January 2024 blend of links
Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share some of the good stuff I encounter on the web.
Lions make fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ of invasive ants, study finds・Ecology, the scientific discipline that studies the relationship between living organisms and their environment, has always been my favourite part of biology back when I was at university. This story confirms it.
America is the greatest country in the United States (Judah Friedlander)・One of my favourite one-man shows of the past decade, I keep rewatching it and can’t believe it will soon-ish become a decade old.
We Need Your Email Address・The must-read of the week as far as I’m concerned. The way most advertising on the web works — pushing for measurable engagement above everything else — has been hurting the media industry for years now — including journalism — to the point of indirectly threatening the foundation of democracy: well-informed citizens.
In Praise of Buttons・This link made me spend hours figuring out where I could use nice-looking buttons somewhere on this site. (via Michael Tsai)
Steve Jobs at the Center for Design Innovation — Aspen 1983・I found this better than 80% of the podcasts out there. (via Matthew Panzarino)
Let’s Get Creative: “a collection of high-quality, free, online creativity tools.”・I love that all these little websites and web apps exist. A typical link to keep among your bookmarks.
Project V, by Caterham・I’ve always loved cars, but electric cars never really appealed to me: too heavy, too expensive, too big, too dull. This one is the first EV I actually desire, even if it’s way, way out of my price range.
Public.me・A neat idea from Anton Podviaznikov, the person behind the excellent Montaigne CMS: simply publish todos directly from the Reminders app.
Migrating from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: the details・Molly White shares a great tutorial for those still using Substack but wondering how to move away.
The Art of Pants・I recently discovered these weird, funny, and subtle little comic strips and I’m charmed. I know a few of them will have a space on the walls of our future flat. (via Do By Friday)
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