Links

I traverse the web and run into many interesting posts, how-tos, and countless other fun links. Figured I'd share them here when I don't have anything specific to add.

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• 🔗 - Link
• 🎥 - Video
• 🎧 - Podcast

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  Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn

  December 3, 2025 • Samantha Cole
  Link The Internet
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  How good engineers write bad code at big companies

  November 30, 2025 • Sean Goedecke
  Link General Development
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  The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Era of DEI

  November 30, 2025 • Anil Dash
  Link Everything Else
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  CAPTCHAs and the punishment of privacy-conscious users

  November 30, 2025 • Cory Dransfeldt
  Link The Internet
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  Simplify

  November 30, 2025 • Jeremy Keith
  Link Web Development
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  Stop Ignoring the Browser: The Biggest Frontend Shift in a Decade

  November 30, 2025 • Alexander T. Williams
  Link Web Development
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  Who wins when we filter the open web through an opaque system?

  November 28, 2025 • Hidde de Vries
  Link AI
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  Big O

  November 27, 2025 • Sam Rose
  Link General Development
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  Yes, you should upgrade to TypeScript 5.9 — here’s why

  November 27, 2025 • Chizaram Ken
  Link Web Development
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  A Memo To Corporate America: How To Stop Being Cartoon Villains

  November 27, 2025 • Mike Brock
  Link Politics
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  React vs. Backbone in 2025

  November 26, 2025 • panphora
  Link Web Development
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  A pragmatic guide to modern CSS colours - part one

  November 26, 2025 • Kevin Powell
  Link Web Development
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  X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’

  November 25, 2025 • Mike Masnick
  Link The Internet
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  Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants

  November 25, 2025 • Matthew Gault
  Link AI
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  a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth

  November 24, 2025 • Emanuel Maiberg
  Link AI
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  a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service

  November 24, 2025 • Emanuel Maiberg
  Link AI
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  Lance Armstrong And The Myth Of The Natural Body

  November 24, 2025 • Only If You Get Caught
  Podcast Podcasts
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  How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet

  November 21, 2025 • Decoder
  Podcast Podcasts
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  The Best CSS Unit Might Be a Combination

  November 20, 2025 • Miriam Suzanne
  Link Web Development
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  Trusting the browser

  November 19, 2025 • Thomas Günther
  Link Web Development
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  I know you don’t want them to want AI, but...

  November 19, 2025 • Anil Dash
  Link AI
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  Thoughts on Motivation and My 40-Year Career

  November 19, 2025 • Charity Majors
  Link Everything Else
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  What is "good taste" in software engineering?

  November 19, 2025 • Sean Goedecke
  Link General Development
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  React State Management in 2025: What You Actually Need

  November 19, 2025 • Nadia Makarevich
  Link Web Development
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  Burger King Braces for the Demise of the Penny

  November 19, 2025 • Heather Haddon
  Link Business & Finance