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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 11h
Yeh that’s a good shout
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 12h
No that was the first thing I checked. It messed up the template paths, but even since fixing those, it ain’t playing ball
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 16h
post-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!
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 23h
flockwork orange
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 03/10/2026
Any other Obsidian sickos experienced the Templater community plugin suddenly not working on iOS?
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Veni Kunche @veni.dev · 02/10/2026
As 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.
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Bryan Robinson @brob.dev · 02/10/2026
I'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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
I really appreciate that, Morgan. Thank you!
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
Don’t let the bastards grind you down!!
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
Unfortunately you have to accept the horrors of running a business
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B. Prendergast @renderg.host · 02/10/2026
There 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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
Thanks mate, our AI policy protects that too! piccalil.li/blog/our-pri...
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Our principles on AI
We want to make Piccalilli’s position absolutely clear on LLMs and generative AI. It’s important for you, the reader, to understand our position.
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Chris Coleman @chriscoleman.name · 02/10/2026
The 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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
i 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
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
Speaking up gives others the confidence to speak up too!
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
I 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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
There'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!
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
🫡
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Luke Murphy @lurkmoophy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We'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
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This 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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
lmao real loser shit
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kepano @stephango.com · 01/10/2026
I 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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
I 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
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 02/10/2026
Allow 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/
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The Index: Issue #200
It'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.
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Jim Ray @jimray.bsky.team · 01/10/2026
Please 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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 01/10/2026
have some self respect man
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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 then
bbc.co.uk
AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 01/10/2026
yes
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 01/10/2026
2 is very interesting to me because back in the "circles" era, posting to a little group of fellow sickos made twitter fun again
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 01/10/2026
Don't forget chatbot quality assurance…chatbot
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 01/10/2026
man these shills have been stinking the place up for far too long
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Jim 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...
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Dear Software Makers
Marques 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…
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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.co.uk · 30/09/2026
More 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…
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More 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 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...
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Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 30/09/2026
This week, I took a look at some fun ways we can spice up our site with some animations youtu.be/ZSNiSdB8Ens
youtu.be
CSS animations to bring your site to life
YouTube video by Kevin Powell
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
At least *everyone* is experiencing similar which I hope makes people stop thinking "is it me?" which it certainly is not
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
🫂
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Scott Riley @scott.is · 30/09/2026
a 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.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
Happy birthday, adactio dot com!
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Jeremy Keith @adactio.com · 30/09/2026
Journal: Twenty five years of writing on adactio.com Happy birthday to my little corner of the web. 🔗https://adactio.com/journal/22781
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
yeh companies seem very keen to spend $200+/mo on LLMs but not on keeping their staff's skills sharp
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
Yeh and that's really typical for this stuff too. A steady simmer with large peaks
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
starts September 2024 until September 2026
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
🫂
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
That's very kind of you to say and exactly why we do this!
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Baldur 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-opening
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In response to “The death of web development education”
I read Mat​hia⁠s S​chäf⁠er’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...
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
for some reason wordpress decided not to make the chart the featured image, so here it is
A line chart showing sporadic peaks, but healthy sales with a sudden drop-off to an almost flat-line situation. The drop-off is labelled 2026
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
New on the blog
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In response to “The death of web development education”
I read Mat​hia⁠s S​chäf⁠er’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…
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 30/09/2026
🙂‍↕️
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Sharon Steed 👩🏽‍💻 @sharonsteed.co · 29/09/2026
My 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...
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My 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...
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