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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
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  • My UX Superpower: Nothing Works! Jeffrey Zeldman

    Maybe I’m special. Or unlucky. But things that supposedly work intuitively for most users tend to fail spectacularly for me.  After mastering academia and enjoying some early success in journal…

    Today · 09:48
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    • Pete’s Presence
  • Stories from Alaska Folk Fest 2026 Chris Coyier

    [Folk Fest] is not an intellectual experience, it’s an emotional experience. Bob Banghart Visiting Alaska gives me the feeling that people are chasing after when they travel: a little taste of what…

    Today · 08:15
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  • Dilation Jeremy Keith

    Nothing can travel faster than light. And if you manage to travel close to the speed of light, things get weird. Technically, we all experience time differently depending on how fast or slow we’r…

    Today · 03:18
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    • Finn Mac Cool by Morgan Llywelyn
    • Threat models
  • Nancy Friedman notes the decline in quality in movie... Jason Kottke

    Nancy Friedman notes the decline in quality in movie taglines. “As movies have become louder, flashier, and more expensive, their taglines have atrophied: they’re limp, lackluster, and…

    Three Days Ago · 14:49
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    • The 16th season of the Dissect podcast is a deep dive...
    • Bodega Cats of New York
    • A few years back, the Mini Cooper’s taillights were...
    • Oh my gosh, look at these tiny snow leopard cubs from...
    • The Astronomy Picture of the Day , in which the...
    • Project Plowshare: Nukes for Peace!
    • “ Here are some things that have been found in...
    • Historian Eric Cline, author of 1177 BC, explains how...
    • Hollywood’s World Map of California
    • Researchers have found that some aspects of sperm...
    • What Was the Very First Plant in the World?...
    • The Brennan Self-Balancing Monorail
    • I mentioned this book in a previous post but it deserves...
    • The People’s Clock: a Timepiece Made of People
    • The Great American GLP-1 Experiment . In the last few...
    • A rare event to capture on video: an underwater volcanic...
    • From a few weeks ago: Bush’s Tiny Desk Concert ....
    • Your Backpack Got Worse On Purpose . “From a...
    • Two Japanese aquariums have released their 2026...
    • Vintage Pan-Am Luggage Tags
  • Studio Notes #80 Dan Cederholm

    Good Morning, Good People. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. ♟️ I've had a very on/off relationship with chess. Lear…

    Three Days Ago · 06:32
  • Emergent Strategy Dan Mall

    You spent months defining your positioning, your niche, your offer, and your messaging. So how did some of your best clients come from something you never planned? Legendary management thinker Henry…

    Three Days Ago · 05:00
  • PHP DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat Reset Character Matthew Weier O’Phinney

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    Four Days Ago · 09:30
  • Albums app Jon Hicks

    In my big ass Music App post, I’d mentioned the iOS/iPadOS app Albums, but since the debut of the MacOS catalyst app, I'm due a revisit to see how it fits with my criteria. Art view, with UI eleme…

    The Other Day · 14:00

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