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Average open source experience on GitHub in 2026

Meme of Squidward enthusiastically setting up a lounge chair, followed by a GitHub claude contribution warning, then Squidward carrying the chair away disheartened.

David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 23/09/2026

returning to this project after marathoning Dungeon Crawler Carl has made me realise I see the world in a different light now...

TypeScript code for a charting library with a custom plugin called "doughnuthole".

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 20/09/2026

Big Crisp has gone too far bsky.app/profile/gari...

BBC News article entitled: "KP researcher believes more than 10% chance Hula Hoops 'could kill all humans'"

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 14/09/2026

"Arriving today" me 10:59 tonight when the buzzer goes:

SpongeBob terrified in bed holding the covers tight.

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 11/09/2026

so are the BBC getting paid or getting played by Anthropic?

four BBC tech articles in the last 24 hours with two based on Anthropic press releases citing questionable claims

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 10/09/2026

my face seeing a new Google initiative

Doakes Side-Eyeing Guerrero from the TV show Dexter

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 10/09/2026

or to put it in words prequel meme enjoyers will understand bsky.app/profile/did:...

Chancellor Palpatine captioned "I AM WORDPRESS" from Star Wars Episode III

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 18/08/2026

Penpot please! I'm trying so hard to like you! it's just bug after bug 😔

macOS dialog titled "Force Quit Applications" saying "Your system has run out of application memory." Vivaldi web browser is highlighted using 148.44 GB RAM.

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 13/08/2026

no thanks bro, evidently my SEO game is already killing it 🔥

Hi, I've been following dbushell.com and your recent take on AI's impact on web development is industry-leading. I love how dbushell.com bridges technical web standards with human-centric values like accessibility, privacy, and supporting local businesses. I specialize in connecting these themes with broader lifestyle and design trends, and I'd love to brainstorm a few unique angles that complement your recent guides. Could I send a short list of 3-4 hand-picked topic outlines for your review?

I would love to explore a guest post collaboration with Dbushell. Our content in the web development, web standards, accessibility, performance, security, and human-centric digital independence space is carefully crafted, thoroughly researched, and designed to resonate with your specific audience.

Would you be open to discussing how we could work together? I am happy to share relevant samples and align on topics that fit your editorial calendar.

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 13/08/2026

I appreciate the AI discosure but I'd have preferred it a little higher up in the blog post

A cursor with motion blur rushing to click a close tab "X" button (the tab is labelled "Redacted title").

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 12/08/2026

anyone got a link to this responsive CSS technique? I saw it somewhere... instead of two stacked elements snapping side by side at a specific breakpoint, the top element gradually moves into place along an arc (overlapping the corner is fine) does that make sense?

Sketch of a mobile and desktop design going from two elements stacked to a column layout. Followed by a ghosted example of the preferred movement. Meme from Always Sunny in Philadelphia added for comic effect with Charlie looking crazy in front of a conspiracy board on the wall.

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 06/08/2026

trialling Fastmail and it's fine so far but Gravatar, on by default? gross.

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 03/08/2026

let's play guess the actual requirement 🤔

Form error stating "Your password must be at least 12 characters long" despite entering a 20+ character password

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 30/07/2026

WTF is this Cloudflare? No link to documentation. Just a button that opens a 6000 word slop prompt...

Cloudflare error notice:

Siteverify isn't being called for [REDACTED]

Without a server-side siteverify call, widget tokens aren't validated. The forms these widgets protect remain open to bots.

Button label: Fix with a Spin

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 30/07/2026

film you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. hard mode: no star trek, star wars, lotr, marvel, disney, or ghibli.

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David Bushell 🪿 @dbushell.com · 15/07/2026

I don't always test in production but when I do I wake up at 5am in a cold sweat knowing I forgot something (the site wasn't live, not live-live anyway...)