The parallel between GenAI Slop and Infinite Jest's The Entertainment| Matt Wiese
The froth has subsided. And in its wake, organizations have found some truly short-sighted approaches to labour.| Raw Signal Group
Why it'll only get worse from here.| www.staygrounded.online
Digital sovereignty has a bad reputation. In internet governance circles, sovereignty is considered awkward enough to be referred to by as the "s-word." It is often associated with misguided attempts at returning to the era of national champions, like building a French search engine or a European Google, or worse with the eternal boogeyman that is the "splinternet." It doesn't have to be this way!| Robin Berjon
The conundrums of creating—and understanding—public digital infrastructure.| futurepolis.substack.com
A new generation of Luddites stand against the big streaming platforms and AI companies. What happens next?| roblog.co.uk
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Of all the structural problems “Web 2” has brought into the world – and there are too many to list – one of the most vexing is what I call the “meta-services” pr…| John Battelle's Search Blog
The platform interface has gradually made it harder to find the music I want to listen to. With the latest app updates, I’d had enough.| The New Yorker
By Mark Jones The norm is technology just gets better. Cars are better. The feeler gauges I used to adjust the valves in my first car still reside in the| Design World
Self-knowledge is big on social media. We love to share our Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, horoscopes, and even diagnoses. But why?| www.whatworks.fyi
Minimal styling, zero tracking or ads, and really fast. I’ve spent hundreds of hours designing this blog. It’s my best attempt to represent my soul. After I die, this project will still float in the vast space of the Internet. Text matters most on this website. I wanted to ensure no visitor felt the need to turn on reader mode. I experimented with various background colors, font colors, content width, navigation menus, and font sizes to embody my love for the books like these.| Minsuk Kang
Reflections on the arcane art of making good, ethical websites| Nic Chan
Kyle Chayka's new book comes out next week. It's a goodie.| technocomplex.substack.com
How the Curse of Bigness wrecked Google Search.| Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
I thought there wouldn't be another “I have a blog again” post on here, and if I'd just quietly put my blog back online, I promise I wouldn't be publishing one.| Julian Fietkau
The Luddites warned us about Google| creativegood.com
Dhole Moments is not a music blog. I will not pretend to be an expert on music, music theory, or music appreciation. But it goes even further than that: I am so untalented at music that I exert a v…| Dhole Moments
In 2023, the world of online technology has truly changed. In around a decade, the landscape has really shifted from one of techno-optimism to one of profit-grabbing and “enshittificationR…| Constant Tinkerer V2.0
Who’s responsible for fixing tech?| creativegood.com
Online community platforms are assembly-kits for large, communal bonfires, designed to draw people towards the light and into the warm to...| Open Indie
Today's links| Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
