Astronomers have discovered that a third of the planets around the most common stars in the galaxy could be in a goldilocks orbit close enough, and gentle enough, to hold onto liquid water – and possibly harbor life.

Source: One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone - News - University of Florida

Relational Infrastructure " … refers to the social connections, interactions, and collective intelligence that underpin a community, network or group’s ability to collaborate, solve problems, and drive change."

They talk about you, gurgling sugar through their roots …

Source: Root Words

Effectively, the time costs of doing things over a weekend have diminished considerably for those who don’t have to commute.

Source: How remote work is boosting the U.S. economy

For my flavor of UX and Design, I’ve found my most important work is communication. My role is to discover, gather, and analyze the many varied contributions and specifications from all of these contributors and generate output in a language that everyone understands. I also need my outputs to forward the conversation, and expand the audience, at each step.

Source: Why I moved on from Figma – No Handoff

A touchscreen, then, operates as a digital platform where features can be locked or unlocked by the company at will, depending on customers’ rent payments. Physical buttons, on the other hand, can’t be turned into rent. They only serve the customer, so they’re less attractive.

Source: Creative Good: Why car companies (still) ignore customers

Stack Rock Fort: Victorian island reclaimed by nature. The property has been bought by a community interest company, which plans to preserve it as a “living ruin”.

The quiet power of introverts. A nice animated short via the always great Converge Newsletter.

The “ghost hotel” nomenclature refers to an entire apartment building which is functionally a hotel because most or all units are short-term rentals instead of tenant-occupied.

Source: All Long-Term Tenants at a Montreal Apartment Building Were Replaced With an Airbnb Ghost Hotel – Pixel Envy

Rad Reader by Alexander Cobleigh. “It’s like a pokedex for personal websites, and designed to surface the latest posts for you to view rather than juggle an ever-increasing inbox.”