Reading List 337
This reading list is courtesy of Vivaldi browser, who pay me decent money to fight for a better web and don’t moan at me for reading all this stuff. We’re self-funded, with no external investors demanding we turn fascist or send them your data, and studies show that regularly browsing or emailing with it increases your innate elegance and gorgeousness. Or your money back.
- The big news: UK investigation says Apple and Google are ‘holding back’ mobile browsers – That’s the UK’s competition regulator’s conclusion in its final decision after investigating the mobile ecosystem. Who knew? Me, that’s who. A detailed blogpost next week when I’ve digested the 700 pages of the report and annexes.
- The Opt Out Project – “Yes, you can live a modern, digitally connected, twenty-first century life online without Big Tech. You don’t have to trade your personal data for “free” services. It’s not (always) technically difficult, and you don’t have to live in a cave. I’ve done it, and you can too!”
- Jan Penfrat (EDRi) – For a Better Web – in which I interview Jan Penfrat of European Digital Rights about their work to tame Big Tech so it serves people, rather than the other way round.
- Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino – It’s seldom that I agree with Apple chief fanboy Gruber, but this startling post hits the iNail on the iHead.
- Introducing
commandandcommandfor– “The following HTML sets up declarative relationships between the button and the menu which lets the browser handle the logic and accessibility for you. There’s no need to manage aria-expanded or add any additional JavaScript.” YES! - How to improve the design of a donation funnel: fun, thoughtful, and backed by science – by my old Barnardo’s colleague, Angelika
- The iPad’s “Sweet” Solution – “some of the best apps I’m using – the ones with truly desktop-class layouts and experiences – aren’t native iPad apps. They’re web apps”, writes a contributor to macstories.
- Using & Styling the Details Element – the 2025 way.
- Deafening Commission silence with no credible EU-US data oversight left – TL;DR: 90% of EU companies transfer data to and from the US, Trump fired Democrat members of the US Data Protection oversight board, so it’s now unable to formally make decisions.
- Smile Like Zuck! – Turn on your webcam and let a robot judge how accurately you can duplicate Mark Zuckerberg’s warm, human smile.
Buy "Calling For The Moon", my debut album of songs I wrote while living in Thailand, India, Turkey. (Only £2, on Bandcamp.)