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Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations – Retraction Watch
https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/30/springer-nature-book-on-machine-learning-is-full-of-made-up-citations/
It's easier to do sloppy work nowadays.
Added 5 months ago
Contra Ptacek's Terrible Article On AI — Ludicity
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/contra-ptaceks-terrible-article-on-ai/?1
A few extra arguments against LLMs. Mostly a personal answer/rant to an earlier article, and mostly pointing out flaws in the argumentation.
For instance, that something was bad 6 months ago doesn't mean it’s good now. The same argument was used 6 months ago by the same people.
Comparing people to large organisations when it comes to copyright
Anonymous examples
The fact that something gets attention doesn’t mean it’s as good as stated: see apps, crypto, etc.
The fact that CEOs want us to use it, same thing, and even worse, because CEOs
etc
Added 5 months ago
Democracy Takes Time: Intersectional Temporalities in Participation and Deliberation
https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PaperDetails/79797
Time is not shared equally, just like wealth.
Added 3 months ago
PNG is back!
https://www.programmax.net/articles/png-is-back/
PNG got an update with HDR as the most important update (I guess)
Added 5 months ago
Berbice Nederlands: een taal in Zuid Amerika
https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/06/berbice-nederlands-een-taal-in-zuid-amerika/
Interessant, over een uitgestorven vorm van het Nederlands.
Added 5 months ago
The Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me
https://codetiger.github.io/blog/the-day-my-smart-vacuum-turned-against-me/
Hilariously detailed article about hacking a vacuum cleaner.
Added 1 month ago
The sad funeral of the sparkles emoji ✨ – Goed Maken ❤️
https://goedmaken.org/index.php/2025/09/04/the-sad-funeral-of-the-sparkles-emoji/
RIP sparkles emoji
Added 1 month ago
The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public
https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-force-feeding-of-ai-on-an-unwilling
Numbers about the idea that people do not want AI.
Added 5 months ago
GitHub - fullcalendar/temporal-polyfill: A lightweight polyfill for Temporal, successor to the JavaScript Date object
https://github.com/fullcalendar/temporal-polyfill
I want to start using the temporal API for my clocks.
Added 4 months ago
I Am An AI Hater | moser’s frame shop
https://anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html
Excellent, excellent intelligent rant.
Added 3 months ago
Friction and not being touched
https://tante.cc/2025/07/30/friction-and-not-being-touched/
AI is an everything machine, which fits perfectly in a frictionless dystopia. A plea for more friction. I agree fully.
Added 4 months ago
How Elites Rebrand Power as Virtue - CounterPunch.org
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/18/how-elites-rebrand-power-as-virtue/
A well informed rant against rutger bregman and his school for moral ambition, a *powerwashing* school for the elite, for them to feel good, but not to solve the issues they cause irl.
Added 3 months ago
Hoe meer wapens Europa koopt, hoe onveiliger het wordt, stelt deze onderzoeker - De Correspondent
https://decorrespondent.nl/16200/hoe-meer-wapens-europa-koopt-hoe-onveiliger-het-wordt-stelt-deze-onderzoeker/4ea38a6d-8d80-030d-0142-70bcbc94e852
Pacifisme is de oplossing.
Added 3 months ago
Artisanal Handcrafted Git Repositories | drew's dev blog
https://drew.silcock.dev/blog/artisanal-git/
Making a git repo, completely manually. A clever explanation about how git works, and what it does.
Added 3 months ago
Het zalige ogenblik – De Groene Amsterdammer
https://www.groene.nl/artikel/het-zalige-ogenblik
Interessant stuk over het werk van Katja Mater, nu te zien in FOMU, en over de sculpturen van Brancusi, binnenkort in H'Art. Over tijd dus.
Added 3 months ago
WCAG vs EAA: Understanding where WCAG stops and where the EAA starts
https://www.getstark.co/blog/wcag-vs-eaa/
Very interesting article that points out that the EAA goes much further than the WCAG. We should focus on that as well.
Added 4 months ago
Brutal Types | The home of Interwar Period fonts
https://www.brutaltypes.com/
Interesting “brutalist” typefaces
Added 4 months ago
Typecooker
https://letterror.com/articles/typecooker.html
Interesting way of teaching the complexity of typography. A similar approach could be used for other design topics as well.
Added 5 months ago