Notes and links - 15th March 2026

We reward complexity and ignore simplicity. In interviews, design reviews, and promotions. Here’s how to fix it.

It’s 2026. A ZIP code is 5 characters. From those 5 characters you get city, state, and country. 3 fields. Autofilled. Put it first, you animals.

We tracked the organic search traffic of CNET, Wired, The Verge, TechRadar, and six others from early 2024 to today. Combined, they lost 65 million monthly visits.