[SC 2.4.4] It's brave as hell
I'm leading with Ethan's post because it's brave as hell and also incredibly prescient in the face of all of this naked, blundering avarice.
For what it's worth, I also wrote about how to avoid getting grifted if you're in the market for assistive tech.
The Sex Mushroom Hunters of Nepal
With a title like this, how could I not include this?
Seafloor detector picks up record neutrino while under construction
This is very cool.
Astronomers Amazed by Perfect 'Einstein Ring' Gleaming in Space
This is also very cool.
I'm done
"What I realized is that I am not tired of technology and design, I am tired of living in the tech bubble in real-time."
Game Font Library
Delivers what it promises!
UIs Should Be Versioned, Just Like We Version APIs
This is a cool idea, but like the author mentions, not very likely to happen. What's sort of ironic is it can sort of happen on the design systems end of things.
Don't make me feel bad
Heather gets it.
The Subtle Art of Designing Physical Controls for Cars
It's nice to see automakers start to move back to physical controls, and this is a really nice way to create a hybrid solution.
Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India
Maybe I should quit tech and become a chess carver.
Why in the World Does This Creepy Fork Exist?
no thank u
Watery Landscapes Set the Stage for Lachlan Turczan’s Ephemeral Light Installations
Sharing because this looks so ethereal and vaporwavey.
Tech continues to be political
So much of this is quotable. Just read it.
Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid
oh.
This Is the Age of the Coward
"These corporate behemoths, who collectively control more wealth than several small nations combined, are tripping over themselves to prove they never really meant all that talk about principles and values. The spectacle of multibillion-dollar companies discovering their spines are made of cotton candy is nauseating."
Resegregation, Coups, Orwell, and the Importance of Precise Language
"Here’s why this matters: imprecise and euphemistic language is the language of fascists, authoritarians, and oppressors — power-craving leaders who either don’t want people to know what they are doing or don’t want them to think too hard about the illegality or immorality of their actions."
My Life in Weeks
Such an interesting way to visualize this.
New Junior Developers Can’t Actually Code
Shot, and chaser.
Duck Radio
"This website is controlled by 6 ducks in my garden. The station changes whenever they peck the sensor."
What if Eye...?
"We created a virtual petri dish where digital creatures evolve eyes from scratch, replaying millions of years of evolution."
Disabled workers are getting screened out of digital hiring
I mean, the bar was already in hell, but sheesh.
History’s Largest & Most Famous Disability Access Ramp
"Why was it built? For power? For chronic pain? Yes. Both."
We Can, and We Must, Clown on the Humane AI Pin Forever
I'll never forget the breathless praise I saw from people who should have known better.
Is One A Number? According to ‘Mathematicks Made Easie,’ Yes
Weird new old beef discovered!
The Long Quest for Artificial Blood
This is a lot of words about blood.
Connecting Vance's Neo-Nazi Apologia And His Artificial-Intelligence Boosterism
"AI is about the capitalist's ability to assert a right to extract value, at scale, from a resource that each of us creates when we interact with the internet."