Trying to decide on a project for my holiday time off. Maybe a web-based game?
I ranted about frontend build steps at MagnoliaConf 2025
Why I told a room full of people to delete Vite and Webpack.
Personal website of Blake Watson Online since 2005
I’m a software engineer, side-project enthusiast, hobbyist game developer, sometimes writer, and full-time wheelchair user.
Journal
NaNoWriMo is dead, long live NaNoWriMo!
Reflections on the yearly writing challenge that inspired me to write my first novel—and the nonprofit’s tragic end.
Understanding, not slop, is what’s interesting about LLMs
LLMs don't actually understand us. But, maybe a facsimile of understanding is good enough to make computers easier for everyone.
I changed my fonts after six years of using Cloud.typography
This is the story of how the dreaded flash of unstyled text drove me to purchase some new fonts.
blakewatson.com turns 20
I bought this domain as a college student using a friend’s credit card. Twenty years later, it’s one of the best decisions I've ever made.
Your freeform digital character sheet for D&D 5e
Six years after launching it, I introduce Minimal Character Sheet and its features.
40
Damn.
Microblog
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Here is a more easily copyable version https://bw.paste.lol/omg.lol-snowfall
https://social.lol/@bw/115707707248739139
Add snowfall to any webpage with this code:
```
<script defer type="module" src="https://unpkg.com/@zachleat/snow-fall@1.0.1/snow-fall.js"></script>
<script type="module" defer>
const snow = document.createElement('snow-fall');
document.body.prepend(snow)
</script>
```