And here is a bit of a love letter I wrote a few years ago. https://blakewatson.com/journal/why-i-host-my-websites-with-nearlyfreespeech-net/
Microblog
In which my weird web host gets an upgrade (and also continues to be weird). https://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2023/08/22/bigger-better-faster-more/
My weekend project. I recently backed a Kickstarter for Writer Emergency Pack XL, a deck of cards, each one with a creative prompt for getting a story unstuck. https://writeremergency.com
Problem is I can’t really handle a physical cards. And it seems they discontinued their accessible, web-based version.
So I got someone to help me scan in all the cards. Then I built a little card viewer thingy in HTML.
I don’t think I have the right to share it, so I’ll have to drop a few screenshots instead.
100 ways to generate a story idea https://blakewatson.com/journal/100-ways-to-generate-a-story-idea/
Alan Turing: I wonder if the machine can convince us it’s human. 🤔
Every web app: I wonder if the human can convince us it’s not a machine 🤖
Want to do frontend dev work on NASA apps? We’re hiring a senior frontend developer (US remote). https://mricompany.applicantpro.com/jobs/2991684
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.