[SC 2.4.4] Blissfully snoozing
My dog got groomed earlier this week. She now looks like Falkor from The Neverending Story, and is blissfully snoozing next to me on the couch as I write this email.
On PhD life: Being behind and doing justice
While I am not in a PhD program, Frank gives language to a lot of feelings I didn't have words for.
Alteration of faecal microbiota balance related to long-term deep meditation
tl;dr: meditation alters how you poop.
They wanted careers in tech. They’re stuck as TikTok moderators
"...the stopgap job has now become his career — one he never wanted, and which he is unable to exit despite attempts."
The original WWW proposal is a Word for Macintosh 4.0 file from 1990, can we open it?
HTML is neat because it does not have this issue.
**Handling Death Gracefully in Digital Experiences **
This was so raw and earnest. We can, and should do better.
Two mysteries surrounded the Georgia Guidestones. One may have finally been solved
The duality of finding the Guidestones eugenic monstrosities, and also completely fascinating.
A robot sommelier spilled wine on my pants. Then it asked for a tip
This is especially weird to think about through the lens of the origin of tipping.
New York Times, Get out of My School
Fuck the New York Times, another entry in an ongoing series.
Velveeta makes its mark on fans’ lips with its cheesy 14-karat gold drip lip cuff
Okay, sure!
Tailwind marketing and misinformation engine
I don't mind the underlying concept of utility CSS, but boy howdy do I mislike Tailwind's surrounding culture.
Kaiju Look
"In his symbolic enormity, Godzilla contains multiple, contradictory meanings—he is both victimizer and victim, a source of terror and a source of sympathy—and both the film and novella refuse one “right” way to view him."
Cameron's World
⚠️ This page is under construction ⚠️
The US pepper that was nearly lost
Heck yeah, fish pepper.
Names are complex: Displaying initials for an avatar component in a design system
I really enjoyed how thoroughly thought through this was.
Jack Kirby’s Collages in Context
I found this making sure a Fantastic Four reference was accurate to the joke I was attempting to make.
The Cost of a Tool
"But if every time I hammered a nail it also broke someone’s hand, caused someone to have a mental breakdown, or spread misinformation, I would find a different hammer."
A Global Documentation Platform
It's nice to know I'm not alone in these thoughts.