As recently as last summer, I added a new bookmark folder in Safari called “A.I. Slop”. It’s not a folder for articles I suspect to be A.I.-generated; it’s mostly about how the websites look. Some of them are actually good, fun, and useful sites. They just happen to look like every other website designed with A.I....

Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share the good stuff I encounter on the web. ❧ Talking Watches: Pusha T On Why Rolex Is Worth The Wait – Let’s be real, I’m sharing this video mostly for the perfect coffee brand name Pusha T is launching with Lavazza (and promoting in this...

These days, while I’m having more and more difficulties appreciating software in general, I’m getting a lot more joy and delight from tiny apps and little utility programs that offer very few features. In the past couple of days alone, I’ve discovered — or rediscovered in some cases — a few of these that I thought...

As I am near the end of my summer holiday and paternal leave (for a total of five weeks nonetheless), I find it very difficult to take the time to… well… to do anything really. Having a soon-to-be four-month-old in the house feels like a full-time job, with long hours and short nights, pure bliss, laughs, and...

Sorry to interrupt your programme to share this excellent post by Jeff Johnson: The obligatory A.I. post. Not only do I basically agree with everything Johnson writes — I could quote every sentence and paragraph — but it’s very well written too. Have you read it yet? Great, let’s continue. I’ve been thinking a lot...

Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share the good stuff I encounter on the web, in a short, quick format that fits with my schedule of raising a baby, summer activities, and a few ludicrous displays to watch. ❧ Things I would like to tell my 10 year old self (Winnie Lim) –...

I did it. I finally bought a new Mac. I managed to snatch a MacBook Neo on Amazon a few minutes after Apple announced the price increase across their line-up. It all happened very quickly, but I think it’s worth taking the time to explain my messy, complex, overcomplicated train of thought. If you’re a regular...

On weekend mornings, I have the inescapable habit of looking at my website and seeing what I can change, what I can remove, what I can improve in terms of HTML, CSS, layout, links, etc. This Saturday, as I wanted to look closer at the way the period at the end of a sentence rendered when appearing just after a word...

Two years ago, I published a post entitled Unfinished. It was a way for me to share some thoughts without having to work on them as much as I do on regular posts. As I wasn’t sure if these “lesser thoughts” were worth my efforts and my time, I compiled them in a different post format, inspired by a song: This post...

Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share the good stuff I encounter on the web. ❧ Fancy Man Enjoys Tea (The Onion) – “Instead of simply heating a mug of water in the microwave, Baumer used a hoity-toity copper-bottomed tea kettle, which His Lordship reportedly purchased at Pier...

When I visit a restaurant, I care a lot about the food I’m being served, and I want everything I order to be delicious. But arguably, my favourite part is understanding and appreciating the decisions behind each item on the menu, as well as the menu design, the choice of cutlery, the lighting, everything. For me,...

Forgive the higher-than-usual rate of direct quotes from these links, which replace a few regular comments, but as you can see, there is a general theme in my recent readings. Even though I’m trying to avoid focusing on it in these monthly collections of links, the theme is so rich, so complex and consequential (and...