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Pres. Obama at the Jackson service:

"We are living in a time when it can be hard to hope. Each day, we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions."

"If we don't step up, no one else will. How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him."

Spectacle website in 1996

Urban Diary website in 1997

Conscience Records website in 1998

p2 output website in 1998

Grunge Web Design Style in the 1990s

– Spectacle in 1996
– Urban Diary in 1997
– Conscience Records in 1998
– p2 output in 1998

#WebDesignHistory

Request for developer feedback: focusgroup  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers Try out focusgroup and comment on the proposal.

Exciting! Request for developer feedback: focusgroup HTML attribute "a proposed declarative way to add keyboard arrow-key navigation to composite widgets such as toolbars, tablists, menus, listboxes, etc. Replaces hundreds of lines of JavaScript boilerplate." developer.chrome.com/blog/focusgr...

MI author’s ‘Seattle Samurai’ receives Pacific Northwest book award - Mercer Island Reporter By Kirin Lancaster

Congratulations, old friend. Beanies off to author, designer, and entrepreneur Kelly Goto on her beautiful book, “Seattle Samurai” (a portrait of her late father) winning the Pacific Northwest Book Award.

www.mi-reporter.com/2026/03/04/m...

Following a sudden neurological event at 1:00 AM, little Bell, one of Carrie’s two sweet dogs, passed away without pain.

Lanark, a font inspired by Alasdair Gray A striking humanist display font inspired by Alasdair Gray's distinctive type.It is inspired by the lettering created by the Scottish writer, artist and polymath, Alasdair Gray who The Guardian newspa...

❦ @alistapart.com author Liam Nugent’s Lanark is a new font inspired by the lettering of Scottish writer, artist and polymath Alasdair Gray. Includes U&lc, numbers, and punctuation. One weight in OpenType, .woff and .woff2.

liamnugent.gumroad.com/l/lanark-font

The White House better remember to say “thank you.”

AI agents write and run code you haven't reviewed. They need real isolation. Codewire gives every AI agent its own machine. Launch Claude Code, Codex, or any AI tool on dedicated cloud environments. Run them in parallel. Check in tomorrow.

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Women in Denmark, dismayed by unequal representation in public art, stitched together a protest campaign. Gift link, no paywall.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/a...

Opinion | Mass Hysteria. Thousands of Jobs Lost. Just How Bad Is It Going to Get?

“If the cracks we are seeing in the labor market become sinkholes, the effect not just on our economy but also on our politics could be profound.” (Gift link, no paywall.)

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

How to make your first contribution to an open source project Getting involved in open source doesn't have to be scary! Understand how to find a great project and make your first contribution in this ten-step guide.

✩ Like it says: How To Make Your First Contribution to an Open Source Project.

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Hat tip: @piccalil.li

Lanark, a font inspired by Alasdair Gray A striking humanist display font inspired by Alasdair Gray's distinctive type.It is inspired by the lettering created by the Scottish writer, artist and polymath, Alasdair Gray who The Guardian newspa...

❦ @alistapart.com author Liam Nugent’s Lanark is a new font inspired by the lettering of Scottish writer, artist and polymath Alasdair Gray. Includes U&lc, numbers, and punctuation. One weight in OpenType, .woff and .woff2.

liamnugent.gumroad.com/l/lanark-font

AI agents write and run code you haven't reviewed. They need real isolation. Codewire gives every AI agent its own machine. Launch Claude Code, Codex, or any AI tool on dedicated cloud environments. Run them in parallel. Check in tomorrow.

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My brother, the rhythmic conceptualist Remembrance of beats passed.

His Glamorous Life: celebrating Pete Zeldman’s birthday three years on from of his death.

Donald on Iran: "When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen."

There he goes projecting again.

Thank you all for your kindness.

Thank you, Raymond.

Thank you, Ms. Jen.

I’m sorry for your loss. 💔

My 20th Blogging Anniversary - Jessica N. Turner | The Mom Creative This post is sponsored by WordPress.com. It’s my 20th anniversary on the internet this year. I really can’t believe it....

“In the past 20 years, I have published nearly 4,000 blog posts.” – Jessica Turner

jessicanturner.com/2026/03/my-2...

Following a sudden neurological event at 1:00 AM, little Bell, one of Carrie’s two sweet dogs, passed away without pain.

Random glyphs from our latest typeface, Clauthbound.
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“This left-handed stuff is really getting out of control.” - NYT in a few months

Senior Accessibility Compliance Program Manager | Microsoft Careers Advise on prioritization of accessibility issues and remediation work based on risk, impact, and regulatory requirements. Support creation of accessibility assessments, remediation tracking, and docum...

Are you passionate about accessibility, organized, and good at communicating with and motivating teams to drive compliance? You should apply for this role on my team: apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...

The portrait is out of the attic.

Not gonna share the video of Republican US Senator Tim Sheehy breaking a protesting Marine's hand, but you can find it on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social's timeline.

I'll just say that in a functional country, Sheehy would be expelled by the Senate.

Democratic Senators should publicly push for that.

The White House better remember to say “thank you.”

The Best Booking/Scheduling Tools for Web Agencies - The Admin Bar Agency owners share the scheduling tools they rely on — from open-source platforms to all-in-one lifetime deals.

Agency owners share the scheduling tools they rely on, from open-source platforms to all-in-one lifetime deals. By Kyle Van Deusen.

theadminbar.com/the-best-boo...

Cool Tools – Automattic Special Projects A custom post type for Cool Tools

Special Projects: Open source blocks and plugins to build and maintain safe, fast websites.

specialprojects.automattic.com/tools/ #WordPress

Happy birthday, Mr. Tarnoff, and thank you for the kind words. I’m sorry for your loss.