I've been on a quest to eliminate build steps from web projects wherever possible. The side effect of that is that I've been using vanilla JS a lot more, and in turn have been learning a lot.
I used to *only* work with vanilla JS, and I was actually intimidated by jQuery at first when I started seeing it everywhere.
Learning a framework is always a little risky because you don't know how long it will be relevant. But learning vanilla JS always seems like a good investment for a web dev.
I'm just noticing that a few days ago, my post about making a variant of Solitaire got a swell of traffic.
These are the funnest solitaire rules I've ever played, I think.
https://blakewatson.com/journal/i-made-a-web-based-version-of-sawayama-solitaire/
I started thinking about the things that I really enjoy today and how I got them from people years ago. So many things that I think of as essential are things I might never have discovered had I not run into the right people.
I decided to do a few shoutouts.
https://blakewatson.com/journal/things-i-got-from-specific-people/
One thing I love about social.lol is that the citizens of this instance are just the nicest people.
What is the most compelling article or blog post you’ve read about why people should blog?
I’m working on my new tab page browser extension (A Fine Start) and I have some exciting features coming that people have been asking about for years.
You know what they need to teach in school? How to email good.
Scope Creeps would be a great band name.
Does anyone else sometimes get the feeling that a person in a TV show or movie is somehow AI generated even though you know they aren’t?
What I mean is, ever since seeing a few Sora clips, sometimes I can be watching a person talking in a show or movie where they are clearly using actors and just start getting the feeling that they are AI generated. Almost like I'm catching fake micro expressions, uncanny facial movements, or something. It's hard to explain.
Does anyone remember the third-party Twitter client, DestroyTwitter?
I used to love that little thing. It was super themeable, and I remember getting all kinds of wild ones like Dr. Pepper, where the entire UI was different shades of maroon.
I’m straight up obsessed with The Chilling Alpine Adventure. I don’t know what to call it but for now I’m going to say it’s cinematic sci-fi art rock.
I grade myself on 2024 goals and give some project updates.
You’ll never hear anyone say they regretted blogging more. It’s always a good thing.
Just wanted to shoutout @things for being such a beautiful, elegant, and helpful app. My projects wouldn’t get done without it.
Anytime I start using a new text-based app, I like to give it the shrug test. Can it render the following properly:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The All-American Regex
Me: Hey can you keep this folder synced on all of my computers?
Dropbox: Your free AI calendar is ready for you
😞
OH: “I’m a dollar sign guy. I like my jQuery and my PHP.”
I'm not proud of it, but I just won an argument with a dog.