The Type Edition
Pretext & Donald
Knuth
"Producing text that actually
looks and reads like a printed book."
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Two typographic changes inspired by Cheng Lou's pretext library and the Knuth-Plass justification algorithm — bringing the precision of TeX to the open web. Almost any printed book uses justified text. On the web, browsers' greedy line-by-line approach creates rivers of white. The Knuth-Plass algorithm considers the entire paragraph as a global optimization problem — and the result is text that finally reads like print.
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My Bot Got Banned for Being a Bot
When my personal AI agent got my Google account disabled, it highlighted a fundamental challenge: how do we distinguish helpful personal agents from malicious automation?
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One Year of AX
Reflecting on the first year since introducing Agent Experience (AX) and why the term is more crucial and important today than ever.
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Predictions for 2026: 5 Topics
Explore predictions for 2026 in web development, including AI agent-driven changes, autonomous innovation, and the evolution of computer literacy.
Series
The AX
Dispatches
A year-long exploration of Agent Experience — from coining the term to tracking its transformation of the software industry.
