Reposted by 凸凹Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Remember, they prosecuted Aaron Swartz and drove him to suicide for hacking one system with the goal of making academic articles freely available to the public. Sam Altman hacked 1000s of sites with the goal of being a trillionaire. 7401173
Reposted by 凸凹McGovern4President '28 @stanzback.bsky.social · 26/09/2026God damnit, you've convinced me to have a try. 1025642
Reposted by 凸凹David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how). 4156781561
凸凹 @dougalg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026#designsystem peeps, are there any examples of major corporations using fluid responsive design in their design systems? The only example I found was cedar from REI but they don’t actually seem to use their fluid values in production. cedar.rei.com/guidelines/f...cedar.rei.comFluidCedar is REI Co-op's open-source design system for digital products and experiences, based on REI's visual language 130
凸凹 @dougalg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Making my way through @thomasha.bsky.social ‘s Uncertain Sons. I got to the titular story and it’s giving big Scavengers Reign energy! Loving this book and the ebook is on sale for only 4$! Support small publishers by buying direct: undertowpublications.com/ebooks/uncer...undertowpublications.comUncertain Sons - EPUB — Undertow PublicationsSept. 2025 Cover art by Ove Tøpfer eBook LOCUS AWARD WINNER NEBULA AWARD WINNER (“Uncertain Sons” Novelette) PHILIP K. DICK AWARD SPECIAL CITATION BRAM STOKER AWARD® NOMINEE (“Uncertain ... 271
Reposted by 凸凹Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Reminder we have 6 of our eBooks on sale from $2 to $4. Check it out. Grab a bargain. undertowpublications.com/ebooksundertowpublications.comEBOOKS — Undertow Publications 03824
凸凹 @dougalg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026@thomasha.bsky.social I cannot seem to buy your book “uncertain sons” anywhere in Thailand as an ebook. I found it available from Kobo ebooks but not in the Thai store. Is this something you can help with? How does publishing even work. Is there a better place for me to look? 210
Reposted by 凸凹Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 25/07/2026riding bikes is also vastly more pro social than driving a car. you pay so much more attention to the world around you and are so much better enmeshed in your community. 1031255
Reposted by 凸凹Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 17/06/2026Prime Minister Carney says the war in Iran was "worth it". I want to know who he thinks it was worth it for. 59898302
凸凹 @dougalg.bsky.social · 07/03/2026@fellowtraveller.games any chance titanium court might come to mobile? (iOS, android) 000
凸凹 @dougalg.bsky.social · 19/02/2026#a11y folks, is there a resources like MDN which also clearly lists what the accessible behaviours are, ideally with reference to equivalent aria attributes? For example, in MDN it mentions the `role` of the Details element, but not that it already includes expanded/collapsed equiv to aria-expanded 110
凸凹 @dougalg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026#personalsites folks, what are people doing for hosting personal sites these days? Linode? Netlify? A personal computer in a closet? @strange.website @bell.bz 310
Reposted by 凸凹henry ✷ @strange.website · 05/01/2026✨ ICYMI, last week I published A Website To Destroy All Websites, an explainer on why the internet feels so bad to use, and what we can do to fix it. i hope you think it’s nice :) henry.codes/writing/a-we...henry.codesA Website To End All Websites | Henry From OnlineHow to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want. 36515
![A Victorian poster reading:
"Let the people rejoice!
Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain [held by that eagle from the flag of Iowa]
Mr. Elon Musk, of Austin, Texas
To be launched into
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Trillionaire never to be seen again.
THE REPUBLIC REJOICES!
A feat of science.
A feat of nature!
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Or Seen In Person
At Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
On the 21st of JANUARY, 2027
DO NOT MISS!
Tickets available from Mr. Sherbet's Cabinet of Delight
HAIL! HAIL!
Freedom Triumphant!"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b4vj5alxcbwfckb5qruwcycp/bafkreic3aqiopstdn2c6ug6o6efetxk2j5znk5ulgedpazoyrfkfjbhnh4)
