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We're in the cusp of having to deal with smart phones for children in our household. The longer we can hold out, the better. This solution is not only genius but the norm less than a generation ago.

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Posted 18th Sep 2025 @ 12:51

I don't know I remember, but when driving on rainy days I always think back to an invention I saw on TV. It was paint applied to the road for road markings but filled with some sort of plastic that meant it was slightly raised and textured. Almost like corrugated card. It made it easier to see on rainy days as it could poke through a thin sheet of water.

This isn't the same, or even the goal of the product, but made me thing it might be an unintended benefits because of the way it's applied.

I wonder what it feels like to drive across?

Update

Not the video I was thinking of, but something similar:

Posted 9th Sep 2025 @ 14:41

Posted 22nd Aug 2025 @ 10:22

Probably the best app design video from this year's WWDC. Walking through an example definitely helps me to see the bigger picture.

I was looking for a resource to help me decide when I should apply Liquid Glass to my own components depending on the layer but it's not clear to me at all beyond buttons and controls.

I will be updating Kop Quiz for iOS 26 with my first take but I'll have to see how others, especially Apple, have approached Liquid Glass across all their apps before performing more updates.

Posted 14th Aug 2025 @ 13:31

Posted 18th Jul 2025 @ 15:11

Every time I visit Rome, the accessibility to fountains and clean drinking water is an underrated luxury. It's great to see a fountain with so much character being restored rather than replaced by a modern one – they might be useful, but they're ugly and only available in certain boroughs of London.

Posted 18th Jul 2025 @ 10:06

Posted 17th Jul 2025 @ 15:09

It starts and finishes perfectly.

Posted 15th Jul 2025 @ 17:13

Posted 15th Jul 2025 @ 14:39

Perfect timing to come across this site via kottke.org with the Wimbledon finals approaching and I just happened to have playing casual tennis for the first time in over 20 years! Some beautiful art on display.

Posted 11th Jul 2025 @ 10:11