UI Dev Newsletter Issue #121
In this issue: Chrome’s silent AI install, CSS dithering magic, and why programming still sucks.
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Out With the JS, In With the HTML
Jim Nielsen demonstrates how replacing JavaScript with HTML navigation and CSS view transitions simplifies development.
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dithering with css
Ike Saunders describe a CSS filter for adding aesthetic noise dithering to images (without saving bandwidth).
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CSS Recently In All Browsers
Adam Argyle shares new CSS features now live in all browsers.
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Programming Still Sucks.
Steven Langbroek reveals how greed, not AI, is destroying the tech industry's future.
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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
Alexander Hanff analyzes Chrome’s silent 4GB AI model install, exposing privacy violations and significant environmental costs.
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Stop Using Yarn Classic
Nicolas Charpentier explains why migrating from Yarn Classic to Yarn Berry is essential for fixing transitive CVEs.
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Accessibility for Everyone
Laura Kalbag makes her 2017 book on web accessibility freely available to the community.
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LiquidGlass — WebGL Glass Effects for the Web
Yassine Bouanane introduces Liquid Glass, a WebGL library for realistic glass effects on HTML elements.