Nothing says ‘with it’ like featuring Metallica on your platform.

I wonder how much talent Shopify was staring down the barrel of losing, even in the current climate.

for those (including Apple) concerned about the impact of side loading apps on privacy and security–there is a web established solution, Web Apps. Now thanks to Apple's approach to browser engines on iOS (slowly being changed thanks to a number of regulators around the world but *really* thanks to @npub1kn4y...3asa) web apps are a worse experience in some ways on mobile (fewer APIs like NFC and BT) and a dire install experience. But it is possible to deliver sophisticated web apps. 1/n

What if we treated capitalism not as a sacrosanct truth about the world, but as a humanly created technology, developed to achieve specific outcomes? That we can actively change, adapt and evolve? Which if course it is.

The @npub1tl7p...6j09 recently published a set of ethical principles

Ethical Web Principles

The web should be a platform that helps people and provides a positive social benefit. As we continue to evolve the web platform, we must therefore...

to help shape the ongoing development of the Web. My humble suggestion is all companies that benefit from the web adopt them too and these form the social contract of the Web. Hey an idealist can idealise.

The awesome authors from A Book Apart (RIP 💐) have created a semi-official directory of where you can find their books https://authors-together.org Many you can read for free, others you can buy from the authors. Thanks folks!

2 years today since ChatGPT was released.

make tech small again

from @npub1lrqq...pn8w "The web sits apart from the rest of technology; to me, it’s inherently more interesting. Silicon Valley’s origins (including the venture capital ecosystem) lie in defense technology. In contrast, the web was created in service of academic learning and mutual discovery, and both built and shared in a spirit of free and open access. "

Ben Werdmuller

It turns out I'm still excited about the web

Technology has gone down a dark path, but there are glimmers of hope.

Thanks Ben, needed this one!