Glynnis Ritchie

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

And everyone is safer and happier if you go in with knowledge, an understanding of your own ethical boundaries, and a very firm consent-based attitude.

So much of what I fear and resent about the current generation of AI is the total trampling of consent.

In one of the projects I'm working on, I talked about my attitude about AI and its place in writing as "harm reduction" and I am going to be thinking about that for a bit.

Like when I teach teens about sexual activity - sexuality is fine! But there are ways that it can be harmful.

Come learn so much more about color than you thought anyone knew or cared about 😅😂

Deep In Virginia, When The Light Hits Just Right, A "Rainbow Swamp" Appears Swamps typically bring to mind an array of mushy greens and murky browns, but in Virginia, they do things differently.

OH GREAT NOW THE SWAMP IS WOKE

www.iflscience.com/deep-in-virg...

Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work? The site in Fukuoka is only the second power plant of its type in the world, harnessing the power of osmosis to run a desalination plant in the city

Japan has just opened its first osmotic power plant 🌊⚡

This works by mixing fresh & salt water across a membrane, creating pressure that drives a turbine to make electricity.

This site will generate 880,000 kWh a year...while helping run a desalination plant providing fresh water to the city 👏

I listened to a podcast this morning where they repeatedly said “you can’t think without writing” and just to nip that one in the bud…

That’s wrong (there are many illiterate people and they all think) and also dumb (Socrates was famously both illiterate and had thoughts.)

So many folks I know have arrived at this book recently to reclaim attention and re-examine their relationship to creativity and play.

Super excited to finally dig in with the support of a community space. Join us!

The bean with its butt.

I just got off the phone with @bobabria.bsky.social and she informed me that the bean having butt cheeks was my idea. This was news to me, but also I am very proud to have been responsible for such a ground-breaking feature.

I'm excited to speak at @xoruby.com in New Orleans on Sept. 20.

I've had to learn The Dark Arts of designing for dark mode, and let me tell you: even as a seasoned designer and certified color nerd, it can be surprisingly unintuitive.

Come learn all my secrets!
🎟️ xoruby.com/event/new-orleans/

In your opinion, what are the surprising advantages of attending a conference in-person that people might not realize until they’ve actually gone?

🚨There is a secret episode of Game Changer out now on Dropout -- the one @samreich.bsky.social doesn't want you to see! Go watch it now before he demands it needs to be taken down! It's the one we've all been waiting for!!!

#GameChanger

a 15 min voice message that shows a transcript that begins with “yeah so listen i’m not trying to be a bitch”

turning this message from my friend into a reaction image

Two people in a car looking shocked and surprised while driving on a desert road with orange rock formations in the background. The woman passenger has glasses and a patterned shirt, while the bearded man driver wears glasses. Text overlay reads "FLAGRANT is hitting the road" with a torn paper effect dividing the image.

Road trip alert! 🚗 Our own Jim and Val are driving to Philadelphia for RailsConf 2025 (July 8-10) - we're wheely excited about sponsoring this amazing Ruby on Rails conference! See you there, Jim and Val! #RailsConf2025 #RoadTrip

An old favourite for Friday. The Portuguese Fish Tin Museum is an amazing source of typography

www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/n...

I’m the guy who invents new bathroom faucet designs for every hotel. You might know me from Knob That Goes The Other Way and Joystick That’s Hard To Turn Off. Lately I’ve been lacking inspiration, even thinking about hanging it up. I’ve had a good run, but — wait, never mind: Ball You Turn Diagonal

The Design of Everyday Things book club and readalong Design isn’t just how something looks, but how it works, how it’s used, and how humans interact with it. Many things in our built environment—alarms, control panels, mobile apps, user interfaces—lead ...

Just had a great first week of The @xoruby.com Design Book Club. A solid mix of Designers, Developers, and welcoming people.

Next Meeting: Chapters 3 & 4 of The Design of Everyday Things, Monday June 2.

www.xoruby.com/blog/the-des...

Kudos to @glynnisritchie.bsky.social for leading this effort.

Book club starts on Monday 5/19! You don't actually need to read the book to join us for interesting discussion. See you there? 🤞🤞

A new schism grows: new Pope likes Garak but thinks Ferengi episodes are too silly

Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend!

A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.

Join me for book club in a few weeks! I'll be hosting conversation on The Design of Everyday Things with design pals—non-designers welcome!

I'm hosting a design book club/readalong this May and June! Some of my best design buds will be there and I think discussion is going to be thoughtful and fun.

Join us! Design-curious folks welcome.

I built a Playstacean!

axe-con Digital Accessibility Conference | Deque Join us to learn how to build, test, monitor, and maintain digital accessibility. Hosted on February 25-27, 2025, axe-con is completely free and virtual.

hey #accessibility minded folks -- Deque AxeCon is a three day long worldwide virtual conference that's going on right now. Tammy Duckworth is going to be speaking in a few hours too.

Did I mention it's free to register and attend?

www.deque.com/axe-con/

I hate everything.

A scientific illustration of the hundreds of significant blood vessels in the human head and neck. Caption: That’s bad cable management. Pull them out.

I think of this meme almost every day

Men: Ugh I struggle to even finish a book anymore my attention span is so cooked

Women: It's called A Field of Fury & Roses and it's the prequel to A Palace of Thorns which I enjoyed almost as much as its sequel, A Maze of Mist & Fire. Each book is 800 pages of inter-species elven smut

Moving on from 18F. — ethanmarcotte.com I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is happening.

🦊

Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.

Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:

ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...

Recommended Vaccinations for Adults Guide for individuals to ensure they stay up-to-date on recommended vaccines.

In case this page gets taken down, make sure to download this CDC vaccine schedule for adults (and separate schedules for young kids, older kids, + pregnant women linked to from page, if relevant to your household) + then make sure you are up to date on all of them!
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz...