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Link roundup

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Navigating the Obvious Shoulds, by Annie Mueller

It’s not just burnout, by Sara Wachter-Boettcher, via Eric Bailey.

Lifelogging under fascism, by Ben Werdmuller.


Texas Democrats are subverting democracy by preventing us from subverting democracy, for McSweeney’s by Carlos Greaves.

But you can fight for democracy at home and not in some foreign land.

Billy Bragg, Help Save the Youth of America

Texas GOP Uses Emergency Flood Relief to Push Trans Bathroom Ban, by s. baum.

UCLA Rejects Trump Demands To Capitulate To Anti-Trans Policies—For Now, by Erin Reed.

‘I’ve been spat on’: gender non-conforming women tell of toilet abuse after UK’s supreme court ruling, by Libby Brooks.


A Lufthansa 747-8i is parked at an airport gate, connected to a jetway.
A Lufthansa 747-8i at SFO

The (Wikipedia) article in the most languages, by Grnrchst. Incredible investigation.

50 keyboards from my collection, by Marcin Wichary.


Why I’m Writing Pure HTML & CSS in 2025, by Joel Dare, via Jeremy.

Building a slow web, by Greg Sarjeant, via Karl.

This website is for humans, by Sophie.

We should listen to the philosophers more, by Hidde.


Designing the Built-in AI Web APIs, by Domenic.

Item Flow – Part 2: next steps for Masonry, by Jen and Saron.

A gentle introduction to anchor positioning, also by Saron.


A woman in a black sleeveless dress sits at a table. She’s holding a cocktail. The cocktail is housed inside a large, green hand, so it appears that the woman’s right hand has swollen to many times its actual size.
, , , August 2025

“Is it possible for two different designers to come up with the same type of font design?”, by Thomas Phinney.

The Red Onion Font, by Kottke.

Kelmscott Mono, a monospace blackletter typeface, by Calvin Jubilee, via Ethan.


山上憶良銀も金も玉も何せむにまされる宝子にしかめやも


S.F. sketch comedy troupe Killing My Lobster to suspend operations, by Lily Janiak.

The Birth of Foundation, by Michael Whelan and Michael Everett. His cover for Foundation and Empire will forever define my mental image of “Magnifico Giganticus.”


Central League votes to adopt designated hitter rule from 2027, by Jason Coskrey. End of an era.

Second boxer dies from brain injuries after Tokyo event, by the PA. Why is boxing legal again?