How You Get the Mentos into the Diet Coke đź”—
Did you think this was gonna be some grand metaphor blog post? Nope. You probably know: if you put Mentos in Diet Coke, it makes the carbonation go cr [...]
Chris Coyier
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June 16, 2026 8:31 PM
If You are Asking for Human Attention, Demonstrate Human Effort — Tom Bedor. There’s a bit of a blog post that goes with it, but the title really says [...]
The Raven Tattoo đź”—
I’ve long been envious of my friends with sweet sleeve tattoos. It’s a cool place for a tattoo. You get to see it yourself a lot. Some of it sticks ou [...]
Sprinter Van Phone Mount + Better CarPlay-Compatible Cable Situation đź”—
This is the stock look of my 2021 Sprinter van front console area: If it’s not obvious, there’s no great place for a phone. You’ve got the cup holders [...]
The New Van đź”—
I got something I’ve wanted for years and years! A camper van! I’m a camper van guy now! It’s a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and even more technically a Wi [...]
Social RSS (?) đź”—
What’s up with this? The spirit, of course, is “I want my Google Reader back.” I should be careful though: I imagine if we really did have it back exa [...]
Did your editor font go default serif on WordPress 7.0? đź”—
Mine did. Like this: I guess WordPress 7.0 assumes you are using a theme.json file these days. I’m not doing that yet on any of the sites I work on. I [...]
When Sites Need to Walk Away đź”—
The Internet Archive has a new book: VANISHING CULTURE. (Digital copy is free.) According to a Pew Research Center report, 26% of pages from 2013-2023 [...]
Bette Midler sings Woodie Guthrie đź”—
80 years old and killing it. [...]
AI & Alignment đź”—
Raw coding speed isn’t the bottleneck. Alignment is the bottleneck. That seems to be a zeitgeist-y theme lately. If you’re using AI to code, maybe you [...]
It’s an assumed truth that Safari is better for battery life — without data to support it. 🔗
This pseudo-truth just bugs me. I hear it all the the time. People saying they choose Safari as a browser because it’s better for their battery. But t [...]
Stories from Alaska Folk Fest 2026 đź”—
[Folk Fest] is not an intellectual experience, it’s an emotional experience. Bob Banghart Visiting Alaska gives me the feeling that people are chasing [...]