iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dave Rupert @davatron5000.bsky.social · 6h

We'll quickly regret defunding and losing those who read the specs, learn, explore, measure, weigh, and share their hard-won experience. When the answer to every question is "I asked Claude and clicked approve" we yield actual answers to probabilities and will always be left asking, "Are you sure?"

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 12h

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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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 23h

Yeah, man. What the fuck? Glad you're ok.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 25/09/2026

These guys hit my feed recently too. So wholesome!

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 23/09/2026

When you allow them separate thinking from doing, the craftsperson becomes devalued. A specialized set of knowledge and skills is what separates craftspeople from assembly line workers.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 23/09/2026

I'm so mad about Reddit using AI the way they are. Like, the only reason I go on Reddit is to read what internet randos have to say on a very niche topic.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 22/09/2026

.... I do know why I'm just finding your work now. It was sloptalkshow.com lol

sloptalkshow.com

SlopTalk

A podcast about front end web design and UX.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 22/09/2026

@dbushell.com, I'm not sure why I'm just now finding my way to your work, but I want to thank you for working publicly the way you do.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 22/09/2026

After spending some time on the site, I found the time machine (legacy.dbushell.com), and I'm now wholly inspired by the progression that has taken place over time.

legacy.dbushell.com

David Bushell’s Time Machine

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 22/09/2026

I started the day questioning my skills and existence in general after finding my way to dbushell.com. Every aspect is incredibly well done, and I feel I'm probably barely scratching the surface.

dbushell.com

Web development for those who care.

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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you thought the departure of Tim Cook would see a new caring "Consent is a human right" Apple, think again. Not-Steve-Either has been in post 10 minutes, and they're forcing 22GB of AI on you. That's the equivalent of 32 shit U2 albums. dbushell.com/2026/09/22/a...

dbushell.com

I said no and Apple said yes

The one where Apple decides consent doesn’t matter anymore.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 20/09/2026

Well said, Anony Mousemail. Way to stand up for what you believe in! 😘

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 20/09/2026

Same here. Nothing else is obviously tappable. There's no need for more than one link on those cards.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 20/09/2026

Really hits the feels with everything going on. Nice work! I WILL be back tomorrow.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 20/09/2026

Let them reveal themselves so we can give our money to people and organizations whose values are closely aligned with ours.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 20/09/2026

Well said! And your aside is worth repeating: "...if someone positions themselves against [my] values I really feel that's on them – in much the same way as a scientist doesn't become 'political' just because a political party chooses to deny accepted science."

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Mia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes · 18/09/2026

"LLMs are a product that destroys its supply chain." –Microsoft And the theft is ongoing, because LLMs become irrelevant without it. It's not a past failing, it's the entire business model. www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...

404media.co

‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 18/09/2026

I'm so pissed about this. The way you're handling this publicly is admirable. Like everyone, I hope you get everything you're owed and more. I want to do more than hope, I'm just not sure what that looks like. Is anyone already organizing?

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 18/09/2026

We need more principled people speaking out like you.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 18/09/2026

And before anyone comes at me with “but calling it fascist tho?”. Read up on the DHH of '26. He wrote on his blog: “When wolves get out of control, you shoot them. When gypsies take over public spaces, you deport them. This isn't hard, it isn't cruel. It's the basic logic of self-preservation.”

brennan.day

Normalized Fascism in Open Source: $12 Million Given to DHH

Open source has become a safe harbor for far-right politics, from David Heinemeier Hansson's white-nationalist rhetoric and the Omarchy Foundation's $12 mi…

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 18/09/2026

Seinfeld '98. An animated version of Seinfeld picking up where the old show left off. I'd watch the hell out of that.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 18/09/2026

I was just thinking about how to start talking about this. I think the most important thing we can do is support our communities. Both smaller local communities, and larger online ones. Keep your money in your community.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 18/09/2026

Boycott DO. Band together and stand up to corporate greed. They need to pay Geoff and whoever else they stiffed.

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Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 17/09/2026

I hadn't posted over on the second channel in a while now, but I felt that it was important to talk about what's going on with @digitalocean.com and @css-tricks.bsky.social as the site has now gone quiet for a second time. youtu.be/9_upvxCAUzM

youtu.be

Digital Ocean killed CSS-Tricks... again

YouTube video by General Musings with Kevin Powell

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Scott Riley @scott.is · 17/09/2026

depending on your location you can get the digital version of mindful design: second edition on sale for as little as £13.99. this is quite rare because the publisher usually insists on charging far too much for this book. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

link.springer.com

Mindful Design

This fully updated version shows how to create seamless designs backed by a responsible understanding of the human mind.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 17/09/2026

The Spotify desktop app is killing me lately. The jank from the slow loading hero section coming in and shifting the entire UI consistently causes me to click stuff I don't mean to. Yet another reason to get away from it. What music apps/streaming do people like these days?

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 16/09/2026

Have you ever been stuck in a cycle where you're trying to do to much and you're getting nothing accomplished? Hi, I'm Mike. Welcome to my life lately!

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 16/09/2026

It's ducking embarrassing, man.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 12/09/2026

Where does it go when you're not using it? Just chuck it off to the side or whatever? I've never used one or really talked about it before.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 11/09/2026

But if it does turn into thousands of added tokens, I'm really shooting myself in the foot with this decision.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 11/09/2026

I needed this thread. Where I work, we support dozens of brands that don't play by the same rules. We don't have a full on design system yet, but I've been working on tokens as a foundation for one. It seemed like tokens, specifically for buttons, would be an easy answer to all the variation.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 09/09/2026

Not at all! I was merely reminded of my recent desire to ditch the "smart" phone and this post made me feel nostalgic for my old tech.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 09/09/2026

I truly want a folding phone. Like the one I probably had in 2006. Get this addictive, behavior tracking, data collecting monster away from me.

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Ana Rodrigues @ohhelloana.blog · 08/09/2026

“It’s not a failure when someone doesn’t take your advice”. Lots to reflect from Joe’s talk. I’ve explored the “talking about risk” from the dev perspective but talking about fear and frustration is more complicated as that’s also part of company culture. #SmashingConf

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 08/09/2026

Just placed my order. Thanks for the reminder! As a former member of Laborers' Local 223 Boston, I understand the importance of solidarity and the power of collective bargaining. Super relevant stuff in tech today.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 07/09/2026

They're both beauties! The PJ with the offset body caught my eye. I think that's the Sire? I've heard really good things! I have a Schecter model t. Insane quality for the money!

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 07/09/2026

Niiiiiice! That setup was my dream when I was younger! Can we talk a little bit about that bass in the back!? 🤣

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 07/09/2026

For chorus, I'd go with analog bucket brigade circuits. As a kid, I had an Ibanez BC-9 that I loved. I think the boss ce2 waza is in that same neighborhood. reverb.com/p/ibanez-bc9...

reverb.com

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 07/09/2026

Oh man, those are purty! I got way into drive pedals a few years ago and ended up with like 10 combos that all sounded sameish lol.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 06/09/2026

@davatron5000.bsky.social I kinda need to know about the guitar pedal rabbit hole you were in during the last shoptalk.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 06/09/2026

Thank you for sharing! I've been trying to teach myself how to write about what I'm working on. It's super helpful to hear from someone as skilled as you. I appreciate you!

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 06/09/2026

Have you ever written about your process when it comes to writing effectively while going down rabbit holes like this? I'd love to know more about it!

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s not the US vs Canada. We ♥ Canada. It’s Diaper Donnie and his morons against the world.

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Mat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 26/08/2026

Next week, dorks. Get ready.

A copy of Multipage #2 open to a one-page homebrew TTRPG called "the people destroying the web have names and addresses." Full text of the page available upon request.

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Mike Jeffery @mikejeff.com · 24/08/2026

Gross behavior on behalf of the shareholders. I hate to be the Linux bro here but...

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