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  • Photos of Smashing Conference Freiburg 2026 Marc Thiele

    We run this edition since 2012 in Freiburg. Always lovely to be, where Vitaly and I started it. Here are a few impressions of the days. Full album…

    The Other Day · 02:07
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    • Four Hours – Thanks Deutsche Bahn (The Ad Found Me. The Checkout Didn’t.)
  • From a curator at the Getty, ratings of every... Jason Kottke

    From a curator at the Getty, ratings of every “framed picture” emoji. “A total rejection of nature and reality. Why is the horizon rounded? Has this artist seen planet earth before?…

    Today · 14:20
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    • The 2026 winners of the Ig Nobel Prize include papers...
    • Rocky Sleep, You Watch, Question?
    • Now open for business in Nyack, NY: Busman’s Holiday , a...
    • Ok wait, the NES Tetris world record is now 40.26...
    • A Deep Dive Into the Full Bayeux Tapestry Story
    • I’ve linked to Summoning Salt’s videos before (they make...
    • In 1992, Canada declared a moratorium on Northern cod...
    • Two-Hour Mix of the Jazz in Haruki Murakami Novels
    • We Are Living in the Fantasy World of 13-Year-Old Boys ....
    • The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found , a piece...
    • Neat little prototype demo of a Bluesky reader that...
    • A late 90s guide to Super Metroid was written in...
    • Biiiiig Stretch
    • “In almost every [US] county, extreme heat is at...
    • VC Isn’t VC Anymore — Understanding the Rise of Cancer...
    • The Simpsons Switcheroo
    • “ Gimme is a dazzling ever-growing type family of...
    • Bring Blockbuster Video back to your town/city by...
    • Gloria Steinem’s final essay , posthumously published by...
    • TIL that my iPhone has a tiny bit of water in i t (for...
    • Teaser trailer for Musk , a 3h45m-long documentary film...
  • Managers Are Catalysts Kellan Elliott-McCrea

    As an industry, we like to shout a lot about experiments when we kick them off, all confident swagger that this time our superior intellects have landed from first principles on the correct reimaginin…

    Today · 13:56
  • Remembrance of Websites Past Jeffrey Zeldman

    2000 was the peak year for Adobe’s website. It was a content site filled with creative how-to articles, opinion pieces, and artist interviews where you could also, if you wished, buy or get info on…

    Today · 10:21
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    • My Glamorous Life: A Good Lie
    • AI, Disruption, and Standards
  • I wish you the best in the Offline Dave Rupert

    A handful of people I follow and know about have announced their recent departure. Not from a job (although plenty of that going around), but from social media, AI usage, or in more extreme cases the…

    Today · 09:42
  • Stalling installing Jeremy Keith

    I’m an invited expert at the World Wide Web Consortium. That sounds impressive, but it isn’t. Anyone can become an invited expert. The fact that I am now one proves it. You apply to be an invit…

    Today · 08:53
  • Best food I’ve ever eaten Derek Sivers

    Best food I’ve ever eaten: When in Finland go to liemi.fi/ and order SHANGHAI TACOS WITH HALLOUMI. I had them every day for four days.…

    Yesterday · 12:41
  • Entries logged without comment for the week ending 9/12 Rob Weychert

    🎬 Added to the film diary:Desperate Teenage LovedollsDavid Markey, 1984FriskTodd Verow, 1995, ★★PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia, PAJackie BrownQuentin Tarantino, 1997, ★★★★Ali: Fear Eats the…

    Two Days Ago · 22:00
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    • Shudder to Think at First Unitarian Church (Basement)
    • Thor & Friends at Maas Building
  • Underdesk Treadmill Chris Coyier

    I pulled the trigger on an underdesk treadmill. Basic research suggested GoPlus is a decent one. I was hoping it would be $300-400 USD. Turns out this one is just $119.99. So cheap it had me a little…

    Two Days Ago · 10:48
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    • I’m done with this podcast! (UX request)
  • Studio Notes #101 Dan Cederholm

    Good Morning, Folks. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🧊 The founders of YETI coolers shared their story on How I Built This an…

    Three Days Ago · 08:58

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