This is one of those rare posts that excites me in a non-negative way. Looking forward to seeing what Chatto becomes in the future.

There are lots of things you can do to resist the influence of big tech. This simple call to action shares a few, along with a list of some of the biggest companies supporting ICE. #resistICE ‪resistandunsubscribe.com/‬ If you are unsure how to live without these services I’m happy to discuss.

Bookshop.org needs to do better. The tech can't be overly complicated. Storyteller already does it with ebooks, and OCR is excellent these days. A few scripts would allow you to combine those technologies to accomplish the same thing. storyteller-platform.gitlab.io/storyteller/

Who out there is making relevant music? This list is far too short

Oh, found a new DuckDuckGo setting I quite like duckduckgo.com/duckd...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Reads like a dr. bronners bottle of castile soap, this is spectacular

This is a brilliant idea, and the UI is lovely.

This is absolutely brilliant. I can't stop laughing at "you there, hyphen".

This is such a rousing call to action. Adam Conover is a true Patriot. https://youtu.be/By1Z1nk31iE?si=i9WG7povALITxx8q

every time I have to "do paperwork" I lose health like I'm in a videogame

You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger. Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.

Want to hire a good frontend developer? Here's the trick: 💡In your job posting, ask for someone who is skilled in writing "HTML" and "CSS". Your posting will be the only one mentioning these secret technologies and will instantly stand out

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.

Epic trolling by the Moon Pie account!

How much do Super Bowl ads cost again?

fuck spotify. it would probably be better for pretty much every artist you like if you pirated a bunch of stuff to start an offline library and then started slowly buying your way through all those albums 🫠

If you still shop on Amazon or use AWS you are actively contributing to the coming shitstorm. https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#dingo-babysitter

you know what can’t get shut down? html

The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control. Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.

I want to add that having to leave an app, go to email, then _wait_ for an email to arrive will cost someone with ADHD at least an hour of their life every single time.

I'm finding myself increasingly uncomfortable with the exploitive nature of charging lots of $$$ for courses when so much of how I learned to do this work was free. I've decided to refocus on making free resources. You can (100% optionally) support that work here: members.gomakethings.com

Is criticism of the CTA dependent upon the number of trips aboard CTA vehicles in a given year, or still reserved for residents of Wilmette and Cicero?

Trucks are deadly weapons and should be regulated accordingly.

"if you want my music on streaming, learn to pirate it instead" I support this sentiment.

If you think your image isn’t worth describing in text it’s safe to assume it’s not worth posting in first place.

Musicians, this is probably the most important message I have for you this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXnE...

I’ve long said blogging and RSS was the first social network. This post (and thread) explains that BlueSky is basically that. I look forward to investigating the flexibility this offers.

If you like not using twitter, you should check out not using spotify.

I've just finished recording the videos for Complete CSS so I thought I'd share this Figma party trick I've learned.

You know how Twitter was messy and flawed, but cool and vibrant and then Elon bought it and just fucking ruined it? Well now he bought America.

Where can I request features for Interop25? I really need `text-indent: hanging` in Chrome already.