It matters. I care. ↗

Let me be clear: It fucking matters. Truth matters. Documentation matters. Fighting corruption matters. That accountability seems out of reach right now doesn’t change that. When we internalize the belief that nothing can change, we stop demanding change.

A day of LA anti-ICE protests in photos ↗

We talked to people about what brought them out to demonstrations against ICE and the arrest of David Huerta in Los Angeles.

Internet Phone Book ↗

It’s just a little yellow book! Of websites! And articles! With ads, even. Yet it was assembled and designed with such loving care that when I pick it up I reverently believe I am holding a work of art.

The Who Cares Era ↗

In a moment where machines churn out mediocrity, make something yourself. Make it imperfect. Make it rough. Just make it.

A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine ↗

The way I see it, we’re family. It really does disappoint me that so many brilliant colleagues—whose genuine breakthroughs I’ve profited from for years—would be so quick to condemn this newer, stupider way that I and others like me can make money off your life’s work, through stealing.

The future of web development is AI. Get on or get left behind. ↗

Editor’s Note: previous titles for this article have been added here for posterity.

Breath of Fire IV Comes to PC via GOG Dreamlist ↗

Breath of Fire IV is back, as GOG worked with Capcom to bring it back to the PC as part of the Dreamlist program.

Yes to a diverse community ↗

As some companies dismantle their programs and walk back their commitments, we would like to state our stance clearly: Medium stands firm in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Support Trans Equality ↗

It may not always be easy to know how to best show up as an ally, and you may often wonder if or wish that there was more you could do. Being open to learning and having a desire to create change are two of the most important components of your allyship.

People & Blogs: Keenan ↗

It makes me so happy to see what appears to be a resurgence in people making websites. I am filled with joy every time I go to someone's personal space and see how they choose to express themselves. I want to do everything I can to inspire more and more people to follow suit, and I am grateful for projects like this that continually introduce me to fascinating people, fascinating perspectives, fascinating expressions of their humanity.

America is Trapped in a Burning Tesla ↗

Imagine how a private business would react if it hired a supposed efficiency expert who quickly fired crucial employees while making grandiose claims about the money he’s saving, but kept releasing progress reports that were full of ludicrous errors. You wouldn’t keep him on; you’d have security escort him out of the building and immediately change all the locks.

1047 Games lays off developers, CEO says he's made 'many, many mistakes' ↗

The studio is also sunsetting the original 2017 game Splitgate in order to reduce server operation costs, which according to Proulx and Bagamian, cost the company "hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past couple years."

On using Apple products ↗

Tools are tools; they either do the job you need them to do or they don’t. And the sad reality of this world we live in is that most big companies out there are awful.

Why We Quit Spotify ↗

We understand no tech company is perfect, and that the problem is bigger than Spotify. But at the very least, Apple Music and Tidal—where we will be hosting our playlists moving forward—care about sound quality, have higher per-stream rates, and don’t seem to be daring music lovers to hate them every single week.

Poolsuite ↗

The ultra-summer internet radio station, playing an infinity pool of summer sounds 24/7. Swimwear optional.

The Dystopian Dream Team ↗

What we’re seeing right now is not innovation, we’re seeing people struggle to contend with the reality that it’s over. They’re coping with the fact that the innovation phase for computing devices has finished. They’re grasping for continued relevance.

What Will It Take To Get You Off Twitter ↗

I refuse to believe there is anything you are getting there, whether it be social or professional, that is worth the constant exposure to and indirect support of an outwardly fascist social media platform.

There’s No Reason To Keep Putting Up With Microsoft ↗

There’s just no reason to support Microsoft’s gaming endeavors at this point. It’s had plenty of time to get things right; it’s not going to. The company’s other endeavors aren’t looking great, either.

Has Xbox Considered Laying One Person Off Instead Of Thousands ↗

None of those people were responsible for calling it the Xbox Series X But Also Series S. The person answering phones at Arkane didn't bet the farm on Game Pass becoming the next Netflix then...not becoming the next Netflix. An artist paid to draw spaceships for a Halo game didn't decide that Xbox should mean an actual Xbox but also kinda mean an Oculus Quest 3 and some handhelds and cloud services but also not really.

50 Watts ↗

Illustration and book art with a literary bent. Focus on international illustrated books and Surrealism.

Make Fun Of Them ↗

They are not charming. They are not building anything. They have scooted along amassing billions of dollars promising the world and delivering you a hill of dirt. They deserve our derision — or, at the very least, our deep, unerring suspicion, if not for what they’ve done, but for what they’ve not done.

You win, Rent-A-Girlfriend. I Give Up ↗

I’ve watched this story loop around resolution like a broken record for years, clinging to the hope it might land somewhere bold. I’m not that teenager chasing trainwrecks anymore—I’ve got bills, better taste (in trashy anime), and better manga to read.

This past volume was the breaking point for me too. It's hard to come to any other conclusion than one where Miyajima is just milking the series for whatever it's worth.

Quality is a trap ↗

It is a proxy phrase, often born of an inability or unwillingness to articulate other concerns.

Tesla Stock in Tailspin After Error-Plagued Robotaxi Debut ↗

One of the most viral Robotaxi freakouts shows one of the not-exactly-self-driving cabs braking repeatedly when driving near police cars, blowing through an intersection, and swerving into oncoming traffic — all within the brief 20 minutes that the ride was filmed by its backseat passenger.

Federal agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium by team ↗

The Dodgers issued a statement saying the organization denied access to ICE. The team has postponed an announcement regarding their support for immigrant communities.

Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol ↗

A list of AT Protocol-based, consumer-facing apps that are either built on top of Bluesky or its underlying protocol, allowing users to take back control over their social networking experiences and personal data.

Meta Invents New Way to Humiliate Users With Feed of People's Chats With AI ↗

While reporting on the company, it has been hard to imagine what rock bottom will be, because Meta keeps innovating bizarre and previously unimaginable ways to destroy confidence in social media, invade people’s privacy, and generally fuck up its platforms and the internet more broadly.

How Tesla Takedown got its start ↗

Musk’s interest in politics, which kicked into a new and more expensive gear when he went all in for Donald Trump during the 2024 election, was always going to invite more scrutiny for his business empire. But the grassroots movement, which began as a post on Bluesky, has become a boisterous, ragtag, and visible locus of, sorry to use the word, resistance against Musk and Trump.

Cowardly Dodgers remain silent as ICE raids terrorize their fans ↗

All because the Dodgers are afraid of offending the 32% of Los Angeles County voters who cast their ballots for Trump in the most recent presidential election, many of whom don’t expect ICE agents to ever show up at their workplace.