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I just realized that soda names sound like street names for drugs (aside from the one that actually is).
Here is my lazy, 3-rule, CSS snippet for adding dark mode to any webpage. https://blakewatson.com/notes/c325ca71/
(Intended for user styles. If you are designing dark mode on a website you control, you should probably do it better than this.)
@eleventy This page appears to be empty. https://www.11ty.dev/docs/images/
I’ve been using Microsoft Edge for a few days and I gotta say, I think they made a better Chrome than Google.
- Less creepy ad stuff
- Cool features like vertical tabs, split view, and more stuff I haven’t explored yet
- I think the UI looks better but that’s subjective
(Obligatory FYI: Firefox is my main browser. I’m a multi-browser user)
What is your go-to browser extension for adding your own CSS styles to a page?
I know about Stylus (which is basically Stylish without all of the analytics garbage).
What else?
Much as I hate to admit it that stupid Bing sidebar in Edge with the ChatGPT tool kinda helped me out of a jam.
Wow did it again.
Whenever you’re viewing a file diff in Visual Studio Code is there a secret to highlighting/copying deleted lines?
I just learned that Txti shut down. RIP https://txti.es/
Choosy is a browser that opens other browsers and makes working with multiple browsers (on macOS) much easier. I wrote a bit about it.
https://blakewatson.com/journal/multi-browser-workflow-on-macos-with-choosy/
I updated my Assistive Tech Gear page. It’s basically a /uses page with an emphasis on assistive tech.
This might be the best mouseover effect I’ve ever seen. https://bysusanlin.com/
I’m a year-round enjoyer of @somafm’s DEF CON Radio, but it’s been especially fun listening while they’re on location at DEF CON 31 in Vegas.
Hey friends, I’m giving a talk in October and I need your help!
My talk is about home-cooked apps—the ones you make for yourself or friends. I’m looking for examples I can share. If you’re interested in sharing, here’s more info and a short form:
https://blakewatson.com/notes/13827e9b/
Please boost for reach. Thanks!
I didn’t want to choose between my @andycarolan avatar and my @heyheymomo avatar, so I didn’t.
Ok I’m giving Edge a try. Hilariously, Firefox’s own marketing shows that Edge has as many privacy features as Firefox does (not by default tho).
(Firefox is my primary browser, just need a Chromium-flavored browser too).
With that in mind, here are the extensions I can’t live without:
- ScrollAnwhere: let’s me click and drag anywhere on the page to scroll. Which is good because I can’t physically use a scroll wheel and scrollbars are going out of fashion 😖
- uBlock Origin: death to trackers and ads
- Stylus: add CSS to any webpage
- 1Password: totally lost without it
- A Fine Start: ok I made this one and I’m biased but it’s the best new tab page out there.
What are yours?
People love their native apps, and I totally get that. But browsers do some special things that most of us probably take for granted.
The robust extensions system lets you add or change just about anything in the browser itself and **any webpage or app you are viewing**.
Imagine you could adjust the UI of your favorite native apps by just providing a little CSS.
Imagine changing core behaviors of a native app to suit your fancy.
No support from the developer needed.
Just incredible.