[SC 2.4.4] Inadvertently the second opus
I wrote about so-called inclusive personas, their problems, and how those problems feed into larger more systemic issues. It's inadvertently the second opus I've written this year!
It’s not just burnout
Fucking oof.
Font comparison and review: Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono
Typography, accessibility, and criticism! Three of my favorite things combined.
The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics
I've accidentally started collecting retro tech, so uh, yeah.
Designing a Grid-Aware Branch
"We believe it’s more urgent than ever to help users understand the digital world in the physical realities of what’s actually happening."
Bots now make up the majority of all internet traffic
Good job everyone, we did it.
Are giraffes more at risk of being struck by lightning
oh no
This page is a truly naked, brutalist html quine.
<p>wow</p>
The Truth About the R-Word, From the People It Hurts Most
"This isn’t a minor slip in language. It’s a sign that empathy, dignity, and basic decency are being lost—and that impacts all of us."
AI-Altered ‘Raanjhanaa’ Ending Escalates Eros-Aanand L. Rai Dispute Over Creative Rights: ‘Indian Cinema Now Stands at Its Own Inflection Point’
Again, nobody wants this.
Etsy Faces User Boycott Over Immigration Detention Center Merch
Boycott Etsy for selling concentration camp merch, pass it on.
The Sun Never Sets on the Ant Empire
"The largest and most successful world conquest happened quickly and silently, with barely anyone taking notice, even as it rages on today."
It’s time for modern CSS to kill the SPA
Most websites and web apps don't need to be SPAs, and would be actively better if they weren't. Make lots of little HTML pages instead.
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
Holy crap.
Draw a Fish!
Provide a fish drawing and it'll get reviewed and animated!
What’s the most pointless trend in modern web design?
It's amazing how many of these terrible trends are also accessibility issues, yet folks feel compelled or pressure to add them regardless.
Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty
I'm beginning to think Microsoft might not have its shit together!!!1!
The Tone Rebellion
"There’s a big difference between the games that simply look unusual and the games that push you to think outside your normal mindset."
Stop Payment Processors from censoring games!
"Payment processors have caved to the outcry of a small, right-wing puritanical group who wants to dictate what adults can or cannot buy with their own money, and is setting a dangerous precedent that threatens the future of independent art on the internet."
The 'Accessibility' link is a Lie: My Adventures in Weaponizing Corporate Virtue Signaling
"The Accessibility Statement isn’t always a lie. But it is always a lever. The trick is knowing how, and on whom, to pull it."
All you ever wanted to know about bog butter
Delivers what it promises!
Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
I KNEW IT
A Brief History of the TV Dinner
Who knew extra turkey had so much to give?
The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid
I have definitely noticed myself forgetting words and names here and there.
You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name
It's cool and good and nice how every Humanities major criticism of tech in the early 90s has all come to pass all at once.
“Why Are We Funding This?”
"We can’t rely on private industry and charities to take over the funding of creative, basic research, because they cannot or will not fill the gap. "
Complexity of websites and what they imply for the design of web platform features
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