RSS feed -Alex Jones http://www.silverspider.com/ en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:22:38 -0500 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:22:38 -0500 The Great CSS Expansion https://blog.gitbutler.com/the-great-css-expansion Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:20:23 -0500 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/the-great-css-expansion CSS now does what Floating UI, GSAP ScrollTrigger, Framer Motion, and react-select used to require JavaScript for. Here is exactly how much that saves, why these libraries were painful beyond their size, and what the platform still hasn't figured out. ]]> Ghostty Settings Generator https://ventz.github.io/ghostty-settings-visual-config/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:56:30 -0500 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/ghostty-settings-generator ]]> Highlight from 'Breakneck' by Dan Wang http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-breakneck-by-dan-wang Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:56:00 -0500 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-breakneck-by-dan-wang
China takes energy security seriously. The enormous effort it has made to build low-carbon capacity—solar, wind, and nuclear—has to be understood as part of a broader motivation to make the country dependent on energy sources within its borders. Beijing is trying to mitigate the pain if it ever loses access to sea-lanes that deliver its oil. That is also why, in 2023, China added twenty times more coal-burning capacity than the rest of the world put together. It is serious about addressing issues in climate change, yes. But Beijing is not turning its back on its rich coal reserves. That also explains why China is so enthusiastic about electrifying the auto fleet: It would rather burn domestic coal than Middle East oil to power its cars. Dan Wang in Breakneck
Dan Wang - Breakneck ]]> Put the ZIP code first. https://zipcodefirst.com/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:20:44 -0500 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/put-the-zip-code-first 👏 👏 👏 ]]> Highlight from 'The Central Lie of Prediction Markets' by Charlie Warzel http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-the-central-lie-of-prediction-markets-by-charlie-warzel Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:46:10 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-the-central-lie-of-prediction-markets-by-charlie-warzel
in reality, prediction markets produce the opposite of accurate, unbiased information. They encourage anyone with an informational edge to use their knowledge for personal financial gain. In this way, prediction markets are the perfect technology for a low-trust society, simultaneously exploiting and reifying an environment in which believing the motives behind any person or action becomes harder. Charlie Warzel in The Central Lie of Prediction Markets
Charlie Warzel - The Central Lie of Prediction Markets ]]> 1 dataset. 100 visualizations. https://100.datavizproject.com/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:52:28 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/1-dataset-100-visualizations Fascinating and a reminder that how data is presented shapes the data's story. ]]> The Everdeck: A Universal Card System https://thewrongtools.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/the-everdeck/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:03:13 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/the-everdeck-a-universal-card-system This is a nifty bit of design ]]> Modern CSS Code Snippets | modern.css https://modern-css.com/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:01:20 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/modern-css-code-snippets-modern-css A collection of modern CSS code snippets. Every old CSS hack next to its clean, native replacement, side by side. ]]> Indicate Mono Condensed https://www.designmadeingermany.de/#230649 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:41:54 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/indicate-mono-condensed Introducing Indicate Mono Condensed, the second style of my monospace typeface in ongoing development. While preserving the strict order of a monospace typeface, Indicate Mo ]]> NotebookLM for Product Designers https://uxplanet.org/notebooklm-for-product-designers-cb84f1fcc22d Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:04:12 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/notebooklm-for-product-designers NotebookLM for Product Designers NotebookLM is one of the most interesting yet often overlooked free AI tools from Google. As the name suggests, NotebookLM is basically a notebook with access to a … ]]> EyeDrop - AI Alt Text Generator for Mac https://eyedrop.ai/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:26:10 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/eyedrop-ai-alt-text-generator-for-mac Generate AI-powered alt text for images, locally on your Mac. ]]> Agentation https://agentation.dev/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:04:50 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/agentation a dev tool that lets you annotate elements on your webpage and generate structured feedback for AI coding agents. ]]> Filament - Plastic Fantastic Deals https://plasticfantasticdeals.com/filament/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:55:49 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/filament-plastic-fantastic-deals ]]> Claude Chic https://matthewrocklin.com/claudechic/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:41:56 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/claude-chic A stylish terminal UI for Claude Code ]]> Accessible faux-nested interactive controls https://piccalil.li/blog/accessible-faux-nested-interactive-controls/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:44:19 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/accessible-faux-nested-interactive-controls Very handy. Filing away for future use. ]]> Why Federated Design Systems Keep Failing https://www.shaunbent.co.uk/blog/why-federated-design-systems-keep-failing/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:41:18 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/why-federated-design-systems-keep-failing Why do federated design systems keep failing? I watched it happen twice at Spotify. Here's what actually happened, where they broke down, and why centralised models usually work better. ]]> The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button https://paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/shadcn-radio-button/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:36:37 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/the-incredible-overcomplexity-of-the-shadcn-radio-button I know it isn't a popular opinion, but 'modern' react-driven front-end development is an abomination. ]]> The Forgotten Designer Who Created America’s First National Parks Posters https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dorothy-waugh-national-park-posters-2734817 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:32:09 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/the-forgotten-designer-who-created-americas-first-national-parks-posters Pioneering Modernist designer Dorothy Waugh gets her due as Poster House reunites her groundbreaking Great Depression-era NPS posters ]]> Highlight from 'Gas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale' by Maggie Appleton http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-gas-towns-agent-patterns-design-bottlenecks-and-vibecoding-at-scale-by-maggie-appleton Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:03:16 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-gas-towns-agent-patterns-design-bottlenecks-and-vibecoding-at-scale-by-maggie-appleton
The most valuable tools in this new world won’t be the ones that generate the most code fastest. They’ll be the ones that help us think more clearly, plan more carefully, and keep the quality bar high while everything accelerates around us.
Maggie Appleton - Gas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale ]]> Highlight from '1929' by Andrew Ross Sorkin http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-1929-by-andrew-ross-sorkin Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:56:00 -0600 http://www.silverspider.com/2026/highlight-from-1929-by-andrew-ross-sorkin
What impressed Churchill during his trip was a quality of resilience, an “unshakeable faith in a golden future,” that he did not see at home. Unlike the English, Americans were not deathly afraid of making mistakes with their money because they believed that even if they were wiped out, opportunities to make it all back, and more, would continue to present themselves. “Before disparaging American methods,” he wrote, “the English critic would do well to acquaint himself with the inherent probity and strength of the American speculative machine. It is not built to prevent crises, but to survive them.”
Andrew Ross Sorkin - 1929 ]]>