I had to read Yancey’s latest post a couple of times just to take it all in. It’s a good one. 2024, here we come.
I had all but forgotten about Ello until I read Andy’s post about its quiet death. A bummer on so many levels.
I love it when people share links to The Red Hand Files with me. A friend sent me this one this morning, as I was making coffee.
R.I.P. Pitchfork. End of an era. Bring on the next one.
Craig Kaplan posted some nice tiny code today on the elephant site.
From today’s post on Seth Godin’s blog.
Is nothing sacred? I am so sick of everything being a sequel, but it’s even more disappointing that it’s good enough business to have it continue happening. (via Kottke)
Achievement unlocked?
I highlighted so much of Coming of Age At The Dawn of The Social Internet. I’m a little older than the author, but their experience was largely mine. Their awareness mirrors mine. There were so many great quotes I could share, but best to just read the article. It’s terrific.
I tried Artifact a few times. I liked the idea more than not liking it, but the worst part about the app was the reading experience. It was not surprising to see that it’s shutting down after a year. When you have an app or service where you don’t control the experience of your main feature, which in this case was reading articles, you are destined to fail. For the most part, media websites do not optimize or prioritize the experience of reading articles and make it nearly impossible for apps like Artifact and even Apple News to exist. Paywalls suck. And I say that as someone who wants great journalism to exist and for journalists to be paid for what they do. I should be able to read anything anywhere from anyone. Free the text.