Many yearn for the “good old days” of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
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How social networks prey on our longing to be known
janmaarten.comAn up close an personal look into why we should be extremely careful when sharing about ourselves online, no matter how shiny an app or network might be.
We Need To Rewild The Internet
noemamag.comThe internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.
OpenAI Training Bot Crawls ‘World’s Lamest Content Farm’ 3 Million Times in One Day
404media.coIt’s Time to Dismantle the Technopoly
newyorker.com…Cal Newport argues that we need to recognize the harms that technology has on us and our minds, and that it might be time to more aggressively curate the tools we allow in our lives.
Scott Nesbitt
The Dead Internet to Come
thenewatlantis.comA vague dread grips you. Why is everything a little bit different now? The smallest details are wrong. Your favorite posters have vanished from all platforms. There haven’t been any new memes for some time, only recycled iterations of old ones. Influencers are coordinated in their talking points like puppets being pulled by the same strings. Your favorite niche YouTuber has only recently been posting new content with any regularity. Is this a message? Is this what schizophrenia is like?
DONOTREPLY.CARDS
donotreply.cardsReply Stickers
flickr.com
Inclusive Components
inclusive-components.designA blog trying to be a pattern library. All about designing inclusive web interfaces, piece by piece.
12 Modern CSS One-Line Upgrades
moderncss.devAn Interactive Guide to CSS Grid
joshwcomeau.comGoogle Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find
404media.coUser Interface Typography
imperavi.comThis book is about how to do good user interface typography, from basic things and principles to building layout and various design elements. The book has hundreds of illustrations that explain every nuance and principle.
The 88×31 GIF Collection
cyber.dabamos.deA collection of 4210 classic 88×31 buttons from the 1990s, 2000s, and today in GIF format.
mollysoda
mollysoda.hotglue.me
I miss when the web was a demented art goldmine.