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Thursday, March 23rd, 2023

Eight years ago today I published the first of 100 posts where I’d write exactly 100 words every day:

https://adactio.com/journal/8577

It was fun!

https://adactio.com/journal/tags/100words

I should do it again sometime.

Techbros seem to love spelling their half-baked creations with capital letters to make them seem important.

It’s a small act of resistance, but I write them as regular words. The added readability is a nice bonus.

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

Preventing too-short final lines of blocks | Clagnut by Richard Rutter

Check out the demo that Rich has put together to go with Amelia’s proposed syntax.

Monday, March 20th, 2023

Adoption. — Ethan Marcotte

Ethan highlights a classic case of the McNamara Fallacy—measuring adoption of design system components.

Saturday, March 18th, 2023

A group of musicians gathered round a pub table playing concertinas, fiddle, whistle and mandolin.

Post St. Patrick’s Day recovery session 🎻🎶☘️

Friday, March 17th, 2023

Replying to

But no sessions.

(Which is a shame—it’s right ’round the corner from me)

A row of fiddlers and one guitarist. One fiddler playing, another listening.

Fourth session ☘️🎶🎻🎻🎻

Two whistle players playing around a round table with a bright red tablecloth covered with drinks and instruments. Two women fiddle players listening to tunes in a pub.

Third session ☘️🎶

A banjo player and two fiddle players gathered round a pub table. One of the fiddlers is taking a swig of Guinness while the others play.

Second session ☘️🎶🎻

A group of musicians gathered round a table festooned with pints of Guinness. Guitar, fiddles, banjo, concertina and bones.

First session of the day ☘️🎶

Here’s how the St. Patrick’s Day sessions are shaping up in Brighton:

  • 2:30-4:30 The Fiddler’s Elbow
  • 4-6 The Bugle
  • 5-7 The Lord Nelson
  • 6-8 The Dover Castle
  • 8-10 The Jolly Brewer
  • 10-? ???

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh go léir!

I’m off to play a rake of tunes…

I presume that “ChatGPT” isn’t supposed to be said as one word—“chatgipit”—but rather the capital letters should be spelled out.

So it’s pronounced “See Hat Jee Pee Tee.”

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Another three speakers for UX London 2023

I know I’m being tease, doling out these UX London speaker announcements in batches rather than one big reveal. Indulge me in my suspense-ratcheting behaviour.

Today I’d like to unveil three speakers whose surnames start with the letter H…

  • Stephen Hay, Creative Director at Rabobank,
  • Asia Hoe, Senior Product Designer, and
  • Amy Hupe, Design Systems consultant at Frankly Design.
A professional portrait of a smiling white man in a turtleneck jumper and suit jacket with close-cut dark curly hair that's beginning to show signs of grey. An outdoor portrait of a smiling dark-skinned woman smiling with shoulder-length black hair. A smiling white woman with long dark hair sitting on the sofa in a cosy room with a nice cup of tea.

Just look at how that line-up is coming together! There’ll be just one more announcement and then the roster will be complete.

But don’t wait for that. Grab your ticket now and I’ll see you in London on June 22nd and 23rd!

Tuesday, March 14th, 2023

My brother is competing in the Barkley Marathons. Again.

https://runningmagazine.ca/trail-running/whos-who-at-the-barkley-marathons-2023/

Last time he broke his collarbone on the second loop. #bm100

Sunday, March 12th, 2023

Happy birthday to Information Management: A Proposal by Tim Berners-Lee

https://www.w3.org/History/1989/proposal.html

Saturday, March 11th, 2023

An indoor market under a futuristic curved roof with skylights. If feels cathedral-like. A rain-slicked paved street betweeen buildings, one of which is a Romanesque church. Three four-storey buildings in a row with so many repeating window panes it's like a geometric pattern. The middle building is particularly ornate. Waves batter a headland that supports a lone lighthouse under a cloudy sky.

Exploring A Coruña.

Friday, March 10th, 2023

Sunset over a sandy beach with buildings on one side and waves on the other. A dramatic grey sky above a beach with crashing waves. Rocks and waves of turquoise water. Buildings overlooking the rocks and waves under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Strolling along the beach in A Coruña.

Going to A Coruña. brb

Thursday, March 9th, 2023

Social networks like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter that present a so-called algorithmic feed are really providing little more than continuous partial shadowbanning.