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August 12, 2025

Issue 100 and Chatbot Sycophancy

Hey friends,

Why are writers always cold?

They’re surrounded by drafts.

(Seriously tho, my draft folder is out of control... 😬)


Words I Wrote ✍️

Speaking of writing, this is my 100th Newsletter Issue!

Illustration of Nathan lurking over a bowl of noodles with a foil sticker with the words: 100th issue and a sticker in the shape of lettuce with the words: Lettuce Celebrate

Yep, I've been at it for nearly 2 years now, so I took some time to talk about things I've learned about writing along the way.


Interesting Web Bits 🍜

Web Stuff

  • A nice technique for an infinite scrolling logo marquee with CSS.
  • Maggie Appleton has a interesting take on how chatbot sycophancy might be undermining Enlightenment values. Makes you think... (which is her point!)
  • Miriam Suzanne talks about Cascade Layers.
  • Una, as usual, details an exciting new CSS feature dropping soon that helps create a "scroll spy" effect.
  • Peter Pistorius rolls in with the spicy take that SPA's aren't needed with modern browser capabilities. I'm still convinced there exists a use case for SPA's (long sessions, high amounts of user changes, offline support, etc) but it's exciting to see all these shiny new features land in browsers!

Other Stuff

  • This guy gets it: "I'll give up Neovim when you pry it from my cold, dead hands".
  • Ben Holman spent 6 years building a "ridiculous wooden pixel display".
  • Draw a fish, watch it swim! 🐟
  • A fascinating look into the visual reasoning of Bluey's environment.
  • Someone made a maze game entirely in Powerpoint/Google Slides 😲
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