Bruce Taylor

It’s the shortest day of the year today.

Original source can be viewed at: jembendell.com I’ve been a follower of Jem Bendell’s work for a few years now and do find much of what he says & writes incredibly provocative, compelling and timely.

It’s been 11 years but I still miss you immensely dad.

Original source can be viewed at: blog.jim-nielsen.com If you haven’t come across Jim Nielsen’s blog yet, then there’s no better time to start.

Original source can be viewed at: developer.mozilla.org I like what Michelle Barker has written here: You might think that any individual effort to reduce the web’s environmental impact is a drop in the ocean.

I am deeply sorry to hear about Michael Dowd’s passing — and am grateful to have encountered his work and message over the past few years.

Original source can be viewed at: wholeearth.info Here lies a nearly-complete archive of Whole Earth publications, a series of journals and magazines descended from the Whole Earth Catalog, published by Stewart Brand and the POINT Foundation between 1970…

The original, shimmering self gets buried so deep that most of us end up hardly living out of it at all.

Original source can be viewed at: www.baldurbjarnason.com This… Because you’re allowed to do something doesn’t mean you can do it without repercussions.

My eldest turned 21 today.

Even though it’s more than likely too late & doesn’t work anyway, I’ve attempted to opt brootaylor.com out of its content being used to train AI models.

Original source can be viewed at: radio.garden Oh, this is very nice!

Original source can be viewed at: luroapp.com And there was Luro.

Original source can be viewed at: adactio.com It can be such a minefield talking about MPAs versus SPAs.

Original source can be viewed at: css-irl.info A very nice list of web development tools, thanks to Michelle Barker.

Twitter, we’ve certainly had an on-and-off relationship over the years haven’t we!

Gosh.

Be wary of people whose only success is telling others how to succeed. — Shane Parrish Reply via email

My favourite comfort food is… Toast 🍞 Reply via email

Stick to boring architecture for as long as possible, and spend the majority of your time, and resources, building something your customers are willing to pay for. — Kelsey Hightower Reply via email

Thank you Philip C.

Original source can be viewed at: viewports.fyi This is a very nifty microsite put together by the folk at Set Studio — to make an important point.

Original source can be viewed at: daverupert.com This: We live at a particular junction in time where Large Language Models and their propensity to hallucinate generate the wrong answer will exacerbate the problem.

“Earth”.

Reading this list of “spicy takes” by Chris Ferdinandi had me chuckling to myself.

Original source can be viewed at: blog.jim-nielsen.com I like Jim’s take on Zach’s presentation at JSHeroes 2023, “The Good, The Bad, and The Web Components”.

Original source can be viewed at: abookapart.com Ethan Marcotte announced his new book a few months ago: I haven’t ordered it yet but imagine I more than likely will do at some stage.

Sunset from Hove's beachfront.

Original source can be viewed at: journal.getabstract.com Emily M.

I can’t believe I’ve only found the “Apollo 11 Real-Time Mission Experience” now.

Original source can be viewed at: addyosmani.com Some much needed sanity from Addy Osmani on why it’s worth sticking to boring architecture for as long as possible: In the tech world, FOMO can be a driving force behind our choices (we’ve often been there).

Saw the Oppenheimer movie today.

Happy 93rd birthday dad.

Original source can be viewed at: softwarecrisis.dev Baldur Bjarnason has quite a bit to say on this subject: Our current environment of relentless hype sets the stage and builds up an expectation for at least glimmers of genuine intelligence.

Original source can be viewed at: needtoknow.fyi Baldur Bjarnason is a god-send in these times of tech hype and bullshit.

Original source can be viewed at: learnwithjason.dev Read the entire article if you can as Jason makes some great points.

Original source can be viewed at: icons.getbootstrap.com I’ve been a fan of Icomoon for years — (and still am) — but have recently discovered Bootstrap Icons.

Original source can be viewed at: modernfontstacks.com What a fab resource this is!

Original source can be viewed at: briefs.video What can I say about Web 3.0 that hasn’t already been said?

So, I was reminded about a post I wrote back in 2018.

If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret. — Jim Carrey Reply via email

Original source can be viewed at: youtube.com This video isn’t about bashing JavaScript.

Original source can be viewed at: survey.devographics.com I’m not a survey person by any means but do like doing the State of CSS survey each year.

This shout-out from Cennydd’s article is worth paying attention to: So now is the time to pay attention to what’s happening with AI and to ask questions.

Original source can be viewed at: ethical.net Cennydd always makes compelling points when it comes to ethics in tech.

Original source can be viewed at: www.lightbluetouchpaper.org Really good points made by Ross in his article.

Original source can be viewed at: fjord.style This is hilarious and brilliantly written!

When I see what’s happening to South Africa at the moment.

Geez, Apple.

Original source can be viewed at: wholegraindigital.com Marketa writes this… In the context of sustainability, design of physical products is often perceived as the most important because it can have such far-reaching impacts.