Other design systems are noticing the problems inherent in toast notifications and doing the right thing. I feel vindicated.

We caught a ton of shit for doing what is the most accessible and inclusive default for a global audience of unknown access needs.

Toast UIs require less effort to think about, design, and implement, which is why you see so many of them. In addition, making them contractually accessible represents a level of effort decoupled from profitability that most contemporary organizations are willing to expend.

Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Found on ISS Mutating to Become Functionally Distinct
Uh oh.

Zeigarnik effect
So this is what this is called.

Bees Recognize Human Faces
Now I feel bad because I don't recognize individual bee faces.

There's Gold In Them Thar Sewage Pipes, Swiss Researchers Say
One man's, uh, trash.

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges
Yeah, fuck this.

AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles
Fun and cool and good.

IBM and university researchers create a never-before-seen molecule with quantum computing
Yo, what.

We The Bacteria. Notes Toward Biotic Architecture
"For once, here is a book that presents a vision where humans can actively contribute to microbial diversity, collaborate with the unseen world around us and build in ways that nurture rather than harm the environment."

The modern CEO job is completely broken — but AI could make executives useful again
"The solution is fairly simple: We must hold CEOs accountable in the same way that we do their employees or dissolve the role entirely."

One Person’s Unhinged Crusade To Erase An Obscure PC Game From Existence Has Finally Been Stopped
There are niche beefs, and then there's whatever this is.

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports
You can't reform this.

Put the ZIP code first.
PREACH

jclahoot.com
This personal website is, wow.

Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs
lol, lmao

Jack Dorsey Laid Off 4,000 People, Blaming ‘AI Innovation.’ Critics Blame ‘AI-Washing.’
"The phenomenon has earned a nickname: “AI-washing,” where companies use artificial intelligence as cover for traditional cost-cutting."

Asteroid defense mission shifted the orbit of more than its target
Neat!

Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it
A story in three acts

“It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
Seems to be a thing.

Search the collection - Has 3D image - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
3D art! In your browser! Today!

Some Words on WigglyPaint
"The most wildly successful project I’ve ever released is no longer mine. In all my years of building things and sharing them online, I have never felt so violated."

The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office”
"But Michael isn’t entirely a puppet. Buried under layers of denial is a clear understanding of his own, hopeless, powerless life, which makes him marginally more clued-in than say, Dwight."

Building a new Flash
I… wow.

Using CSS animations as state machines to remember focus and hover states with CSS only
CSS rules and state machines rule.

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known firm behind Vimeo’s sweeping layoffs
A nice writeup on a company whose name has been a lowkey menace for years.

Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI agent social network
[[ dead internet theory intensifies ]]

Zero Day Clock
"When a car's brakes fail, we don't blame the driver for not installing a brake patch. We hold the manufacturer liable."

Silicon Valley is buzzing about this new idea: AI compute as compensation
They invented scrip but only for ROI.

Bilingualism Comes Naturally to Our Brains
I wish I wasn't so bad at languages, because I'd love to speak more of them.

I made a programming language with M&Ms
Have you ever dropped some candy and thought, "Hey, this is Turing-complete!"

I tried to educate an Accessibility overlay company from the inside
🔥

Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity
"Complexity looks smart. Not because it is, but because our systems are set up to reward it."