Adactio: Links

When Paul Ford writes anything, I read it. > By aggregating the world’s knowledge, chomping it into bits with > GPUs, and emitting it as multi-gigabyte software that someho...

https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-totally-shameless/

> The marketing of A.I. reminds me less of the cryptocurrency and Web3 > boom, and more of 5G. Carriers and phone makers promised > world-changing capabilities thanks to...

https://pxlnv.com/linklog/what-are-we-doing-with-ai/

I really, really like Paul’s idea of splitting up the indie web principles into one opinionated nerdy list of dev principles, and a separate shorter list of core principles for everyone: > ...

https://paulrobertlloyd.com/2024/136/a1/indieweb_principles/

> So many of the problems and challenges of working with Web > Components just fall away when you ditch the shadow DOM and use them > as a light wrapper for progress...

https://gomakethings.com/but-what-about-the-shadow-dom/

This is a terrificly entertaining level-headed in-depth explanation of AI safety. By the end of this year, all three parts will be published; right now the first part is ready for you to read an...

https://aisafety.dance/

I wasn’t able to tune into this live (“tune in?” what century is this?) but I’ve enjoyed catching up with the great talks like: Hints & Suggestions (First, Do No Harm) by Miriam Suzanne ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLxJ6PtuF9M

I endorse this message. > This manifesto is intended as a personal response to the current > state of the web. It is a statement of intent and a call to arms, > invit...

https://humanewebmanifesto.com/

> It would be much harder for a 15-year-old today to View Source and > understand the code structure that built the website they’re on. > Every site is layered with�...

https://www.untappedjournal.com/issues/issue-11/jarrett-fuller-building-with-simple-tools-longevity

Some lovely HTML web components —perfect for progressive enhancement! adactio.com/links/21109

https://chrisburnell.com/note/early-2024-web-components/

> Whenever I confront a design system problem, I ask myself this one > question that guides the way: “What would HTML do?”  >  > HTML is the ultimate composable l...

https://www.csscade.com/what-would-html-do

I think this is a terrific idea from Bobbie —be one of 25 people to get a brand new hardcover non-fiction book in the mail for just $25 and then join in the discussion afterwards. Alas, it’...

https://readcurious.xyz/

> AI is the most anthropomorphized technology in history, starting > with the name—intelligence—and plenty of other words thrown > around the field: learning, neural, v...

https://www.zachseward.com/ai-is-not-a-person/

If you liked David Grann’s book The Wager, here’s another shipwreck tale, this time from the other side of the world. adactio.com/links/21101

https://singulardiscoveries.shorthandstories.com/the-snowdrop/

An insightful and incisive appraisal of technology adoption. This truth hits hard: > React and the component model standardises the software developer > and reduces their individua...

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/react-electron-llms-labour-arbitrage/

> A blog post can be a plain text document uploaded to a server. It > can be an image hosted on a social network. It can be a voice note > shared with your friend...

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/49911/

Primer was a film about a start-up …and time travel. This is a short story about big tech …and time travel. adactio.com/links/21096

http://www.bigecho.org/baby-hitler

Good advice for documentation—always document steps in the order that they’ll be taken. Seems obvious, but it really matters at the sentence level. adactio.com/links/21095

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/04/do-that-after-this/

This! > Using extruded synthetic art will not do your writing or video any > favours in the long run. adactio.com/links/21092

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/generative-images-and-social-media-previews/

This is insightful: > AI and automation is often promoted as a way of handling complexity. > But handling complexity isn’t the same as reducing it.  >  > In fact, by...

https://www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/automation-and-the-jevons-paradox/

Seams . adactio.com/links/21090

https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/cars-motorcycles-websites-seams/