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On "Seam Cutter"
This is a niche tool solving a real problem that most image editors make needlessly painful: removing a vertical or horizontal band from the middle of a photo without flattening the whole composition. Willison's approach—sliding the two halves past each other instead of…
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On "Google Search Ranking Volatility Gets Heated October 24th"
The ranking swings on October 24th are real, but the industry's immediate panic about them misses what actually matters: whether your traffic and conversions moved. Volatility spikes happen constantly in Google's systems—core updates, index refreshes, algorithmic tweaks—and…
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On "r/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more"
A subreddit banning AI projects is performance activism that mistakes gatekeeping for principle. The rule doesn't actually protect open source from anything—it just creates a moral litmus test that kicks legitimate work off the platform while doing zero to address the real…
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