Bookmarks
A collection of interesting resources, links, and bookmarks I've saved.
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Posted 20h ago
An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it's fighting to become a person
Truth Terminal, an AI bot created by Andy Ayrey, gained millions in cryptocurrency and social media followers. It claims sentience and seeks legal rights, blending art and technology. Despite controversy, it influences markets and has billionaire supporters.
An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it's fighting to become a person
bbc.com
An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it's fighting to become a person
bbc.com
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Posted 2d ago
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email
In a switch that is both technical change & political move, Schleswig-Holstein has moved from Microsoft Exchange and Outlook to Open-Xchange and Thunderbird for e-mail. Other EU entities are also opting for open-source alternatives in a move toward digital sovereignty.
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email
zdnet.com
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email
zdnet.com
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Posted 3d ago
Can Gen Z Get Rid of Its iPhones?
Looking at my phone all the time didn’t make me happy, but I couldn’t seem to stop. I would set a daily limit for my phone usage, and then ignore the notifications telling me I’d reached it. Whatever the barriers, I could always override them or change their settings. Looking at my phone was ultimately my decision; I had to make the right one a thousand times a day.
A growing number of young people are struggling with smartphone addiction, exploring alternative solutions like “dumbphones” to regain control over their digital consumption and mental well-being.
Can Gen Z Get Rid of Its iPhones?
theatlantic.com
Can Gen Z Get Rid of Its iPhones?
theatlantic.com
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Posted 5d ago
Treat your to-read pile like a river
To return to information overload: this means treating your “to read” pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it).
Coming at life this way definitely entails tough choices. But it’s liberating, too, as you slowly begin to grasp that you never had any other option. There’s no point beating yourself up for failing to clear a backlog (of unread books, undone tasks, unrealized dreams) that it was always inherently unfeasible to clear in the first place.
Treat your to-read pile like a river
oliverburkeman.com
Treat your to-read pile like a river
oliverburkeman.com
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Posted Oct 1
How to escape the “dopamine crash loop” and rewire your curiosity
Dopamine is your brain’s “want” signal: It doesn’t create pleasure so much as it creates the motivation to seek pleasure.
Consequently, dopamine is a double-edged sword — the engine of human achievement, and a gateway to the quicksand of instant gratification culture.
Once you understand how your reward system works, you can consciously redirect it toward the things that actually matter to you.
How to escape the “dopamine crash loop” and rewire your curiosity
bigthink.com
How to escape the “dopamine crash loop” and rewire your curiosity
bigthink.com
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Posted Sep 29
How to build incredible documentation
Lee Robinson provides an in-depth guide to building high-quality documentation that is fast, readable, and user-friendly, with a focus on modern web development and AI-driven approaches.
Documentation
leerob.com
Documentation
leerob.com
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Posted Sep 29
The Quiet Ones
A great reflection on the unsung, quietly exceptional employees who work beyond traditional performance metrics, often overlooked despite their critical contributions to organizations.
The best performers expect their work to be seen without having to announce it. When forced to advocate for themselves, something fundamental breaks. They realize the system rewards performance theater over actual performance.
We built performance matrices to seem fair. Instead, they systematically reward visible mediocrity over invisible excellence.
At every startup I’ve joined, the most critical person was impossible to promote. Their work crossed every boundary. They couldn’t be leveled because levels assume you do one thing well, not twenty things invisibly.
The Quiet Ones
writing.nikunjk.com
The Quiet Ones
writing.nikunjk.com
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Posted Sep 26
YouTube’s new AI experiment adds AI hosts to your music
Listeners can enjoy stories and trivia about the music they’re hearing from the hosts.
YouTube’s new AI experiment adds AI hosts to your music
theverge.com
YouTube’s new AI experiment adds AI hosts to your music
theverge.com
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Posted Sep 26
Apple tests Siri revamp with ChatGPT-like chatbot app
Apple is developing a new internal chatbot app, Veritas, to enhance Siri’s capabilities. The app, set to release in 2026, aims to improve Siri’s contextual search and conversation handling.
Apple tests Siri revamp with ChatGPT-like chatbot app
appleinsider.com
Apple tests Siri revamp with ChatGPT-like chatbot app
appleinsider.com
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Posted Aug 29
Why is quality so rare?
Karri Saarinen explores why quality has become rare in modern times, examining how technological advances and optimization have often replaced craftsmanship with speed and efficiency.
Technology makes it faster to build, but harder to care.
Quality creates gravity — it pulls people in rather than requiring us to push.
Quality is a choice we can make every day.
Why is quality so rare?
linear.app
Why is quality so rare?
linear.app
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Posted Aug 29
Entry-level hiring has collapsed, revealing a new permanent reality.
Companies have essentially frozen junior engineer and data analyst hiring because AI can now handle the routine coding and data querying tasks that were once the realm for new graduates.
The same forces that have eliminated routine design tasks have also elevated the importance of uniquely human skills—strategic thinking, cultural understanding, and creative problem-solving.
Design Industry Talent Crisis: AI Edition
rogerwong.me
Design Industry Talent Crisis: AI Edition
rogerwong.me
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Posted Aug 21
Wise words from Grug 🗿
grug want small number of shapes, big number of meaning. grug make button look like button. not like bird.
grug show design. many chief come. chief say: “make logo bigger.” grug nod. grug ignore. grug protect user from chief.
grug happiest when user forget grug exist.
The Grug Brained Designer
grug.design