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  Marc Elias wrote a powerful letter to David Ellison that must be read. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/my-open-/letter-to-david-ellison-1

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  I...can't... Dispicable. https://futurism.com/health-medicine/kalshi-defends-bet-drug-trials

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  Most documentation has a structural problem that exists before any individual piece of writing: nobody has decided what kind of content belongs in the documentation and what each content type is supposed to do. The result is documentation that mixes procedures, explanations, reference material, and tutorials in ways that make all four harder to use. #diataxis #technicalwriting https://stevearrants.substack.com/p/documentation-frameworks-a-field

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  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yobencohen_freebenandjerrys-ugcPost-7487604069382045696-ziR9?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAAAAolqQBANNac9Tm0phHGuuKZRGu4btIP_I&utm_campaign=share_via

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  https://youtu.be/RZbzKSrCF1c?si=JLWi-8AT45akBBzT

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  This is going to hurt. Hurt many people.

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  A pharmacy chain in #Vermont implemented AI for efficiency. It's led to delays, incorrect information and privacy concerns. #AI https://vtdigger.org/2026/07/29/a-pharmacy-chain-in-vermont-implemented-ai-for-efficiency-its-led-to-delays-incorrect-information-and-privacy-concerns/

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  Some good advice for the Brave Little State #ai #vermont https://vtdigger.org/2026/07/28/vermonts-economy-is-in-good-shape-state-economists-say-but-ai-boom-is-a-threat/

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  @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org Add a 24/7 streaming channel and I'm a subscriber!

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  A draft goes out for review. One reviewer responds immediately with six detailed comments. A second never responds. A third responds three weeks later with comments that contradict the first. You send a follow-up. You send another. Eventually you make a judgment call and publish. Later, someone finds an error that reviewer two would have caught. This is a workflow problem, and it’s yours. And like most workflow problems, it responds better to structure than to effort. https://stevearrants.subs...

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  Has your employer required you to install software on your phone or computer? Ronan Farrow tells us the data it collects, the decisions made from this, and why it's a real problem. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1723254505657175

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  Just what we seniors need. More medical expenses! https://newrepublic.com/post/213660/donald-trump-medicare-subsidies-seniors-drug-prices #medicare

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  This should all work out quite well. https://newrepublic.com/post/213657/new-york-times-columnist-60-minutes-ross-douthat-pro-trump-overhaul

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  Fuck you, Death. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjejw8pq5elo

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  I loved listening to his shows and learning more about music. https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/exploring-music/2026-07-24/bill-mcglaughlin-host-of-exploring-music-passes-at-age-82

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  Seen on the intertubes tonight

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  Fra-GEE-Lay! It's a major award! From Doctor Zoom on Wonkette. https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/trump-has-cunning-plan-to-win-inaugural?r=8b0xkx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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  We’re all taught that passive voice is bad writing. Style guides are sometimes rigidly against it. Grammar checkers flag it for correction. Writing instructors teach it as a mistake to avoid. Passive voice is correct when the actor doesn’t matter, when the actor is unknown, or when the action matters more than who performs it. https://stevearrants.substack.com/p/the-passive-voice-myth

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  Fascinating local Vermont story. Lake Champlain has secrets, and these folks are finding them. https://www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/history-arts-culture/local-shipwreck-hunters-capture-stunning-images-of-their-finds/ #vermont

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  Most writers edit everything at once — grammar in one sentence, structure in the next, purpose halfway through the page. The result is edits that contradict each other: a sentence you’ve tightened for clarity in one pass and then added caveats to in the next. The editing problem isn’t a lack of skill but a lack of separation. Content, structural, and copy editing are three different jobs that require three different modes of attention. https://stevearrants.substack.com/p/the-three-tiers-of-edit...

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  A poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly.

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  Cooler and drier, I started mowing the front-back. I still worked up a sweat even with the battery mower. The shirt quality is much better today. I'll do the rest after a break. Zoey is in the yard supervising.

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  Ugh. Even with the windows shut I can smell it.

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  I think it's only going to get worse. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/18/inevitable-toxic-mix-fuelling-deadly-political-violence-world?CMP=share_btn_url

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  At some point in every technical writer’s career, a developer or subject matter expert reads a plain-language revision and says some version of: “This is too simple. Our users aren’t stupid.” The complaint is often sincere. The SME genuinely believes that simple language signals disrespect for the reader’s intelligence. They’re wrong, but arguing about respect for users usually goes nowhere. The better argument is cognitive. https://stevearrants.substack.com/p/plain-language-is-not-dumbing-down

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  The botched ICE raid in South Burlington, VT https://youtu.be/E376rVx-Hjo?si=fTssYbSK-MqcGIRL #ice #vermont

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  I am angry at this, but I want people to know that there ARE resources to surrender your pet if you can no longer care for them. Please don't do this sort of thing. Find a local rescue or shelter. You loved them once; show them love now. #Vermont https://www.mynbc5.com/article/vermont-state-police-seeking-information-about-dog-found-tied-to-street-sign/71906613

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  The F-pattern isn't a reading style to design around. It's a symptom. NN/g's own follow-up shows the F only forms when a page gives readers nothing to anchor on. Front-load the point and the scan never starts. And now docs have a second scanning reader: the AI retrieval pipeline. The same structure serves both. https://open.substack.com/pub/stevearrants/p/writing-for-the-f-pattern?r=5qqjk8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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  Be very quiet. Zoey is watching for wabbits.

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  Seen on Bluesky