title: Jul 16 2020 - 05:06:38 PM
date: 2020-07-16 17:06:38
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Lots of gems here, as it's always the case with @Alistapart: 

* If you want to help save the planet, reduce digital weight.
* Publishing is an addiction
* “Hello. Is that the Department of Useless Images?”

I like seeing more slow reinforcement on how fat websites harm the planet, and more thinking on slimming down websites and not be lazy with fat JS libraries and useless images downloads.