Oops, Should’ve Thought of That 🔗
Gordon Brander writes: The thing about computers is that they can do anything you wish, so long as you specify your wish in exacting detail. However, [...]
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Oh Hey, It’s Not Just Me 🔗
My whole life I’ve felt like I have great eyesight (and I still do). But lately I’ve been noticing what feels like…some slippage. Nothing big. Just th [...]
The Fruits of AI 🔗
Terry Godier has a post titled “Mea culpa” (which, given his framing, might’ve been better titled “Claude’s Culpa”). I’m not sure how much to even tru [...]
A License to Act 🔗
In the past, search engines and the open web granted access to other people’s knowledge but the task fell to you to synthesize an understanding from i [...]
The AI Aesthetic 🔗
Every zeitgeist comes with new design idioms unique to its challenges. Many of them disappear as fads change, but others bake themselves into deeper p [...]
Can the Tide of AI Investment Lift All Boats on the Web? 🔗
Jason Grigsby has a great article where he surfaces an opinion from the Safari team about how AI agents shouldn’t get special treatment: An agent acti [...]
Podcast Notes: Ed Catmull on David Senra 🔗
Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and former president of Disney Animation, was on the David Senra podcast and I quite enjoyed the interview. (If you li [...]
Make It Work vs. Make It Good 🔗
There are two wolves inside of me, lol. Some days I want to be a “designer”. Other days I want to be a “developer”. On the days I find myself wanting [...]
Podcast Notes: Iain McGilchrist on “The Great Simplification” 🔗
I wish I could remember how this podcast came across my radar so I could give credit where it’s due. But alas, I cannot. It’s episode 217 with Dr. Iai [...]
What’s an Icon in 2026? 🔗
As icons continue to change across Apple’s platforms, I have thoughts. They mainly revolve around two perspectives: What I think of icons as a long-ti [...]