Reading Log
I like to read on the web, and bookmark most of it on my Raindrop account. Fellow Internet person, this list is as close as you can get to my personal stream of thoughts.
By the way, what’s a AA?
Instead of fuzzy labels like 'indie' and 'AA', we propose a new data-driven system to classify video games based on their actual production scope. This new framework reveals the real economic and creative trends shaping the video game industry.
https://hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-of-gamesThe Case Against Social Media is Stronger Than You Think
A reply to Dan Williams
https://arachnemag.substack.com/p/the-case-against-social-media-is
unread – yesterday
Becoming the person who does the thing | @fredrivett
Bad news: your internal identity dictates everything you do. Good news: you can change it
https://www.fredrivett.com/2025/09/10/becoming-the-person-who-does-the-thing/- unread – 2 days ago
Seeing like a software company
The big idea of James C. Scott’s Seeing Like A State can be expressed in three points: Modern organizations exert control by maximising “legibility”: by…
https://www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-a-software-company/- unread – 5 days ago
- software
- work
- development
- business
Skipping alignment leads to zero-impact UX
Deliverable artifacts are only a small part of the social system that product development entails. Any "productivity" gained by ignoring that system is an illusion.
https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/skipping-alignment-leads-to-zero-impact-ux- unread – last week
- design
- work
- product
Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself and bloom
When people talk about the value of paying attention and slowing down, they often make it sound prudish and monk-like. But we shouldn’t forget how interesting and overpoweringly pleasurable sustained attention can be.
https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/attention- unread – last week
- psychology
- mindfulness
- slowness
Spacing Over Cards | SMAGIN
Internal ≤ external.
https://smagin.fyi/posts/padding-over-cards/Dicing an Onion, the Mathematically Optimal Way
There is more than one way to dice an onion…
https://pudding.cool/2025/08/onions/Let's properly analyze an AI article for once
Recently the CEO of Github wrote a blog post called Developers reinvented . It was reposted with various clickbait headings like GitHub CEO...
https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/08/lets-properly-analyze-ai-article-for.htmlSILO
Imprimerie typographique, label et maison d’édition, résidence artistique, collectif fluctuant, lieu autogéré.
https://s-i-l-o.fr/The Sky's the Limit
I’ve been sitting on this draft for a few days now, partly because I thought it would turn down the bitterness, and partly because I kept as...
https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2025/06/03/2155Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
https://amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-ex-machinaYou Can Choose Tools That Make You Happy
Stop falsifying your motivations.
https://borretti.me/article/you-can-choose-tools-that-make-you-happyOne Minute Park
available at a park near you
https://oneminutepark.tv/?ref=DenseDiscovery-339&park=36460005CSS Hell
Web site created using create-react-app
https://csshell.com/What do I think about Lua after shipping a project with 60,000 lines of code?
Lead programmer talks Lua’s flexibility, challenges, and integration with Defold game engine after 60k lines of code in Craftomation 101.
https://blog.luden.io/what-do-i-think-about-lua-after-shipping-a-project-with-60-000-lines-of-code-bf72a1328733Stoop Coffee: How a Simple Idea Transformed My Neighborhood
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Patty Smith.
https://supernuclear.substack.com/p/stoop-coffee-how-a-simple-idea-transformedPlaying Cards — LocalThunk
Playstack and I recently partnered with Fangamer to create an official Balatro themed playing card deck. I want to talk a little bit about playing cards to explain why we decided to do this instead of a more ‘collectible’ merch idea. Playing cards have always been a part of my life. I don’t think t
https://localthunk.com/blog/playing-cardsStamina is a Quiet Advantage
https://kupajo.com/stamina-is-a-quiet-advantage/Why I love Bluey (and hate Cocomelon)
These are the two most-streamed children's shows. Joe Brumm's personal touch for Bluey trumps Cocomelon's engagement-hacking approach.
https://www.readtrung.com/p/why-i-love-bluey-and-hate-cocomelon