Every token is a feature ๐
Iโm in the middle of a design tokens project and I thought Iโd share something Iโm learning that is probably obvious to everyone else; every design to [...]
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Intermittent fasting ๐
โ ๏ธ 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 we [...]
I got the ADHD, too ๐
This month I got my official diagnosis for Adult ADHD. Itโs fun to share experiences with friends. While ADHD presents some new waters to navigate, it [...]
Goodbye, Moogs ๐
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, Roa [...]
Hammers ๐
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 [...]
Where web components shine ๐
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 โthe right [...]
Vibe Check โ35 ๐
School is back in session, sports are in full swing, weโre tossed and turned by the weekly routine. This past month has been a season of fixing and re [...]
Hibiclens ๐
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 th [...]
Good forms ๐
Brian LeRoux posted a few thoughts about forms and the idea of a โgood formโ resonated with me so I dogpiled some of my own thoughts and experiences o [...]
Finding questions and answers about why I like books ๐
I saw a tweet awhile back that sent my brain to a far off galaxyโฆ July 2, 2022 Of all the injustices happening in the worldโฆ you know who needs to be [...]
The Dev Tools Performance Monitor Panel ๐
Weeks ago I was looking in to a performance issue for our animated spinner component and stumbled across a tool in DevTools I hadnโt used before: The [...]
Vibe Check โ34 ๐
The temperatures soared over 100ยบF and the yard is dead and everything smells roasted. But the ten day forecast shows a ten degree dip and that is cau [...]
The cost of fueling my body ๐
Iโve become a bit obsessed with how much it costs to fuel my body during the working hours. Item Cost/Serving Qty/Day Cost/Day Qty/Month Cost/Month [...]
Summer rental ๐
4:05am 7:23am 9:15am 4:46pm 9:44pm 5:32am Awakened by two crows squawking at each other. I went to bed after midnight. A new day begins. [...]
Mini 4WD ๐
The algorithm sucked me into another model craft hobby: Mini 4WD racing (ใใๅ้ง). A Mini 4WD is a 1:32 scale model that is a mix between slot cars and R [...]
Vibe Check โ33 ๐
The cicadas hum their ancient alien tune in the treetops above. The asphalt is hot to the touch. Cars and homes fill with the white noise of air condi [...]
Sneak Peek: Mundango ๐
Itโs a secret to everyone! This post is for RSS subscribers only. Read more about RSS Club. Play Mundango Iโve got something for you. Lately Iโve bee [...]
A common web component learning blunder ๐
Through stalking the #WebComponents hashtag and my Frontend Masters course, Iโm privy to a lot of developersโ first experiences with web components. T [...]
Dave Goes Microsoft ๐
Last Monday was my first day as an official employee of Microsoft where Iโll be working on web components as part of the Fluent design system team. As [...]
A quick light-dark() experiment ๐
I wanted to experiment with the new CSS function light-dark() and get a sense of how to use it in a CSS architecture of nested (web) components. I thi [...]