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Goomics
These comics by a former Googler give a cumulative insight into the decaying culture there.
Render Snarky Comments in Comic Sans—zachleat.com
Sounds like Zach had a great time at Indie Web Camp Düsseldorf:
I can’t really express how meaningful this experience was to me. An antithesis to the rat race of social media, IndieWebCamp was a roomful of kindred spirits that care about the web and their own websites and hosting their own content. It felt like the Google Reader days again, when everyone was blogging and writing on their own sites. I dunno if you can tell but I loved it.
He also made a neat little plug-in that renders negative comments in Comic Sans with mixed cased writing:
This isn’t intended to be a hot-take on Comic Sans. Instead it’s meant to change the tone of the negativity to make it sound like a clown is yelling at a kid’s birthday party.
The timelessness of The Ballad of Halo Jones, the girl who got out | FactorDaily
The Ballad Of Halo Jones is 35 years old this year.
Where did she go? Out.
What did she do? Everything.
Accessible Comics - Axess Lab
Nice! It sounds like Lucy and Andy went above and beyond the call of duty when it came to the alt text for 100 Demon Dialogues.
The Super-Rich Super-Heroes Respond To
I got your 1% right here.
Law and the Multiverse | Superheroes, supervillains, and the law
Two lawyers attempt to answer the legal questions raised by the fictional conceits of superheroes. What is Superman’s immigration status? Who foots the bill when a hero damages property while fighting a villain? What happens legally when a character comes back from the dead?
Comic Sans Criminal - There’s help available for people like you!
A somewhat condescending piece of work about Comic Sans …from a designer who uses the oh-so-passé Museo on his personal site.
Live by the judgemental sword, die by the judgemental sword.
Christ, It Works for Everything
Collecting data on theory that all comics can use the punchline “Christ, what an asshole” without compromising their comedic value.
I'm quitting the Internet. Will I be liberated or left behind? (1) - By James Sturm - Slate Magazine
James Sturm outlines his plan to give up the internet, which sounds like a good decision for him. Comments are open via snail mail.
Global Nerdy » Blog Archive » The World Needs More Dialog Boxes Like This
Best. Dialogue box. Ever.