Jamstack slide decks
I needed to throw together a quick presentation for an internal team meeting at work, but I've maxed out my Slides.com free usage and really hate Google's offering, so went digging for something […]
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Heat death of the internet
Perhaps the definition of a "lolsob" micro-essay on the state of the internet in […]
Use your Mac the way I do
A phenomenally interesting journey through one person's assistive set-up, using only the left mouse button to navigate the web, code websites, play video games, and everything else […]
PWA quickstart
An interesting – albeit flawed – attempt at a zero-dependencies, web standards focused, PWA based UI framework, and a potentially useful quick-start template for using web components and native […]
A filterable, indie search engine
Another attempt at a privacy-focused, simplified search engine, with some interesting filter options – called "optics" – which let you customise your results. Only want to search personal sites? […]
Moderate people, not code
Ryan always has some interesting thoughts around the ethics of online communities, and this is no exception. There's a lot of great questions and thoughts in here around whether or not we should be […]
Time to rethink mobile-first CSS?
An interesting look at whether the current mobile-first paradigm is problematic. Ultimately, the title feels a little like click-bait; to me the solution proposed remains mobile-first, but suggests […]
A Bookmark Feed
Mastodon makes saving interesting links for later very easy, but getting these into a feed reader or note-taking service seemed impossible until I came across a neat little hosted solution.
Event.target.closest
A lot of JavaScript used on web pages simply waits for a user to click on some element on the page, and then executes a […]
Reflecting on 18 years at Google
An interesting insight into the business arc of Google from a long-time (but now former) employee. There's lots that could be gleaned about a company that infamously removed a motto of "don't be […]
Internet artifacts
The early Internet's greatest hits. From the hamster dance to Homestar Runner; the first webcam to the first online video. It's a real trip down memory lane for those of us who grew up on this […]
Transparent Layers With Color-Mix
The color-mix property enables a lot of interesting functionality when you realise that you can use it to mix transparency into colours, including design tokens.
Using data-attributes for style variations
An interesting approach to using data attributes to drive CSS utility classes. I'm not sure I like the overly granular control (it feels like it falls into the same category as Tailwind, but now with […]
Intro to design token schema
An interesting look at the early draft proposal for an official design token specification and file format. The pitch is a strong one: standardise design tokens so that every tool can understand […]
A modern CSS reset
Andy always has some interesting thoughts about CSS, and this reset is no exception. Lots of interesting things here that fit very nicely with both my own experience and other resets that I've […]
Rethinking categorisation
I always enjoy hearing others' thoughts on taxonomies, and Lea's ideas are well thought through and come with some interesting challenges (and findings) around using hackable URLs, folksonomies, and […]
The LLMentalist effect
A brilliant deep-dive into the subtle psychological manipulation that occurs when interacting with LLMs and other so-called "AI" tools and the parallels inherent with con-artist tricks such as […]
Why chatbots are not the future
An interesting read into designing UIs for LLMs and other generative ML algorithms, particularly given the author's relatively extensive work in that field. The main takeaway seems to be that pure […]