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collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I wrote about all the things I enjoyed in 2024. (Most of them were video games, but there's some other good stuff in there too.)
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Happy NY, y'all!
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Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Nearly NY here in Taipei. The assignment for 2025 is the same: do good, respect everyone, leave it better than you found it. Pass it on.
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elizayer ("Elizabeth Ayer") wrote:
Turns out I really needed some @mipsytipsy energy this morning!
Her play-by-play analysis of Brian Chesky's interview on Founder Mode is a delight.
It's like an asynchronous watch party, where we all get to throw popcorn at the screen every time Chesky says something inhumane (hint: you'll need a lot of popcorn), but still cheer the good parts.
https://charity.wtf/2024/12/17/founder-mode-and-the-art-of-mythmaking/
Mastodon FeedHappy new year! All the best in 2025 :)
Mastodon FeedWhite team wins! #紅白
Mastodon FeedGlay AND B’z … comw on white team #kouhaku
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Winterland closes its doors, 1978
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Jimi Hendrix introduces the Band of Gypsies at the Fillmore East, 1969
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in Histoty: First supersonic commercial flight by Tu-144, 1968
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Windows tax in England, 1695
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I just finished up a ruthless New Year's Eve cleansing of my incoming email, a brutal slashing of anyone who has been flooding me with demands for money to save this or that. the volume of fund-raising missives has soared recently, and it is obnoxious.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
and good morning to you too, @CARROT
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:"):
furioursus@queer.dev ("Sonic the Hedgehog’s Dilemma") wrote:
i would rather light myself on fire in the desert, thank you very much.
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Meta has the tools to give you a fake boyfriend/girlfriend. Or to spam the internet with phony posts. Will all the friends be Russian?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/31/on-meta-nobody-knows-you-dont-have-a-personality/
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anapoda@mamot.fr ("anapoda :anar: ⏚ 🌱 🖤") wrote:
Vivement l'année prochaine !
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- Lors d'un rallye automobile, les pilotes déboulent à toute allure dans ce virage glissant. Les passages s’enchaînent et se ressemblent. Les concurrents terminent leur course dans le fossé les uns après les autres, subissant parfois plusieurs tonneaux avant de s'arrêter complètement, jusqu'à faire une montagne de véhicules accidentés. Sur la vidéo, chaque véhicule est légendé par une année de 2020 à 2025. (remote)
Mastodon FeedComicContext@mstdn.social ("Comics Outta Context") wrote:
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Mastodon Feeddnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:
End Times!
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Mastodon FeedDaojoan ("JA Westenberg") wrote:
My New Year’s resolution is 1080p
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Obviously, the citation of React Fiber hasn't aged well, but the author doesn't spend their time staring into the frontend abyss the way I do. But the meta-point stands: more interactive experiences make more money. See:
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
It seems denial about the need for highly-paid programmers to make software that's accessible to everyone else isn't just constrained to the frontend discourse. I know the bootcamps are cooked, but what the everloving hell is going on in CS schools?
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Some APIs an up-and-coming web platform engineer could easily knock out, to universal applause:
- brotli and zstd for Compression Streams
- ImageEncoder for Web Codecs
- ImageData in Custom Paint
- a CBOR encode/decode API
- a "fast JSON decode" w/ clean globals assurance
Make the JSON APIs return the new struct type, omit the reviver function, and speedup could be an order of magnitude or more.
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5t3ph@front-end.social ("Stephanie Eckles") wrote:
So appreciative of all the authors who shared their time and knowledge for this year's 12 Days of Web!
Please check out each one, share it, and consider donating to the author's chosen org if you're able (use your company match if possible!)
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
It bums me out so much that the compression and binary access APIs in the DOM are still, like, half-done. E.g., we still don't have good way to make animated gifs using Web Codecs, compression streams don't support brotli or zstd, and we don't have CBOR APIs.
This is a place where the TAG should be asking browsers to do better.
Mastodon FeedMacBook is short for Macintosh Bookintosh.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Crazy As a Loon” by John Prine
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“A Good Time” by John Prine
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)” by Tom Waits
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Mexican Home (Live)” by John Prine
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Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Making smalltalk at a local grocery store, a guy behind the counter telling me about his Christmas celebration and casually mentioning his boyfriend. This is, I think, is what real freedom actually feels like. I wonder if that's something that could go over just as easily in a red state.