Just want to recognise that someone clearly cared about how this turned out, and a look at bisonbatik confirmed that care extends across the broader site, you can feel the difference between content shipped to hit a deadline and content released because the writer was actually proud of the result for once.
Came away with a slightly better mental model of the topic than I started with, and a stop at ambergrouse sharpened that further, content that improves the reader thinking apparatus rather than just dumping facts into it is the rare kind I genuinely value and seek out when I have time to read carefully.
Bookmark added with a small mental note that this is a site to keep, and a look at bagelcameo reinforced the keep status, the verb keep rather than visit captures something about how I think about this kind of site and it is a higher tier of relationship than I have with most places online today.
Decided to subscribe to the RSS feed if there is one, and a stop at calicocameo confirmed that decision, content that I want delivered to me proactively rather than just remembered when I have time is content that has earned a higher level of commitment from me as a reader looking for reliable sources.
Took the time to read every paragraph rather than skimming for the punchline, and a quick visit to hurbug earned the same careful attention from me, that is the highest signal I can give about content quality because my default mode is rapid scanning rather than deliberate reading on most pages.
Just want to recognise that someone clearly cared about how this turned out, and a look at bisonbatik confirmed that care extends across the broader site, you can feel the difference between content shipped to hit a deadline and content released because the writer was actually proud of the result for once.
Came away with a slightly better mental model of the topic than I started with, and a stop at ambergrouse sharpened that further, content that improves the reader thinking apparatus rather than just dumping facts into it is the rare kind I genuinely value and seek out when I have time to read carefully.
Bookmark added with a small mental note that this is a site to keep, and a look at bagelcameo reinforced the keep status, the verb keep rather than visit captures something about how I think about this kind of site and it is a higher tier of relationship than I have with most places online today.
Decided to subscribe to the RSS feed if there is one, and a stop at calicocameo confirmed that decision, content that I want delivered to me proactively rather than just remembered when I have time is content that has earned a higher level of commitment from me as a reader looking for reliable sources.
Took the time to read every paragraph rather than skimming for the punchline, and a quick visit to hurbug earned the same careful attention from me, that is the highest signal I can give about content quality because my default mode is rapid scanning rather than deliberate reading on most pages.