AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born - There's a lot of worry in this article but I think it's for good reason. It highlights a lot of the potential pitfalls of the AI powered future we are moving towards. I like that the author makes the observation that the web has already gone through several oh-everything-is-ruined situations, but also points out why this time the downsides might actually outway the bennefits. Incidentally I'm consistently amazed at both the high quality and high quantity of the Verge's output. How do they do it? Where are the other media orgs writting on similar topics at the same level? www.theverge.com #
2023/07/14 #
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Guide to Responsive-Friendly CSS Columns - I'm conscious that latest page has been mostly styled to look good on mobile. The links in particular look quite good on mobile because the text that goes with a link tends to fill the screen, but on desktop the screen is much wider and links look kind of thin. I'm thinking to try displaying the links section in 2 or 3 columns. That way desktop users will get a similar vibe to mobile users, with content fitting snuggly without the links looking desperarely thin and wimpy. Anyway this article does a great job of describing how to accomplish that. css-tricks.com #
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French to get bonus to make do and mend clothes - Of course many of the big fashion brands aren't too happy and especially fast fashion companies, but it will be interesting to see if a burst in creativity occurs as customisation and DIY become more popular in the general population. Here in asia there are way more clothes repair shops, and they're great, you can go in and give them a sketch of what you want, then a few days later you pick up your amazing creation. The numbers they mention are kind of mindboggling, with 700000 tonnes of clothes ending up in landfills every year. www.bbc.com #
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Elon Musk's Tesla poised to launch British household electricty suppplier - Interesting time to enter the UK energy market after a couple of years of turmoil and high prices. Could be a good base to roll out services into the EU. It’s likely part of a bigger strategy because I would have thought that the UK energy market would be a bit too small to get Musk interested. Start in a place where you know the language, then expand? Wouldn't it be cool if Musk announced he was moving to the UK? Maybe he's going to buy a 3rd division football team. www.telegraph.co.uk #