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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!

https://vale.rocks

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

The Joomla marketing team has been editing the Joomla Wikipedia article to promote their product.

Give the article a read. It’s basically an advert.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla

Thank you all for the birthday wishes today! It’s been a most excellent day and I look forward to what the future will bring.

:)

I’m having a most excellent birthday. Can’t wait to share some of the stuff I’ve been doing!

It is with great joy that I announce I am now 18 years of age.

I shall now proceed to destroy my body and mind with recreational drugs.

The dead internet theory was better as a conspiracy theory and not as a slowly encroaching reality…

Microsoft, I ask of you this:

Does everything need AI integration?

There is an old saying that goes “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.”

It almost seems that for the digital age it should be altered to “If you’re paying for the product, then you are the product.”

A debatable claim…

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I discovered <kbd> today. I simply do not know how I wasn’t aware of it until this point. This is awesome!

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/kbd

Does anyone else beat their keys like they owe you money when trying to get into the BIOS?

Congrats to the GNOME team for the release of version 46!

Nothing revolutionary but so many fixes, tweaks, and quality of life improvements. Bravo!

I’ve noticed what seems to be a growing distaste for Git in my frontend development feeds on Bluesky.

I must say that once I got past the initial learning curve, I’ve found it quite nice.

Hey, err, web devs on Windows. How do you guys test for WebKit?

As far as I can see, not a single native Windows WebKit browser exists…

If you ever feel useless, just be glad you aren’t <Button> in React Native.

Just found out about WordPress’s excellent funky_javascript_fix.

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/funky_javascript_fix

There is a problem with the legal system when organisations can throw around their weight and money to crush innovation and community-driven projects under the guise of protecting intellectual property.

Props to Mozilla and Proton for providing an informative changelog.

Too many apps just say ‘improved performance’ or ‘increased stability’.

Considering the amount of far right content that keeps making its way into my YouTube recommendations, I now understand how so many people end up falling down the path of hate.

YouTube needs to do better and moderate its platform.

I’m especially sickened by the sheer amount of anti-trans content that enters my YouTube recommendations. Videos that outright suggest that people assault transgender individuals.

Yesterday, I saw a video from a literal Nazi. His content was promoted and had a large number of views. He engages in marches around cities, urging others to join him in his hate campaigns. This really shouldn’t be sent to my front page, or anyone’s, for that matter.

I created an alternate account on another device, on another network. This account had no links to my own and a fresh install of its OS. I received the same content nearly immediately. I found YouTube’s Shorts feature pushed it particularly hard.

I also noticed that YouTube’s “news” tab promoted Sky News above all other broadcasters.

News arguably shouldn’t be treated differently on the platform at all, but to promote a network with such bias and prejudice above all others is inexcusable.

Remember not to engage with this content. Move on as soon as you realise what it is. Don’t dislike it. Don’t comment condemning it. Move on.

The more you interact, the more is promoted.

YouTube, you must do better. This isn’t acceptable. Stop this hate bait and get it off the platform.

With the increasing popularity of folding phones I hope we’ll see a mod that plays Mario’s “Goodbye” sound byte from Super Mario 64 DS when closing the lid.

It’s really hard to comprehend how much damage the mongrel Rupert Murdoch has done unless you sit down and look at his publications.

Endless far right slop riddled with engagement bait. The so called ‘news’ sells anger, not information.

Moved my Bluesky account from @outervale.bsky.social to @vale.rocks. Quite a neat feature.

It’s amazing how quickly Bluesky is evolving. It’s lovely to see a platform come together like this.

I wonder how long it’ll be until they start shoehorning in features in the pursuit of profit that damages the user experience.

It’s been a few days since I’ve posted so I figure I’ll just leave Star Trekkin’ here for any poor souls who haven’t had the privilege of experiencing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE

It’s time. Time for me to get Omikron.

I joined Bluesky this morning. It feels like a more refined version of Twitter pre Musk.

I’ll be sticking to the fediverse, but feel free to send me a follow!

@outervale.bsky.social

Ahhh, yes. Neo-Twitter. Risen from the ashes of the internet’s previous tabloid crap peddler.

I wonder when we’ll phase out IPv4 in favour of v6. I suppose we’ll do it later.

I’ve been playing Mario Kart Wii half the day. I got rather violently Mario Karted by the bots on Koopa Cape a minute ago. From 1st to 12th in the blink of an eye. Oh well.

I’m playing with no bloom or background blurring in HD on my rather large TV with an Xbox controller. Of course, this wouldn’t be possible without the excellent Dolphin emulator. A huge thanks to all who have contributed to emulation.

Started my Diploma of Information Technology (Frontend Development) at North Metropolitan TAFE today!

Eager to absorb new knowledge, enhance my skills, and embrace the endless possibilities that lie ahead.

Hmm, might give Zed a go. Doubt it’ll shake me off Neovim but I’m open to alternatives.

I just remembered the time I had to wipe a PlayStation 2 with tens of game saves dating back to 2000 and one of the save icons was on it’s knees begging me not to delete them.

I still feel like a monster.

I hate Samsung and their complete ineptitude at writing software with a burning passion.

Sorry for that outage folks. The router had a blockage. Called out the plumber who cleared the debris from my Ethernet cable though. All good now.

Etched into the depths of my brain:

One-one was one race horse. Two-two was one too. One-one won one race, and Two-two won one to.

The passion with which I hate dealing with Windows cannot be described.

I’ve had more fun grazing my knee.