#154

09 January 2026

Friction, when designed deliberately, serves a different purpose. It introduces a pause. A moment of awareness. A small resistance that asks the user to pay attention to what they’re doing, rather than simply passing through an interface on autopilot.

This is rather worrying!

A fascinating look at how some common APIs really work. The speech synthesis one was a real eye-opener.

I like how this article demonstrates how frustrating this stuff is with the painfully slow reveal of each line.

Temporal is the Date system we always wanted in JavaScript. It’s extremely close to being available so our own Mat Marquis thought it would be a good idea to explain exactly what is better about this new JavaScript date system.

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P.S. this is a good demo.

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