Want to come work on projects for NASA? We’re hiring backend devs, full-stack devs, and SREs. https://mricompany.applicantpro.com/jobs/ #xp
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I used status.lol's webhook feature to make a custom integration of statuses on my website. https://blakewatson.com/microblog/
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The quick blinks became slower, more deliberate. Maybe I'll just close my eyes for a second, he thought.
Some say he’s still out there at a desk somewhere, sleeping.
It's funny. I was firmly in the mastodon-looks-cool-but-I'm-too-lazy-to-switch camp before joining https://omg.lol. Partially because I didn't know what instance to join. Kind of had decision paralysis.
Then I was like, oh it comes with a Mastodon account if I want one… hmm…
Fast forward to now (a few weeks later) and I'm really enjoying it more than I thought I would.
#introduction I’m a frontend web developer working with a NASA contractor. I have a disability called spinal muscular atrophy. Because of that I’m interested in—and often write about—assistive technology.
I love side projects and run several of them. You can find out about my projects and interests on my website: https://blakewatson.com
Topics I post about:
#AssistiveTech #apple #dnd #design #disability #IndieWeb #nasa #sma #space #synthwave #tech #typography #webdev #writing
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I love that one can say "There are robots on Mars," and not be lying. There are ROBOTS ON MARS, yall.
Although tbf corporations acquire and ruin services all the time. And also Twitter isn’t dead yet. But still... it changed my perspective.
I used to consider the potential longevity of products and services before investing time and money into using them.
I would ask, "Will this be around in a decade?"
When it came to huge corporate names, I felt safer. It never occurred to me to ask, "Will a billionaire purchase this and ruin it?"
I see things differently now. I'll see a small indie project and think, "This'll probably last longer than Twitter did."
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It has occurred to me that for the past few weeks I have begun frequently using the term "fancy pants."
I'm suddenly interested in small CSS frameworks that require no build steps and are customizable via CSS custom properties. Things like this. https://jenil.github.io/chota
Anyone know of others?
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Working on a little web app when suddenly out of nowhere my brain goes, "What if 1Password goes away and the app no longer works and you can't get any of your passwords and 1Password somehow lost all of their backups and you really need your passwords like right now? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THEN, PRAY TELL?"
Picked up some more fonts from @simpletypeco!
I previously used Ships Whistle for a word game. https://blakewatson.itch.io/chain
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I spent the better part of the day working on https://dice.omg.lol. It's going to be a little dice rolling room. My first time working with websockets. Kinda neat.
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Love this instrumental album, Voyager 1, by Adam Young. Only recently did I learn the artist is also Owl City.
Speaking of VS Code themes, I love this underused yet high quality one. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=joytrekker.rainier
What is the deal with #introduction posts? Like what is the benefit of making one of these vs updating your bio?
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Changing your VS Code theme is a dangerous move, possibly leading to hours of wasted time. I hate it when I get the urge.