Mastodon Bookmarks
Things that I have found interesting on mastodon that I want to keep a note of - sort of a modern day Blogroll!Bookmarks
from piccalilli
A rather novel and humorous approach to poisoning the well for LLM crawlers. Piccalilli gets hammered by LLM crawlers, so maybe we should apply this too π€
https://heydonworks.com/article/poisoning-well/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-04-08T09:00:08.000Zfrom piccalilli
UA+
Manuel MatuzoviΔ has come through with a great new CSS reset that features loads of gold and some novel ways of demonstrating the reset's impact.
https://piccalil.li/links/ua-plus/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-04-07T11:04:10.000Z
from davidroessli
This looks so cool π There's even Shazam support for the time when you're listening to your LPs π #coverart #art #pixel
https://store.tuneshine.rocks/products/tuneshine
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-04-05T15:33:15.000Zfrom piccalilli
This is fantastic. Laura is the author of of Accessibility for Everyone (https://laurakalbag.com/book/), so you know this is the Good Stuffβ’
https://penpot.app/blog/accessible-design-checklist/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-04-04T09:00:00.000Z
from mayank
"Then CSS came along, it was a fucking miracle." β https://eev.ee/blog/2020/02/01/old-css-new-css/
learned at least 7 different things about the web from this post
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-03-29T16:22:58.000Z
from sarahdalgulls
Sailink, sail crossings from Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Β£170 return. I think novelty fun trip on a sailboat, rather than an actual practical ferry however
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-03-25T10:14:25.000Z
from simon
The SEO Maturity Curve: Where Does Your Strategy Stand? - Martijn Scheijbeler https://martijnscheijbeler.com/the-seo-maturity-curve-where-does-your-strategy-stand/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-03-25T06:54:00.000Z
from bobmonsour
YACCB - Yet Another Copy Code Button
https://bobmonsour.com/blog/yet-another-copy-code-button/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-03-23T18:33:38.000Z
from fridayfrontend
Today's lunch video is "Wrapper Classes: A Layout Foundation" - "I have a blue background that is stuck because all of my content is in my `<main>` element, which has a width on it. I want my blue background to escape outside, so let's make that happen." #CSS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr7EH48TFiE
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-03-14T18:30:01.000Z
from speedcurve
If you have dozens (or more!) third-party scripts on a page, it can be tricky to find the source of your #webperf pain. This guide covers how to:
π Audit the scripts on your pages
π Understand third-party performance metrics
π Prevent regressions
π Make your third-party providers accountable
https://www.speedcurve.com/web-performance-guide/third-party-web-performance/
#ux #javascript #js #sitespeed #pagespeed
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-03-13T17:29:41.000Z
from jeromecoupe
@tripleman here is an #11ty workshop I teach at school. Maybe it can help giving you a bit of a headstart. Since you know your way around HTML / CSS it should be relatively straightforward.
https://github.com/jeromecoupe/iad_eleventy_introduction
from tammy
There's a lot of slop out there, which is why my @speedcurve comrades and I decided to create this guide to web performance β written for humans by humans. It covers:
π Why #webperf & #ux matter for your users and your business
π Core Web Vitals
π Optimization techniques
π Metrics & charts
GUIDE: https://www.speedcurve.com/web-performance-guide/
#sitespeed #pagespeed #corewebvitals #seo
from neil
Microsoft is introducing ads into a free version of Office, which seemingly only lets users save to OneDrive.
In other news, LibreOffice is also free, doesn't have ads, and lets you save your documents wherever you want. I use it every day for my work. It is available here:
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-02-24T20:44:59.000Z
from ErikJonker
Please boost and spread the word.
European alternatives for popular services from the USA. This page is far from perfect or complete but just an illustration that there are alternatives.
https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to
This is also an interesting page with alternatives,
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/
from codepo8
Today I found out that in MacOS you can cut videos from the Finder context menuβ¦
Just choose "Quick Actions" and "Trim"β¦
from mwichary
I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
https://aresluna.org/the-hardest-working-font-in-manhattan/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-02-14T21:34:42.000Z
from skye
@zacwest For any readers who go "huh": It is possible to download all your Amazon ebooks, remove their DRM with DeDRM, make some backups and, if desired, delete your Amazon account. Well, until February 26th it is possible, so do it now before they are lost forever.
https://umatechnology.org/how-to-de-drm-kindle-books-using-calibre-2024/
from Edent
If you've recently converted a #WordPress site to static HTML, which plugin / service did you use?
(Looking for *actual* experience. I know how to use a search engine. Don't be a reply-guy, kthxbai.)
EDIT: Went with https://simplystatic.com/ which was free and made an easy ZIP file for uploading elsewhere.
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-02-10T20:02:46.000Zfrom bobmonsour
#11ty https://bobmonsour.com/til/a-node-script-to-create-new-entries/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-02-07T19:52:57.000Z
from randderuiter
Umm... marketers... why aren't we helping more brands appear in AI answers?
We know how LLMs work.
We know how to influence their responses.
We know how to do this kind of PR.
What gives?
from Mojeek
"In a previous post we showed how the Mojeek API can be used to create and deploy automated custom search engines ... Sometimes you may wish to search across the web about a particular topic, and so we show here how you can also do that in a similar fashion."
https://blog.mojeek.com/2025/01/topical-custom-search-engines.html
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-02-03T09:02:00.000Z
from vga256
update: thanks to @juniper for tracking down this exceptional resource for getting your old mac back on the road. most importantly, has a nice local proxy to get you TLS 1.3 ("Legacy Mac Proxy")
https://jonathanalland.com/old-osx-projects.html
if youβve got an old mac that has to remain on an older version of Mac OS X, youβve probably noticed that all of its SSL based internet connections fail.
itβs due to expired root certificates, which you can update for free here:
https://docs.certifytheweb.com/docs/kb/kb-202109-letsencrypt/#macos-ios-etc
just put this 10 year old macbook air back to work as my couch coding machine. it is blazingly fast running 10.9.x (Mavericks) with only 4GB ram and a 1.4ghz i5. for VS Code work it is about as perfect as I could ask for
fwiw: it runs like absolute shit on mojave!
from botkit
:botkit: Introducing #BotKit: A #TypeScript framework for creating truly standalone #ActivityPub bots!
Unlike traditional Mastodon bots, BotKit lets you build fully independent #fediverse bots that aren't constrained by platform limits. Create your entire bot in a single TypeScript file using our simple, expressive API.
Currently #Deno-only, with Node.js & Bun support planned. Built on the robust @fedify foundation.
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-01-17T03:41:01.073Z
from liztai
Cdramaland's weirdest urban fantasy/superhero/wuxia/xuanhuan drama is back! #Cdramas rarely get a second season, so the fact that #IAmNobody got a second season says a lot!
What makes this drama stand out is the zany, "wtf is going on" off kilter humor which somehow is able to balance out the angst. Also, the killer soundtrack.
#Tv #Cdrama #UrbanFantasy #Entertainment #Fantasy
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-01-15T14:50:39.000Z
from alanferrier
The most accident-prone person in Scotland.
from mxbck
@simoncox @jon @ricmac @HumanServitor ah sorry, need to update that preview URL. netlify changed their default from .com to .app, so you can find it here: https://webringdemo.netlify.app/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-01-13T07:38:43.000Z
from brad_frost
I had an epiphany and now I'm going live on YouTube to live-code a website. Feel free to join if you're bored! https://studio.youtube.com/video/yVaZ1m3xwZ0/livestreaming
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-01-12T20:15:06.000Z
from jon
I just discovered @TangerineUI for @Mastodon and I love it! Thank you for creating it @nileane π
https://github.com/nileane/TangerineUI-for-Mastodon
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-01-12T18:47:59.000Z
from dansinker
Side-eye about the LA Times aside, their fire map is very good, built by a good dev who I know personally. Solid, will vouch. Just zoom into LA. https://www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-01-09T03:30:39.000Z
from timbray
Finished up βBodkinβ. Considerably better than average, Iβd say. Itβs a tough script because the lead character is extremely un-likable, but they pull it off. Some fairly sick humor. Recommended.
from publicdomainrev
π₯ Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! π₯
We are very excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of more than 10,000 out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse.
Our aim is to offer a platform that will serve both as a practical resource and a place to simply wander β an ever-growing portal to discover more than 2000 years of visual culture.
Start exploring here: https://pdimagearchive.org/ @pdimagearchive
from luis_in_brief
@zachleat yes, you are. This is @danilo βs fave; I know there are at least two others: https://www.multiboard.io/
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2024-12-30T17:21:11.000Z
from kottke
Huh, thereβs going to be a Blade Runner 2099 TV series. It stars Michelle Yeoh & Hunter Schafer and will premiere at some point on Amazon Prime. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1899148-blade-runner-2099-wraps-production-prime-video-miniseries
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2025-01-03T00:02:01.000Zfrom Edent
π blog! βBook Review: The Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradleyβ
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This starts out as a delightfully silly and charming book about the bureaucracy of Time Travel and ends up as something darker and more thought provoking.
What would happen if the UK Civil Service had access to TIME TRAVEL!?!?! It's a brilliant idea for a novel and is written with aβ¦
π Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/book-review-the-ministry-of-time-kaliane-bradley/
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#BookReview #SciFi #timetravel
from michelle
A GREAT tutorial by @anatudor on creating halftone effects in CSS https://frontendmasters.com/blog/pure-css-halftone-effect-in-3-declarations/?utm_source=cassidoo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=instead-of-hate-celebrate-prince
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2024-12-16T17:43:16.000Z
from libbymiller
iPlayer have a load of Powell and Pressburger films, and the Martin Scorsese doc made in England about them - but no page collecting them all together for some reason. So here you go - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025785/made-in-england-the-films-of-powell-and-pressburger https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074rq7/i-know-where-im-going https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074sgv/the-life-and-death-of-colonel-blimp https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074t6v/the-red-shoes https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002fc4/a-matter-of-life-and-death #bbc #psa
Link to the the Toot β Saved on 2024-12-15T20:42:29.000Z
from glenngabe
Pretty cool sheet created by Gus Pelogia. Takes just a few minutes to set up (if you're comfortable working with Google Cloud APIs) -> How to create your own Knowledge Panel / Entity Tracker on Google Sheets
https://www.guspelogia.com/knowledge-panel-tracker
from robb
The Mac mini _things_ @jerrod has designed are so fucking good https://makerworld.com/en/collections/3215167
π https://rknight.me/notes/202412081307/
