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Frederic Marx

@fmarx.com
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Enthusiasm enthusiast. Frontend developer at Ableton. Writes about code, design, music, and general nerdery.

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Wasp Summer #JoinAUnion @waspsummer.bsky.social · 15h
Wow. I cannot imagine having Nick's incurious relationship to music - a disembodied, narcissistic reflection. No world-expanding, emotional connection to another's perspective, no community, no soul. Grim.
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excellent analysis. There is no sugarcoating what is happening here in Germany. Most of the political centre is enabling if not actively supporting the rise of fascism. The Left‘s remarkable performance in the Berlin elections is not being heralded as an earthquake but treated as a threat.
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Jan Jasper Kosok @jasperkosok.com · 21/09/2026
Die Debatte über Remmo auf der Linken-Wahlparty und Antisemitismus in der Berliner Linken finde ich zunehmend schief. Nicht weil es dort keine Probleme gäbe. Sondern weil aus realen Einzelfällen gerade ein Gesamtbild entsteht, das mit den verfügbaren Daten wenig zu tun hat.
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lxigh @dotorion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
99% of ruminators quit right before they would have had a life-changing epiphany
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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ancient Greeks when Pythagoras started using fractions:
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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
any statement like ‘Gen z have no literacy/cannot write/spell/communicate’ that is not also coupled with ‘their means of learning has been eradicated by tech fascism and government removal of funding’ is not worth listening to or boosting. the kids are living under the regime we allowed
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Emma Silvers @emmaruthless.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
the Castro theater marquee in SF reading “we will always love you Dolly Parton”
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 23/08/2026
Speech bubble meme: 2-D, the singer of the cartoon band Gorillaz, says Keith’s post
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New: 404 Media obtained footage of investigation and arrest of a cop who used police surveillance databases and license plate cameras to surveil and stalk a woman. "We’ve told them over and over again 'You see a hot chick, you don’t look them up in a database.'" www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...
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'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
Body camera footage shows police surveillance abuse is common: "We’ve told them over and over again: 'You see a hot chick, you don’t look them up in a database.'"
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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 12/08/2026
"if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in" is a quote for the ages
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 12/08/2026
How to redraw futures we’ve been told are inevitable, and how to be human in times of change and uncertainty; a thought- and hope-provoking video essay by the inimitable @lenareinhard.com.
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Eva Eskelinen @evelmiina.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Tove Janssonin ja suomalaisen taiteen päivänä, tässä muutama käsin maalattu guassityö. It is Tove Jansson's birthday and the day of Finnish art, here are a few paintings I've created with gouache paint. Tove Jansson inspiroi, aina!
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 09/08/2026
Joachim Trier predicted this
Aksel from The Worst Person in the World (2021) smiling drunkenly, holding a glass of white wine. Next to him sits Bobcat, a black and white cartoon cat grinning provocatively, smoking a cigarette.
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
i hate that AI companies have muddied the word "generative" Generative art: procedural art created using a *system of mathematical rules designed intentionally* by the artist. AI-generated: created by automated systems (LLMs) using opaque, extractive processes unknown to both the user and viewer.
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analyse & kritik @analysekritik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Auf den Berliner CSD wurde gestern Abend ein Anschlag verübt, eine Frau starb, mindestens 15 Menschen wurden verletzt. Kommt, wenn ihr könnt, zur Trauerkundgebung um 14 Uhr am Pariser Platz.
Eine Tote und mehr als ein Dutzend Verletzte nach Anschlag auf CSD in Berlin

Queeres Leben ist von allen Seiten bedrohtAm späten Samstagabend verübte eine Person einen Anschlag mit einem Auto auf Teilnehmer*innen des CSD im Berliner Tiergarten. Nach derzeitigem Stand starb eine Frau, mindestens 15 Menschen wurden teils lebensgefährlich verletzt. 

Die Polizei fahndet nach einem 21-jährigen Islamisten, dem mutmaßlichen Täter.Der Anschlag zeigt, wie bedroht queeres Leben und queere Sichtbarkeit immer noch sind.

Vor dem mutmaßlich islamistisch motivierten Angriff versuchten Rechte, den Umzug zu stören – dieselben Leute gießen nun in den Kommentarspalten Häme über die Opfer aus. Andernorts müssen CSD-Umzüge vor Nazis geschützt werden. CDU & Co. wiederum attackieren Drag-Lesungen und kürzen Mittel für queere Projekte.Solidarität mit den Opfern und Überlebenden heißt, für queere Rechte, queere Sichtbarkeit und gegen jeden Faschismus zu kämpfen, jetzt und in Zukunft.
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The Type Founders @thetypefounders.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
By the way… our new website is live! Visit thetypefounders.com and take a look around learn more about what we’re building. Beautifully designed by @jasonsantamaria.bsky.social Expertly developed by Scott Kellum & Persa Zula Brought to life by the entire TTF team
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Greg Wolanski @gregwolanski.com · 16/07/2026
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I believe in files
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Amy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’ve helped many many teams develop their design system strategies and what I’ve learned is that good strategies are: - focused - context specific - evidence-based I’ve written a bit about how to build design system strategies you’ll actually be able to deliver: amyhupe.co.uk/articles/des...
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How to build a design system strategy you'll actually deliver
Content design and design systems consultant
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 14/07/2026
google's "why don't you want to use our documentation chatbot" survey offers a pretty good list of reasons not to use their documentation chatbot
popup asking Would you like to use an AI chatbot to help you while browsing this site? Yes / No, with No highlightedpopup survey with all checkboxes checked 

What's the main reason you prefer to read the documentation yourself instead of using an Al chatbot?

I want to read the full context of an article to ensure I don't miss any important details.

I find standard documentation design (tables, diagrams) easier to scan than a chat interface.

I enjoy the learning process of researching and discovering solutions manually.

I have strong concerns about the accuracy or reliability of Al-generated answers.

Last input is for "Other" and the text inputs reads "I hate ai"
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
i think Sony killing physical game discs and the second hand market is going to have the opposite effect -- there's going to be a massive second renaissance for retro games and consoles, as skyrocketing hardware costs drive people to abandon the mainstream industry and seek out the gems of the past.
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 08/07/2026
They’re adding hydration breaks
Thumbnail for a YouTube video titled “Online chess is changing” by Anna Cramling
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Nic Chan @nicmakesstuff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@ryelle.codes wrote this incredibly useful piece on text balancing for CJK languages. I don't think many folks know that the ideal text-wrap strategy is language specific and should be applied with intention and thought! ryelle.codes/2025/04/typo...
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Typography troubles: Balancing lines in Japanese & Korean | ryelle codes
Text wrapping works differently across languages. Here’s a look at how text-wrap: balance affects Japanese and Korean text—and what to do about it.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 01/07/2026
it’s long past time lawmakers addressed how companies have taken the switch to digital to redefine purchases as licensing rather than ownership. it’s most egregious when it comes to libraries, but it’s harmful to everyone.
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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Akihiro Miwa perfects Moro's laugh in the recording sessions for Princess Mononoke From: How Princess Mononoke Was Born (1998), dir. Toshiro Uratani, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 21/06/2026
1: Good for him. 2: I’m sure that if he did the opposite thing and missed the birth of his son, the press would also be extremely cool and normal about it.
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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
when you transition but keep the same name
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 11/06/2026
My loves, please stay doing your business on Signal
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 03/06/2026
Tired: Conversation pit Wired: Soliloquy moat
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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It’s called elevated horror, T. It’s when the dracula is actually repressed trauma.
The Sopranos. Christopher Moltisanti explains meme.
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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
If you enjoy Bloodborne you really owe it to yourself to read EM Carroll's WRITHE (it's free) emcarroll.itch.io/writhe
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 26/05/2026
New Nordzij Cube just dropped
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 25/05/2026
"Anthropic’s Roman moment is a masterclass in soft-power repositioning. By embedding itself in the Vatican’s moral architecture at the precise moment it is under fire from Washington, the company is doing several things simultaneously:" decode39.com/14852/anthro...
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Anthropic's Italy pivot? Why Dario Amodei is looking to Rome - Decode39
Caught between a U.S. government determined to strip its ethical guardrails and a European public wary of Big Tech, Anthropic is turning to an unlikely power broker - the Catholic Church - as it eyes ...
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Brecht De Ruyte @utilitybend.com · 21/05/2026
🚀 New article on gap decorations (coming soon) in CSS. I have a small obsession with clean layout lines, and this is the first time it feels easy to draw them without polluting the markup. Goes through the new properties, a playground, and some experiments... 👾 utilitybend.com/blog/css-is-...
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CSS is filling the gaps with rules. A way to style gaps in grid and flex. | utilitybend
A practical walkthrough of CSS gap decorations: column-rule, row-rule, rule-break, rule-inset, rule-visibility-items, repeat(), and animation.
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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 25/05/2026
Happy 16th Birthday Responsive Web Design! On May 25, 2010, web designer Ethan Marcotte published an article entitled "Responsive Web Design" in the online magazine A List Apart. #WebDesignHistory
Ethan Marcotte's Responsive Web Design article in 2010
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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Taking walks increases the number of birds and dogs I see in a day. It works. You should try it.
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Media Club Plus's Sopranos has started and I was so excited to join on the premiere ep to talk for almost FIVE HOURS about the first two episodes of season 1. mediaclub.plus/at-first-it-...
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Media Club Plus: At First, It Felt Like Ginger Ale - The Sopranos: Media Club Plus S03E01
Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us. This season we're watching The Sopranos. In this episode, we watched episodes 1 and ...
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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Sources tell me the NEXT JAMES BOND will have an ANXIOUS ATTACHMENT STYLE
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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
LLMs intensify a tension in the present political economy of authorship. On the one hand, cultural production is obviously collective, citational, iterative, and infrastructural. On the other hand, the only durable mechanisms many artists have for surviving are individualizing property forms.
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
youtu.be
Spiral Blast (Remastered)
YouTube video by Merzbow - Topic
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Álvaro Montoro @alvaromontoro.com · 14/05/2026
CSS trivia fun fact: `bold` and `bolder` are valid font weights in CSS. `bolder` is relative to the parent's `font-weight`, while `bold` has an absolute value of 700. So `bolder` could be less bold than `bold`.
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kourge the jafnhár 🏳️‍🌈 @kourge.net · 12/05/2026
enough. i’m tired of github actions. it’s time for github consequences
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Frederic Marx @fmarx.com · 11/05/2026
New blog post about how to get started with generative art using JavaScript and SVG: fmarx.com/journal/undu...
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It’s undulatin’ time • Frederic Marx
How to generate consistent organic pseudo-random shapes in JavaScript using cryptographic hashes and Perlin noise.
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
we need to bring back “web-surfing.” people don’t surf the web anymore in any meaningful sense, because the internet has been colonized into captive platforms and endless scroll algo-slop. refuse the “safety” of the feed! bring back the joy of information anarchy, unexpected encounters & discovery
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 10/05/2026
the ai industry unleashing genai into the public & expecting society (academics, policy makers & cso) to find solutions is like big oil polluting oceans & expecting individuals to clean it up 👇🏾 approaches are important but we need sustainable solution that tackles prob from th root: regulate big AI
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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A lot of people are sad and they’re right to be so but I am angry that the vision to profitability or whatever is so myopic that games, one of the biggest cultural forces of the planet, isn’t in there. Especially given the things I’ve seen the company spend money on in the past (and even recently).
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Katy Soar @kjsoar.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A Garland for Mayday
William Crane's 'A Garland for Mayday' print, with an image of Liberty holding banners adorned with slogans such as 'No child toilers' and 'solidarity of labour'
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 28/04/2026
Radical bookstores don’t just sell books. In Chicago, Baltimore, and beyond, they host book clubs, training sessions, meetings, jail support work, and organizing that can shape entire movements. New from @leftiecowboy.bsky.social
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Radical Booksellers Do More Than Just Retail
Bookstores fight for communities through activism, despite backlash.
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Ky @ky.fyi · 24/04/2026
I wrote about why I quit my job, and how weird and tiring tech feels these days.
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Do I belong in tech anymore?
On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Guy eating a perfect delicious grape: we should step on these with our nasty feet, let the mush ferment, then drink what comes off it
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