A design language, if you can keep it.
“A web page that’s literally too expensive to view? It aligns with this administration’s war on the poorest and most vulnerable residents of this country”@beep on the new aMeRiCa bY dEsIgN site is the only take you need to read https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-notional-design-studio/
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
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Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded, making deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions even more urgent to avoid the catastrophic impact.
The tipping point that makes an Amoc shutdown inevitable is likely to be passed within a few decades.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
A tournament in Cornwall will pit anglers against these magnificent creatures, as part of a rising trend for so-called ‘sportfishing’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
New lawsuit aimed at Amazon questions the legitimacy of the word ‘buy’ when it comes to owning a movie on your devices
I've been saying for a long time that it's fraudulent to use the word "buy" for digital media that is encumbered by DRM. Now that's finally gonna be before a court.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/27/movie-buying-owning-amazon-prime-lawsuit
I’ve been away from home, on holiday. A good time to ruminate on open social web homes from home. Here’s five takeaways from the last couple of weeks. One. Blacksky Blacksky is winning aclaim for its nascent Bluesky decentralisation: the rsky implementation; a blacksky.community app and PDS;
"The easy waves of migration from old social media are done. The pioneers who were happy to make the break have moved."
@michael looks at how we build home on the Open Social Web
https://www.blog-pat.ch/homes-from-home/
#SocialWeb #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Blog #Home #FediTech #Mastodon
The world’s thinnest foldable — by 0.1mm
Review of Honor Magic V5, the world's thinnest foldable phone at 8.8mm thick when folded, as it launches in Europe for €1,999, following a July launch in China (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/phone-review/766712/honor-magic-v5-review-worlds-thinnest-foldable
http://www.techmeme.com/250828/p23#a250828p23
Conceding to Trump’s demands only guarantees new threats. It’s time to reject the US and its tech companies.
Western leaders have appeased Donald Trump since he returned to power, only to be hit with new demands after every concession.
On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/world-leaders-must-stop-appeasing
#tech #donaldtrump #digitalsovereignty #regulation #eutech #cdntech #cdnpoli #eupol
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