2026-03-16T18:06:30Z https://yabu.me Ethan Marcotte https://yabu.me/npub1qggnytqrld8cv730hs6m2ppwnf47nlyn6989adrd2pelgx9z5ums000ptl https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/accounts/avatars/000/000/002/original/766756cc43912f05.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/accounts/avatars/000/000/002/original/766756cc43912f05.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9r7c6yx3mezvd64jtu6dpj8j0lr0jpn3zg66c59224eq0qtacawczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnweflul7 Oh my goodness: my old friend Rob Weychert’s just redesigned his website, and turned it into a *tremendous* personal archive for (nearly) everything he’s ever written.<br/><br/>It is also: PRETTY AS HELL. The layout! The typography! The colors! The site architecture! Rob’s been working on this redesign for literal years, and it really, really shows. <a href="https://v7.robweychert.com/blog/2025/09/v7-launch-day/">https://v7.robweychert.com/blog/2025/09/v7-launch-day/</a><br/><br/>yay websites yay friends<br/><br/>just: yay 2025-09-10T14:14:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdexxdgexqf78k23qfn74ghguffyzjn6hk5c7wnscc8xz2dlt7svczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwq86rtu a client project just wrapped, so i’m downgrading some software we’d been using down to a free account<br/><br/>confidential notice to All Product Companies: warning me i’ll lose access to “AI Features” is not the deterrent you think it is 2025-08-16T16:22:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9kuv42kzkgjpq9znytdres7ke7dg3smf6mna0x5vjg0sc4alqdczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwld6usx billions of dollars poured into data centers doing unspeakable things to our planet, and all modern recommendation algorithms still basically amount to<br/><br/>&gt; YOU ENGAGED WITH PICTURE OF: CAT<br/><br/>&gt; HERE IS FOUR MILLION MORE PICTURE OF: CAT 2025-07-30T14:22:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds06nxc5zer8wmvdv9u6hmagnjnhlct692hmvtaq8p4s44cd8vxczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwt6qvq4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrqn3la3tltdl2ea64fkzmld7su8fg9echx7ef2v2ytr6vc0nxrsh6v9r7'>nevent1q…v9r7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>omg karolina YES, also boy do i have thoughts on how the last decade’s tooling has impacted our design practices 2025-07-10T20:20:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstz680ae8ghggqw0zwe9exyd9qstcer2kp6r0pygn9v8au2rprsdqzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwe3glt9 percentage-based figma variables for line height when 2025-07-10T16:56:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xt8racj8hnu0uwlfjulp3n2et35pste0e435ya5n8x2t02ms6mgzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwddqyy5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyseawr86uzc7pmspljqgzndtemdhkpn09avkh7ytethz5hzwusesl23luw'>nevent1q…3luw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>an overton window makes such a distinct sound when it shifts 2025-06-11T19:01:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xq6gngunvsqfhg5q5qe7x5agsfkkhzp3qcgcpzadaqnwvztfdjczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwagztv9 hello!<br/><br/>if you use a static site generator for your blog, like #Eleventy or #jekyll, AND<br/><br/>if your blog has a links section,<br/><br/>could you share how you’ve structured your link posts? i’m adding bookmarks to my website, and i think i could use a little inspiration 2025-05-21T13:00:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs08y3cpuhvf47lw888y0v8dn003ump40y2ar8kz630exrg63m63vszyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwmz9zse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yec6taz8xp6mk2ygqm0cfrf5dphz6sc4ay5umaagpzana3v38nc0wwuy0'>nevent1q…wuy0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As usual, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16sjv99zc89jxa5t09z5trjvtujdac3zg2e3kxujxvzutdhjdd52qg8va89" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Anil Dash</span> (<span class="italic">npub16sj…va89</span>)</a></span> has it right: much like the “return to office” push that preceded them, these “AI-first” corporate policies are performances for investors, and for other tech CEOs. A more sensible policy would empower workers to explore a technology’s benefits, not simply mandate usage. <a href="https://www.anildash.com//2025/04/19/ai-first-is-the-new-return-to-office/">https://www.anildash.com//2025/04/19/ai-first-is-the-new-return-to-office/</a> 2025-05-01T13:30:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yec6taz8xp6mk2ygqm0cfrf5dphz6sc4ay5umaagpzana3v38nczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwqmkwh0 okay, yes, this entire approach to “ai” in the workforce is yet another instance of a tech CEO beclowning himself<br/><br/>at the same time: when a leader says human workers are a source of “bottlenecks”, and that automation is the source of “solutions”, pay very, very, very close attention<br/><br/>(and if you haven’t already, start getting organized with your coworkers)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/657594/duolingo-ai-first-replace-contract-workers">https://www.theverge.com/news/657594/duolingo-ai-first-replace-contract-workers</a> 2025-04-29T17:52:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzhav03cst4dnew6vqymcugcvuwky368lkvq27d5fr3ftk9gwv0qzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwc2yl0s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx39j39d73wut3294lh39dzkr2az0vl35mhytwsdh65hfl7au7wrcex52nk'>nevent1q…52nk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hi Eric, how’s it going? 2025-04-16T14:37:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8erve04wtnrvplf50c5peuhglus7qel4spnkg9gsq2aw93yc69rszyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnw34jmsh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2thntqr7qtpvv2duehg70essyddr52wehsmnqvcwehu93ah3eq4cqdq3vk'>nevent1q…q3vk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ordered a hoodie back in January. It just showed up today.<br/><br/>💜<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/114/243/022/840/049/637/original/527300b3a3db6314.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-29T01:03:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09ncm490gyws4qvsrw7rzhcc4lhhxhr5ev5weytsv4qv37l3ng5qzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwyttmnm openai: we believe we will eventually create a system capable of solving human-level problems<br/><br/>also openai: let us turbo-photocopy All Copyrighted Materials or something something china something nationalism <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/openai-urges-trump-either-settle-ai-copyright-debate-or-lose-ai-race-to-china/">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/openai-urges-trump-either-settle-ai-copyright-debate-or-lose-ai-race-to-china/</a> 2025-03-13T20:39:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2lv0lwg9fmll7pvpe3we9klyxmg85cl0d8rf20q4m089zqtaysqgzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwucrsg3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfluf2wlw29tlrcmqfw9erv67kxhs38dpy0p3d7h4p8n8af3mhalcavy6n2'>nevent1q…y6n2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh these are stunning, Gretchen 2025-03-09T20:42:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvmg44066x2ckmzj2t4gh7mgzhkcpmtex6zmh602ed4sg3w30vtczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwvy2h88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgna4qdje2vnffn396az5ntfutze74d40n67vl632hcqcdv5nx6dcm5eyxu'>nevent1q…eyxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks, Thomas! I’m slow as heck, but running along the river is one of my very favorite things to do &lt;3 2025-02-28T17:40:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstke7kl98s0txzvrvzmw6kjheeg2xv7qdsmzcsrkp6ygj74k2mqqszyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnw47qhv6 Said hello to a river today. 💜<br/><br/>#running #BostonMA<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/114/082/231/975/265/229/original/94859850660b062d.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/114/082/232/150/009/153/original/9026e01e668d063f.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/114/082/232/373/116/056/original/0dacfa630609ffc6.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/114/082/232/528/409/968/original/a44e4dda7e2af286.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-28T15:32:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2thntqr7qtpvv2duehg70essyddr52wehsmnqvcwehu93ah3eq4czyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwf89qas 🦊<br/><br/>Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a wonderful place to work, filled with extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.<br/><br/>Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:<br/><br/><a href="https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leaving-18f/">https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leaving-18f/</a><br/><br/>(FYI, this post gets into recent #uspol events. If that’s a stressor, or not interesting to you, I’d suggest skipping.) 2025-02-18T18:19:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8f2ds4wpelxe45e7r9ymvsh9exadxr24s20f24z6xfkc6ptczeqzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnw68dvdp Hey, Apple users: if you install the latest iOS, iPadOS, or macOS updates, you’ll be automatically opted into “Apple Intelligence”. If you don’t want that running on your computer, you’ll need to go into Settings to disable it.<br/><br/>(this is far from the most pressing thing happening today, but just a heads-up) 2025-01-28T21:44:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9aaqvdfscmzd85zmegnfumwe4f2qkg34lspcvzrhlshpqm7h8h3czyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwyw6g7a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vgx2fwnu9540adjqfvzfl4v0rs92xe203ldd9facsetrx9tyfhszznsje'>nevent1q…nsje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, that’d probably be what gets me to ditch the whole atheism thing 2025-01-18T17:38:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xwst9ydwuuxjek6xw5c8yg42q4fgpydlvtc7sdyfxsw6ml5alzqzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnw6p9x54 if you haven’t read [@kissane](<a href="https://mas.to/@kissane">https://mas.to/@kissane</a> )’s latest, this is an especially good time to do so <a href="https://www.wrecka.ge/bad-shape/">https://www.wrecka.ge/bad-shape/</a> 2025-01-10T22:51:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdf8yhz0sfs4c5ygawvj8e2952cz8lf9mmn03zmfyemzx9ds5ndjszyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwz070zl my “our slot machine for stolen text and images is going to be massively profitable soon, honest” t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/openai-needs-more-capital-than-wed-imagined-moves-to-for-profit.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/openai-needs-more-capital-than-wed-imagined-moves-to-for-profit.html</a> 2024-12-28T13:45:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszky4j9hfcrrxj2yscp2u5qpcf7ptxlvcpz5gecjnfzq7zzqqc46czyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwde68d9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98u84c704pkj6mtltjm6c7crchgehe3enc3dgw7fpmsun4w8t4uclnygcn'>nevent1q…ygcn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Loved this post, Chris — had no idea about Paul’s service!<br/><br/>(Apologies if you already know about this, but Feedbin has an “extract full article content” jobby that’s worked really well for me on excerpt feeds. Love love love it.)<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/113/709/710/375/857/350/original/13674e36351fce2e.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-24T20:34:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlfvucqs9mrszy0vxvufeghd04yws2cxt3uvaet4n8z53n4j4m5qzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwx5q9u5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgknt6ffs377tepqz5zukd3xtasyhllz44q8aztpe6e4cvldrt46s7wh30c'>nevent1q…h30c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I miss HomeSite and a physical disc to install Photoshop, I do<br/><br/>(also your thesis could kick my thesis’s ass, hot damn) 2024-12-17T22:28:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00rp4ndd4q9zuza9rwe29ylpnhqp3f86vq5daq045umghhlkh3mczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwwjex8y “…okay it’s possible i didn’t think this through”<br/><br/>#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/113/575/506/013/906/579/original/66e82fb7d58c49fd.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/followethanmarcottecom/media_attachments/files/113/575/506/169/326/532/original/3cf83cbe871e8ec7.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-01T03:44:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplq3c6tjh32f7se3lar8qjxu9j9v5x6a0j28sv6gtdwzcdrphawczyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwght6um In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvcyvh8f7rtqen529d4mh8f3g3juvacv5k5c459gdr3x0jtk2sfgs88wyzd'>nevent1q…wyzd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I got a chance to speak to some honest-to-goodness AI enthusiasts a few months back, it was<br/><br/>well, let’s say “instructive”<br/><br/>also “bracing” 2024-11-25T21:17:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtd6pm32yvvllvph3emsa77mxhwfct0g0hyts44w8trvejyp6ncgzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwt8xe2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz3hezjtufhccl620sr9mdtcz6a943d8s8mesn7fp6wpud3p9lx9sazxlwm'>nevent1q…xlwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone once gushed to me about the remarkable new careers these technologies will create. I responded by saying “AI” has created a tremendous number of jobs over the last decade, and that “remarkable” is the last fucking word I’d use to describe them. 2024-11-25T21:00:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswlq95k2cwkyhs6ppz5ufataa3mecvl8cyumh2rclrgphfktrl3tqzyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnw4yssk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0f56zhcrqus6uefnlj5cafpdklx9hnx6395raku4g7xq3vy74hcvnd8ru'>nevent1q…d8ru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh i love these frames! and the COLORS 🤩 2024-11-25T17:08:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6djcj6nach9rnhn5kj3876rfhztcqa4z26yda2qlyt0k74nsxrszyqppzv3vq0a5lpn6977rtdgy96dxh60uj0g5uh45d4g88aqc52nnwcjtsdl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdztz42yrtytz8ywf8hxw7yye2fn88phndh864zuxvaay3wmwwlystzu4qv'>nevent1q…u4qv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🦊<br/><br/>A few quick thoughts on the New York Times Tech Guild strike, why it matters, and what it means for the rest of us:<br/><br/><a href="https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/times-to-strike/">https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/times-to-strike/</a><br/><br/>#unions #TechUnions #1u #blogging 2024-11-04T15:14:24Z