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

  • TypeParis Now26 🇫🇷 Elliot Jay Stocks

    See the full details on the event’s website…

    The Other Day · 10:00
  • We’re expected to believe that the NY Times is a... Jason Kottke

    We’re expected to believe that the NY Times is a serious newspaper when they are sending a reporter to talk to dozens of ppl to debunk a claim from a known conspiracy theorist, fascist, a…

    Yesterday · 14:39
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    • As Slow As Possible . Very very very slow versions of...
    • I have to say that I was a little bit charmed by the...
    • Rosalía Berghain Live
    • A women had sex with identical twins (within a 4-day...
    • Tracker dashboard for the Artemis II mission using...
    • This Is Us
    • Does what it says on the tin: acid techno mix in...
    • “If Artemis II is successful, the astronauts will...
    • Open Thread #3
    • “ ICE Tours VT provides guided bus tours to many...
    • “ LLM-generated passwords…appear strong, but...
    • Great Unreleased Track From Kendrick Lamar: Bloody Murder
    • From Heatmap News & MIT, the Electricity Price Hub is...
    • Scientists have genetically engineered tobacco plants to...
    • On Stewart Brand’s Maintenance: Of Everything
    • Not sure what level of prank/gag/stunt this is (note...
    • The Pioneering Coffee House Serving Since 1645 ....
    • After two years off, Tom Scott is back with a new...
    • “All of Humanity’s Problems Stem From Marc Andreessen’s Inability to Sit Quietly in a Room Alone”
    • Nothing Works in Trump’s America — Except Racism ....
    • The 2026 issue of the HTML Review , “an annual...
    • Mark Simonson reminisces about when he discovered type...
    • “By focusing its narrative on the tech industry...
    • For the latest episode of Design Matters, Debbie Millman...
    • Endgame for the Open Web , brought on by LLM bots,...
    • NASA’s LRO found a new crater on the Moon...
    • The US Is the Last Big Petrostate
    • Help! My Favorite Athlete Is an Idiot (Alt headline:...
    • Astronaut Michael Fincke was rendered unable to speak...
    • A new study shows that since 1990, the United States has...
    • Jesus Clarifies Return Will Be Strictly Limited To...
    • I love these looping GIF animations from...
  • Studio Notes #78 Dan Cederholm

    Hello hello, and greetings to you, beloved reader. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🎻 Charles Brooks takes beautiful photos fr…

    Yesterday · 06:00
  • The Summit 2026, Belize Dan Mall

    Three agency owners flew to a jungle in Central America with nothing but a suitcase and a vague sense that their businesses could be more. Five days later, all three had stopped doing the work that m…

    Yesterday · 05:00
  • A Brief History of the Dust Jacket John Boardley

    Read the book, Typographic Firsts Slip cover, dust cover, or dust jacket — whatever you call it, and whether you’re the type to trash or treasure them — have you ever wondered what purpose…

    Two Days Ago · 23:41
  • Qobuz Theme 1.1 Jon Hicks

    I've been working on improving my Qobuz theme, and here's version 1.1 ready to download. The biggest visual change is the sidebar. For some reason my brain needs to see a sidebar in order for it to fe…

    Two Days Ago · 09:00
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    • Tyler Ramsey at The Jericho Tavern
  • Mistrust Jeremy Keith

    Four years ago I wrote about something that has long puzzled me in the world of front-end development. Trust: The mindset I’ve noticed is that many developers are suspicious of browser feature…

    Two Days Ago · 08:57
  • England 0-1 Japan Simon Collison

    Arriving just as the sun aligned with the roofline. I’ve been to Wembley Arena many times for gigs, but I’d never been inside the iconic Wembley Stadium next door.…

    Two Days Ago · 05:50
  • 🔗 Endgame for the Open Web Rob Weychert

    Anil Dash makes the case that we’re running out of time to save the last vestiges of the open web from the big-tech robber barons’ multifaceted (but mostly AI-shaped) rampage, which probably is…

    Three Days Ago · 13:09
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    • Closed on Sundays
  • A letter to John Ternus Marco Arment

    As Apple celebrates its fiftieth birthday, we celebrate the spirit of its formation, when people who loved computers started making great computers to inspire more people to love computers. That spir…

    Three Days Ago · 12:00
  • Claude Dispatch and the Power of Interfaces Josh Clark

    Ethan Mollick reviewed the research that chat interfaces introduce heavy effort that undermines complex, specialized work. His conclusion is that the future of AI-powered interfaces is specialized i…

    Three Days Ago · 05:50
  • Why We Need to Be in the Same Room – aka Reasons to Attend Events Marc Thiele

    Something has been is on my mind lately all the time – or rather, it’s been confirmed by the words of others I respect. People are writing about…

    Three Days Ago · 05:33
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    • Links with Tips and Advice for Public Speaking
    • ⇾ A “Speaker Rider” – Good Help for Event Organisers
    • Ride: Lunch Ride in the Fields

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