Most of the time, seeing ads appear on our Echo Show makes me want to rip it off the wall but I do love seeing it make consistent, terrible, inaccurate guesses at things it thinks we want to buy like new faucets, ugly chairs, and creatine powder. What a terrible product.
Is 2025 the Year of the ‘Design Engineer’? ↗
“What is a Design Engineer and is it the right name? Let's explore this role and it's contributions to Design Systems.”
Why I Like Designing in the Browser ↗
“It can be surprising for new clients to see just how much of our design process happens in HTML, CSS and (light) JavaScript. While we do plenty of ideation exercises, sketching, wireframes, mockups and more, we like to get our hands dirty in the browser as soon as we can.”
Humane ↗
“I hope that in the future, people can see red flags more clearly and that journalists identify them much earlier, without giving companies the benefit of the doubt. It’s better to be skeptical until proof is presented.”
Streamer completes hitless run of seven FromSoft Soulslikes without leveling up ↗
“After his first level 1 God Run attempt two months ago, Nico's efforts culminated in a roughly 11-hour multi-day marathon run over the weekend, which saw Nico break down in tears at the end of the ordeal.”
Your Site Is a Home ↗
“This residence is available at a URL, on the open web, that people are able to view. This is your website.”
This Is the Age of the Coward ↗
“The absolute gutlessness of it exposes the rot at the core of corporate America. Every CEO who authorized these retreats, every board that nodded along, and every executive who drafted these surrender notes are all telling us exactly who they are.”
The PlayStation Network Outage Is Modern Gaming In A Nutshell ↗
“Nothing needs to work this way. Nobody benefits from not being able to access single-player games and features when servers go down. There is no upside to logging into multiple game services at once that outweighs the downsides.”
The Art of Making Websites ↗
“Ultimately, a website isn’t just what you ship. It’s about who you are — and who you become — on the way to shipping.”
Resources for keeping the web free, open, and poetic ↗
“Learn the basics, get inspired, and grow your website.”
Au Revoir Micro.blog ↗
“I've left Micro.blog after 7.5 years. I backed the Kickstarter, blogged furiously and frequently, and mostly had fun. But it was time to leave and seek other grounds.”
Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog ↗
“I talked to a friend who wants to start a blog, and she pulled a few thoughts from me.”
The Pebble smartwatch is making a comeback ↗
“As of Monday, all the Pebble firmware is available on GitHub, and Migicovsky is starting a company to pick up where he left off.”
This Man is a Coward. ↗
“Zuckerberg transforms himself with each passing month, molding himself into whatever shape he thinks will please his new master.”
David Lynch’s influence on video games goes far beyond Twin Peaks ↗
“Video games owe a lot to the influence of David Lynch, whether it be something as simple as being able to perceive that which sight cannot see or a snakeskin jacket that symbolizes one’s individuality and belief in personal freedom.”
In the face of this, who do you want to be? ↗
“The question now is not a million miles away. Who will support? Who will collaborate? Who will decide that they are “not political” and look away as millions of people are harmed? Who will make excuses for it all?”
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers ↗
“Living your life to impress other men by hating women is one of the most embarrassing things I can imagine. Looking up to any of these men for how to live your life is even sadder.”
MacStories Won't Stand for Meta's Dehumanizing and Harmful Moderation Policies ↗
“Just over two years ago, MacStories left Twitter behind. We left when Elon Musk began dismantling the company’s trust and safety infrastructure, allowing hateful speech and harassment on the platform. Meta is now doing the same thing with Threads and Instagram, so we’re leaving them behind, too.”
Spotify CEO Becomes Richer Than ANY Musician Ever While Shutting Down Site Exposing Artist Payouts ↗
“According to our research, musicians get about $0.0032 per stream on Spotify. Meaning, they need around 312,500 streams to earn $1000. Meanwhile, Ek has built a fortune worth $7.3 billion..”
The Ghosts in the Machine ↗
“The roster of PFC providers discussed internally was long.”
Enjoy video games.
Please let the door hit you on the way out.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-pierre-poilievre-projected-to-lose-his-ottawa-area-riding-with-two/
Started reading Mysterious Disappearances, Vol. 5.
Hey, fellow Canadians, today's the day. Go vote.
Started playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
Stop the slop.
Finished reading Rent-A-Girlfriend, Vol. 30.
Started reading Rent-A-Girlfriend, Vol. 30.
Finished reading I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me, Vol. 6.
Nobody fucking wants this. Hope that helps.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/perplexity-ceo-says-its-browser-will-track-everything-users-do-online-to-sell-hyper-personalized-ads/
Hoping Yahoo buys Chrome and runs it into the ground like they have with everything else they've bought.
Finished reading Character Limit.
I've been reading Character Limit by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac. I understood the general stupidity of Musk's Twitter takeover but, reading the behind-the-scenes details, holy shit, what a fucking disaster.
Started reading I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me, Vol. 6.
Finished reading I Wanna Do Bad Things with You, Vol. 5.
Started playing Zenless Zone Zero: Update 1.7 - Bury Your Tears With the Past.
Started reading I Wanna Do Bad Things with You, Vol. 5.
Finished reading Chained Soldier, Vol. 11.
Started reading Character Limit.
Started reading Chained Soldier, Vol. 11.
Finished reading Kase-san and Yamada, Vol. 3.
Finished reading Someone's Girlfriend, Vol. 3.
Started reading Someone's Girlfriend, Vol. 3.
Started reading Kase-san and Yamada, Vol. 3.
Finished reading Boy's Abyss, Vol. 9.
Started reading Boy's Abyss, Vol. 9.
