Andy Bell @bell.bz · 12hNo that was the first thing I checked. It messed up the template paths, but even since fixing those, it ain’t playing ball 100
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 16hpost-water temple part of the game is my favourite. I love the dark nature of it and the shadow temple is 💯 On to the desert and the best soundtrack next! 040
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 03/10/2026Any other Obsidian sickos experienced the Templater community plugin suddenly not working on iOS? 340
Reposted by Andy BellVeni Kunche @veni.dev · 02/10/2026As part of Diversify Tech, I run a newsletter for employers. I started sharing information about the ways that Gen AI is failing companies. Gen AI get boosted so much. We need to inform more people about why it's not as good as the hype. It's just my small way of fighting back. 0233
Reposted by Andy BellBryan Robinson @brob.dev · 02/10/2026I'll start simply: There is no ethical use of LLMs. I mean that in both the same sentiment as "no ethical consumption under capitalism" but also deeper and more. The ills and harms are on the surface. The theft was blatant. The attempted wage theft was also blatant. 0214
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026Unfortunately you have to accept the horrors of running a business 020
Reposted by Andy BellB. Prendergast @renderg.host · 02/10/2026There are two types of boosters. Classic talentless Remoras latching onto the “next big thing” looking for table scraps, and turncoats who built careers, audiences and income in the early web, are now pulling the ladder up behind them, selling out the next generation for attention. Block ‘em all. 0141
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026Thanks mate, our AI policy protects that too! piccalil.li/blog/our-pri...piccalil.liOur principles on AIWe want to make Piccalilli’s position absolutely clear on LLMs and generative AI. It’s important for you, the reader, to understand our position. 010
Reposted by Andy BellChris Coleman @chriscoleman.name · 02/10/2026The Index is one of the few newsletters I don't dread opening because I'm afraid I'm about to encounter a bunch of links that tell me how obsolete I am. Also, I recommend subscribing just to have a fantastic looking email show up once in a while. 2204
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026i get it, people who you've spent years looking up to are posting stuff that makes you miserable and it feels bad, but muting them feels good, *trust* me 1412
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026I strongly suggest muting and blocking boosters too. You owe them nothing and you certainly should not forgive and forget. I know I won't, that's for sure. 2581
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026There's a defeatist vibe rn and I think there's an inevitability feeling washing over us. There is no inevitability. If you're in a position to speak up against the direction the industry is taking, I'd say now is the time to do that. I certainly try because I cannot be fired and it does help! 1016620
Reposted by Andy BellLuke Murphy @lurkmoophy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We're only a handful of tickets to making it bigger than last year (which was our biggest year since I can't remember when). BUY BUY BUY 046
Reposted by Andy BellErika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is your reminder not to let those joyless fucks convince you that human experience, knowledge, intellect, and art can be reduced to a pre-chewed paste of stolen labor. 217858
Reposted by Andy Bellkepano @stephango.com · 01/10/2026I have always loved reading annual reports like Stack Overflow, State of JS, etc, so we created our own survey and will share a public report by the end of the year. As always, Obsidian doesn't collect usage analytics or personal data, and this survey is anonymous. 0434
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026I mean, the work you do — trawling medium dot com — for something worth publishing is commendable in itself. I simply would not have the resolve lol 010
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026Allow me a moment of proudness as The Index has now made it to issue #200. This weekly curation job really does make me happy and I'm determined to keep going to make sure you get the good stuff through these very not good times. piccalil.li/the-index/200/piccalil.liThe Index: Issue #200It's issue #200 of The Index! A real milestone that we should celebrate with a dedicated CSS links issue! Sponsored by our friends at Mozilla Festival. 31048
Reposted by Andy BellJim Ray @jimray.bsky.team · 01/10/2026Please take the Atmosphere survey that @lou.gg put together! We're paying attention on the Atmosphere team and it will help inform what we work on. 0428
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 01/10/2026> Asked if he believed an AI bubble could burst, Bailey said: "You could see some correction of asset prices at some point." so yeh thenbbc.co.ukAI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warnsAndrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully". 180
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 01/10/20262 is very interesting to me because back in the "circles" era, posting to a little group of fellow sickos made twitter fun again 020
Reposted by Andy BellJim Nielsen @jim-nielsen.com · 30/09/2026📝 I could just share a link to Marques Brownlee’s video and say, “Hey I thought this was good. You might too.” But turns out I had a lot I wanted to say and think through, so it turned into a blog post. blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/dear-so...blog.jim-nielsen.comDear Software MakersMarques Brownlee just released a video essay titled “Dear YouTube” . I loved it. He talks about how YouTube is going to start shipping this new feature where… 1193
Reposted by Andy BellRachel Andrew @rachelandrew.co.uk · 30/09/2026More than words While I've done a lot of reference documentation writing, my favourite type of work is writing tutorials and "how to" content. I enjoy the challenge of understanding a technology and... rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/09…rachelandrew.co.ukMore than wordsWhile I've done a lot of reference documentation writing, my favourite type of work is writing tutorials and "how to" content. I enjoy the challenge of understanding a technology and an audience, then explaining the technology to that audience. AI seems to be particularly bad at creating this kind of content. When people try, they... 0247
Reposted by Andy BellKevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 30/09/2026This week, I took a look at some fun ways we can spice up our site with some animations youtu.be/ZSNiSdB8Ensyoutu.beCSS animations to bring your site to lifeYouTube video by Kevin Powell 0284
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026At least *everyone* is experiencing similar which I hope makes people stop thinking "is it me?" which it certainly is not 010
Reposted by Andy BellScott Riley @scott.is · 30/09/2026a lot of us out here putting in a tonne of effort to teach folks useful shit with just wildly diminished pay-off for the effort, even compared to a few years back. i think there's a bunch of reasons for this, most of which makes me incredibly grateful for folks who do invest in learning new shit. 1283
Reposted by Andy BellJeremy Keith @adactio.com · 30/09/2026Journal: Twenty five years of writing on adactio.com Happy birthday to my little corner of the web. 🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22781 7414
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026yeh companies seem very keen to spend $200+/mo on LLMs but not on keeping their staff's skills sharp 120
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026Yeh and that's really typical for this stuff too. A steady simmer with large peaks 000
Reposted by Andy BellBaldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 30/09/2026“In response to “The death of web development education” ” bell.bz/in-response-to-the-death-of… > The most effective way I can contribute, in my opinion, is a crude sketch I just did of Piccalilli‘s Stripe chart for all time sales: That graph is eye-openingbell.bzIn response to “The death of web development education”I read Mathias Schäfer’s excellent post, titled The death of web development education. I was thinking about how I can contribute to the conversation and really struggled to articulate the problem... 14613
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026for some reason wordpress decided not to make the chart the featured image, so here it is 12479
Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026New on the blogbell.bzIn response to “The death of web development education”I read Mathias Schäfer’s excellent post, titled The death of web development education. I was thinking about how I can contribute to the conversation and really struggled to articulate the problem. The most effective way I can contribute, in my opinion, is a crude sketch I just did of Piccalilli‘s Stripe chart for all time… 34913
Reposted by Andy BellSharon Steed 👩🏽💻 @sharonsteed.co · 29/09/2026My book "Leading with Empathy For Dummies" is out TODAY! I wrote about what to expect, why to read it, who it's for, and - of course - where to buy it over on LinkedIn! ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-boo...linkedin.comMy book "Leading with Empathy For Dummies" is out today!In this newsletter: Why I wrote this book Who this book is for How to read this book Where to buy your copy For the past year, I've been researching and writing Leading with Empathy For Dummies. Today... 074