the Daily Report
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One weird trick
Help to help, because we’re built to help.
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Designer Jonathan Lee
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The gift of a three-month sabbatical
It was late winter when my sabbatical began, and it’s late spring as it comes to an end. Next week I return to my post after three months’ paid leave, courtesy of Automattic’s sabbatical benefit. Three…
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Ah yes, the famous “intern did it” syndrome
Poachers, when caught stealing content from our website, always blamed the theft on an “intern” or “freelancer.” We always pretended to believe them.
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Indigenous
Palestinians and Israelis are two Indigenous peoples occupying the land that is being fought over.
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Suckage begins here: why search engines now prioritize advertising over good UX
In the dying stages of innovation, companies at the top of the heap use their market power to maintain their high profits.
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This Web of Ours, Revisited
Why did leading designers in 2000 look down their nose at the web? And are things any better today?
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Don’t bring venture capital to a knife fight
Why you can’t build another Apple with VC bucks.
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Both Sides, No
Even when it’s ugly—especially when it’s ugly—journalists owe readers the truth.
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For love of pixels
Stroll with us down memory lane as we celebrate the pearl anniversary of pixel art creation’s primary progenitor, and some of the many artists and design languages it inspired.
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Akismet means never having to say you’re sorry
The bots who shit in your sandbox are bigger, brassier, and better than ever!
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The More Things Change… (or: What’s in a Job Title?)
I’m designing for the web. The infinitely flexible web.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Profit
A business world with deeply misguided priorities—exemplified by horror stories from the worlds of tech, gaming, and entertainment—accounts for much worker unhappiness and customer frustration.
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The Valley of Hidden Sorrows
I have this friend. A mountain of unexpected medical debt buried his family at the start of last year. At the same time, the closing of his business stuck him with six figures of personal…
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AI Roundup: The Bad, the Ugly, and the Pretty Cool
Pieces of the web that make differing and complementary sense of the threat and promise of AI.