Reading Log ForDecember 16, 2024 (#103)
Accessibility with forms, Light/Dark Modes, Bill Belichick goes to college, the joys of cooking and more this week.
Web Development
- Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful - Katie Sherwin
- No Fuss Light/Dark Modes - Chris Coyier
- Where size comes from - Noah Liebman
The Internet
- It feels like 2004 again - Anil Dash
Technology
- Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits - Joseph Cox
- WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction - Samantha Cole
- YouTube “Enhances” Comment Section With AI-Generated Nonsense - Emanuel Maiberg
Space
- New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life - Pallab Ghosh
- JWST: Yup, the Universe is expanding weirdly - Philip Plait
Sports
Podcasts
- Decoder: Why every company wants a podcast now
- Search Engine Podcast: Should this creepy search engine exist?
- Cautionary Tales: WW2: How Britain Ignored the Mother of All Secrets
Media & Entertainment
- Spotify Is Using You - Jill Mapes
Politics
- Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force - Stacey Vanek Smith
- The housing emergency and the second Trump term - Cory Doctorow
Everything Else
- On Slowing Down to Cook - Lily Sánchez