2023.08.31 – This compelling piece on DPReview documents how the current state of the internet is causing us to lose massive amounts of knowledge. All the more reason to build your own backups and long-term plans for your content!
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Remove the Consultants
2023.08.10 – The brilliant Marianne Bellotti gives a practical approach to eliminating costly consultants in your organization in favor of upskilling and training. I’ve always been a huge fan of this approach, and is exactly how my team is currently modernizing our organization!
Luddites and AI
2023.07.19 – In the Nib this week, Tom Humberstone gives an excellent history of the Luddite movement, and how it reflects the current growing concerns around AI in creative work.
Rad Reader for RSS
2023.07.10 – Y’all know I love RSS! Alexander Cobleigh has put together a nice RSS reader app for the desktop, and it’s only $5 right now!”
Too Many Zooz - Brasshouse music
2023.06.30 – I shared this already on Mastodon, but it occurs to me that many folks aren’t familiar with Too Many Zooz, one of my favorite brasshouse bands. They were recently on tour with Moon Hooch and Lucky Chops, all of which are also worth checking out.
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React and Flash
2023.03.01 – Brian Rinaldi makes a compelling comparison between React and Adobe Flash, the inevitability of change, and how overly-attached developers suffer as a result.
How To Pay HCD Study Participants In Government
2023.02.15 – This article from the U.S. Digital Response team breaks down methods for government agencies to pay participants in user testing.
Exiting Technology Projects
2023.01.06 – As I’m starting a few new projects, I’m revisiting this guide from Keith Porcaro and friends on how to shut down tech projects. It’s always a good idea to begin with the end in mind!
Breaking up with JavaScript Frontends
2023.01.04 – I really enjoyed this presentation from Henning Koch, the author of unpoly.js about replacing React/Vue/Angular with the much, much thinner unpoly library.
Building for Longevity
2023.01.03 – I thoroughly enjoyed this post from Seth Etter on building technology for longevity.
Government Domain Name Rationalization
2022.12.09 – Ana Monroe shared this workshop that GSA performed to rationalize its wide assortment of domain names. Government agencies typically have lots of different vanity domain names for new programs, and it makes it very hard for people to find these programs as a result.