Tagging: Technology

1. Smartphone vs Dumbphone - where’s the middle ground?

   Is going “full dumbphone” really necessary? Here’s my thoughts on dumbing down the smartphone

2. Webbed Briefs

   @heydonworks’ snack-sized videos about the web and its technologies.

3. Is Progressive Enhancement Dead Yet?

   @heydonworks’ second instalment of his highly entertaining videos on accessibility and web technologies.

4. New book! Dr. Smartphone: An Ethnography of Mobile Phone Repair Shops.

   An absolutely fascinating look at the the culture of mobile phone repair shops. I want this book!

5. For the RSS lovers in the room, we hear you.

   If you’re looking for some delicious brain food to feed upon look no further than the smart folks at optional.is/feeds/ – All killer, no filler.

6. AI Fireside Chat - Scott Salisbury and Matt Garbutt - DIBI Conference 2023.

   Thirty minutes of honest conversation about the inputs and outputs of machine learning, what drives our motivation to use it and the ethics of our choices. There were some really interesting questions from a research standpoint that makes me want to track down the other talks.

7. For the RSS lovers in the room, we hear you.

   The argument for and against banning TikTok, the staggering magnitude of data stolen by the Meta Pixel.