Nostr notes by Ethan Marcotte

🦊 Wrote down some rambling thoughts on “AI”: as ...

2026-06-18T11:22:21Z

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Wrote down some rambling thoughts on “AI”: as generational damage, on what repair might look like, and on asking what happens next. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/all-tomorrows-parties/

“The story is that a specific kind of executive, the one who ...

2026-05-14T20:44:03Z

“The story is that a specific kind of executive, the one who needs a progressive headline every quarter, has been running an uncontrolled experiment on your workforce. The data on that experiment is now in, and it is not flattering.”

This is good: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/05/14/the-ai-layoff-bill-is-coming-due-and-ctos-are-going-to-pay-it-twice/

“To refuse is a creative act. What is created in a refusal is a ...

2026-05-07T16:48:06Z

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“To refuse is a creative act. What is created in a refusal is a gap, a space, a moment in which something else makes ready to emerge, something that waits upon our invitation and a bit of water or sunlight to pop itself out and set down roots. To refuse is to create that which can only exist in the shade of that refusal, the refusal giving shelter to the choice that appears behind it. *To refuse is to choose.*”

— https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/into-the-gap

It is very possible some of you haven’t read @npub1vud…pqdp ...

2026-05-07T16:45:57Z

It is very possible some of you haven’t read mandy brown (npub1vud…pqdp) before. Her latest essay—on war, on work, on refusal—is possibly the best opportunity to remedy that: https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/into-the-gap

Over at Unbreaking, we’re starting to write about the design ...

2026-04-16T16:18:47Z

Over at Unbreaking, we’re starting to write about the design and technical work that goes into the project. And I loved Mark Llobrera (npub17zl…mwlk)’s writeup of how and why we introduced sidenotes to our issue pages: https://unbreaking.org/blog/tech-note-sidenotes/

The events we’re chronicling are overwhelming, but the reading experience shouldn’t be.

(it IS)

2026-04-09T16:50:20Z

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(it IS)

(sorry @npub12kp…xvml i had to)

2026-04-09T16:45:18Z

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(sorry Dave Rupert (npub12kp…xvml) i had to)

A joke reply, but many have already made the same joke.

2026-04-09T16:45:05Z

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A joke reply, but many have already made the same joke.

“In support of the 24-hour work stoppage, the union is asking ...

2026-04-08T13:17:32Z

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“In support of the 24-hour work stoppage, the union is asking readers and audiences to not visit ProPublica, click on stories, or otherwise engage with ProPublica content on other platforms and partner organizations.” — https://www.theverge.com/news/908401/propublica-union-strike-negotiations-ai-layoffs

ProPublica’s union is ON STRIKE ...

2026-04-08T13:16:30Z

ProPublica’s union is ON STRIKE https://www.theverge.com/news/908401/propublica-union-strike-negotiations-ai-layoffs

“Your choice isn’t between risk and safety but different ...

2026-04-01T18:52:31Z

“Your choice isn’t between risk and safety but different kinds of risk: choose well.”

I really needed to read mandy brown (npub1vud…pqdp)’s thoughts on finding our way out of workslop; maybe you do, too. https://everythingchanges.us/blog/mouthwords/

someone recently noted that twitter launched twenty years ago ...

2026-03-30T19:04:39Z

someone recently noted that twitter launched twenty years ago this month, in case you’re wondering why i’ve been staring into the middle distance for the last several days

I’m winding down with two excellent clients I’ve been working ...

2026-03-18T14:53:25Z

I’m winding down with two excellent clients I’ve been working with since January, which means I’ve got some availability for new work coming up soon.

If you need a designer who thinks deeply about systems and teams, and who will ooh and/or ahh over an especially pretty serif, I’d love to chat with you!

Here’s more about me, how I work, and some work I’ve done: https://ethanmarcotte.com/work/

gosh annalee, you’ve just had a string of GORGEOUS covers 🤩 ...

2026-03-16T18:05:25Z

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gosh annalee, you’ve just had a string of GORGEOUS covers 🤩 congratulations!

1. I will watch the ever-loving hell out of this 2. They really ...

2026-03-15T18:37:32Z

1. I will watch the ever-loving hell out of this
2. They really should’ve taken me up on my pitch, which was to declare the movie non-canon and to push Jayne off some kind of space cliff. Twice
3. see #1

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/firefly-revival-animated-series-nathan-fillion-1236688529/

oh damn

2026-03-14T21:05:44Z

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oh damn

IAN I KNOW

2026-03-13T17:24:16Z

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IAN I KNOW

Ach I haven’t seen it yet! Need to fix that, maybe this weekend

2026-03-13T17:04:36Z

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Ach I haven’t seen it yet! Need to fix that, maybe this weekend

come on 2026 i medically need to hear this ...

2026-03-13T16:00:38Z

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come on 2026 i medically need to hear this

you just know he’d somehow turn timothee chalomet into the ...

2026-03-13T15:57:50Z

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you just know he’d somehow turn timothee chalomet into the purest thirteen syllables you’d ever heard

like a fucked-up sound bath that instantly heals everything that’s wrong with you

look if matt berry doesn’t Laszlo-ify every single name he ...

2026-03-13T15:56:26Z

look if matt berry doesn’t Laszlo-ify every single name he announces at the oscars, we riot

I enjoyed @npub1y3x…zlg6’s essay on becoming a “generative ...

2026-03-11T21:24:52Z

I enjoyed Sean Boots (npub1y3x…zlg6)’s essay on becoming a “generative AI vegetarian”, and for a few reasons: it’s a great read, first and foremost, but also my GOODNESS is this well-sourced. Sean pulls together many, many threads here; always grateful for a map like this.

https://sboots.ca/2026/03/11/generative-ai-vegetarianism/

“The power loom, as we know, is inevitable, preordained by God, ...

2026-03-09T18:52:06Z

“The power loom, as we know, is inevitable, preordained by God, who works His miracles through the hands of rich and wise inventors. It’s foolish to resist it. We can’t possibly imagine a different social order—we just can’t! God decreed that George should be king and the power loom should replace handicraft, and anyone who says otherwise is just wasting their time.”

welp https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/being-a-luddite-is-cool-and-all-but-have-you-seen-the-hilarious-tapestries-these-new-looms-are-making

Just want to raise up the design of this “AI kill switch” in ...

2026-02-26T18:17:38Z

Just want to raise up the design of this “AI kill switch” in Firefox, and say how much I like it: it’s a top-level preference, and the design and content are both *very* clear in communicating the different levels at which you’re making decisions.

I would *love* to see more product companies roll out something like this for their en-LLM’d features.

Maple ESPECIALLY.

2026-02-25T22:41:18Z

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Maple ESPECIALLY.

we do NOT discuss my disgraced evil twin in polite company

2026-02-25T15:36:42Z

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we do NOT discuss my disgraced evil twin in polite company

what i’m hearing here is: perhaps all three

2026-02-25T15:18:29Z

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what i’m hearing here is: perhaps all three

See here I was thinking Wilberforce, but you raise an excellent ...

2026-02-25T15:16:13Z

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See here I was thinking Wilberforce, but you raise an excellent point

my password manager has started autofilling my name with my ...

2026-02-25T14:42:05Z

my password manager has started autofilling my name with my middle initial, and this is the first time any software’s ever made me sound like an ol’ country lawyer

A group of organizers at Meta are circulating a petition with two ...

2026-02-24T15:20:46Z

A group of organizers at Meta are circulating a petition with two demands: safety for Meta employees targeted by ICE, and disclosure of the company’s dealings with the agency.

If you’re a Meta worker, current or former, feel free to sign: https://tally.so/r/7RWNyL

these are lovely!

2026-02-22T21:55:35Z

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these are lovely!

day four: the other books suspect nothing #CatsOfMastodon ...

2026-02-21T16:27:59Z

day four: the other books suspect nothing

#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

nobody’s gonna render myself unhireable if i don’t do it

2026-02-09T18:31:26Z

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nobody’s gonna render myself unhireable if i don’t do it

i think that i shall cause problems* on purpose** * post this on ...

2026-02-09T18:20:18Z

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i think that i shall cause problems* on purpose**

* post this on linkedin
** on purpose

I deeply hate to quote myself, but here’s me back in September: ...

2026-02-09T18:03:30Z

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I deeply hate to quote myself, but here’s me back in September: “…the technology’s real value isn’t improving productivity, or even in improving products. Rather, [“artificial intelligence” is] a social mechanism employed to ensure compliance in the workplace, and to weaken worker power.” https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/against-stocking-frames/

These platforms are not for you and I, and never were.

Whatever the output gains promised by LLMs, their initial ...

2026-02-09T18:00:58Z

Whatever the output gains promised by LLMs, their initial productivity surge is erased over time, and replaced by heavier workloads—and that leads to workers experiencing “cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making.”

All this from research out of the notoriously pro-worker rag [checks notes] Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

my phone and laptop have been gradually ratcheting up prompts to ...

2026-02-06T14:13:36Z

my phone and laptop have been gradually ratcheting up prompts to ✌🏻upgrade✌🏻 to liquid glass

and i swear if one more Helpful Alert pops up i’m switching to windows 95

The members of @npub1fwm…qlu4 are preparing to strike to win ...

2026-02-04T17:40:39Z

The members of ProPublica Guild (npub1fwm…qlu4) are preparing to strike to win their first contract: https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/the-propublica-guild-is-ready-to-strike-for-a-fair-contract

“As I learn how to work with AI coding agents, know that I will ...

2026-02-02T13:40:06Z

“As I learn how to work with AI coding agents, know that I will be thinking ill of you the entire time. Not because I don't get to write `for` loops, but because you have made yet another part of the economy impossible to engage with ethically.” — Larry Garfield (npub1ast…8ly3), https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish-ai

TECH WORKERS: There’s a petition calling on our leaders to get ...

2026-01-28T17:43:18Z

TECH WORKERS: There’s a petition calling on our leaders to get ICE out of our cities, and to cancel all contracts with the agency. Sign and share the petition at https://iceout.tech/, and then look for ways to get organized at work.

Sara! Congratulations! CSS Day made a WONDERFUL decision here, ...

2026-01-27T15:45:19Z

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Sara! Congratulations! CSS Day made a WONDERFUL decision here, they’re so lucky to have you on the lineup 🎉🏆

“OpenAI’s co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, ...

2026-01-26T20:08:13Z

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“OpenAI’s co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, didn’t just make a run-of-the-mill donation to the main pro-Trump super PAC — together, he and his wife Anna’s September 2025 donations equaled the largest of them all, totaling $25 million to ‘MAGA Inc.,’ per a recent filing. The Brockmans’ donations made up nearly one-fourth of the six-month fundraising cycle.” — https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/867947/openai-president-greg-brockman-trump-super-pac

Every single tech advocate carrying water for OpenAI and their ...

2026-01-26T20:07:57Z

Every single tech advocate carrying water for OpenAI and their products should be thinking about who they’re giving publicity to. Because I sure am. https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/867947/openai-president-greg-brockman-trump-super-pac

#uspol

CUTE

2026-01-26T17:40:49Z

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CUTE

Yeah, I’m holding off on updates too. Really hope they can ...

2026-01-17T15:52:10Z

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Yeah, I’m holding off on updates too. Really hope they can unfuck the situation presently.

“npm install our project dependencies. Download this 5GB file ...

2026-01-07T16:01:13Z

“npm install our project dependencies. Download this 5GB file onto your five year-old laptop. Install docker. Build and start the containe—”

You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not online. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Rome must burn.

🦊 I don’t know how to write about a year like this one; ...

2025-12-31T20:05:44Z

🦊

I don’t know how to write about a year like this one; whenever I tried, I kept thinking about flowers.

So I thought I’d start with flowers. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/our-frail-thoughts/

I wish I had the words to describe just how valuable ...

2025-12-24T14:48:25Z

I wish I had the words to describe just how valuable Erin Kissane (npub1sac…kcpe)’s latest essay feels to me: https://www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-ghost-story/

id Software just unionized, we LOVE to SEE IT ...

2025-12-12T15:53:31Z

id Software just unionized, we LOVE to SEE IT https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/id-software-devs-form-wall-to-wall-union-with-165-workers-at-doom-studio-the-latest-to-vote-in-favour

It is that time of year, so I thought I’d mention that my book ...

2025-12-05T19:44:58Z

It is that time of year, so I thought I’d mention that my book YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION is very much a thing you can buy for any tech workers in your life. Or yourself!

You can buy it just about anywhere books are sold, or ask your library to grab a copy! https://ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/

#books #bookstodon #1u #YDATUbook

realizing i just did the css version of ...

2025-12-04T17:11:57Z

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realizing i just did the css version of

just got a call from the international space station, the ...

2025-12-04T16:19:16Z

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just got a call from the international space station, the astronauts love my new homepage

turns out `font-size: 105rem` produces a dramatically different ...

2025-12-04T15:58:58Z

turns out `font-size: 105rem` produces a dramatically different effect from `font-size: 1.05rem`

you know. in case you were wondering

“Three years into the generative-ai wave, demand for the ...

2025-12-01T13:43:39Z

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“Three years into the generative-ai wave, demand for the technology looks surprisingly flimsy.”

Well. Yes.

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/26/investors-expect-ai-use-to-soar-thats-not-happening

Oh, this is tremendous — thank you so much for writing it. I ...

2025-11-30T15:02:07Z

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Oh, this is tremendous — thank you so much for writing it. I love Obsidian, but sometimes struggle with not feeling like I’m organized enough with it, or “using it correctly.” That idea of a second subconscious is really lovely, and helpful.

Thank you again.

slapping `reddit -ai` to the end of everything i type into the ...

2025-11-29T16:12:27Z

slapping `reddit -ai` to the end of everything i type into the world’s most popular search engine, the tech industry is fine and cannot possibly be improved

🦊 “Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. It’s ...

2025-11-21T15:05:31Z

🦊

“Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. It’s the future.”

I hear that line a lot. The thing is, futures are tricky.

https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/the-line-and-the-stream/

This interview feels like a tremendous missed opportunity: it ...

2025-11-19T18:28:58Z

This interview feels like a tremendous missed opportunity: it reads like an airing of talking points, rather than properly interrogating a billionaire donor who’s comfortable slapping some nice fonts on openly fascist policies: https://www.dezeen.com/2025/11/18/america-first-chief-design-officer-joe-gebbia-interview/

#uspol

No idea, man. I haven’t even upgraded to iOS / macOS 26, and ...

2025-11-18T02:42:55Z

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No idea, man. I haven’t even upgraded to iOS / macOS 26, and all the apps that have updated their icons look like they’ve been hit with the Gaussian blur stick

Oh this is just TERRIBLE, I’m so sorry. Hope things quiet down ...

2025-11-13T21:16:48Z

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Oh this is just TERRIBLE, I’m so sorry. Hope things quiet down a bit after NYC. (And/or that you have decent noise-canceling headphones.)

this is…deeply relatable. ...

2025-11-13T20:39:38Z

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this is…deeply relatable. https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/@beep/115515383402064344

it’s gotten so bad, i honestly wonder if folks don’t look at the car they’re booking

i’m so sorry you had an upgrade forced on you! haven’t taken ...

2025-11-03T13:03:35Z

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i’m so sorry you had an upgrade forced on you!
haven’t taken the plunge yet because i KNOW this would turn me into the joker

that’s a nice decentralized network you’ve got there, be a ...

2025-10-20T14:47:10Z

that’s a nice decentralized network you’ve got there, be a real shame if capitalism happened to it

logging on ...

2025-10-12T13:12:03Z

logging on

🦊 IN WHICH ONE AUTHOR tried to file a claim in the Anthropic ...

2025-10-07T20:30:53Z

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IN WHICH ONE AUTHOR tried to file a claim in the Anthropic copyright case, failed, got frustrated, then blogged about it while still pretty hot under the collar.

(it’s me; i’m author)

https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-right-to-copy/

CWA just shared their research into the lives of the US-based ...

2025-10-01T14:20:11Z

CWA just shared their research into the lives of the US-based data workers responsible for training and maintaining modern “AI” platforms. The findings are, in a word, grim: https://cwa-union.org/ghost-workers-ai-machine

oh no it’s perfect

2025-09-27T00:11:59Z

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oh no it’s perfect

🦊 I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing ...

2025-09-19T11:42:22Z

🦊

I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like you to join me.

https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/against-stocking-frames/

me: hey Video Call Software, could you please remember the audio ...

2025-09-15T16:51:21Z

me: hey Video Call Software, could you please remember the audio settings i use literally every time i use you?

software: no :)

me: why not

software: do u like my ai button :)))))))

me: what

software: :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Oh my goodness: my old friend Rob Weychert’s just redesigned ...

2025-09-10T14:14:58Z

Oh my goodness: my old friend Rob Weychert’s just redesigned his website, and turned it into a *tremendous* personal archive for (nearly) everything he’s ever written.

It is also: PRETTY AS HELL. The layout! The typography! The colors! The site architecture! Rob’s been working on this redesign for literal years, and it really, really shows. https://v7.robweychert.com/blog/2025/09/v7-launch-day/

yay websites yay friends

just: yay

“…National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nurses union ...

2025-08-31T20:15:07Z

“…National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nurses union and professional organization, today called for […] the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to be fired […] or to resign.”

good afternoon ONLY to organized labor

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nations-largest-rn-union-time-for-dhs-secretary-rfk-jr-to-go

“I am here to be rude, because [AI] is a rude technology, and ...

2025-08-28T00:33:00Z

“I am here to be rude, because [AI] is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response.”

Gosh, this is good. https://anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html

🦊 I wrote about the administration’s “national design ...

2025-08-27T16:31:18Z

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I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-notional-design-studio/

#uspol

what an absolute and utter shambles this is, in just about every ...

2025-08-24T21:17:01Z

what an absolute and utter shambles this is, in just about every way https://americabydesign.gov

Here’s the Authors Guild on the class action lawsuit against ...

2025-08-20T00:29:44Z

Here’s the Authors Guild on the class action lawsuit against Anthropic, along with a link to contact the law firm representing the affected parties. https://authorsguild.org/news/anthropic-ai-class-action-important-information-for-authors/

“ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DOWNGRADE? you’ll no longer be able ...

2025-08-16T16:26:30Z

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“ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DOWNGRADE? you’ll no longer be able to ask questions of The Faceless Gremlin That Always Lies”

well, if needs must

a client project just wrapped, so i’m downgrading some software ...

2025-08-16T16:22:41Z

a client project just wrapped, so i’m downgrading some software we’d been using down to a free account

confidential notice to All Product Companies: warning me i’ll lose access to “AI Features” is not the deterrent you think it is

man anxiously, desperately trying to sell snake oil insists that ...

2025-08-06T17:01:42Z

man anxiously, desperately trying to sell snake oil insists that the people who refuse to drink snake oil are the real weirdos https://www.businessinsider.com/github-ceo-developers-embrace-ai-or-get-out-2025-8

Dan this place looks INCREDIBLE, I applaud your ability to leave ...

2025-08-01T19:45:44Z

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Dan this place looks INCREDIBLE, I applaud your ability to leave 😍 Thank you for sharing it!!

omg jessamyn LITERALLY US SINCE WE BOUGHT A NEW FRIDGE LAST YEAR

2025-07-30T15:42:18Z

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omg jessamyn

LITERALLY US SINCE WE BOUGHT A NEW FRIDGE LAST YEAR

YES. we’re out here with websites that can’t take a ...

2025-07-30T14:31:47Z

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YES. we’re out here with websites that can’t take a “remember this device” checkbox seriously, and the automation boys get handed another billion dollars to invent What If Liza, But Worse

billions of dollars poured into data centers doing unspeakable ...

2025-07-30T14:22:32Z

billions of dollars poured into data centers doing unspeakable things to our planet, and all modern recommendation algorithms still basically amount to

> YOU ENGAGED WITH PICTURE OF: CAT

> HERE IS FOUR MILLION MORE PICTURE OF: CAT

“Today, the workers of Snopes.com won voluntary recognition of ...

2025-07-16T18:14:42Z

“Today, the workers of Snopes.com won voluntary recognition of their union, the Snopes Guild.”

WONDERFUL NEWS https://newsguild.org/workers-at-snopes-com-win-voluntary-union-recognition/

KAROLINA WHAT IF WE WROTE A JOINT BLOG POST

2025-07-10T20:57:39Z

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KAROLINA

WHAT IF WE WROTE A JOINT BLOG POST

omg karolina YES, also boy do i have thoughts on how the last ...

2025-07-10T20:20:52Z

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omg karolina YES, also boy do i have thoughts on how the last decade’s tooling has impacted our design practices

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2025-07-10T16:56:46Z

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fuck it; minimum viable link blog ...

2025-06-19T20:06:29Z

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fuck it; minimum viable link blog https://ethanmarcotte.com/stream/

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2025-06-16T13:34:12Z

an overton window makes such a distinct sound when it shifts

2025-06-11T19:01:44Z

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an overton window makes such a distinct sound when it shifts

hey #BostonMA folk, and those adjacent: if you’re not already ...

2025-05-29T23:15:29Z

hey #BostonMA folk, and those adjacent: if you’re not already aware, KNIZER (npub16vf…2n9f) pulls together a thread of interesting events in the area every single weekend, and it’s legit an act of public service. new cool stuff every week! just the best. https://toot.boston/@knizer/114593486117383417

🦊 Responsive design turns fifteen today! WHAT IS TIME ...

2025-05-25T21:11:07Z

🦊

Responsive design turns fifteen today! WHAT IS TIME https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/responsive-design-at-15/

hello! if you use a static site generator for your blog, like ...

2025-05-21T13:00:48Z

hello!

if you use a static site generator for your blog, like #Eleventy or #jekyll, AND

if your blog has a links section,

could you share how you’ve structured your link posts? i’m adding bookmarks to my website, and i think i could use a little inspiration

oh fine, just in my kitchen on a friday night crying tears of ...

2025-05-10T00:11:43Z

oh fine, just in my kitchen on a friday night crying tears of relief, hbu https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/bail-hearing-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-detained-in-louisiana/3708999/

(ha, thank you. just doing a silly post, for my sins <3)

2025-05-07T19:00:32Z

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(ha, thank you. just doing a silly post, for my sins <3)

our microwave: your food’s still cold. your food’s still ...

2025-05-07T18:16:36Z

our microwave: your food’s still cold. your food’s still cold. your food’s still cold. your food’s still cold. your food’s still cold. your food’s still cold. your food’s still cold. your food’s still cyour bowl of napalm is now ready.

can’t WAIT

2025-05-02T00:42:01Z

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can’t WAIT

As usual, @npub16sj…va89 has it right: much like the “return ...

2025-05-01T13:30:59Z

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As usual, Anil Dash (npub16sj…va89) has it right: much like the “return to office” push that preceded them, these “AI-first” corporate policies are performances for investors, and for other tech CEOs. A more sensible policy would empower workers to explore a technology’s benefits, not simply mandate usage. https://www.anildash.com//2025/04/19/ai-first-is-the-new-return-to-office/

okay, yes, this entire approach to “ai” in the workforce is ...

2025-04-29T17:52:56Z

okay, yes, this entire approach to “ai” in the workforce is yet another instance of a tech CEO beclowning himself

at the same time: when a leader says human workers are a source of “bottlenecks”, and that automation is the source of “solutions”, pay very, very, very close attention

(and if you haven’t already, start getting organized with your coworkers)

https://www.theverge.com/news/657594/duolingo-ai-first-replace-contract-workers

Hi Eric, how’s it going?

2025-04-16T14:37:48Z

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Hi Eric, how’s it going?

Today marks twenty-five years of @npub13wv…wezp’s “A Dao of ...

2025-04-07T16:20:04Z

Today marks twenty-five years of John Allsopp (npub13wv…wezp)’s “A Dao of Web Design.” It rewired the way I thought about designing for the web; it started me on a ~decade-long journey to eventually landing on responsive web design.

Still holds up, too. https://alistapart.com/article/dao/