Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 14/09/2026Saw yet another post where someone mentions em dashes as a dead giveaway for AI — this is a lazy half-truth at best. 2 things: 1. It's trivially easy to add "don't use em dashes" to a prompt — a lot of people do this. 2. Real humans use em dashes — where do you think AI learned it from? 110
Reposted by Will BoydBrecht De Ruyte @utilitybend.com · 08/09/2026🚀 Container style queries are baseline; New attr() capabilities are nearly there. Neat apart, but together they change how we can wire up components. Practice will make perfect, and I still need to rewire my brain for this combo. So, time to start that rewire. utilitybend.com/blog/contain...utilitybend.comContainer style queries and advanced attr(): rethinking how to wire up my components in CSS | utilitybendWiring HTML attributes into CSS with advanced typed attr(), and letting container style queries pass that state down to child components. 23314
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 03/09/2026Someone used my portfolio site as inspiration for theirs. I can tell because they copy/pasted the "about me" verbatim, including the name of my site 😆 030
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 30/08/2026Hey everyone! If you're thinking about ordering Domino's... maybe don't. I made the mistake of ordering through the app. Apparently I'm in their rewards program now and they send me marketing emails. 110
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 22/08/2026TIL about `nosave`, an ancient HTML property used by Netscape Composer. It was supposed to block right click > saving an image. <img src="potato.png" nosave> html.com/attributes/i...html.comAttribute for NOSAVEImages: The NOSAVE attribute, and why you can ignore it completely. Sorry, it doesn't turn off caching or saving. 110
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 18/08/2026I'm late to the party, we arguing about dark mode toggles now? 020
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 15/08/2026ok ok ok hear me out: :root { --size-prop: width; } div { var(--size-prop): 100%; } eh? worst idea ever? 120
Reposted by Will BoydcomiCSS @comicss.art · 11/08/2026New "cartoon": Border Collie comicss.art/comics/254/ I saw a similar concept on social media, and tried to give it a background-clip CSS twist. #css #webdev #comic 25817
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 19/07/2026TIL: JavaScript (basically) has a built-in coordinate distance function. const distance = Math.hypot(x2 - x1, y2 - y1) Also works for 3+ dimensions (just add more params). 100
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 11/07/2026"piece" is one of those words that looks really weird the more you fixate on it. Piece. Piece. Piece. 000
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 04/07/2026If the excessively animated doodles on the Chrome new tab page annoy you too: - Go to chrome://flags - Search for "doodle" - Disable 000
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 24/06/2026Cleared ascension 10 in Slay the Spire 2. Please clap. (sorry for the blown out HDR screenshot) 030
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 17/06/2026I just learned that (US) TSA will accept an expired passport / real ID driver's license for domestic flights, up to 2 years after expiration. Just sharing in case it saves others from the stress I just had. 000
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 16/06/2026Neat!theverge.comApple’s weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sicknessIt’s not magic if it’s science. 010
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 16/06/2026This reminds me of Houdini and the CSS paint API that let you put JS in CSS to do all sorts of amazing and/or terrible things. I was super excited about it for a while. Chrome supports it, but it seems pretty dead now for better or worse. 000
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 16/06/2026How much do you use semicolons in JavaScript? I use them religiously, even if I don't need to. I think of them as little hugs at the end of a line of code. But a lot of folks don't 🤷 320
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 28/05/2026Been seeing a lot of "Gemini can't count letters in words" posts lately. AI opinions aside... why is this happening? Like, actually? Wouldn't it be trivial to whip up a skill or MCP or whatever to answer these questions? Genuinely curious. 221
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 25/05/2026An update on "Allbirds shares jump over 400% on plans to pivot to AI". 080
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 24/05/2026It is the year 2034. Chrome has switched to a micro-release cadence. In the time it took you to read this, 7 new versions of Chrome have been released. 0190
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 23/05/2026I kinda miss PHP sometimes. It was the second server side language I ever learned (after Perl lol). Had one of those obnoxiously thick PHP "bible" books, back when that was a thing. 350
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 08/05/2026Stumbled upon this short and sweet (and well made!) vid on using my wordpress-export-to-markdown tool. Shoutout to @iamkarolk.bsky.social !youtube.comFinally! Export WordPress to Markdown With Working ImagesYouTube video by WP Workshop 031
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 02/05/2026Goodnight, Ask Jeeves 🥲ask.comA Farewell to Ask.com | 25 Years of Curiosity 010
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 15/04/2026oh, okreuters.comAllbirds shares jump over 400% on plans to pivot to AI from sneakersShares of Allbirds surged more than five-fold on Wednesday after the footwear maker said it was raising capital and pivoting towards AI computing infrastructure. 110
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 14/04/2026I tried to like Fireworks back in the day. Never clicked for me. 030
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 22/03/2026We stopped saying "HTML5" and "CSS3" because these terms are outdated. The web doesn't drop major versions, it constantly evolves. But I wonder how many resumes get passed on because they don't contain those exact strings. Some recruiter is out there saying "oh, they only know CSS, not CSS3". 🙃 5392
Reposted by Will BoydZach Leatherman @zachleat.com · 16/03/2026The 49MB Web Page thatshubham.com/blog/news-au...thatshubham.comThe 49MB Web PageA look at modern news websites. How programmatic ad-tech, huge payloads and hostile architecture destroyed the reading experience. 3349
Reposted by Will BoydNode.js @nodejs.org · 10/03/2026Node.js is moving to one major release per year starting with Node 27! 🚀 ✅ Simpler: Every release becomes LTS. ✅ Predictable: Version numbers now align with the year. ✅ New: A 6-month Alpha channel for early testing. bit.ly/4rnosLgnodejs.orgNode.js — Evolving the Node.js Release ScheduleNode.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts. 423360
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 04/03/2026Hey everyone! You might have heard that 40% of Block was laid off. That includes me. If you're looking for a design technologist (a design-minded front-end dev) then hit me up! Portfolio here: codersblock.comcodersblock.comWill BoydWill Boyd's portfolio and web development blog. 2910
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 04/02/2026Remember Acid Tests? I remember Acid2 in particular being a big deal. www.acidtests.orgacidtests.orgAcid Tests 010
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 30/01/2026"This email is to inform you that..." You can just say the thing. You don't have to announce your intent to announce. 010
Reposted by Will BoydSam Rose @samwho.dev · 22/01/2026Recently learned there's a whole math-specific language called MathML that browsers natively support???? developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...developer.mozilla.org<math> - MathML | MDNThe <math> MathML element is the top-level MathML element, used to write a single mathematical formula. It can be placed in HTML content where flow content is permitted. 9434
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 10/01/2026Anyone here done an extended Amtrack trip? Curious what your experience was. I like the idea of taking a train cross country, but could see it being either amazing or awful. 200
Reposted by Will BoydÁlvaro Montoro @alvaromontoro.com · 08/01/2026Sometimes I feel like quitting web development and joining my brother-in-law on the ranch. At least cows don't suddenly upgrade to version 5.0 and break the entire farm because the geese aren't on 3.2.4 yet. 1233
Reposted by Will BoydcomiCSS @comicss.art · 06/01/2026comiCSS #109: Coincidence? comicss.art/comics/109/c... November 27, 2023 – One of those small cartoons that are simple yet fun to code. And it's versatile, too. You can basically change CSS for anything you want: Taxes? it works! Humans? Works too! Tailwind? D'uh! #css #html #webdev #joke 183
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 07/01/2026For those of you with Computer Science degrees... Would you call yourself a "scientist"? 231
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 06/01/2026Kept track of all the video games my 8yo son and I beat over 2025 on a chalkboard wall. Here’s the final result! 100
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 05/01/2026Lego "Smart Bricks" launching soon-ish Shipping in 2 months with Star Wars sets www.theverge.com/tech/854556/...theverge.comLego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 yearsStarting with Lego Star Wars. 020
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 25/12/2025Got the first panicked call from my parents falling for AI. Fortunately it was just misinformation and not someone scamming them. Not a great feeling. Reminded them that if they ever need me to check something, please do call. And that if I ever call them from jail needing $10k, it's not me. 031
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 22/12/2025This just felt weird to watch. Feels like I'm not the target demographic for this ad... even though it's for a CSS feature, and I'm a CSS dev 2190
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 18/12/2025Just randomly thinking about when the pandemic started and there was some random guy in a lab coat on youtube and he told everyone to wash their groceries with soap to prevent getting covid And everyone was just like "yeah I believe him, I mean look at him he has a lab coat on" 020
Will Boyd @codersblock.com · 27/11/2025It's weird that we call it turkey day but we eat the turkey. Looking at you, groundhogs day. 030