[SC 2.4.4] Equal parts terrified and excited
I'm delivering a talk tomorrow that touches on some very personal things, but also disability, history, systems, harm, and design. I'm equal parts terrified and excited, but I think that's a good sign?
The Mythology of Work
"The bottom line is simple: all of us deserve to make the most of our potential as we see fit, to be the masters of our own destinies."
The hardest working font in Manhattan
What a pretty and comprehensive essay.
The iPhone is done with home buttons — here’s why I’ll miss it
I'd trade FaceID for bringing the home button back in a heartbeat.
AI vs. an extra minute in the shower
"…but for the most part I’ll keep my use of LLMs to the minimum. I’d rather just use that extra minute in the shower to think the problem through."
Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch
"Democratic Party leaders are not built for this moment."
Meet the shop cats of Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan district
Delivers what it promises!
i really really love cohesive, homogenous design!
Here's a nice take on Forced Colors mode.
"The closer to the train station, the worse the kebab" - A "Study"
Mostly I just want a kebab now.
I put my heart and soul into this AI but nobody cares
This isn't shrimp Jesus, but it sure also isn't good.
Not only is Substack right-wing broligarchy garbage, it's way more expensive than Ghost
Buttondown is nice too!
Glossy, Gunky And Ready In Minutes: AI Meal Recipes Are Overrunning The Internet
"The problem isn't just AI mass-produced recipes that may not even work. It's that people like my grandfather don't even know when they're interacting with artificial content anymore."
This page is under construction: A love letter to the personal website
"The personal site isn't dead. It's just been forgotten in the commercialised, capitalist web of today. We owe it to ourselves to rediscover this lost art."
The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians
Wow.
touch grass
Perfect execution, zero notes.
Black Neurodivergence Is Real: It’s Not Just A White People’s Issue
I enjoyed this insight into race and neurodiversity.
Overlay Timeline
Really good to see someone do the work to lay it all out like this.
What Felt Impossible Became Possible
"Fascism always fails. It is destructive and it is awful and not everyone lives to see the other side, but it always, always fails. "
Bookmarklets (and Custom URL Schemes) Are Criminally Underrated
I love a good URL.
Strong Opinions on URL Design
And speaking of URLs!
COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death
Not that this will move the needle on people who aren't going to be open to it, but it's good news nonetheless.
Big Tech data center buildouts have led to $5.4 billion in public health costs
Oh.
Workers’ experience with AI chatbots in their jobs
I mean, I guess this was all worth it.
Indian cinema chain sued by film-goer over lengthy pre-film ads
The hero we need.
reviewers of fragrantica
"good news: sombre by strangers parfumerie has a stomach acid note"
Elizabeth Goodspeed on what happens when we treat the past like a stock library
"Rather than referencing the past, designers are stripping it for parts to be mixed and matched – treating design history like a visual junkyard."