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kottke.org @kottke.org · 13/04/2026

Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.

a screenshot of the "New Bestsellers" list from Substack, with Andrew Tate in the #1 position

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This whole "share an oversimplified post on a complex topic every day to stay relevant in the feed" thing only works for one person and it definitely ain't the reader/viewer.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Yep, I’m currently using Vimeo inside of Ghost. Though, I’m looking to move everything over to Bunny because of what Bending Spoon’s has been doing to the company. www.businessinsider.com/vimeo-laying...

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Vimeo is laying off staff globally after its $1.38 billion sale to Bending Spoons

Vimeo is letting go of workers globally in a new round of layoffs after selling its business to tech-holding company Bending Spoons.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

and the stakeholder that got that $,$$$,$$$ customer will ride that gravy train story all the way to the top

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Only 2/3's of enterprise software features are never used!

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media. Off the top of my head: www.thehandbasket.co 404media.co www.garbageday.email Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

thehandbasket.co

The Handbasket

100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

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functional moron @fiveburger.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

99% of stakeholder "ideas" is just copying a feature they saw on a competitor's product. And the features they notice most are the ones that yell at their users the loudest. Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.

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The circular logic of our metrics

We design what is familiar. The design patterns we adopt are the ones yelling at us the loudest.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

And how do you feel about Trixter? (Side note: I grew up in Bergen County)

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

www.garbageday.email/p/am-i-too-s...

I can’t speak for everyone, but my mind tends to treat writing an article, making a video, writing a song, cooking a meal, drawing an image, and, apparently, designing software the same way. It’s not a matter of just “generating” something perfect from my head, but exploring the tension that exists between what I’m imagining and the limitations of my stupid meat body. That’s actually the exciting part. It also lets me figure out if something has turned out wrong or just resulted in a happy accident. Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure it out for you. You won’t understand how any of it works, of course, or feel particularly proud of what you’ve done, but maybe you’ll have something. Just a few more dollars for some more tokens. C’mon, just pay a bit more.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

You know, it would be great if we had one day where powerful people didn’t do something monumentally stupid to compensate for the emotional blindness that comes with their inability to grasp the experiences and knowledge of others as true.

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henry ✷ @strange.website · 01/01/2026

you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song. here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

henry.codes

A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online

How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I haven’t opened a computer for 10 days and hope I get a secret trust fund before Monday so I don’t need to open one in five days.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

That’s the one where Bobcat Goldthwait dresses up like Godzilla, right? And, Ricky’s mom blew up after that?

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Lynn Fisher @lynnandtonic.com · 08/12/2025

You too can make a tiny, fixed-width website in the year of our lord 2025 ⚡️ lynnandtonic.com

lynnandtonic.com

Lynn Fisher

Lynn Fisher is a web designer, CSS developer, and artist from Phoenix, Arizona.

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Gregg Bernstein (he/him) @gregg.io · 01/12/2025

User researchers already document findings at a faster velocity than orgs can act on them. It strains credulity that tech leaders are clamoring for even more yet worse AI-generated findings. My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play." gregg.io/the-only-win...

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The only winning move is not to play – Gregg Bernstein

Let’s not debase ourselves as user researchers further

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Just migrated 140 CDO School members from Circle over to my new, portal built on top of @ghost.org. Not stressful at all. It will be fine, right? Tell me it will be ok!

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Happy Scriptnotes release day @johnaugust.bsky.social & @clmazin.bsky.social! Thrilled to finally have this in my hands. Congrats to you both.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 20/11/2025

I run a paid subscription called Legends—it's a creative network where we do cross promotions and mixers. Legend @ryanrumsey.bsky.social sent me this incredible testimonial about how everyone here just wants you to win. Tap into this energy! www.revenuerulebreaker.com/why-become-a...

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Weird six degrees: she was my improv teacher at The Groundlings 25 years ago. Back then she was just saying she wanted to meet and fall in love with a cowboy.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I'm not sure I've ever felt a sense of joy in making a digital thing quite like when I made my first flash site. I even did a happy dance when I got it to work.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

We got a landline today and the kids FORMED A LINE to use it. The 9 year called eight people, the 13 year old prank called me, and the 16 year old (who has never called a friend on their iPhone) immediately called their best friend and they talked for 10 minutes. Bring all the analog back.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

This is just a blatant lie and frankly, just so childish. What a gross display of leadership from small, insecure, and selfish people.

A special announcement banner with a red background and white text on the SBA.gov website claiming that somehow democrats, the party with zero power in the US government right now, are responsible for the current government shutdown. This is projection from people who believe Americans are dumb and can't see what's really happening.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Someone at the MacOS team really held the line on "gotta have more radius"

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Zuul Nightingale🚪 @danaenight.northsky.social · 25/08/2025

Hey gang let's all just learn html 1.0 and remake the internet from scratch

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I can’t help but wonder how many people are accidentally exposing secret API keys to the world while vibe coding.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

It’s not even a good bad movie. It’s ridiculous. It’s the Homer car as a movie without Homer.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I had to see what the 0 on Rotten Tomatoes was all about. War of the Worlds is no question a top five worst movie of all time. It’s hysterically bad.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

If we’re honest, it’s vibe debugging.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

As a parent, I'm ready for a magsafe power cord for the iPhone and iPad. k thanks bye.

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Guy Segal @guysegal.com · 10/07/2025

And that’s a wrap on this season of Design Downtime! Last week I wrapped up season three with another great run of 16 episodes. A huge thank you to all the amazing guests! I’m taking a bit of a pause before season 4, but have no fear, DESIGN DOWNTIME WILL RETURN. designdowntime.com

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Thanks Guy! What a damn fine group to be included in!

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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️ toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf

The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.”

On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.”

A spread from one page zine printout.
On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use.

On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield.

A spread from one page zine printout.
On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm.

On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents.

A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

It’s Thirsty Thursdays at The Outback in downtown Tucson all over again.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

In Austin, Alamo Drafthouse used to offer this as an Office Space movie ticket bundle. Watch movie, eat popcorn, and smash printers! Lol.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Anthropic is down. I like to believe the agents unionized and walked off the job site.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We're all lucky enough you're in our yearbooks Lex. ;)

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

There's just gotta be someone out there who is designing/building an agent that attends meetings for you who is not permitted to send an agent to attend the meetings about designing/building the agent.

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Ryan Rumsey @ryanrumsey.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

lol. I can’t remember the last day Twiki-speak wasn’t in my head.

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