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robert-glaser.de

When everyone has AI and the company still learns nothing

What changed because we spent those tokens?

mechanical-pencil.com

Mechanical pencil

Illustrating the engineering around us.

mudmapmagazine.com

The utopia of the family computer

There was a time when the internet had a place in the home; a corner, a schedule, a shared practice.

nngroup.com

What to do after a design critique ends

Most designers invest in running critiques but skip the followup. That missing step is often why feedback culture breaks down.

seangoedecke.com

Prompts are technical debt too

How to minimize custom prompting and rely on upstream tool updates.

uxdesign.cc

You are no longer the user. You are the principal.

The human is the principal. The agent is the operator. The architecture is the substrate they meet on.

justmovetoeurope.com

Just move to Europe

A practical map for people choosing an European base: compare cities, rooms, check setup paths, and start building from the right place.

alicepackarddesign.com

Why I don’t use icon fonts in Figma

SVGs are the way. Here are all the reasons why.

shapes.gg

Figma Agent: a first look

An integrated AI tool inside of Figma, with permission to go wild in your canvas. Let’s put it to the test.

chrbutler.com

Cynicism is a luxury; hope is a necessity.

One’s ability to ignore politics is a product of functional system that shares your worldview.

uxdesign.cc

7 things that Vibe Design can’t replicate

Vibe design with intention, eyes open.

tokenblast.cc

TokenBlast

Interactive config generator for Claude Code environment flags. Find your preferred balance of cost, tokens, and thinking.

addyosmani.com

The orchestration tax is you

More agents running doesn’t mean more of you available—your cognitive bandwidth doesn’t parallelize.

impeccable.style

Impeccable: Design skills for AI harnesses

1 skill, 23 commands, and curated anti-patterns for impeccable frontend design. Works with Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex CLI.

isaiprofitable.com

Is AI profitable yet?

Tracking the spend and revenue of frontier AI companies.

medium.com

What we lost in the AI chat stream

Most of the chat is iteration, not insight. The real cost is the thinking we stop doing.

thisiscolossal.com

Habib Hajallie’s meticulous ballpoint pen drawings

The Kent-based artist grapples memories, connection, and devastating loss.

ai-on-the-internet.github.io

The impact of AI-generated text on the Internet

By mid-2025, roughly 35% of newly published websites were classified as AI-generated or AI-assisted.

placesjournal.org

The disappearance of the public bench

When benches are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.

showreel.design

Showreel.design

Discover amazing motion design and animation work from talented creators worldwide.