Is there some kind of immutable law of physics that mandates how much space there is under an airline seat, or can we expect this to shrink over time?

One cool thing I did discover doing tech support for my grandma is that you can turn an iPhone or iPad into "Assistive Access" mode. The navigation is way simpler, and you can limit the number of apps and make them big. You just go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Assistive Access.

Welcome to the future (derogatory).

Palma Polyak@palmapolyak.bsky.social · 4d ago

Hungary's new government is tested very early. Paks nuclear plant is about to go offline for the first time in 44 years because the Danube is drying up. That's nearly half the country's electricity. Collapsed supply & gas prices spiking throughout the region. Just brutal. apnews.com/article/hung...

Something I didn’t really needle in on here but is worth noting: They say they aren’t shredding rare books, but how do they know? A rare book isn’t always listed as such. Eg. a chapbook from a significant poet that didn’t get noticed when it was catalogued because the vendor didn’t know its history.

Stephanie Convery@gingerandhoney.bsky.social · 4d ago

Never not taking up an opportunity to write about rare books www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

If they’re going to elect a new FIFA president can they also make a rule against cutting to them in the middle of every bloody World Cup game

Time to offer this seminar again I see.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5d ago

there are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5

Corruption, maybe, but non of that crass stuff you find in Sydney

The Positron Notebook Editor is out of beta and ready for all your notebook workflows! I am super proud of the work the team did to build this notebook experience from scratch. Something we decided was necessary to have a fantastic notebook experience for data science.

CodePen 2.0 Noting perhaps my largest personal career accomplishment, which is launching CodePen 2.0. Far more work, believe it or not, than the entire creation of the original CodePen. This isn't the... https://chriscoyier.net/2026/07/30/codepen-2-0/

CodePen 2.0

Noting perhaps my largest personal career accomplishment, which is launching CodePen 2.0. Far more work, believe it or not, than the entire creation of the original CodePen. This isn't the place to describe every detail of what we did and why we did it. If you're interested, perhaps our Why 2.0? podcast or the What's...

chriscoyier.net

A delightful ode to postcards. I hadn't appreciated their role in the war effort. www.economist.com/britain/2026...

Scientists had warned us. Climate change doesn't just hurt nature, it also hurts capital. You can continue to deny it or ignore acting on it, only if you can afford to pay for the growing damages. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36-Year Low in Risk to Energy Supplies

The Rhine River’s water levels risk dropping to an unprecedented low as heat waves grip Europe, creating a bottleneck for the delivery of coal and fuels inland while raising shipping costs.

bloomberg.com

The dream is over for Chicago. Bulls can still finish 81-1, but season feels hollow now.

I wrote a thing about drawing and Melbourne www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Tourists, watercolours and the sad, still Star: sketching the route 35 tram showed me a Melbourne I had never really noticed

When you are in a city every day, you start to take things for granted. So, after three years in Melbourne, Josh Nicholas decided to be a tourist

theguardian.com