Boring is good
Technology flows downhill, and we usually start on the wrong path.
Friday09/19
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The modern trap
The word modern has become the cure-all solution, promising to solve not just our immediate problems, but somehow prevent future ones entirely.
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How AI tools differ from human tools
How Anthropic’s latest guidelines are reshaping tool design for better performance & efficiency.
Thursday09/18
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Why aren’t you a good fit?
Asking candidates why we should NOT hire them has turned out to be a remarkable filter.
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Writing effective tools for AI agents
How to write high-quality tools and evaluations, and how you can boost performance by using Claude to optimize its tools for itself.
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World Illustration Awards 2025 winners
This year's winners reveal how artists are shaping how we see, think and connect.
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CSS to speech
When and how to use the slash content property syntax in CSS to provide alt text for CSS-generated content, and why it is important.
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Why do software developers love complexity?
When KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) is a well-known mantra, why do we keep gravitating toward complexity?
Wednesday09/17
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Why did our friends stop posting on social media?
After two decades of sharing more online, it looks like more people are deciding to share less.
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The last days of social media
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.
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Why everyone is quitting social media
Viral stunts, immature pranks, choreographed dances, anxiety, depression, and the disruption of the very fabric of society.
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Tuesday09/16
Monday09/15
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The UX Design Awards Spring 2026 are now open for entries!Sponsored
Showcase your UX projects globally, earn expert recognition, and give your design team the credit they deserve! Submit your work until November 15!
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While you’re fixing the fun stuff, fix the important stuff too
We walk through a fictional bug and fix a little visual issue, but we then spend time uncovering other much more important issues and fix them too.
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The amazing art of the video game marquee
The marquee back then had to do a lot of work, because the games themselves were all low resolution and blocky affairs.
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Accessible writing techniques
If you want your content to reach and engage more people, accessibility should be at the heart of your writing process.
Friday09/12
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How to fold socks
How do you think about your creative practice? What are the most important parts of it?
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Stop shipping PNGs in your games
Are you shipping textures to players as PNGs? Here's a better approach.
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The scam called “you don’t have to remember anything”
Debunking the myth that search engines and AI eliminate the need for memory.
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Your target market isn’t demographic
How to define your actual target market, which probably isn’t traditional demographics and firmographics.
Thursday09/11
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AI as teleportation
Here’s a thought experiment for pondering the effects AI might have on society: What if we invented teleportation?
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News minimalist
A news aggregator that ranks news by significance. It uses ChatGPT to analyze ~30,000 news articles every day, ranking significance from 0 to 10.
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The trust quotient (TQ)
Trust is a broad word that will be unbundled as it seeps into the AI ecosystem.