Stew
@stewdean.bsky.social
Father based in London.
UX & Service Designer: Design is learning.
AI explorer: Human First, Human Last.
Songwriter & Producer: Working on an atmospheric alternative EP
UX & Service Designer: Design is learning.
AI explorer: Human First, Human Last.
Songwriter & Producer: Working on an atmospheric alternative EP
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#Business #Debates
Articles proclaiming the web’s death · Every era declares the web dead — it never is ilo.im/167x1m by Jeffrey Zeldman
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#Obituaries #History #Web #OpenWeb #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #AI #Browsers #Development #WebDev
Articles proclaiming the web’s death · Every era declares the web dead — it never is ilo.im/167x1m by Jeffrey Zeldman
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#Obituaries #History #Web #OpenWeb #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #AI #Browsers #Development #WebDev
Receipts: a brief list of prominent articles proclaiming the death of the web. Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
Personal site of author, designer, Automattician, and A List Apart founder & publisher Jeffrey Zeldman. Teaching and writing about web design and web standards since 1995. Also featuring “My Glamorous...
ilo.im
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
#Business #Debates
Articles proclaiming the web’s death · Every era declares the web dead — it never is ilo.im/167x1m by Jeffrey Zeldman
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#Obituaries #History #Web #OpenWeb #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #AI #Browsers #Development #WebDev
Articles proclaiming the web’s death · Every era declares the web dead — it never is ilo.im/167x1m by Jeffrey Zeldman
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#Obituaries #History #Web #OpenWeb #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #AI #Browsers #Development #WebDev
I just seen the John Lewis ad. I’m now off to the closest JL store one to get some vinyl LPs. Does anyone know which department they’re in?
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I just seen the John Lewis ad. I’m now off to the closest JL store one to get some vinyl LPs. Does anyone know which department they’re in?
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
UK #EV news. Pure EV car sales equal Petrol car sales in October. Both at 26%. Hybrids dominate the market, and as we've seen in Norway, this is a normal occurrence during a transition. Sales of hybrids will decline as battery electric vehicle sales increase.
This is according to #newautomotive.
This is according to #newautomotive.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
UK #EV news. Pure EV car sales equal Petrol car sales in October. Both at 26%. Hybrids dominate the market, and as we've seen in Norway, this is a normal occurrence during a transition. Sales of hybrids will decline as battery electric vehicle sales increase.
This is according to #newautomotive.
This is according to #newautomotive.
I have unofficially been a Service Designer for most of my career. I also effectively have a degree in it (Interactive System Design). Next Monday, we will have the title officially for the first time. But what is a Service Designer? I think I know, but there is a lot of confusion out there!
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I have unofficially been a Service Designer for most of my career. I also effectively have a degree in it (Interactive System Design). Next Monday, we will have the title officially for the first time. But what is a Service Designer? I think I know, but there is a lot of confusion out there!
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With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
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A record 29% — nearly a third! — of all new cars purchased in California during July, August, and September were zero-emission vehicles.
DC may be fine with selling out American innovation to China, but California will keep charging ahead toward cleaner air for our communities.
DC may be fine with selling out American innovation to China, but California will keep charging ahead toward cleaner air for our communities.
October 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A record 29% — nearly a third! — of all new cars purchased in California during July, August, and September were zero-emission vehicles.
DC may be fine with selling out American innovation to China, but California will keep charging ahead toward cleaner air for our communities.
DC may be fine with selling out American innovation to China, but California will keep charging ahead toward cleaner air for our communities.
The NIN soundtrack to the new Tron movie is interesting. In places it sounds rushed, like they were under pressure to get something done. In others it evokes Radiohead/J.Greenwood. The duet (track 12) is a standout but feels like it needed something more.
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The NIN soundtrack to the new Tron movie is interesting. In places it sounds rushed, like they were under pressure to get something done. In others it evokes Radiohead/J.Greenwood. The duet (track 12) is a standout but feels like it needed something more.
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This just out. A proper game changer vehicle.
I thought it might get a lot of attention and it has.
Bigly.
youtu.be/wyu_V-T4p98
I thought it might get a lot of attention and it has.
Bigly.
youtu.be/wyu_V-T4p98
Kia PV5: This CHEAP Modular Van Is A Game Changer!
YouTube video by Everything Electric CARS
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This just out. A proper game changer vehicle.
I thought it might get a lot of attention and it has.
Bigly.
youtu.be/wyu_V-T4p98
I thought it might get a lot of attention and it has.
Bigly.
youtu.be/wyu_V-T4p98
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Small Language Model.
(Yes, I know these are already a real thing. Don't make me tap the sign.)
(Yes, I know these are already a real thing. Don't make me tap the sign.)
October 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Small Language Model.
(Yes, I know these are already a real thing. Don't make me tap the sign.)
(Yes, I know these are already a real thing. Don't make me tap the sign.)
From 2019 “Since mid-October, Charlie Kirk’s Culture War college tour has been increasingly haunted by the Groyper and nicker Groyper Q&A trolls. These offline trolls use the Q&A-sessions that are part of the Culture War show format to frame Charlie Kirk as a fake, 'anti-white' conservative.”
September 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
From 2019 “Since mid-October, Charlie Kirk’s Culture War college tour has been increasingly haunted by the Groyper and nicker Groyper Q&A trolls. These offline trolls use the Q&A-sessions that are part of the Culture War show format to frame Charlie Kirk as a fake, 'anti-white' conservative.”
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This chart is wild. Near vertical direction on solar capacity globally, led by China.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This chart is wild. Near vertical direction on solar capacity globally, led by China.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.
And as Ember notes in a new report today, that trend is accelerating with nearly 400GW new capacity in first 6 months of 2025.
I'm a Humanist who spends time with Unitarians! #Thatshumanism is a great introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look here. humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
That's humanism!
We've teamed up with our patron Stephen Fry, to explore humanist ideas about some of life’s big questions in four animated shorts.
humanists.uk
August 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I'm a Humanist who spends time with Unitarians! #Thatshumanism is a great introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look here. humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
Using Windows after using a Mac for over five years to do Design work is like driving a car where all the controls are moved around, so you keep turning on the windscreen wipers instead of the indicators.
Why don't all OSs just unify their common elements/keyboard layout or provide a switch option?
Why don't all OSs just unify their common elements/keyboard layout or provide a switch option?
August 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Using Windows after using a Mac for over five years to do Design work is like driving a car where all the controls are moved around, so you keep turning on the windscreen wipers instead of the indicators.
Why don't all OSs just unify their common elements/keyboard layout or provide a switch option?
Why don't all OSs just unify their common elements/keyboard layout or provide a switch option?
I recently spent three weeks in New Hampshire, the US, which involved a lot of driving. I'm a big fan of Electric Cars (#EVs) and managed to cross off a few cars you don't see in the UK, including F150 lighting, Rivians and Lucids. I drove a Kona. Oh, and a few cybertrucks. Less EV density than UK.
August 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I recently spent three weeks in New Hampshire, the US, which involved a lot of driving. I'm a big fan of Electric Cars (#EVs) and managed to cross off a few cars you don't see in the UK, including F150 lighting, Rivians and Lucids. I drove a Kona. Oh, and a few cybertrucks. Less EV density than UK.
Light field tech is the next big thing for real VR and AR. Currently no available VR glasses allow for the eyes to focus on objects, which means instead of 3D we get a stereoscopic 2.5D illusion. Add in the ability to focus and AR become practical and VR becomes how the eyes natural work! Check this
I've never seen a display like this!
YouTube video by TechAltar
youtu.be
August 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Light field tech is the next big thing for real VR and AR. Currently no available VR glasses allow for the eyes to focus on objects, which means instead of 3D we get a stereoscopic 2.5D illusion. Add in the ability to focus and AR become practical and VR becomes how the eyes natural work! Check this
We are being lied to about Net Zero! A clickbait title to point you to a great video that uncovers some of the techniques that politicians and companies are using to push their agenda!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1n...
You've been lied to about Net Zero
YouTube video by Simon Clark
www.youtube.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We are being lied to about Net Zero! A clickbait title to point you to a great video that uncovers some of the techniques that politicians and companies are using to push their agenda!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1n...
All VR headsets are currently 2.5D; stereoscopic images are used, but eye focusing is not employed. A solution for both VR and MR (mixed reality) is waveguide holography, but it's very hard to get working. A new approach using AI is being tried. #VR #AI. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Synthetic aperture waveguide holography for compact mixed-reality displays with large étendue - Nature Photonics
An ultra-thin mixed-reality (MR) display design that is based on a unique combination of waveguide holography and artificial intelligence-driven holography algorithms is demonstrated, creating visuall...
www.nature.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
All VR headsets are currently 2.5D; stereoscopic images are used, but eye focusing is not employed. A solution for both VR and MR (mixed reality) is waveguide holography, but it's very hard to get working. A new approach using AI is being tried. #VR #AI. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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You + AI is a team. You can't escape the rules.
1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Norming
4. Performing
1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Norming
4. Performing
July 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
You + AI is a team. You can't escape the rules.
1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Norming
4. Performing
1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Norming
4. Performing
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Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07...
Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development
Fast filling times are seductive, but they don’t compensate for H2’s many drawbacks.
arstechnica.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07...
At some point, we will create a better name for AI than 'AI.' Anyone want to have a go at suggesting a better term? I'm talking about no sentient AI based upon pattern matching (LLMs etc). We'll eventually get to sentient AI, but before then, what do we call unalive/Chinese room style AI?
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
At some point, we will create a better name for AI than 'AI.' Anyone want to have a go at suggesting a better term? I'm talking about no sentient AI based upon pattern matching (LLMs etc). We'll eventually get to sentient AI, but before then, what do we call unalive/Chinese room style AI?
As I work with a charity, I sometimes have to use the Charities Aid Foundation Bank interface. I used to be slow, difficult, and quite dated. They've refreshed it and now it's slower, a bit more difficult, but up to date. So lots of UX bugs, including slow response times and hidden information. Sigh
July 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
As I work with a charity, I sometimes have to use the Charities Aid Foundation Bank interface. I used to be slow, difficult, and quite dated. They've refreshed it and now it's slower, a bit more difficult, but up to date. So lots of UX bugs, including slow response times and hidden information. Sigh
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🚨New ICCT #LCA for Europe: Battery electric cars are not only the cleanest choice — they’re getting cleaner faster than previously estimated.⚡
Battery electric cars sold in 2025 produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than their gasoline counterparts, even when factoring in production.
Battery electric cars sold in 2025 produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than their gasoline counterparts, even when factoring in production.
July 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🚨New ICCT #LCA for Europe: Battery electric cars are not only the cleanest choice — they’re getting cleaner faster than previously estimated.⚡
Battery electric cars sold in 2025 produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than their gasoline counterparts, even when factoring in production.
Battery electric cars sold in 2025 produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than their gasoline counterparts, even when factoring in production.