Firehose

Still a bit of work to do, but I’ve put together a firehose of my web activities and mirrored many of my microblog posts to my site. Trying to embrace the IndieWeb a bit further.

https://vale.rocks/firehose/1

Sloppy AI-generated thumbnail images serve as a good litmus test for whether something is worth clicking.

Seriously, it’s great to know what is gonna be slop without even having to even click through.

Instead of pulling up the ladder behind you, why not add some more rungs or lower it a bit for the next person? Helping others succeed is not just a great way to give back—it creates a stronger, more inclusive community for all. Let’s build each other up.

Received my physical diploma in the mail! I truly am a fully licensed front-end developer!

My article on HTML’s legacy colour parsing was featured on Manuel Matuzović’s HTMHell today. 🎉

For those unfamiliar, the HTMHell Advent Calendar is a fantastic publication bringing together authors from around the world to share insightful articles on web development topics like security, accessibility, UX, and performance.

In my article, I dive into the quirks of HTML’s legacy colour parsing, exploring just why the value ‘chucknorris’ outputs red and talk about the resilience of the web.

https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/20/

Lost my pet chicken of 8 years today. She was with me from primary school all the way through high school and beyond.

She hasn’t been well these past few days. Today when I came out to see her, she really wasn’t well but was still hanging on. I think she was waiting for me to see her before she went.

I picked her up and cradled her for a while before she passed in my arms. There is a bit of comfort knowing I was with her in her last moments and that she wasn’t alone.

I’ll miss you Garbin. Love you.

I might have neglected to re-add the analytics script to the head of my website. That’s a few days of data I won’t be getting back…

People have been trying to go to /now, /about, and /links on my site. I don’t have these pages nor links to them anywhere. Wonder if it’s time to make some…

ARIA sure you need those roles and attributes?

You oft hear of regurgitation, but not much about standard gurgitation.

Got around to sorting out my syndication feeds. Go subscribe!

• https://vale.rocks/posts/feed.xml
• https://vale.rocks/posts/feed.json

Been upgrading and building on this. Pretty happy with it now. It has tons more engines added, a nicer UI (still simple—speed is the priority), and snaps inspired by Kagi which are lovely.

Pretty convinced jackiechan.com is peak web design.