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

  • I remember this 90s TV commercial for 93.7 The Edge, a... Jason Kottke

    I remember this 90s TV commercial for 93.7 The Edge, a Minnesota alternative radio station, very well. It features very non-alternative old people reciting lyrics like “bow down before th…

    Today · 15:36
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    • Why Do Some Places Just Feel Right?
    • New book from James Gleick about the history of the...
    • “Astronomers for the first time have identified a green...
    • The Best Monopoly Strategy, Tested on 300 Million Games
    • Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without...
    • Using an LLM’s “superhuman ability to parse through...
    • How Japanese Dried Bonito Is Made
    • Brewster Kahle argues against news sites blocking the...
    • NPR’s Planet Money recently did a show on tariff refunds...
    • Do you believe in life after death? This is a great...
    • A Tiny 24 FPS E-Ink Game Boy Emulator
    • A 24-minute video tour of the Krasner and Pollock: Past...
    • Towers of Babble is a game that mashes up word games and...
    • Hyperland, a Prescient 1990 TV Show by Douglas Adams
    • Lane 8 has released his Fall 2026 Mixtape, 4 hours,...
    • Won’t Someone Please Stop Me, Dr. Frankenstein, from...
    • Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Consequence of Donald Trump
    • Charles Harley on Subway Takes: “I don’t think Black...
    • Illustrator and writer Luis Mendo’s second book is out....
    • Chromatic Inkscapes
    • Margaret Atwood in 2023: Go Ahead and Ban My Book. “It’s...
    • Roooobot. Huuuuuman.
    • The trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a new limited series...
    • Going 94 MPH on a Skateboard (New World Record)
    • I played (not) solitaire for more hands than I would care...
    • Good headline: Nine Inch Snails.
  • Figma Tips and Shortcuts Jeffrey Zeldman

    ℅ Automattic Design: The post Figma Tips and Shortcuts appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents.…

    Today · 05:33
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    • Now Playing: “Side Two”
  • Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Dez Bollardian John Boardley

    Read the book, Typographic Firsts At long last, I’ve found a newly conceived typeface that allows me to be accessible and expressive all within the same family. This is a face that can be demonstr…

    Yesterday · 19:16
  • Istanbul Tűrkiye - 12 days in 10 neighborhoods, meeting up with 30 local people for 60 hours of conversation Derek Sivers

    Istanbul Tűrkiye - 12 days in 10 neighborhoods, meeting up with 30 local people for 60 hours of conversation: sive.rs/met/at-16…

    Two Days Ago · 09:14
  • Entries logged without comment for the week ending 10/17 Rob Weychert

    💿 Added to the music library:I Know About YouIda, 1996Cadence Classics: Their 20 Greatest HitsThe Everly Brothers, 1985Repo Records, Philadelphia, PASuite No. 2 for Flute & Jazz Piano TrioCl…

    Three Days Ago · 22:00
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    • 35th Philadelphia Film Festival: Animated Shorts Program
    • Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology
  • Introducing our new podcast: Make Great Software with Chris & Gina Gina Trapani

    Gina Trapani Once upon a time, the web was mostly a text-based medium. If you were an introverted writer wh…

    Three Days Ago · 11:00
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    • From producer to builder
  • Ranking proposals for Interop 2027 Jeremy Keith

    The Firefox team are asking us to weigh in on proposals for Interop 2027—what features should browsers be concentrating on implementing or improving. Here are my top five: Web app installation…

    Four Days Ago · 11:58
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    • The Tusks Of Extinction by Ray Nayler
  • Studio Notes #106 Dan Cederholm

    Greetings and Good Vibes to you, Fine Folks. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🪀 I’m mesmerized by Hajime Miura’s…

    Four Days Ago · 07:32

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