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Andrew Aquino

@aqandrew.com
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frontend engineer, CSS enjoyer. obsessed with guitar and cookery. he/him 🇵🇭 aqandrew.com

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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 12/08/2026
nifty visualizer on @aljazeera.com for tracking eclipse timing/coverage in your area
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 30/07/2026
hell yeah Imperial Triumphant kaiju
the 3 members of the band Imperial Triumphant, clad in black hooded cloaks and pointy gold masks that obscure their faces. they stand in front of the golden art deco entryway of the Brill Building in New York, which features a bust of a suited man gazing up into the sky
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 17/04/2026
the “r” grabbing ahold of the “t” is already enough to get my vote 🤌🏽 the prefers-reduced-motion version is very calming too
3D extruded letters, lowercase r next to lowercase t. their kerning is so small that the top right stroke of the r is grasping the left terminal of the t’s crossbar
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 11/03/2026
masterpiece seen at the Discovery Children’s Museum in Las Vegas from Hit TV show “The Sompins”
watercolor/marker portrait of Homer Simpson saying “Dah!”. it’s captioned: Homey Sompin from Hit TV show “The Sompins”
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 26/02/2026
I knew Josh Travis was doing playthroughs on Twitch but this is amazing news
The Rug Doctor ad meme. text “The” is superimposed over a woman’s smiling face. next, “WHAT” in capital letters is superimposed over an uncomfortable closeup of her face as she stares thousands of yards into the distance
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 19/02/2026
all out of eggs but this longsilog still hits. longsilog - itlog = longsinangag?
plate of garlic fried rice, 3 longganisa (Filipino sausage), and atchara (pickled papaya/carrots)
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 17/02/2026
very disorienting when I needed directions to jujubes and sago pearls
2 portraits of 18th century writer Samuel Johnson wearing a powdered wig, in “wtf am I reading” meme presentation. first: he scrutinizes a manuscript held just inches away from his face. second: hands lowered, he looks directly at the viewer with a furrowed brow in an expression of absolute bewilderment
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 10/02/2026
minor docs PRs like these can feel really small. but seeing my name next to @rich-harris.dev's is so cool
GitHub commit. chore: wrap JSDoc URLs in @see and @link tags (#17617). aqandrew and Rich-Harris authored 4 days ago. passed 18/19 checks
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 18/12/2025
prepping these shrimp is pretty unique because you keep the shells attached to the abdomens at a point next to the tail the shells get crispy-fried too and become additional edible crunchy surfaces that catch garlic sauce 🤌🏽
screenshot of the shrimp recipe link shared above. 3 photos feature prominently. the first photo shows six raw shrimp, whose shells are partially cut down the mid-dorsal line. photos 2 and 3 show the finished fried shrimp. the attached shells have been fried in the same powdered coating that coats the shrimps’ abdomens.

a paragraph at the top says: “After trying Lotus of Siam once, it was alway a must visit anytime I was in Vegas. Flash forward a few years and I’m still thinking about their garlic prawns-but the problem is taking the trip to Vegas now that life is so busy with young children and work. I had no other choice than to replicate one of their best dishes. Once you make my copycat you’ll never miss paying $28 (yes that much for six prawns) and traveling to Vegas again!”
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 18/12/2025
also if you look closely at the photo of the spread, there’s an instant classic Lupe shot
blurry zoomed in crop of a dark brown chihuahua running towards the viewer. its eyes shine different colors: pale yellow on the left, and pale blue on the right. the image is so blurry that it’s scarcely recognizable as a dog
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 18/12/2025
very proud of these 2 contributions of mine: 1. hong shao rou (Chinese red braised pork belly) 2. copycat Lotus of Siam Thai garlic prawns 2 and a half: nam jim jaew (tamarind dipping sauce), sublime on any meat all recipes I tried for the first time for this meal, and will make again and again
cubes of red braised pork belly in a white oval dish. the pork glistens in the light, interspersed with fragments of star anise and thin slices of garlicoblong plate holding 24 crispy-fried shrimp. the shrimp are covered with coarsely ground black pepper, sautéed minced garlic, and chopped cilantro. the shrimp are headless and deveined, and their shells, also crispy-fried, remain attached close to the tail
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 18/12/2025
as we move from one holiday feast to another, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the magnificence of our Friendsgiving spread we made 14 dishes(!!!) for 3 people after being in the kitchen for 11 hours. it was awesome lol
dining table with 12 dishes on it. from rear to front, left to right: 1. cranberry feta arugula salad. 2. hong shao rou (Chinese red braised pork). 3. garlic rolls. 4. jerk chicken. 5. cranberry chorizo stuffing. 6. brown butter mashed sweet potato. 7. Jamaican stewed oxtail. 8. rice and red peas. 9. fried plantains (savory). 10. miso roasted cabbage. 11. Thai garlic prawns, with nam jim jaew (tamarind dipping sauce) on the side. 12. ratatouille (or tian provençal)two pies. in the rear is a chocolate custard pie with a topping of Swiss meringue that has been shaped into intertwining swirls and browned on the tips. in the front is a coquito pie, whose top is a rich caramel brown color, with a powdered sugar design in the shape of a bird on a tree branch
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 18/12/2025
you know, I'm something of a motion designer / state machine guy myself
Flow chart describing an image element, with arrows connecting sequential steps. Step 1: page loads. No image is displayed yet. Step 2: image expands (from the top left corner to the bottom right corner). The mock image shows 2 crudely drawn smiley faces. Step 3: image is visible for 5-10 seconds (we should play around a bit to pick an appropriate duration). Step 4: image shrinks (from the bottom right corner to the top left corner until it disappears). Step 5: next image immediately expands. This mock image features 3 crudely drawn smiley faces. Step 5's subsequent arrow loops back to step 3.
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 07/12/2025
tired: FBI Surveillance Van wired:
wifi hotspot named "Secretary of Defense group chat"
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 03/09/2025
looks almost as good as none pizza with left beef
left half: Domino’s pizza ordering UI, having selected none for all toppings including sauce and cheese, except beef, specified to have a normal amount on the left side. right half: photo of the delivered pizza in a cardboard box. it’s a dry round puffed up crust with 14 beef chunks strewn on one side
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 14/08/2025
this smooth transition to/from the exploded onion dice view took a lot of time and tinkering, but it came out soooo satisfying (don't bother adding horizontal cuts when dicing your onion, it's bad for uniformity)
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 04/08/2025
it is a gift to hack on my little data visualization project and try out some hithertofore unknown (to me) HTML elements: <output> and <meter> <meter> takes optional low/high/optimum attributes that help to automatically color code the bar 🙂
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 28/07/2025
re: audio: I'd made a TidalCycles (Haskell) version of this Spongebob beat in 2016 for Computer Music in college, but I’m JS pilled now so Strudel is way easier for me to grasp strudel.cc#Ly8gIkVsZWN0...
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 28/07/2025
first creative coding sketch I've done in a looong time. felt inspired to pick it back up after connecting with some algorave folks at RenderATL last month 😊 visualized with Hydra synth: hydra.ojack.xyz?sketch_id=Lk...
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 11/06/2025
where are my fellow ridiculous shirt wearers at @renderatl.com
back side of a pink t-shirt. top text: “yeah I know HTML”. bottom text: “How To Make LUMPIA” in Windows wordart fonts
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 30/05/2025
ooh it’s gonna look AND sound tremendous then I’m looking for a 6 string with a tremolo for my next guitar. maybe an Abasi Larada. the 6 string version isn’t multiscale, but the 7 is (27.5-25.5”) and very tempting at a similar price point to a Strandberg. will have to check out Kiesel too though!
Abasi Larada 7-string guitar with fanned frets and a dark brown natural burl wood finish
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 27/05/2025
this black-headed grosbeak slammed into my window this morning. he sat dazed and blinking in one of my outdoor plants for a good 15 minutes. was about to bring him to wildlife rehab when he just perked up and flew away 😌 #birdsky
bird with dark head/wings and golden chest/belly, sitting within a succulent tree next to a concrete wall
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 16/05/2025
well I guess this possum is my neighbor now
possum with its mouth agape, yawning on a balcony table next to potted plantswatering can stacked on top of a bucket beside a chair on a balcony. out of the top of the watering can hangs a possum tail, grey and lumpy
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 22/04/2025
wow I didn’t know there was a desktop port of MNOG!! you bet I’m riding the crab
screenshot from Mata Nui Online Game. a large blue Bionicle crab faces you at the mouth of a dark tunnel. a text dialog prompt says “Ride the crab?”. reponse options are Yes and No
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 15/04/2025
my favorite part is this lil demo of how a conic gradient works
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 13/04/2025
the chickens (and I) are free
screenshot from 368chickens.com: “Congratulations. You rescued the 368 chickens in 50 attempts. The chickens are very grateful. Now you have rescued all the chickens you can no longer play the game. Sorry”
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 04/04/2025
da huuuuuudge
frame from Homestar Runner. a yellow blob with Strong Bad’s wrestler mask pattern sits in a grassy enclosure. Marzipan’s silhouette stands behind a fence with a sign that reads “Please, for the love of Pete, DO NOT feed Da Huuuuuudge”
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 03/04/2025
wow, those whammy harmonics near the end
orange cat baring its fangs in a scrunched-up disgusted face
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 21/03/2025
beautiful CSS bug on the Wikipedia page for iris (plant)
mobile screenshot of the iris flower Wikipedia page. the article’s photo gallery is expanded, showing a visual bug where 7 photos of irises and their captions are partially stacked atop one another
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 12/03/2025
ready for takeoff
airplane seat with two fountain drink cups from Burger King on top, snugly strapped in next to each other under the seatbelt
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 22/02/2025
it’s not always easy to put into words but it’s so mindblowing and beautiful that I got this as my first tattoo
forearm tattoo of the harmonic series. it consists of 8 sine waves representing a fundamental frequency and its first 7 harmonics. the latter’s frequencies are 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4th, and so on until reaching 1/8 of the fundamental frequency. the harmonic waves’ amplitudes also gradually decrease
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 05/02/2025
oops, that's the last time I change the CMS schema before merging updated queries into main
4 emails from Vercel, subject line "Failed production deployment"
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 30/12/2024
book cover for Strega Nona
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 29/12/2024
Shelgon, a Pokémon that resembles Taz's cat blanket
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 29/12/2024
stats for anyone interested
Sankey diagram of Andrew's job search stats. I applied to 173 jobs (outbound), and 124 jobs reached out to me (inbound). Most outbound prospects were ghosted, a total of 191 (some after phone screen). 19 outbound prospects led to phone screens, for a total of 143 phone screens. Over half of phone screens led to ghosting, and a significant chunk of phone screens led to rejections. About one third of outbound prospects got rejected without an interview. There were 100 rejections total. 15 technical interviews or takehome projects took place after phone screens. 6 of those led onsite/team interviews. In the end, 4 prospects were undecided, and I received one contract offer and one full-time offer.
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 27/12/2024
system of movers and attractors, from Nature of Code Chapter 2: Forces. I adore the trails you get when drawing a semitransparent background editor.p5js.org/aqandrew/ske...
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 25/12/2024
sinigang roast chicken. it could taste more like sinigang BUT I love the technique of letting the chicken juices flow onto the roast potatoes
cast iron pan holding roasted chicken thighs on a bed of roast potatoes + onions. the chicken skin is crispy with a brown dry rub seasoning, and a shallow pool of brown gravy has collected all around the potatoes and onions
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 17/12/2024
wingardium longganisa
plate of longsilog breakfast: sinangag (garlic fried rice), sautéed spinach with garlic, 2 softboiled eggs each cut in half, and longganisa pork sausage topped with atchara (pickled papaya/ginger)
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 06/12/2024
the real advantage of a 34" curved monitor is I can see all of the Capricho Arabe tab without scrolling
Guitar tablature on Songsterr of Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega. Because of the large landscape-oriented window size, all 74 bars of the song are displayed.
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 04/12/2024
/ this is what happens when you listen to a certain song over and over to learn it for karaoke
Andrew’s Spotify Wrapped. Top artists: Meshuggah, Periphery, Haken, Revocation, Tigran Hamasyan. Top songs: Never Too Much, The Intervening Abyss of Untold Aeons, Past Material, Strange and Eternal, The 9th Chasm
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 04/12/2024
meme from @depressed.sonic on Instagram. half of Sonic the Hedgehog is shown on the right, and half of Shadow the Hedgehog on the left. they are blended along the sagittal plane so as to appear as one being. caption: I have 2 sides… The nicest guy u’ll ever meet and twisted fucking cycle path …
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 03/12/2024
had a tricky time explaining the fudge factor of √3 to keep the sphere from clipping through the box, but it just works
JavaScript source code for the demo in the original post's video/link. the sphere's x-velocity is inverted if it reaches the maximum extent of its x-position, and likewise in the y- and z-directions. curiously, to keep the sphere from clipping through the box, the maximum extent of the sphere's position in any direction must not be its position alone, but rather its position plus its radius multiplied by the square root of 3
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 03/12/2024
bouncing a sphere in a box, from Nature of Code Chapter 1: Vectors. lighting design is hard editor.p5js.org/aqandrew/ske...
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 02/12/2024
spotted a BART passenger car en route to LA from Vegas
BART passenger railroad car with blue trim and marked 4535x, being carried on an oversize truck trailer. The railroad car is viewed from its left side, from the passenger seat of a car driving in the left lane of a desert highway at dusk
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 26/11/2024
this is what `text-wrap: pretty;` is for right? it's nice and simple but browser support is not great, missing Firefox/Safari :( codepen.io/aqandrew/pen...
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 25/11/2024
@maya.computer nice to meet you! we have the same Tagalog textbook kailangan kong tapusin ito 🙈 at saka kailangan kong mag-take-a-more-active-role-in-my-learning! it's cool to see you document your process on your blog
Tagalog for Beginners textbook. a bookmark is inserted barely past the beginning
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 25/11/2024
nice
69 followers
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 20/11/2024
it’s giving Pinkberry
3 cups of Pinkberry frozen yogurt with various toppings. the left is white froyo with raspberry, the middle is chocolate froyo with blackberry, and the right is pink froyo with granola
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 15/11/2024
loving @shiffman.net's Nature of Code so far! the last exercise from Chapter 0 has you map Perlin noise values to elevations of a landscape. *neuron activation*
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Andrew Aquino @aqandrew.com · 14/11/2024
Simpsons 2 panel meme. first panel: a bus driver, eyes fixed on the road ahead, says, "Don't make me tap the sign." second panel: the bus driver's hand taps a sign at the front of the bus which reads, "HTTP 429 TOO MANY REQUESTS"
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