Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 4hIsn't it crazy that people used to show up to the airport with their bags and buy a ticket at the counter? 111
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsEmDash CMS @emdashcms.com · 28/09/2026Ship your first plugin to the EmDash registry. All you need is an Atmosphere account and an ideaemdashcms.comShip your plugin to the EmDash plugin registryThe EmDash plugin registry launches with 1.0. Here's how to scaffold a sandboxed plugin, publish it from your own Atmosphere account, and get it listed for EmDash sites. 1275
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAndy Bell @bell.bz · 25/09/2026nothing makes me miss Astro more than working with other systems. They just don't do it as good IMOset.studioAstro is our preferred front-end platformWe’ve tried every combination of front-end platform and back-end integration you can think of over the years, but nothing has been as consistently excellent than Astro for us. 3583
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 25/09/2026Do you use Astro’s experimental Container API? We need your feedback! 💬 github.com/withastro/ro...github.comContainer APIs by ematipico · Pull Request #916 · withastro/roadmapSummary An API for rendering components in isolation: // Card.test.js import Card from "../src/components/Card.astro" import astroConfig from "../src/astro.config.mjs"; const c... 0164
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsMatt Kane @mk.gg · 24/09/2026I'm going to be launching something pretty big next week, which just happens to include a new atproto AppView, labeler, blob proxy, lexicons. It will have tens of thousands of users, most of whom won't even know they're using atproto, or have even heard of it. 121557
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 23/09/2026v7 of @astrojs/react includes support for the @react.dev compiler 🚀 docs.astro.build/en/guides/in...docs.astro.build@astrojs/reactLearn how to use the @astrojs/react framework integration to extend component support in your Astro project. 1152
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 20/09/2026flaviocopes.com/jev/flaviocopes.comA deep dive into Jev, TypeSafe's System One modelLearn how Jev turns text into typed choices, scores, and probabilities, with JavaScript examples, practical patterns, limits, and real use cases. 080
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 19/09/2026There might be better out there, but this de-slop skill is pretty good: github.com/hardikpandya...github.comGitHub - hardikpandya/stop-slop: A skill file for removing AI tells from proseA skill file for removing AI tells from prose. Contribute to hardikpandya/stop-slop development by creating an account on GitHub. 081
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 17/09/2026A restaurant with good after-dinner coffee is rare and should be cherished. 130
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 13/09/2026AI Writing Is Fine matthewphillips.info/programming/...matthewphillips.infoAI Writing Is Fine 260
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 11/09/2026Why don't most of us author blog posts as word document (like .odt) files? Why do people prefer markdown? I don't get it. 920
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsEmanuele (Ema) @ematipico.xyz · 09/09/2026That's how you'll create a **JavaScript** plugin with @biomejs.dev Coming soon... 3232
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsMartin Trapp @martr.app · 27/08/2026When those become available in all browsers we can finally get Astro‘s transition:persist natively on the web platform! Shout out to @fancypenguin.party, who envisioned and built this years ago 🫡 191
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsMatt Kane @mk.gg · 24/08/2026Is EmDash ready for production? The Cloudflare blog moved to EmDash, and then handled a busy Agents Week and a DDoS thrown in for good measure, without batting an eyelid. The team has written up how they did it. 1313
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 24/08/2026Two weeks until Astro Together in Wiesbaden, Germany! Join Astro maintainers for an evening of talks and demos at @seibert.group HQ. Sign up today 👇️ go.seibert.group/astro-togeth... 0185
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsBiome @biomejs.dev · 20/08/2026Astro DX in Biome is about to get better, thanks to @erika.florist and @astro.build 0296
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 15/08/2026Why are the alliance people in Rogue One considered heroes? They failed to get the plans to the right people in time to stop Alderaan from being destroyed. They failed. 120
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 15/08/2026AI doesn't make better software but it does make a whole lot more of it. And that's a major value to have. 140
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 14/08/2026Been an adult for quite a while and still can't flip an egg without breaking the yoke 50% of the time 230
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsIvan Molodetskikh @yalter.bxt.rs · 10/08/2026Today niri became 3 years old! 🎉 I implemented and merged animations for windows moving between workspaces. This was the last *major* missing anim. Took so long because it's tricky with Z ordering (moving windows must be on top of everything), clipping, and syncing 3 different animations. #niri 515116
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsJames Snell @jasnell.me · 07/08/2026"...We’re committing an additional $1M in funding to sponsor and support open-source projects over the next two years, with eligible Community Engineers receiving grants from the fund to support their continuing work in open source..." blog.cloudflare.com/community-pr...blog.cloudflare.comAnnouncing Cloudflare Ambassadors, Community Engineers, and another $1M in open-source fundingWe are launching updated community programs, including Cloudflare Ambassadors and Community Engineers, backed by $1M in open-source funding. Learn how we are supporting maintainers and scaling our dev... 0457
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 06/08/2026Astro 7.2 is out now! Experimental incremental static builds are here: only re-render the pages that actually changed and watch your build times drop. Plus opt-out session support, background astro preview, and relative logger entrypoints. astro.build/blog/astro-7...astro.buildAstro 7.2 | AstroAstro 7.2 adds experimental incremental static builds, an option to opt out of session support, background mode for astro preview, and relative logger entrypoints. 210218
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 29/07/2026The crazy thing about the play where Bo Jackson throws a guy out at home from deep left field is that he doesn't appear to be throwing it that hard (for him). youtu.be/eB9wi_zvMdM?...youtu.beKC@SEA: Bo Jackson's cannon gets Reynolds at homeYouTube video by MLB 130
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 28/07/2026I've said this before, but there aren't enough movies with anthropomorphic animals. 000
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 26/07/2026Replies are the only thing that matters on a *social* network. Without replies it's a microblog. This is the only thing that Bluesky should be focusing on. Stop promoting AT. Stop all other projects. Stop fixing bugs. Focus only on things that lead to replies. 550
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 20/07/2026How is it possible that every time I go down a grocery store aisle someone is parked in the exact place I'm needing to get to 011
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 16/07/2026Astro 7.1 is about giving you more control: finer-grained CSP for scripts and styles, custom pagination URLs, plus multiple dev servers and lower memory content collections. astro.build/blog/astro-7...astro.buildAstro 7.1 | AstroAstro 7.1 is about more control: CSP, pagination, dev server, and content collections. 16710
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsSpenser Black @spenser.black · 16/07/2026@astro.build Is really cool. I like that it actually generates HTML, rather than generating JS that *then* generates HTML (but you can still add in reactive JS with their "islands" concept if you want). 181
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 12/07/2026Baseball is the most chill sport to attend in person. 370
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 11/07/2026I wonder why long variable names haven't caught on in the AI era. Who cares if you don't have to write them? I want variable names that are a full sentence. 10242
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 11/07/2026There reaches a point where you're at a level of cognition where saying you hate AI becomes a bit of a prejudice. 010
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsHiDeoo @hideoo.dev · 10/07/2026Just shipped a new version of the Starlight Blog plugin 🌟 - Multiple blog instances - Built-in structured data - Monthly RSS archives with RFC 5005 support And a bunch of other improvements and bug fixes. github.com/HiDeoo/starl...github.comGitHub - HiDeoo/starlight-blog: Starlight plugin to add a blog to your documentationStarlight plugin to add a blog to your documentation - HiDeoo/starlight-blog 0143
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 09/07/2026Glad you enjoyed it, @strange.website! Check out the full episode from @codetv.dev, Webflow, and @gsap-greensock.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is7P... 2415
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsDanny Smith @danny.is · 09/07/2026Finally made a proper website for Astro Editor and actually wrote some docs astroeditor.danny.is @astro.build #astrojsastroeditor.danny.isAstro Editor — A focused markdown editor for Astro content collectionsAstro Editor is a native, distraction-free markdown editor that reads your Astro content collection schemas and turns frontmatter into clean, schema-aware forms. For writer mode, not coder mode. 1211
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 09/07/2026In general, people spend too much time thinking about whether they like or dislike change that happens around them. To me, it's rather exhausting. 100
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsLea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 02/07/2026When I say that modularity & composability are now crucial as large, coupled codebases consume more context, I see raised eyebrows. Meanwhile, they are constantly running out of tokens while I haven't hit a usage limit in months. If you think architecture no longer matters, joke’s on you.static.klipy.comTkt Smart Meme: Think SmartALT: Tkt Smart Meme: Think Smart 1699
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAmlanjyoti Lahkar @otad.systems · 01/07/2026As someone who always wanted to build and host a personal site yet couldn't gather the courage due to the horrendous sight of modern web I want to thank all the people behind @astro.build for their work on not only the framework itself but also on its documentation 1192
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 28/06/2026The quality of individual commits is less important in a world where refactors are cheap. 020
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 28/06/2026I prefer doing releases inside the agent "do a patch release" vs. changesets and those sorts of things. 120
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 23/06/2026I feel like fish sticks used to be a bigger thing. We need a revival. 030
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 23/06/2026Want those Astro 7 speed-ups in your docs? Starlight v0.41 is out now 2336
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsBen Holmes @bholmes.dev · 23/06/2026Introducing Hubble: the best notepad for you and your agents. - Feels like Notion or Apples Notes, but for Markdown - Live-reloading editor to collaborate with agents - Supports HTML-based apps to build interactive visualizations Free and open-source 👉 hubble.md 71064
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsJ. B. Rainsberger @jbrains.ca · 23/06/2026There is a new address for forwarding my mail! On August 1, 2026, we become owners and managers of Minnedosa Bowl & Gutters Pizza (& Lounge) in lovely uptown Minnedosa, MB! #5pinbowling Stay tuned for information on leagues, tournaments, casual bowling, and theme nights. minnedosabowl.caminnedosabowl.caMinnedosa BowlJoin us for a fun bowling experience! Perfect for bowling birthday parties and family outings. Enjoy delicious pizza at Minnedosa Bowl! 071
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsAstro @astro.build · 22/06/2026Now working in Astro 7 👀 bsky.app/profile/konn...bsky.appKonnor Rogers (@konnorrogers.com)Been working on finishing up migrating the old Astro integration for Lit, fixed a few things with attributes. https://github.com/shoelace-style/astro-lit… 0101
Matthew Phillips @fancypenguin.party · 22/06/2026Any Astro app can be controlled by Hono new. Create `src/fetch.ts` and handle the full request pipeline using Hono's ecosystem. 1324
Reposted by Matthew PhillipsPhilippe Serhal @philippeserhal.com · 22/06/2026Astro 7 is fully supported on @netlify.com on day one! 👉🏼 www.netlify.com/changelog/20... 🦀🦀🦀netlify.com’Astro 7 just works on Netlify’’Astro 7 is here with Vite 8, a new markdown engine, and more. Deploy it on Netlify today.’ 0213