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Best new feature in macOS 27 (Golden Gate): A handy icon in the menu bar to show you how much milk is left in your baby bottle. actsofvolition.com/2026/09/gold...

I’m an adult and have been for several decades. Every time someone say “it’s the former”, or “it’s the latter”, or “more the former than the latter”, I have to stop, and think: “Which one is first, former or latter?” It’s not your problem, it’s mine. actsofvolition.com/2026/09/form...

Jean Chrétien, former Prime Minister of Canada at age 92 (the quote is around the 11min mark, but the relevant section begins around 8min30): “Welcoming people from all over the world, [and] caring for each other, including the weakest in society, is a sign of strength.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Jean Chrétien says 'we bow to no one' in fiery 9/11 speech in Gander, N.L. | CBC News

Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien drew thunderous applause on Friday during a fiery and patriotic speech in Gander, N.L, where many had gathered at a sports arena to commemorate the 25th an...

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The Modern Day Typographer is impressive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ck-...

Modern Day Typographer - Elle Cordova

YouTube video by Elle Cordova

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If you enjoy some piece of media (a story, a song, an image), and then find out it was created with AI, is it reasonable to have your enjoyment impacted in retrospect? It sure is. actsofvolition.com/2026/08/retr...

There’s a tribute album of Smashing Pumpkins covers that has some gems. A few tracks I particularly enjoy: 🍦 Today by YONAKA 🪨 Cherub Rock by Carpenter Brut 🦋 Bullet with Butterfly Wings by Palaye Royale 🌝 Tonight, Tonight by Starbenders actsofvolition.com/2026/08/smas...

Smashing Pumpkins Tribute for 2026

There’s a tribute album of Smashing Pumpkins covers that has some gems. Smashing Pumpkins were a formative band for me, and Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness will always be amon...

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New rule for the beach: Offsides. When swimming at the beach, you can never be the furthest from the shore. Q: What if you’re swimming with a friend? A: Worry about yourself! More FAQs: actsofvolition.com/2026/08/beac...

Beach Offsides

I have invented a new rule for swimming at the beach: When swimming at the beach, you can never be the furthest from the shore. Frequently asked questions (probably): Q: What if I’m swimming with a fr...

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I must have made some good choices in my life, because I have a duck reserved for the harbour run rubber duck race more than a week ahead of Naufrage Harbour Day. actsofvolition.com/2026/07/duck...

Duck Race

I must have made some good choices in my life, because I have a duck reserved for the harbour run rubber duck race more than a week ahead of Naufrage Harbour Day.

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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... You want ghosts? Because that’s how you get ghosts.

Underwater images reveal what's become of Quest, explorer Ernest Shackleton's final ship | CBC News

An expedition almost 400 metres below the surface of the Labrador Sea is revealing the first images of Quest, the sunken wreck of the ship that carried famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton o...

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The most difficult position in soccer must be the goalkeeper’s parent. actsofvolition.com/2026/06/the-...

My friend and colleague at silverorange, Jacky, is a great designer and a great writer. For years, we've used "Uber for Dogs" as a shorthand for a hypothetical example of a solution coming before the problem. I found this to be a lovely serving of human thought without AI blurring the edges.

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It may sound counter-intuitive, but we prefer problems to solutions - at least at the start. Jacky has written about how we like to work on design problems using a delightful hypothetical: Uber for Dogs. www.silverorange.com/blog/uber-fo...

Each morning, I spend 45 min searching for design and product jobs at orgs that actually make the world a bit better. E.g., today I saw that Genomics England is hiring a senior service designer. I think we already have one of the best job boards for designers: www.hardproblems.com/jobs

Hard Problems

A not-for-profit helping tech people to work on the hard problems that matter in the world.

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A quick update from silverorange-land, which includes Manitoba again! 🧑‍💻 A great new front-end dev on our team 👩‍⚕️emrap.org has a new CEO & a hand in making HBO's The Pitt so realistic 🦊 New work with Mozilla 🚗 CarPlay & Android Auto support in EM:RAP's apps www.silverorange.com/blog/digest-...

CSS aficionado Maureen Holland writes about the enduring value of the CSS float property: www.silverorange.com/blog/float

Saying “I always review what the AI gives me and I don’t let it write for me” is the new “yes, dentist, I do floss every day.” actsofvolition.com/2026/05/ai-f...

Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/

The New York Times Connections game is a good band name generator. I’d go see Hobo Mosey opening for Octopus Breeze. actsofvolition.com/2026/04/conn...

I endorse this Countdown Standard proposed by XKCD: xkcd.com/3232/

Countdown Standard

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Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings

Hat tip to our American friends at the #NoKings protests today. 🫡

Reminiscing about some cool sound-design work that @bradsucks.bsky.social did way back in 2004: actsofvolition.com/2026/03/soun...

I've been working with the web platform for years - and I was pretty blown-away to be able play my guitar through a website, and have it processed like a vintage amp.

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The Web platform has come along way. You can play your guitar through a website now. It's not a metaphor. The Web is actually a guitar amp now. www.silverorange.com/blog/the-web...

If you have a kid around 10 years old loves soccer, I expect they'll love The Academy book series as our family has. I feel like someone plugged directly into my son's brain and formulated the perfect book for him. actsofvolition.com/2026/03/the-...

The perfect book for the 10-year-old soccer / football fan

My son is 10 years old and loves soccer. He received a novel for Christmas called The Academy by T.Z. Layton. When we started reading it together, I felt like someone had plugged directly into my son’...

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One of our fine developers has written about the challenges of estimating and navigating a complex re-architecture of a key app component. www.silverorange.com/blog/complex...

Every web developer should enjoy this (and if you’re not a web develop, skip it): www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9W...

Shipping a button in 2026…

YouTube video by Kai Lentit

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@jeffcannata.bsky.social In case you missed it, guitarist @rhettshull.bsky.social produced a great video on playing with The Midnight. Lots of great behind-the-scenes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOq5...

I Didn't Think I'd Ever Do This Again [on tour with The Midnight]

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We're hiring for two remote-first web development positions in Canada. One is focused on #frontend and the other on #python. www.silverorange.com/job

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I'm looking for good design conferences in Canada in 2026. Particularly for UI & UX designers work on web and mobile apps.

We have a saying in our house that's about our approach to cooking bacon, but it applies in many different aspects of life: Cook the bacon until the *fat turns to meat*. actsofvolition.com/2026/01/baco...