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

  • West of England Design Forum 🇬🇧 Elliot Jay Stocks

    See the full details on the event’s website…

    The Other Day · 12:00
  • Speaking in Dublin Jeremy Keith

    I’m giving a talk this week. Usually this wouldn’t be a big deal. I’ve been giving talks for over twenty years now. But this one is different. I’m going to speaking at Na Píobairí Uillea…

    Today · 03:24
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    • A tale of two browsers
    • Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler
  • KeyCon 2026 recap Cassidy Williams

    I spoke at KeyCon, a mechanical keyboard convention!…

    Two Days Ago · 18:00
  • The world’s first trillionaire is a killer . “A... Jason Kottke

    The world’s first trillionaire is a killer. “A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.…

    Three Days Ago · 15:38
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    • Two competing (?) thoughts kept going through my head...
    • Joe “Handyman” Negri, a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood...
    • US Authorities Investigate Huge Etching of ‘8647’ on...
    • David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his...
    • Ian’s Shoelace Site Is Still The Best Site For...
    • “This song has no instruments in it.” This is cool: a...
    • This is clever & depressing: the Apocalypse Early...
    • A Hand-Drawn Visual Guide to Chili Peppers
    • John Thomson’s photos of China (1860s-70s) ....
    • A close-up look at some of Spain’s oldest & most...
    • For the first time on record, solar overtook coal in the...
    • Becoming by Max Cooper
    • “It’s so dumb!” I quote this line from Benoit Blanc in...
    • Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever ....
    • The White House’s Top Science Goal Is Ignorance . “The...
    • The Last Surviving Japanese Porsche 912 Police Car
    • Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized . SEO (and...
    • The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America...
    • Grappling With the Existential AI Threat
    • Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump...
    • 75-Minute DJ Set From Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter
    • I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake ....
    • The Social Reckoning
  • The Raven Tattoo Chris Coyier

    I’ve long been envious of my friends with sweet sleeve tattoos. It’s a cool place for a tattoo. You get to see it yourself a lot. Some of it sticks out from a rolled-up shirt-sleeve which…

    Three Days Ago · 10:49
  • Studio Notes #88 Dan Cederholm

    Greetings, Good Folks. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🥏 Master type and lettering designer, Simon Walker, made The Cover Let…

    Three Days Ago · 07:45
  • tweet Derek Sivers

    India tech friends: I just bought my ticket to IndiaFOSS in BLR Sept 26-27: fossunited.org/indiafoss/2026 Want to meet? Email me: sive.rs/contact…

    Four Days Ago · 21:34
  • Where’s the holistic AI productivity data? Rachel Andrew

    For most of my career I ran a very small company. When you run a tiny company your resources (both time and money) are limited, and you want to use them on the things that will have the most impact. Y…

    Four Days Ago · 09:44
  • Your brain is an asshole. Greg Storey

    I'm supposed to be slightly vertically inverted right now, sporting blue shades like a three dollar Bono. My mouth pried open, completely numb, with fingers and tools occupying what little space…

    The Other Day · 15:57
  • Power of Ten: Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred Josh Clark

    Is design ready to put aside its fascination with process and operations and return to actual product invention? Big Medium’s Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred joined service design legend…

    The Other Day · 10:18
  • 🔗 Ethan Marcotte’s redesign Rob Weychert

    My good friend and web design hero Ethan Marcotte has redesigned his personal site for the second time in a little over a year, and it’s a thing of beauty. Every last bit of it is thought…

    The Other Day · 08:13

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