Kritiek op westerse oorlogstaal wordt gezien als naïef, maar er is een blind vertrouwen op een industrie die geld verdient met het uiteenrijten van lichamen.

Laten we weigeren onze kinderen op te offeren in naam van een natiestaat

This is an incredible resource: many (really, many) words that letter-professionals use explained in quite a few languages. Wow!

A furious, very well written reply to an ableist and arrogant linux developer.

Excellent lecture about resisting AI.

I want to conclude by emphasising that the proposition that the role of the university is to resist AI is not simply a defence of pedagogy, but an affirmation of the social importance of imagination.

Zeer uitgebreid artikel over Malcolm X

I really should make a martian clock. It should somehow be political though.

Excellent advice for creative professionals about contracts. It’s written for people who make fonts, but it’s solid advice for more creatives.

A comment on the value of estimating the carbon footprint of websites.

Very interesting research into the effect of the common tools used in type design. Pretty much focused on type design, but should be translatable to web design as well.

PNG got an update with HDR as the most important update (I guess)

Erg goed verhaal over het weigeren van LLMs en het opzetten van een LLM-loze schrijversclub

All the details about ‘Coding Independent Code Points (CICP) for color space identification’

When people say it’s hard to leave insta or whatever, this is a good link

Very, very nice article about the independent web. For my students.

A good alternative to wetransfer

The fascinating idea that time moved slower in right after the big bang

Brilliant research into making stepped gradients with CSS. Looking forward to an easier implementation, one day,

Very nice font for writing code

So there is no scientific proof that hsl is easier to use. But it does resemble the way human describe colours, much more than rgb.

The other costs of LLMs. Or should we start calling them IPs? Internet Parasites?

Excellent resource about the UX of specific HTML elements in different screenreaders.

Brilliant video showing the three shapes of stories.

Very interesting article that points out that the EAA goes much further than the WCAG. We should focus on that as well.

Very interesting article about the idea that designer should make (hone) their own tools. Some quotes:

It is precisely the task of designers (graphic, industrial or whatever) to discover new possibilities.

Limitations and demands imposed by a client are easier to accept than the arbitrary limitations of your digital tools.

After all, programming graphic programs is much too important to leave to programmers.

Explorers, and that is what they are, do not want to do the same thing twice.