Woke up to a ton of Mastodon notifications. Who knew there were so many HTML fans? <3
Microblog
HTML for People update:
- Finished a round of proofreading
- Added alt text to 70+ images
- Linked up a ton of resources (used Perma.cc on some of them to prevent link rot)
- Tweaked typography and color scheme
- Repressed symptoms of imposter syndrome enough to get the above done
Still a ton more to do but it’s coming along. I’m looking at a release date around November or December probably.
Got carded today (well, almost… she changed her mind). I’m 39.
Still got it, yall.
I wonder if the use of credits is a good compromise for fighting subscription fatigue. It allows a service to make ongoing income in a way that aligns its interests with customers.
You’re paying if you’re using it, but not if you’re not. Of course, credits need to be straightforward—as in how much money they represent, or what clear benefit you get from spending one.
The last thing I want is every web app selling me a bag of gems and gamifying everything for optimal revenue.
I've just recently been getting into ambience videos on YouTube as background noise. I'm starting to keep a few favorites on my new tab page for quick access.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp7Mqp-X2wk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRbRIXMmHtY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNBWBSDUl8c
(shameless plug for https://afinestart.me)
And if you're tired of cool gray apps but you enjoy light mode, then might I recommend this theme that was part of Firefox Colorways.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/elemental-soft/
I don't know who needs this but I made a warm dark Firefox theme using the Firefox color add-on. Sometimes I just get tired of every app being a cool gray color.
Is there a YouTube setting that will show me only the results of what I searched for? So annoying having to scroll past unrelated algorithm suggestions.
Has anyone used tiiny.host and have opinions about it? I’m looking for static web hosts that support drag-and-drop deployments as opposed to Git-based deployments.
A few months ago, I started collecting email addresses of people who wanted to be notified when HTML for People is released.
I should have done something smart, like use a newsletter service or something. But instead I collected the email addresses to a plain text file and decided to let the rest be a future me problem.
Well, the future is rapidly approaching. What is the best way to send an email to about 100 people given only a list of email addresses?
I've completed the rough draft of HTML for People! I still have a lot of work to do to get it ready, but I'm excited to share it with everyone soon.
In the meantime, here is the table of contents.
It was a very minor thing, but I am excited that a PR of mine got merged into Simple.css today.
If you haven't checked out Simple.css, it's a really nice classless framework for making plain HTML look nice. Building a site with Simple.css is the basis of my upcoming web book, HTML for People.
These $10 Panasonic earbuds punch WAY above their weight. I've heard $100+ that sounded worse.
https://shop.panasonic.com/products/ergofit-in-ear-earbud-headphones
I wish more people with SMA knew about our Discord server and other communities. So I wrote about them in a blog post. Hopefully people searching the web will find it.
American startup idea: crowdfunded health insurance for developers. “Keep the developers of your favorite apps healthy!”
Sometimes I think to myself, “Man, I hope the developer of this cool app doesn't get hit by a bus.”
“It looks like your browser or ad blocker is preventing Javascript from successfully loading this unsubscribe page.”
You have got to be kidding me.
Me and some friends are going to be playing the tabletop RPG, Monster of the Week. If you like RPGs and you like shows such as Buffy, Supernatural, Stranger Things, X-Files, Fringe, etc, then you’ll probably like this game.
Here’s the intro and rules summary I wrote for my players.
https://blakewatson.com/journal/monster-of-the-week-game-introduction-and-rules-summary/