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This newsletter I’m playing with formatting, so please bear with me if things look janky.
Shift happens: Typewiter simulator
Extremely tactilely satisfying.
‘Revolutionary’ blue crystal resurrects hope of room temperature superconductivity
Oh sure, when I write about a magic blue crystal that supplies energy the editor tells me to tone it down.
Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right,’ says Quebec judge
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A $400 sweater tricks facial-recognition cameras into thinking you’re a zebra or a giraffe to protect your privacy, its maker says
Remembering when machine vision thought a turtle was a gun.
A Marvelously Huge Wall of Working Elevator Buttons
Speaking of tactilely satisfying.
Tag Systems
A thing you should know about me is I love tags. Death to the tyranny of category.
Why the Floppy Disk Just Won’t Die
I like floppies for the richer, more warmer sound.
After Dark Screensavers in CSS
The power of the After Dark screensavers is so strong that it compels us to periodically recreate it.
Meet the mushroom that could one day replace plastic
Hell yeah, you weird-ass eukaryotes.
Sculpture sold for just $34.99 at Texas Goodwill turns out to be priceless Roman bust
We must, we must, we must exfiltrate looted busts.
The Electron Is Having a (Magnetic) Moment. It’s a Big Deal
The standard model is decadent and depraved.
Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears
lmao
Against Access
Incredibly provoking essay about access, culture, community, and representation.
The Incredible Tantrum Venture Capitalists Threw Over Silicon Valley Bank
Socialism exists, it’s just for the ultra-wealthy.
Meta gives up on NFTs for Facebook and Instagram
This is nice to see, but the incalculable damage to our environment has already been done.
SPA view transitions land in Chrome 111
I am so excited for when non-SPAs can use this. It’ll be huge for making more accessible and performant web experiences.
Bees learn to dance and to solve puzzles from their peers
Been a big year for bee-related news.