I actually peeked at that social media data. And it’s surprisingly good. I’m still questioning if it’s worth tracking the election this time round (no guarantees). The 2026 election doesn’t feel like it’ll be as interesting as 2021 and the hard part is researching candidates.

It turns out that I actually saved my copy of 2021 polling data, but of course the incumbents redrew the boundaries to make it extra fun.

Bonus: I didn’t notice before, but there’s also data on generative AI use worldwide and locally.

Burns National Heritage Park, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland (© Alister Firth/Alamy)

Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland (© Xantana/Getty Images)

nikitonsky: Normally, when you hold down the Down or Up key on a keyboard, a webpage moves a little, then pauses briefly, and only then starts scrolling continuously. I think this is related to how key repeat works in the OS.

Sheep grazing in snow, Iceland (© Christophe Lehenaff/Getty Images)

Anytime an exciting new web technology starts to land in browsers, developers want to know “when in the world am I going to be able to use this?” Currently, the finalized syntax for Grid Lanes is available in Safari Technology Preview.

Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia (© Henryk Sadura/Getty Images)

Eurasian red squirrel (© Galina Jacyna/Getty Images)

Gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica (© Paul Souders/DanitaDelimont.com/Alamy)

nikitonsky: Ways to close a popup in order of preference: