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.
Stop doing UX cheerleading
Design is being hijacked to create legitimacy for bad ideas. We can do better.
https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/stop-doing-ux-cheerleading
unread – today- design
The Math of Why You Can't Focus at Work
Interruptions, recovery time, and task size: three numbers that determine if you'll get real work done. Interactive visualizations show the math behind bad days.
https://justoffbyone.com/posts/math-of-why-you-cant-focus-at-work/- unread – yesterday
- concentration
- attention
- work
- psychology
Drinking The Largest Beer At The Airport Makes Everything Better
An essay by Austin L. Ray
https://airportbeer.selfhelpartpublishingempire.com/They have to be able to talk about us without us - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
https://www.anildash.com/2025/12/05/talk-about-us-without-us/- unread – 5 days ago
- work
- leadership
- communication
Bag of words, have mercy on us
OR: Claude will you go to prom with me?
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/bag-of-words-have-mercy-on-us- unread – 6 days ago
- llm
- technology
The Penicillin Myth
Competing theories seek to explain inconsistencies surrounding Alexander Fleming’s famed discovery.
https://www.asimov.press/p/penicillin-myth- unread – last week
I'm Great At Baby Steps Because I Walk Like That In Real Life - VGBees
CW: medical talk, surgical talk, bones, car accident In late May, an uninsured Lexus driver ran a yellow light and pulled in front of me...
https://vgbees.com/im-great-at-baby-steps-because-i-walk-like-that-in-real-life/The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem | WIRED
archived 20 Nov 2025 17:45:34 UTC
https://archive.is/7cX1cThings That Aren't Doing the Thing
https://strangestloop.io/essays/things-that-arent-doing-the-thingHow a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-readingShopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover
Ruby Central recently took over a collection of open source projects from their maintainers without their consent.
https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog
“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!) and I like working with Shoobababoo and occasionally kleptomitrons. I’ve gotten to work for Company1 doing Shoobaboo-ing code things and that’s what led me to the Snarfus. So, let’s dive in!
https://anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-a-non-developer-read-the-tutorial-you-a-developer-wrote-for-me-a-beginnerBy 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-gamesSpacing 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-happy