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An ongoing firehose of the latest 10 things we’re reading from around the web that we find interesting. Subscribe to the feed.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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\n April 8, 2026<\/span>\n

\n I got tired of correcting machines, so I gave them five rules<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n stuffandnonsense.co.uk<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Although I feel deeply conflicted, I\u2019ve been using AI coding tools more often to speed up particular aspects of development. Recently, I added an AGENTS.md to my setup so I don\u2019t need to repeat my preferences. Judge Dredd. Robot Wars. 2000AD comic. I started using ChatGPT and DeepSeek to help…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n March 30, 2026<\/span>\n

\n Pretext review<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n blog.damato.design<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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This weekend a project called pretext started making waves by Cheng Lou. Here\u2019s a gif that has been blowing up social media: There\u2019s no doubt about how impressive this demo is. The speed in which the text moves out of the way of the dragon is pretty incredible. As expected,…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n March 12, 2026<\/span>\n

\n WordPress Everywhere<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n ma.tt<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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As we announced and TechCrunch covered, my.wordpress.net has soft-launched. What this means is you need to fundamentally shift how you think about WordPress. From the beginning, WordPress has always been open source, giving you freedom, liberty, autonomy, and digital sovereignty. Open source is the most powerful idea of our generation….<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n March 11, 2026<\/span>\n

\n The geolocation element is odd<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n matuzo.at<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Imagine the following scene: you’re on a website, and there’s a button. When you click the button, it shows some text, but the website’s font size is really small. So, you change the default font size in your browser from 16 to 24 pixels. You go back to the website…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n March 8, 2026<\/span>\n

\n Still here<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n jeffbridgforth.com<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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In January, I read Geoff Graham\u2019s article, Changing Roles. It dawned on him that somehow at sometime, he stopped being a web designer. It was not something he necessarily intended to happen. He took advantage of different opportunities and evolved into a new role. Web educator is the best way…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n March 6, 2026<\/span>\n

\n Modern Web Weekly #68<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n newsletters.feedbinusercontent.com<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Modern Web Weekly #68The Modern Web, tested and explained in plain English\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007 \u00ad\u034f   \u2007…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n February 16, 2026<\/span>\n

\n Here\u2019s how to instruct a LLM to reference the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n ericwbailey.website<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Say you\u2019re working with a LLM and training it to write good frontend code. Good frontend code is accessible code, so of course you want to instruct the LLM to produce it. However, the bulk of frontend code on the web is inaccessible to some degree. Also know here that…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n February 3, 2026<\/span>\n

\n A page is more than just a container for words<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n jonoalderson.com<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The latest SEO fad is the idea that websites need a machine-only version. Strip out the layout, remove the \u201cnoise\u201d, and hand LLMs a simplified view of your content. The pitch is always framed as pragmatic. Modern websites are bloated. LLMs don\u2019t need the design. They just want the content….<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n January 22, 2026<\/span>\n

\n CSS Scope & Mixins<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n oddbird.net<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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At the end of 2025, Firefox added the CSS @scope rule \u2013 making the new feature available across all major browsers! Since Chris Coyier has done a fair amount of writing and speaking on the topic, we wanted to talk with him about what that means. Chris has also been…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n
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\n February 19, 2026<\/span>\n

\n An in-depth guide to customising lists with CSS<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
\n \n piccalil.li<\/a>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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This first rule of styling lists is that they should be treated with the same reverence you would show any other text. If a list is inserted within a passage of text, treat it as a continuation and integral part of that text. For bulleted or unordered lists, use padding…<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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