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New Dec 30, 2024
Twenty Twenty-Four
For last year’s check-in, I foreshadowed a year of changes for ol’ Dave Rupert and boy was I not kidding. New job, new car, new pets. But before we get into all that – for accountability’s sake –...
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New Dec 28, 2024
Vibe Check â„–36
Hottest October on record. November weather was much nicer, but lacked the much needed rain. We now pass the solstice and crash into the new year without so much as a sneeze from the gods of winter...
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New Dec 26, 2024
My little games workshop
I always promised myself that if I was ever unemployed that I’d make a video game. When life dealt me an unpaid work hiatus though, the last thing I wanted to do was code in my spare time1. I wo...
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New Dec 23, 2024
CSS wants to be a system
I’ve realized something obvious again, this time about CSS; that CSS wants to be a system. At the core of CSS is a series of cascading rules and classes marrying and mingling in an elegant symphony of...
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New Dec 19, 2024
Every token is a feature
I’m in the middle of a design tokens project and I thought I’d share something I’m learning that is probably obvious to everyone else; every design token is a feature. A token is a magical contract...
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New Dec 11, 2024
Intermittent fasting
⚠️ Content warning: Weight loss, feel free to skip if that is not a good topic for you. A doctor told me to look into intermittent fasting. Not for weight loss, but for ADHD. There’s some new d...
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New Dec 6, 2024
I got the ADHD, too
This month I got my official diagnosis for Adult ADHD. It’s fun to share experiences with friends. While ADHD presents some new waters to navigate, it isn’t exactly news to me. Thanks to Dr. TikTok,...
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New Nov 26, 2024
Goodbye, Moogs
The people who found you in the alley called you Cowboy. We called you Moogs, Moogers, Moogerton, Mr Moogs, Meesta, Two Meestas, Beef, Roast Beef, Roast Beefy Weefy, Kitty, Kitty cat, Long cat, Kit...
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New Oct 22, 2024
Hammers
I bet if you were someone who could make a hammer that would have been a good stable job for years, centuries even. Almost everyone needs a hammer at some point in their life. “Hey, where’d you get t...
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New Oct 21, 2024
Where web components shine
In this job we need to think a lot about the tools we choose and why, so I cataloged all the places where web components (for me) feel like “the right tool for the job”. Your list may be differen...
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New Oct 11, 2024
Vibe Check â„–35
School is back in session, sports are in full swing, we’re tossed and turned by the weekly routine. This past month has been a season of fixing and repair and I’m thankful everything went well and we...
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New Sep 14, 2024
Hibiclens
Every two-to-four years my body chemistry changes and my armpits start to reject my deodorant with an intense itch. All that aluminum has gunked up the works I guess. Usually cycling out deodorants wo...
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New Sep 13, 2024
Good forms
Brian LeRoux posted a few thoughts about forms and the idea of a “good form” resonated with me so I dogpiled some of my own thoughts and experiences on it. Here’s a compilat...
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New Sep 12, 2024
Finding questions and answers about why I like books
I saw a tweet awhile back that sent my brain to a far off galaxy… Most people are proud of their reading habit. But for many, it’s just an act of productive procrastination....