New post published:
JPEG XL and Google's War Against It
Starting with an overview of existing image formats, including JPEG, PNG, and GIF, a look into the very promising JPEG XL and why it hasn't seen the adoption it deserves as an innovative new file format in the web landscape.
https://vale.rocks/posts/jpeg-xl-and-googles-war-against-it
Firehose
Just finished my big site update. Took a bit, but it’s more accessible, responsive, and a lot easier to work with into the future. Go check it out!
New post published:
My Code Formatting Guidelines
Code formatting, how I go about it, and why I choose to do it the way I do. This article covers indentation, string formatting, my take on the classic tabs vs spaces debate, and much more.
https://vale.rocks/posts/my-code-formatting-guidelines
Got a new blog post coming tomorrow regarding code formatting. Stay tuned!
Very disappointed by the abandonment of my 12th Gen Framework Laptop 13.
Read my open complaint here: https://community.frame.work/t/my-framework-has-been-abandoned
YouTube, do you care to explain what the hell I’m looking at?
Seeing X (formerly Twitter) fall victim to clbuttic has to be one of the funniest things I’ve seen recently.
Just registered as an organ donor. Hopefully my bits can be useful when I’m no longer using them.
If you’re in Australia and want to do the same, here’s the link: https://donatelife.gov.au/register-donor-today
Also worth reading this set of myths regarding donation: https://www.donatelife.gov.au/all-about-donation/myths-about-donation
Took a picture of this lovely lush moss!
View it on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dF2WO_HFt3g
Met this cute little frog during my Melbourne holiday!
View it on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/AOikvPjx-OE
Captured this lovely butterfly during my Melbourne trip!
View it on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/C-9QKM7OZls
A panoramic photo of a walk track.
A frog chilling amongst ferns.
A majestic butterfly.
Bright green, moist moss growing vertically.
