“At least 98% of most guidebooks, even the best ones, will guide you to buildings. [...] I’m looking for people. People engaged in whatever they do locally. The problem with people is that they don’t stand still like buildings do. They are not dependably in the same place year after year. They are not always doing interesting things if they are there. You can’t put them in a guidebook.”
By delivering what people seem to want, has Spotify killed the joy of music discovery?
I am a big consumer of dj sets on Youtube and SoundCloud, and discovered a cool radio in Vienna (created in Croatia), Radio Rudina which I highly recommend. There are known for their cool DJ sets, but their online radio is diverse in terms of music genres. https://www.radiorudina.com/
I visited a Costco twice in my life (in Canada) and both times left tired, probably from seeing so much stuff in so much quantity. For me it represents American shopping. It's an interesting business story none the less
More enshittification coming ... Next time I am looking for a TV, I will definitely look for how enshittified each model is
I have not yet used a Field Notes but I like the story behind the company from the 2 founders
Dans un récent rapport, Edemilson Paranà questionne la souveraineté numérique européenne et les alternatives aux modèles dominants des GAFAM.
Alors que la souveraineté numérique est de plus en plus associée au potentiel du logiciel libre ou open source, les multinationales et leurs plateformes ont réussi à marginaliser les alternatives communautaires, voire à en épuiser les ressources, avec la complaisance de l'État.
I really like the idea of pop-up email newsletters, which Craig Mod is a master of. Having constraits, time constraint in this case, can be a helpful tool in the creative process
“After presenting my cases, I find it tempting to look for a common theme. What makes a good enlightenmentware?
For me, these are the key points:
It all goes back to one man in the 1950s: a military-intelligence expert in psychological warfare.
They don’t try to control each other. They try to control themselves.
"Some conversations are practical: Let’s solve a problem together. Others are emotional: Let’s talk about and understand our feelings."
Je n'utilise pas Hugo mais Astro pour mon site statique, mais c'est toujours intéressant de lire les optimisations mises en place par d'autres développeurs sur leur setup
The force of low self-esteem can feel so enormous, so unexplainable, it seems almost mythic, Vivian Gornick writes.
I am inspired to create a complete script to setup my computer. I already use Homebrew but will take a look at MAS command-line interface which I have not yet used for the couple of apps not available via Homebrew
"I don't think AI can do your job (but I do think an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job). However, there is a class of workers whose jobs can be performed perfectly by AI: workers with bullshit jobs:"
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
A handy tutorial from Jim Nielsen!
"It's easy to understand why some programmers love their AI assistants and others loathe them: the former group get to decide how and when they use AI tools, while the latter has AI forced upon them by bosses who hope to fire their colleagues and increase their workload. [...] Formally, the first group are "centaurs" (people assisted by machines) and the latter are "reverse-centaurs" (people conscripted into assisting machines):"
First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
without paywall here : https://web.archive.org/web/20250807175732/https://www.wired.com/story/enshittification-of-american-power/