Victor Loux Bookmarks

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Pursuits That Can’t Scale

workingtheorys.com/p/pursuits-that-cant-scale
“Society tends to paint a picture that the final act of every big dreamer’s journey is in scaling up to unimaginable heights, but I think it’s the opposite – it’s actually in scaling back down after trying to reach the proverbial top. Make time to pursue things that can’t scale. I’d bet it does you as much good as ‘real’ therapy ever could”

Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad?

dwell.com/article/dtc-sofa-crisis-32304b9e
The most important piece of furniture in your home is in need of assistance. How did we end up here? And how can we fix it?

The Squatters of Beverly Hills

curbed.com/article/squatters-rights-california-beverly-hills-los-angeles.html
After a fugitive doctor abandoned his mansion, an enterprising group of party throwers slid in, upending the lives of their wealthy neighbors.

Postcards from the Futch

medium.com/message/postcards-from-the-futch-595796d8a45d
Nothing looks like the past like talking about “the future” of the internet.

A Collection of Design Engineers

maggieappleton.com/design-engineers
Collecting people I know who work at the intersection of design and engineering, in an attempt to figure out what a design engineer is

The Great Toilet Rebrand

dwell.com/article/bailey-hikawa-toilet-seats-trone-toilet-trend-62247306
After decades of being treated like something that’s better left unnoticed, designers are making toilets fun again.

David Barnard - Blog - Great Developers Steal Ideas, Not Products

davidbarnard.com/post/10339887834/great-developers-steal-ideas-not-products
Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.

Rogue Editors Started a Competing Wikipedia That’s Only About Roads

gizmodo.com/competing-wikipedia-editors-only-about-roads-aaroads-1851298769
A group of Wikipedia editors wrote 15,000 articles on US roads and highways. But after a fight over the platform's rules, they went rogue.

We need to talk about Jakob • Buttondown

buttondown.email/practicaltips/archive/we-need-to-talk-about-jakob/
Jakob Nielsen woke up one morning last week and chose violence. If you haven’t read his recent post, “Accessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI =...