Web
The best practice for the modern web
The best practice for the modern web is to let people manage their own windows and tabs. Marco Arment, on Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended 15 years ago
Technology
It’s a software world
It’s a software world. And because of software, it’s a soft world in a different sense, in the original sense of the world: it changes its shape easily. Frank Chimero, paraphrasing in his must-read peace What Screens Want
Interaction
Interactivity is a matter of invitation
Interactivity is a matter of invitation, and physical cues are only one specific type. Matt Gemmel, on the new design of iOS 7
Blogging
Simplified blogging
Source: wronghands, via: tastefullyoffensive
Web
What your links say, can say a lot about your site
What your links say, can say a lot about your site. Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” - UX Movement
Technology
The impact technology will have
It’s a well known fact that people tend to overestimate the impact technology will have in the short term, but underestimate its significance in the longer term. Larry Page, announcing Google closing the acquisition of Motorola
Those who don’t design for readers
those who don’t design for readers might soon not be designing for anyone Jeffrey Zeldman, in his Web Design Manifesto 2012
Psychology
Internet use would only be a worry
Internet use would only be a worry if it was getting in the way of us practicing some other life skill. Tom Stafford, in his BBC Future column discussing if the internet rewires our brain
Usability
A happy middle ground where developers can apologize
There is a happy middle ground where developers can apologize and software can provide the user polite guidance about what to do next. Cooper Journal, ranting on too cute error messages (Wayback Machine)
Human Rights
There are plenty of evil people
Google might not be evil, but there are plenty of evil people who stand to benefit from the blurring of public and private life Rob Beschizza, explaining on BoingBoing Why we shouldn’t let Google (or anyone else) claim their private services are public spaces
Choose between copyright and the wild west
if I had to choose between copyright and the wild west, semi-lawless, innovation-fest that is the internet? I’ll take the internet every time Jonathan Coulton, on copyright, piracy, and the MegaUpload shutdown
Religion
A mandate to love one’s neighbour
You simply cannot reconcile a mandate to love one’s neighbour, whilst then adding a list of openly bigoted exceptions. Matt Gemmell, on the Pope, Morality and Persecution (Wayback Machine)