How It Is – Sarah Thankam Matthews on authoritarianism, paying attention to the current moment, and the importance of reaching out to your representatives. “Without intervention our institutions will hollow out so that when we turn to them to catch us—in times of economic need, natural disaster, health vulnerability—more and more of us will fall through the cracks and into the depths of the American underclass.”

Dither It! – A web application for creating dithered images, a way to reduce image file sizes that looks ~cool~.

KidPix.app – Vikrum Nijjar created a version of the 1989 drawing application Kid Pix that can be used in a browser window. Bringing back a lot of memories. Via The Verge

Infinite Mac – A website that allows you to run any version of Mac OS from your web browser. Had some fun playing around with Sim City Classic and Claris Works.

Soft Tech – A poem/manifesto by Helena Jaramillo. “what if technology gave you space and time to think slowly, deeply, talk calmly, softly”

An ‘Architectural Dream World’ Filled With Hundreds of Dollhouses — I was so thrilled to see a space in my hometown of Buffalo, NY featured recently in T Magazine. Did not know about Dennis Maher’s work or his home and am so thrilled it exists. Excited to visit Assembly House, a museum/studio/trade workshop, on my next visit home.

How does true reciprocity work? – An interview with Fritz Haeg of Salmon Creek Farm on communal living and gardening as a radical act. From Dark Properties

Everyday Utopia by Kristen R. Ghodsee — Really enjoyed this book on the history and viability of utopian living experiments. Given the our-country-is-collapsing vibe these days, reading it provided a much-needed sense of optimism, and a potential roadmap for carving out a new way of living.

On the importance of friction – “The CorpoWeb is all about taming users’ behaviours in their favour in the name of erasing friction from the web; but on the web, like in life itself, a bit of friction can be a good thing.”

A Silly Slinky Story – A really charming single-serving site that shares the story of a gift slinky. (Must be viewed on desktop.) A product of HTML in The Park