Reposted by James NashSara Joy ☠️ @sjoy.lol · 10hThe State of Devs results are out and the state of devs is more tired than wired: 2026.stateofdevs.com2026.stateofdevs.comState of Devs 2026 0208
Reposted by James NashChen Hui Jing | 陈慧晶 @huijing.bsky.social · 19h”Today, we often hear the word “democratize” from GenAI promoters, but it means the exact opposite. AI centralizes power and commodifies knowledge, instead of teaching skills and deep understanding.”– @molily.de molily.de/web-dev-educ...molily.deThe death of web development education – Rescuing a field from disappearingRescuing a field from disappearing 002
Reposted by James NashCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 25/09/2026It’s astounding to me that any human being would allow a device like this to have access to every detail of their life, especially a device sold by this serial privacy violator. 311729
Reposted by James Nashct @cteeze-nuts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I can't recommend highly enough this thread in which meta's muse model is shown to be so poorly hardened that it will tar its own VM filesystem and let you download it neuromatch.social/@jonny/11732...neuromatch.socialjonny (nonvenomous) (@jonny@neuromatch.social)Attached: 1 image Not only confirming this, its extremely easy. Almost no prompt injection resistance lmao 25626
Reposted by James NashDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say 6336761439
Reposted by James Nashleon @leyawn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli 5356151268
Reposted by James NashBruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There are no "rogue AIs". Just rogue AI companies. Regulate them hard. 0263
Reposted by James NashBurton Smith @stuffbreaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lately, I've been exploring CSS-only custom elements. They're pretty rad! #html #css #webcomponents dev.to/stuffbreaker...dev.toCSS-Only Custom ElementsBuild real, composable web components using markup and CSS, with no JavaScript 8519
Reposted by James NashElly Loel @elly.lol · 20/09/2026STOP OMARCHY: Boycott Tech's Far-Right Backers 🔖 stopomarchy.neocities.org/#ref61 🔗 ellyloel.com/stop-omarchy-boycott-t… #Bookmarks #Fascism #Techstopomarchy.neocities.orgSTOP OMARCHY: Boycott Tech's Far-Right BackersProtest against the Omarchy/Omacom Foundation and the tech companies and executives funding far-right open source. 0116
Reposted by James NashCyd Stumpel @cydstumpel.nl · 20/09/2026I’m so done with tech CEOs sharing their beliefs, I now need to find a different code editor, password manager and probably a new bookkeeping system. 6924
James Nash @cirrus.twiddles.com · 19/09/2026Yarrr, me hearties! It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day talklikeapirate.com Will ye join me setting sail across the Interwebs in search of precious memes, and nerdy bounty? Beware of the Xraken and West America Trading Company though!talklikeapirate.comInternational Talk Like A Pirate Day – Sept. 19, every year since 2002International Talk Like a Pirate Day just two weeks away (as I write this) and events to celebrate the holiday are popping up all over. Here's four that have come to our attention. Fort Myers Beach, F... 000
Reposted by James Nash404 Media @404media.co · 17/09/2026"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."404media.co‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." 15394164
Reposted by James NashPatrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 18/09/2026Customizable selects are so 2025. Now is the time for styleable multi-thumb range controls! Great work by @utilitybend.com and Open UI. The <rangegroup> element is being prototyped in Chromium by our team. Can't wait to play with it, which you can do with: brechtdr.github.io/enhanced-ran... 2426
Reposted by James NashAndy Bell @bell.bz · 18/09/2026New on the blogbell.bzYou’ll miss publishers when they’re goneEver since Piccalilli started to get traction, I’ve always seen CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine and A List Apart (among others) as peers. We all help each other behind the scenes and importantly, back each other. When CSS-Tricks was initially acquired by DigitalOcean, I was really happy for Chris. The work that he’d put into that publication… 08825
Reposted by James NashKevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 17/09/2026I hadn't posted over on the second channel in a while now, but I felt that it was important to talk about what's going on with @digitalocean.com and @css-tricks.bsky.social as the site has now gone quiet for a second time. youtu.be/9_upvxCAUzMyoutu.beDigital Ocean killed CSS-Tricks... againYouTube video by General Musings with Kevin Powell 79723
Reposted by James NashKy @ky.fyi · 16/09/2026Meta and X have been quietly downranking external links for ages, but we're now entering a new era of open hostility toward the open web. It's a great time to build your own website, free from any billionaires demanding a tithe for things that have always been free. 5283128
Reposted by James NashKy @ky.fyi · 16/09/2026I'm so thrilled to see another handmade guestbook appear on the web! @espy.world did an incredible job and their website is one of the coolest things I've seen recentlyespy.world✎ GUESTBOOKsign my guestbook...if you dare!!! 5384
Reposted by James NashMat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 14/09/2026Digital Ocean ended their $50/month sponsorship of GNOME and FlatHub and went radio silent on CSS-Tricks right around the time they found a spare three million dollars to burn on “sponsoring” a high-profile racist’s dotfiles repo. Impossible to see this as anything but a statement of their values.geoffgraham.meWhy CSS-Tricks Has Been Quiet Lately - Geoff GrahamBecause I haven't published anything to it since August 31. And no one else has either. That's not a super long time to go silent but it is for a site that 619580
Reposted by James NashAlex Russell @infrequently.org · 14/09/2026Jeremy's whole post is worth a read, and I would underline + bold the last point: the web is the superior choice for privacy and security, and it's anti-web *and anti-user* to be preferencing native app install affordances: adactio.com/journal/22757adactio.comStalling installingTrying to get past Webkit’s blockage at the W3C. 19224
James Nash @cirrus.twiddles.com · 12/09/2026I'm continuously surprised by how many news site paywalls are overcome by simply web browsers' "reader mode". You'd think that if your business depends on it, you'd take the time to truncate articles for non-subscribers server-side, no? I'd have thought that's an obvious requirement. 100
Reposted by James NashShaw @shaw.city · 12/09/2026Oops. I invented a new CSS shrink-wrap technique and blogged about it. blog.codepen.io/2026/09/11/s...blog.codepen.ioShrink-wrap Text with `position-anchor`Normal text wrapping can leave big gaps in your container, which can become even more exaggerated with the new-ish CSS values of text-wrap: balance and text-wrap: pretty. You almost certainly want … 69116
Reposted by James Nashtante @tante.cc · 11/09/2026"Omarchy should not matter. But sadly it does. As a power grab." I wrote about why we have to care about Omarchy. As a fascist power grab within the FLOSS ecosystem.tante.ccPower grabOmarchy should not matter. But sadly it does. As a power grab. If you don’t know what Omarchy is here’s the short summary. David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of RubyOnRails, owner of a software business and millionaire, decided a few months ago to go all in on Linux and – because that’s just his MO – […] 39250
Reposted by James NashBramus @bram.us · 11/09/2026🤩 Safari is about to support `interactive-widget` in the viewport meta tag github.com/WebKit/stand... This allows you to control what should happen to the viewport when the virtual keyboard gets shown. developer.chrome.com/blog/viewpor... (from 2022!) has the details. 45013
Reposted by James NashMichaël Vanderheyden @th3s4mur41.me · 04/09/2026Interop 2027 is open! You don’t need to be a standards expert to help shape the future of browsers. Just vote for the things you want to see improved. The list is already filling up with suggestions. Go boost the ones you care about and make your voice count. github.com/web-platform...github.comIssues · web-platform-tests/interopweb-platform-tests Interop project. Contribute to web-platform-tests/interop development by creating an account on GitHub. 084
Reposted by James Nashtree girl!!! @kelestrian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026yall.throng.cee.wtfTHRONG — a crowd made of blueskyWalk around in first person while the Bluesky firehose spawns people who follow you, read their post out loud, and wander off. 114917
Reposted by James NashThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views. www.theverge.com/tech/988536/...theverge.com1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux projectThe controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views. 1542495
James Nash @cirrus.twiddles.com · 31/08/2026I had been toying with the idea of moving from 1Password to @proton.me password - mainly to also get their other services - for a while. Guess it's time to take a closer look. Any folks here got experience with Proton Password - especially on Android? Does the autofill work well? 000
Reposted by James NashMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 31/08/2026feels like it’s inevitable these days that every tool you rely on is one garbage founder or funder away from their app’s version of this postalilleybrinker.com1Password Supports the Ethnic Cleansing of Europe — Andrew Lilley Brinker1Password has committed $300,000 to Omarchy. This is unacceptable and must be rescinded. 10701284
Reposted by James NashTerence Eden @edent.tel · 28/08/2026New blog post: "iT woRKs BeTter in THe aPp!!" shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/it-works-b… The monkey-punchers at Google never quite seem to finish any of their apps. There's always some useful bit of work left undone, or showstopping bug which remains unfixed, a thousand jagged …shkspr.mobi"iT woRKs BeTter in THe aPp!!"The monkey-punchers at Google never quite seem to finish any of their apps. There's always some useful bit of work left undone, or showstopping bug which remains unfixed, a thousand jagged edges as yet unsolved by the greatest minds of their generation. I wanted to subscribe to an events calendar. I had a URl. I had my Google™ Pixel® phone running the latest Android© 17 with an updated calendar a… 1134
Reposted by James NashTerence Eden @edent.tel · 29/08/2026New blog post: A simple "copy this code" button in JavaScript shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/a-simple-c… Next to all the code samples on this blog is a little "copy" button. That makes it easier to grab any of the code I've shared. The HTML and JS is …shkspr.mobiA simple "copy this code" button in JavaScriptNext to all the code samples on this blog is a little "copy" button. That makes it easier to grab any of the code I've shared. The HTML and JS is delightfully simple: ⧉Copied HTML to 📋 HTML⧉ The navigator.clipboard.writeText needs a us… 012
Reposted by James NashBrian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate 6352291727
Reposted by James NashBramus @bram.us · 27/08/2026In CSS you can feature detect support for selectors, properties + values, and at-rules using `@supports`. But how do you feature detect a change to an underlying implementation, or two existing properties suddenly working together? Enter `named-feature()` … → brm.us/named-featurebrm.usFeature Detecting “Undetectable” CSS Features with @supports named-feature()In CSS you can feature detect support for things like selectors, properties + values, and at-rules using @supports. But how do you feature detect a change to an underlying implementation, or two exist... 5408
Reposted by James NashKilian Valkhof @kilianvalkhof.com · 28/08/2026Well this is just cool! It even has the invisible cone between an item and its submenu so it doesn't close as you move diagonally. Video made in @polypane.app BTW :) 3318
Reposted by James NashRyan Carniato @ryansolid.bsky.social · 27/08/2026When I saw this yesterday(since been fixed). I thought it was piling on the recent Cursor reveal. But then I realized these docs are from April. It's not a conspiracy. It's something worse, because there's no one to argue with. Nobody Argued For Your Stack: dev.to/playfulprogr... 3194
Reposted by James NashBruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Marginalia: a search engine that prioritizes non-commercial content, no AI, no tracking, open-source. "The goal is to bring you the sort of grass fed, free range HTML your grandma used to write" marginalia-search.commarginalia-search.comMarginalia SearchMarginalia Search is a small independent do-it-yourself search engine for surprising but content-rich websites that never ask you to accept cookies or subscribe to newsletters. The goal is to bring yo... 13411
Reposted by James NashDrew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com 156200288532
Reposted by James NashDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026no devices and low-tech for billionaires’ kids but ai for the rest of us plebs www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/t...nytimes.comSilicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids.At home, moderation and restraint are the rule for tech parents. Boredom is exalted. Maybe they’re onto something. 11831304
Reposted by James NashSimplyAJ @simplyaj.com · 23/08/2026Friendly Reminder: 3DS, Vita and Switch all use a type of flash memory that needs an electrical charge every decade or so to keep the game data from corrupting. TLDR: Boot up all your games and make a save on them to help preserve them into the future! 4822011316
Reposted by James NashSara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 22/08/2026Another reminder of how important it is to Own Your Content. And always have backups of content your post outside of your blog for good measure. 0144
Reposted by James NashBramus @bram.us · 19/08/2026To target multiple classes with the same prefix, you'd typically have to resort to brittle attribute selectors. To make things easier, CSS is getting a new selector: the “Class Prefix Selector” (`.foo-*`). Check brm.us/class-prefix... to get the details. (Browser Support: None 😛 — just resolved!)brm.usThe Future of CSS: Target Multiple Classes with the Class Prefix SelectorTo target multiple classes that share the same prefix, you'd typically have to resort to brittle attribute selectors or add extra base classes to your markup. To make things easier, CSS is getting a n... 1215927
Reposted by James NashManuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 17/08/2026Here is the 2026 edition of the HTML boilerplate I use for websites I build! Let me know if there's anything else I should consider including! matuzo.at/blog/2026/ht...matuzo.atMy HTML boilerplate in 2026 - Manuel MatuzovicEvery element I use for the basic structure of a HTML document, with explanations why. 717935
Reposted by James NashElly Loel @elly.lol · 16/08/2026I didn't set a cookie. 🔖 kuber.studio/cookie 🔗 ellyloel.com/i-didnt-set-a-cookie #Bookmarks #Privacy #Browsers #Webkuber.studioI didn't set a cookie.Everything this page knows about you, it learned in under two seconds. Without a cookie, a permission prompt, or a click. 001
Reposted by James NashRetro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The Nokia 9000 Communicator (1996) was one of the first devices to resemble the functionality of a modern smartphone. It opened up like a laptop and merged a cell phone with a PDA, including email and web browsing over cellular. 635266
Reposted by James NashPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A few weeks ago I set up a reminder for myself to look into switching from beehiiv to buttondown Which means that by the time my phone showed me *this* I hardly remembered wtf it was about 6974
Reposted by James NashOrangetronic @orangetronic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026thinking about the abject horror of the double standards at play, watching the press hound a young black academic to his death over a plagiarism allegation at a time when our society is gleefully industrialising plagiarism itself and forcing that into the academy. awful stuff. 0244
Reposted by James NashDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 31/07/2026I wish that some journalist would at least ask a high-profile Democrat how they justify still posting on X, a site owned, run, & shaped by a racist Republican oligarch. At least make them articulate it! It's just wild no one talks about it, asks them about it, nothing. 1824350
Reposted by James NashDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 31/07/2026AI flagging opponents as "terrorists" and the state cracking down. Straight-up dystopian. 9274116
Reposted by James NashStefan Judis @stefanjudis.com · 17/07/2026If you're dealing with SVG icons you probably know the pain of overwriting colors. There's a new spec in the making that allows controlling CSS variables from "the outside". And it's shipping in Firefox already! drafts.csswg.org... 613724
Reposted by James NashAurélien Mähl 🇪🇺 @apmaehl.bsky.social · 15/07/2026🦆🦊🎻 @duckduckgo.com , @mozilla.org Firefox and @vivaldi.com just published a joint letter to EU lawmakers on the Digital Omnibus: make privacy signals work for people, not against the products they already trust. 1/n 22418