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I have been having a nice time using the money I'd usually give to Amazon and giving it to the deserving creators themselves. Today I...

I have been having a nice time using the money I'd usually give to Amazon and giving it to the deserving creators themselves. Today I bought a book directly from the person who wrote it instead of using his Amazon link.

I find it hard enough to see a parent not wearing a helmet while transporting their toddler on a bike. But in the last 24 hours I've...

I find it hard enough to see a parent not wearing a helmet while transporting their toddler on a bike. But in the last 24 hours I've seen two adults transporting toddlers where nobody was wearing a helmet.

Rest is resistance 🌼

Rest is resistance 🌼

Every line of CSS I write improves my patience, critical thinking skills and empathy. Write some CSS today!

Every line of CSS I write improves my patience, critical thinking skills and empathy.

Write some CSS today!

Social psychologist Adam Galinsky said: "Diversity increases creativity and innovation, promotes higher quality decisions, and enhances...

Social psychologist Adam Galinsky said: "Diversity increases creativity and innovation, promotes higher quality decisions, and enhances economic growth because it spurs deeper information processing and complex thinking...[whereas] homogeneous groups run the risk of narrow mindedness and groupthink (i.e., premature consensus) through misplaced comfort and overconfidence."

I read this notice on the Christchurch Art Gallery website as it being closed every day except Christmas Day. Oops! #ui #uifail #uifailures...

I read this notice on the Christchurch Art Gallery website as it being closed every day except Christmas Day. Oops! #ui #uifail #uifailures #nexttimeuseanicon #christchurchartgallery

Please recommend courses or other resources for how to effectively debug JavaScript!

Please recommend courses or other resources for how to effectively debug JavaScript!

Nice that this blog post is honest but it means I won't read it. #noai #noaioptout

Nice that this blog post is honest but it means I won't read it. #noai #noaioptout

Advice for new and old(er) devs alike!https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/i-dont-have-time-to-learn-react/

Advice for new and old(er) devs alike!

https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/i-dont-have-time-to-learn-react/

Obligatory #btconf cupdate!

Obligatory #btconf cupdate!

I have bought three books at Beyond Tellerrand conference over the past two days and I'm excited about them all @btconf

I have bought three books at Beyond Tellerrand conference over the past two days and I'm excited about them all @btconf

New web peeve: sites that position their "accept cookies" button in the exact spot other oft-used buttons or links are placed

New web peeve: sites that position their "accept cookies" button in the exact spot other oft-used buttons or links are placed

"Good artists borrow, great artists steal"... Does this still apply when generating all your art using AI and then...

"Good artists borrow, great artists steal"... Does this still apply when generating all your art using AI and then tracing/painting over it?

https://pixelmage.substack.com/p/manon-biernacki

What's worse than one cookie notice per site? Two cookie notices on one site.

What's worse than one cookie notice per site? Two cookie notices on one site.

Anyone going to Beyond Tellerrand in Berlin in a couple of weeks? :)

Anyone going to Beyond Tellerrand in Berlin in a couple of weeks? :)

Every day is a good day to get inspired by art. Thanks to all the people who share their art 🎨

Every day is a good day to get inspired by art. Thanks to all the people who share their art 🎨

Daily reminder to look at your HTML. You won't fully understand what your new feature does unless you copy the outputted HTML from the...

Daily reminder to look at your HTML. You won't fully understand what your new feature does unless you copy the outputted HTML from the browser inspector, paste it into your fave code editor and look at it line by line. Pay special attention to attributes that are present or missing — especially for accessibility.

https://amberwilson.co.uk/blog/writing-a-book-in-public-switching-to-web-dev/#august-2024Writing in public about my book again!

https://amberwilson.co.uk/blog/writing-a-book-in-public-switching-to-web-dev/#august-2024

Writing in public about my book again!

Who reads "notes" posts? The small, quick life update type posts. Something like: "I cleaned my desk today and now I feel...

Who reads "notes" posts? The small, quick life update type posts. Something like: "I cleaned my desk today and now I feel like a 10x developer!". Or are chunkier technical blog posts more people's cup of tea?

Maybe a long shot but does anyone know of a good Ukulele or similar that a 2.5 year old could use (and isn't easily breakable)?

Maybe a long shot but does anyone know of a good Ukulele or similar that a 2.5 year old could use (and isn't easily breakable)?