Heya,
This week starts with a thoroughly researched evaluation of the global black market. It's a time waster of interesting and depressing items. I have also included some slight of CSS that tickled my fancy. Along the way I also found some terrifying articles that mades me hear "Hasta la vista humans" in my head all week. It was unproductive.
Enjoy,
Bizarro Devs
🕸️ The Cool Side of the Web
A website with detailed information on the global black market.
No Emojis
This is a very interesting website with a comprehensive account of black markets all over the world. It is like the CIA World Fact Book of the underbelly.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly pixel art. 🤠
Palette Cleanser
Cheer yourself up with this awesome pixel art from the greatest western ever made. I also shared his classic TV pixel art waaaaay back.
Nuclear Dissent is an interactive documentary about nuclear testing the Pacific.
Nuclear Pissing Contest
This is a great way of telling the entire story of the French nuclear testing in the Pacific. It's not a happy story, sorry, but it's a good CTA.
Wikipedia’s lamest edit wars are visualized for your amusement. 📚
Second Palette Cleanser
My personal favorite is:
Iron Maiden
Which is more famous, the band or the torture device?
The snails of Instagram. 🐌
Happy Places
This is a weird way to end the first section. Snails working hard, being abducted by aliens, chillin', and driving. Oddly satisfying.
⚒️ Tools and Resources
Stunning hover effects with CSS variables.
I See Your Hovering Gradient And I Raise You A Tracking Gradient
The gradient capped peak rises to new levels every day.
🕷️ Design & Development Arena
10 minutes is all you need to write a web design proposal. 💍
No Theatrics Involved
This is pretty detailed with steps for making your own proposal template, just don't make your proposal indecent.
Web Design Museum. 🎨
No Frills
The design of the actual site feels like it predates the sites on display. It makes the web design trends from 1995 to 2005 very dislocating.
How many light bulbs do you need to steal some data?
If You Connect It, They Will Hack It
Old skool hacking here with no network connection needed. If you have light sensors, a telescope, and shady apparel you too can be light bulb hacker.
Life as a bug bounty hunter: a struggle every day, just to get paid.
Slaughterer Of The Flies
The Dutch Government literally gave a hunter a "All I got was this lousy t-shirt" t-shirt. I don't think you can give those shirts ironically anymore. But you still get to put bounty hunter on your resume, and that ain't bad at all.
What are the best fonts for logos?
Font Choices Made Easy
I have to be honest, I love anything that makes font selection less mysterious for me.
😱 Slightly Terrifying
Scientists have created shape shifting liquid metal that can be programmed.
Praise Cameron
I like that we're now actively trying to create the future from the Terminator. Hey, if it feels right do it.
What's your D-Factor? 🧛♂️
Comforting
Researchers discover that a General Dark Factor of Personality (D-factor), or evil-mindedness, exists among the human population. I'm pretty sure we won't see "What's your D-factor?" quizzes on Facebook.
🙃 Backwards talking dreams - Fun stuff
There’s now an even more precise “recipe” for blowing the perfect bubble. 🛀
Science I Can Get Behind
I have a young son, he's awesome, and this article is going to be very valuable for me in the coming years.
🔖 Nice work if you can get it
Exit is a company helping people in Japan quit their jobs. 👋
Exit. Any Stage Will Do
They have reasonable rates with the full-time leaving you just ¥50,000 ($450) out of pocket. The sliding scale includes options for part-timers at a cut-price ¥40,000. They even have a loyalty program with a ¥10,000 discount for serial quitters.
Outro
Riffing on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
You see, in this world, there's two kinds of people, my friend: those following us on Twitter and those who'll join us today.
There are two kinds of people in the world, my friend: those who receive a forward, and the people who have the job of doing the forwarding.
There are two kinds of subscribers, my friend: those who have subscribed and those that need to subscribe.
Have a great week,
Chris