zeldman
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“King of Web Standards”—Businessweek. OG web designer/blogger. Automattician. zeldman.com + alistapart.com. Wrote “Designing With Web Standards.” Founded Happy Cog studio. Taught MFA IXD at SVA NYC. Co-founded A Book Apart & An Event Apart (RIP).
Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic - from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him. He knew he was right and didn't give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.
This day in history. 1981. Ronald Reagan fired all the air traffic controllers but you can't blame him for destroying the American middle class because his wife's astrologer made him do it.
A sweet little girl with autism brought her stuffed puppy to the dog show. One of the judges noticed her, came over, and asked if she’d like to show her dog too. What followed was pure magic. Original post
One minute you're young & fun and the next you're falling asleep with your cat at 8pm.
Fifty years from now, historians will conclude that Trump's decision to go to war in Iran was likely driven principally by a desire for personal self-enrichment. The Trump and Kushner families likely executed billions in oil futures contracts and enhanced their wealth by untold sums by manipulating
Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms
US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender
ft.com
"Our Pro-War Media Get It Humiliatingly Wrong, Time and Again – While Others Pay the Price" Commentators built consent for calamitous wars from Iraq to Iran. And yet their careers continue to flourish. Owen Jones is scathing for Zeteo UK, and brings lots of recepts. Read/share/subscribe:
Our Pro-War Media Get It Humiliatingly Wrong, Time and Again – While Others Pay the Price
Commentators built consent for calamitous wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Gaza and Iran, and poured scorn on those who opposed the disastrous slaughters. And yet their careers continue to flourish.
zeteo.uk
Idealistic, trusting, and bootstrapped is no way to go through life, son.
@jmspool.bsky.social was always a top speaker at An Event Apart UX conference, undoubtedly because he combined memorable, actionable ideas with a born comedian’s storytelling skills. Learn from him free every Monday at noon ET.
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Man, what idiot put the jar of chocolate-covered peanuts within reach of people with poor impulse control? (It's me, I did, I am all of those people.)
honestly, the fact that we have made it through the atomic age *without* another use of nuclear weapons since 1945 is a miracle we don't fully appreciate
Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 19h agoToday is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
Whitehouse: "Today, I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party-line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general of the United States..."
We all live in a sweatbox now, with no shade or water breaks from the cruelty of a mad king. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections (Gift Article)
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
nytimes.com
International Assistance Dog Week honors the profound impact of service dogs and their trainers. Take time this week to recognize their dedication and the organizations that make their work possible. nationaltoday.com/internationa...
International Assistance Dog Week
International Assistance Dog Week, observed annually in the first week of August, honors the incredible service dogs and their dedicated trainers. Discover their vital roles and how to support these…
nationaltoday.com
What this means is that Trump has stolen an estimated $100mm from US taxpayers by avoiding the pending audit of his filed returns. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Blanche Strikes Deal With GOP Holdouts to Advance His Nomination
Holdout Republican senators are backing a deal with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to formally rescind an order creating an “anti-weaponization fund” that could have paid $1.8 billion to Preside...
bloomberg.com
Trump’s justice department can grant him immunity from audits but I see no reasons why a subsequent administration can’t say: that was patently illegal, toss it out, and crawl all the way up his ass.
Special characters – dragons and monsters /// Many of our type families include pictograms to match the typeface. A large number of these are dragons and monsters, so we wanted to highlight these – and the artists who created them. www.type-together.com/font-catalog #typography #fonts #fontsky
Same as it ever was: The fundamentals of getting your content seen in the age of AI are clear writing, strong structure, and trust signals. Take our free classes to learn what _has_ changed and what you can do about it.
WordPress.com@wordpress.com · 6d agoFor years, SEO meant one thing: Showing up on Google. The game has changed. Our free text-based course, Master SEO & AIO, teaches you how to rank in both traditional search and AI search so you can continue to scale as a @wordpress.org blogger or creator.
Old Gold: Design faster experiences to help visitors get things done, and slower experiences to improve reading comprehension.
We need design that is faster and design that is slower.
Old Gold: Design faster experiences to help visitors get things done, and slower experiences to improve reading comprehension.
zeldman.com
I mean this in all seriousness, this is a severely mentally ill & delusional person who not only should be removed from office under the 25th amendment, but he should be in a psych ward. This is pure insanity on so many levels. He lives in a fantasy world. He is unwell & has lost touch with reality.
It’s SMA Awareness Month. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord and impacts the muscles used for activities such as breathing, eating, crawling, and walking. 1/2
In 1929, white supremacist Lothrop Stoddard challenged sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois to a public debate over race and IQ. Even in that benighted time, the white guy lost. So why are shits like Musk and Thiel still at it? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/b...
The Men Who Believed Some Men Are More Equal Than Others (Gift Article)
In a new book, the historian Kim Phillips-Fein chronicles a “shadow tradition” of anti-egalitarians who fought against America’s founding ideals.
nytimes.com
Same as it ever was: The fundamentals of getting your content seen in the age of AI are clear writing, strong structure, and trust signals. Take our free classes to learn what _has_ changed and what you can do about it.
WordPress.com@wordpress.com · 6d agoFor years, SEO meant one thing: Showing up on Google. The game has changed. Our free text-based course, Master SEO & AIO, teaches you how to rank in both traditional search and AI search so you can continue to scale as a @wordpress.org blogger or creator.
In 1929, white supremacist Lothrop Stoddard challenged sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois to a public debate over race and IQ. Even in that benighted time, the white guy lost. So why are shits like Musk and Thiel still at it? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/b...
The Men Who Believed Some Men Are More Equal Than Others (Gift Article)
In a new book, the historian Kim Phillips-Fein chronicles a “shadow tradition” of anti-egalitarians who fought against America’s founding ideals.
nytimes.com