[SC 2.4.4] Running your own blog means nobody can tell you no
I wrote about oh shit banners, a design pattern used to notify people about catastrophic events.
I'm not gonna lie, running your own blog means nobody can tell you no if you swear in your post's title, and that's pretty great.
Historical Trails
New Maggie Appleton post. New Maggie Appleton post. NEW MAGGIE APPLETON POST.
Covid: It's That Bad
Yeah.
A sinking nation is offered an escape route. But there’s a catch.
Yeah.
World's tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning
Friendship ended with steel. Now wood is my best friend.
Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in The Lab Using Vibrating Molecules
Yoooooo.
What comes after open source? Bruce Perens is working on it
Open source ate me alive and I'd love a model where million/billion dollar companies actually contribute back in a financially meaningful way.
Cold-blooded software
"Certain technology decisions lead to projects that are warm-blooded: everything is great when there’s constant motion on the project, generating heat. But put warm-blooded software in the freezer, and you’ll pull out a corpse six months later."
Dad Jokes | Fatherhood.gov
I learned we have a national strategic reserve of dad jokes!
In 2024, please switch to Firefox
Mozilla the company seems to be full-on clown mode, but Firefox is the last good web browser out there.
My 'If I Die' Doc
I like Cassey's writing a lot, especially this one.
1 hour relax with capybaras and vaporwave
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A list of known AI agents on the internet
Staying on top of all of this is a fool's errand. There needs to be legislation.
Substack Turns On Its ‘Nazis Welcome!’ Sign
"Your reputation is what you allow. Substack has hung out its shingle saying “Nazis welcome.”"
Merchandizing the Void
"This fetishization of logistics itself, the gridded pantries and endless restockings, extends beyond the kitchens and bookshelves of wealthy influencers to the world of art and literature."
Advertisers Don’t Want Sites Like Jezebel to Exist
"This helps explain the precarity of publications like Jezebel, despite it being more vital to its audience than ever."
22 panels
"My bet is this: if you find yourself asking what the future of reading on the web looks like, then I guarantee that it’s comic books from 50 years ago that hold all the answers."
The world's 'most inconvenient' convenience store hangs on the side of a cliff in China, selling bottled water and snacks to parched climbers
Oh, to be a cliffside convenience store clerk.
Tetris Has Finally Been Beaten After 34 Years
Woah.
The Infinite Eternal Jukebox
The Infinite Jukebox got resurrected!
The Guys Who Killed Toys R Us are Coming for Doctors
"So it’s not exactly surprising what this most recent study found: private equity firms are absolutely hazardous to the health of the patients of the hospitals they buy."