

    Yesterday · 10:07
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    • Girls In Their Married Bliss by Edna O’Brien
  • Vibe Check №43 Dave Rupert

    During my last vibe check the kids were still in school. Time has flown by. Work-life balance disrupted. Camps attended. Vacations were had. Bank accounts drained. A normal summer routine. Inbound and…

    Two Days Ago · 23:23
  • The Right to Resist Optimization Josh Clark

    “If machines are great at the things we’ve long thought to be uniquely human, maybe we’ve been misunderstanding humanity all along.” This weekend I picked up a physical copy…

    Three Days Ago · 08:35
  • Matthias Ott Speaking at TYPO3 Developer Days Marc Thiele

    As part of the beyond tellerrand partnership with TYPO3, TYPO3 invited me to curate a few slots at this year’s developer days. For one of the slo…

    Four Days Ago · 10:27
  • Studio Notes #96 Dan Cederholm

    Grand risings, my friends. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 👾 Coral Pixels is a new color font that's inspired by “…

    Four Days Ago · 07:43
  • Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Zinkraft John Boardley

    Read the book, Typographic Firsts Massimo Vignelli was canonically adamant that a contemporary designer only requires a handful of typefaces and should “trash the rest.” He was talking abo…

    The Other Day · 21:25
  • Outburst Chris Coyier

    Just had a little trip up to my favorite city of Juneau, Alaska. So lovely. Here’s just one story from the trip. There is a Big Thing going on there right now which is essentially an impending f…

    The Other Day · 14:32

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