Reading Log ForNovember 24, 2025 (#148)
This week it's an interview with Cory Doctorow, issues with AI, and others.
Web Development
- The Best CSS Unit Might Be a Combination - Miriam Suzanne
- Trusting the browser - Thomas Günther
- React State Management in 2025: What You Actually Need - Nadia Makarevich
General Development
- What is "good taste" in software engineering? - Sean Goedecke
AI
- a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth - Emanuel Maiberg
- a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service - Emanuel Maiberg
- I know you don’t want them to want AI, but... - Anil Dash
Business & Finance
- Burger King Braces for the Demise of the Penny - Heather Haddon
Podcasts
- Only If You Get Caught: Lance Armstrong And The Myth Of The Natural Body
- Decoder: How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet
- 404 Media Podcast: The Video Game Industry’s Existential Crisis (with Jason Schreier)
Politics
- The Democratic Party's Spam Machine - On the Media
Everything Else
- Thoughts on Motivation and My 40-Year Career - Charity Majors
- The Weight Is Optional - Greg Morris