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  1. It’s Lowtime — Observations on Apple’s September event | Riccardo Mori

    “My impression that Apple is severely removed from how actual people use their phones is reinforced every time they show a short video to illustrate how certain features work.” (via Michael Tsai)

  2. UV with Django

    Very useful, by Anže Pečar.

  3. UV — I am (somewhat) sold – Oliver Andrich

    I’m trying to switch to uv entirely and am eager for examples of real-world usage like this. (via Simon Willison)

  4. The Spectrum

    A ZX Spectrum with built-in games, HDMI, etc. I wouldn’t actually use it but it’s a lovely looking idea. (via b3ta newsletter)

  5. Philosophize This!

    If I listened to podcasts then I’d give this a go. (via Transmissions from Nowhereland (Ted))

  6. OSM Then and Now

    Compare OpenStreetMap in 2008 with now. Amazing progress. (via @amcewen@mastodon.me.uk)

  7. A Weekend at the Immersion Larp Festival – mssv + Have You Played

    Fascinating account of Adrian Hon’s visit to a Nordic Larp festival.

  8. Slow-Motion Machines

    A mix by James A. Reeves based mostly on five favourite 1990s tracks slowed way down to haunting speeds.

  9. Russell Davies: TikTok Triptych

    I really like these “collagey/plunderphonic/ColdCutuppy thing[s]” made out of TikTok’s. Well done Russell.

  10. astral-sh/uv: An extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust.

    Sounds good. Replacement for pip, pip-tools and virtualenv, with plans to replace more like pipx and pyenv. (via @frabcus@mastodon.social)

  11. Tom Raffield | Luxury British Wooden Lighting & Furniture Designer

    I like some of these lampshades and wall lamps.

  12. Tom Crewe · Carnival of Self-Harm: Good Riddance to the Tories

    Even having lived through this mess, it’s shocking to read how badly successive Tory governments have screwed the country.

  13. Peeping on Pepys | History News Network

    Surprisingly in-depth look at the history of pepysdiary.com.

  14. The Dave Nice Video Show, Part Two: “I’d Be Delighted, Sir” – Dirty Feed

    Not sure I ever saw ‘Smashie and Nicey: the End of an Era’ but these posts are so good.

  15. William Davies · Antimarket: Capitalism Decarbonised

    For the bit at the start about the difference between free markets and capitalism.

  16. My Dinner With Andreessen - The American Prospect

    Ready the pitchforks.

  17. Lucie Elven · Unblenched: Homage to Brigid Brophy

    I do enjoy LRB articles about interesting 20th century authors I’ve never heard of.

  18. Pankaj Mishra · The Shoah after Gaza

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  19. That mysterious font is Festive, not Stymie

    On the old signage font you’ve seen in many places.

  20. Some of the best free fonts | Clearleft

    For future reference. I also saw Literata suggested. (via @Robb@front-end.social)

  21. Mass Hysteria | RHOC | Substack

    Real Housewives Of Clapton expand from Insta with their funny, painful trend-spotting from the frontlines of London’s gentrification.

  22. Web dev craftsmanship | Go Make Things

    I’m not convinced we’re “on the verge of a renaissance” unfortunately. There are still bespoke suits, but it’s never going to be more than a small craft that’s only for those with money or time.

  23. A new Guardian crossword: the Quick Cryptic | Crosswords | The Guardian

    What a good idea.

  24. The ‘Days Between Stations’ columns, Interview magazine 1992-2008: Why Counting Crows Really Count

    Another good piece about Counting Crows who, when I occasionally listen, feel like a guilty pleasure, so I enjoy a case for why it shouldn’t be guilty. (from 1998)

  25. An Ode to Women Who Walk, From Virginia Woolf to Greta Gerwig ‹ Literary Hub

    I feel the bits about walking around London.

  26. The Miseducation of Kara Swisher | Edward Ongweso Jr.

    It boggles my mind that you could be writing about Silicon Valley since the 1990s and only in 2016 decide that it’s not entirely a force for good. Very “Are we the baddies?”

  27. Nitro® for macOS

    Interesting new photo-editing (and organisation?) app. A bit short on details so far, but I’m hoping it does everything I dream of.

  28. What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain? | The New Yorker

    A good read, but what a mess we’re in. I feel even more hopeless about the country after reading this.

  29. Apple Fitness+ Studios Behind the Scenes: From Start to Finish | DC Rainmaker

    Lots of info about how all the workouts are planned, rehearsed, filmed, and edited. Fascinating.

  30. “Was it just one enormous cheese dream?” On Mike Read’s Heritage Chart Show | by Pete Paphides | Mar, 2024 | Medium

    I haven’t watched this but the description is great. (via Web Curios)