Personal website of Blake Watson Online since 2005

Minimal color illustration of a white man with brown hair, headphones, and wearing a red shirt emblazoned with a ringed planet silhouette.

I’m a software engineer, side-project enthusiast, hobbyist game developer, sometimes writer, and full-time wheelchair user.

Journal

Things I got from specific people

You ever stop to think who inspired your favorite activity? Or who introduced you to your favorite songs? Who taught you things you still use years later?

2024: my year in review

Looking back on another year, fighting against the steady march of time.

Alpine.js for home-cooked apps

Alpine is my secret weapon for building interactive UIs with haste and abandon. Perfect for home-cooked apps that need to get done fast.

The making of HTML for People

I introduce my free web book all about HTML and give a behind-the-scenes look from idea to launch.

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Microblog

BREAKING: Latest COVID strain given 90 days to "stop mutating" by recent executive order

BREAKING: Executive order renames Mexico "the basement." With Canada fearing they’re next, a government spokesperson revealed back-channel meetings have taken place to "get out in front of this thing." "We're more than a dusty attic and we’re looking for a naming compromise that isn’t harmful to Canadians."

BREAKING: Trump's hands considered large "but in a normal way" says latest executive order

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