Congratulations to @npub1rgdk...nce7 on the 2024 edition of “Just Enough Research,” and congratulations to *you*, because this is a great book, and you can buy it now. “Just Enough Research,” in its previous editions, was one of the most widely read texts A Book Apart ever published. Spend a few minutes in its enjoyably readable pages, and you’ll understand why. Our publishing house is no more, but this brilliant book lives on.

Mule Design

You Need More Enough — Mule Design

Just Enough Research 2024 is here and you should get it.

Institute for Strategic Dialogue: Lies on X are largely responsible for the rise in threats against state and federal officials in North Carolina. How does X’s owner, who gleefully engineers this chaos, continue to scarf up US government contracts?

Antisemitism and Threats Directed at Officials Over Storm Response (Published 2024)

Some online posts have threatened violence against FEMA officials. A research group found that the X platform has been one of the main drivers of m...

#lies

“The human component of the web won’t change. People will need answers that they can trust. …Something new will fill the gap and give people what they need and want. And my guess is that the open web, personal reputation, and word of mouth will be key components of that thing.” – Craig Hockenberry

Furbo.org by Craig Hockenberry

Slop is Good • furbo.org

I’ve been thinking about all the generative AI slop that’s appearing, especially with tools like “Reimagine”, and I think it’...

#openweb #enshittification #ai

“Like watching Norman Bates talk to his mother.”

Our addiction to complicated toolchains and overbuilt frameworks is out of control.

A List Apart

The Cult of the Complex

’Tis a gift to be simple. ALA’s Zeldman bemoans our industry’s current fetish for the needlessly complicated over the straightforward. Escape...