Lenka Reschenbach: Der Patriarchatsindex.
Claire Waldoff: Wer schmeißt denn da mit Lehm?
Not All Browser APIs Are "Web" APIs.
(…) many APIs we rely on aren't actually part of "the web" at all. They're standardized interfaces, but with browser-specific implementations that depend on third-party services, proprietary systems, or vendor-specific infrastructure.
If someone’s messaging you on a dating app, they want to know what you’re actually like.
Modern life brings with it a great deal of activities that can feel like chores, but at the same time it seems like we are hell-bent on treating everything as a chore as well.
Daily WTF: A Percise Parser.
Thomas worked for a company based in Germany which was looking to expand internationally. Once they started servicing other locales, things started to break. It didn't take long to track the problem down to a very "percise" numeric parser.
Caution: AI Slop with some interesting ideas.
How Japanese Code Reviews Differ from Silicon Valley — And Why It Matters.
- return !!(flags & 0x2);
+ return isEligibleFlagEnabled(flags);
// Comment:
"Bitwise operations are a bit obscure for newcomers.
This helper function makes the code easier to read and test.
Let's also document what 0x2 represents."
Why Some People See Collapse Earlier Than Others.
Much neurotypical cognition is geared toward maintaining social cohesion, even at the cost of internal dissonance. Dominant cultural narratives like progress, technological salvation, and political optimism persist because they are socially stabilising, even though they are empirically implausible.
Autistic cognition, by contrast, is less influenced by conformity pressures. Yafai et al. (2014) found that autistic children were significantly less likely to conform when asked to give obviously incorrect answers. This is epistemic independence rather than a social deficit.
Measuring Usability with the System Usability Scale (SUS).
We posted a job. Then came the AI slop, impersonator and recruiter scam.
Sounds on Screen: Béla Tarr & Mihály Víg.
Víg's compositions mirror the emotional landscapes of Tarr's films – black and white, meditative pieces with patiently lengthy shots, that plumb the unacknowledged psychological depths of everyday life.