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The crazy thing about the speed of light is that it’s not even that fast. https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

“I wanted to walk through the empty streets. And feel something constant under my feet. But all the news reports recommended that I stay indoors.”

Just getting rid of some malware with CleanMyMac X.

TIL VS Code can enable/disable extensions on a per-workspace basis.

Here are @zeldman‘s tools for slow design in an anxious world. 🐢

• Big type
• Hierarchy
• Minimalism
• Art direction
• Whitespace
• Branded
• Authoritative

If your app is gonna support Markdown syntax, then at least support the basic typographical elements. I can’t stand this behavior I see in some apps where bold and italics work but links, lists, and blockquotes don’t.

Lately, I’m really into synthwave mixes on YouTube. I’m compiling them into a playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs2mlyRcw6kQThkOPNYcKVXlUoYlGyqPN

When I see a well-written error message that not only tells me what’s wrong, but also how to fix it, I’m like… FIX IT YOURSELF if you’re so smart then… sheesh.

No one:

shannpersand: Now you can code in Comic Sans: https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns

Annoying (to me) UI patterns:

• Hidden scrollbars
• Menus requiring sustained mouseover
• Text on top of busy images
• Newsletter signup modals
• DIY form controls
• Infinite scroll
• Autoplaying media
• Cookie disclaimers
• Alerts when leaving a site

No one:

Me: a browser-based Yahtzee clone with personal high score tracking and RANDOM.ORG integration. https://blakewatson.com/rdo3/

I’m still rocking macOS Mojave. At this point I wonder if I can make it to the next major release.

I really love the Rainier – Retro theme for VS Code. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=joytrekker.rainier

I have this fear that governments will ruin the web and in the future we’ll have to tell stories to our grandchildren about how awesome it was.

I just realized that in Firefox and Chrome you can select multiple tabs by holding shift or cmd/ctrl and perform actions on multiple tabs at once. #TheMoreYouKnow

One way definitely not to get me to signup for your [WHATEVER] is to pop up a large, garishly animated sign-up box right in the middle of the page while I’m trying to use your website.

I don’t always write webpack configuration files, but when I do, I… wait, actually I never do. I just use @laravelphp Mix. – https://laravel-mix.com/

I see a lot of “jQuery sucks” or “don’t use jQuery in 2020” to which I say: use whatever works for you. If jQuery helps you make a better website or app, use it. It’s hardly a terrible choice. If anything, it’s battle-tested and reliable.

Web dev is so complex these days. Feels wrong to say all the complexity is bad. But it feels wrong to say it’s good. I use it but it never feels right to me. I feel this essay by @bastianallgeier 💯 https://bastianallgeier.com/notes/simplicity-part-2

I can’t stop watching this video by @cassidoo. Cracks me up every time. https://twitter.com/cassidoo/status/1216871876192088065

I’m scared to upgrade to Catalina. I’ve heard a lot of people complain about bugs. Anyone have anything good to say about it?

I just created an IFTTT service to automatically tweet microblog posts from my WordPress site. Let’s see if it works! #testing

I really love this simple CSS stylesheet. I would love to see a curated collection of these kinds of minimal, typography-focused CSS “frameworks.” – https://uglyduck.ca/typesafe-css

A lot of people think that the Y2K bug was all hype. While it wasn’t world-ending, it was a problem that could have significant consequences. Fortunately, we saw it coming and had time to fix it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGrKKrsIpQw