Reposted by Christian AlderAndy Bell @bell.bz · 11hfor some reason wordpress decided not to make the chart the featured image, so here it is 11469
Reposted by Christian AlderObsidian @obsidian.md · 29/09/2026Obsidian 1.14.3 (early access) is now available. - New Group menu in Bases lets you control columns in Kanban. Also works with tables, lists, cards. - Added macOS Quick Look, so you can instantly preview Markdown files even when Obsidian is not open. And lots more! 210310
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 28/09/2026Trying the analogue way. A few errors in my template I printed a few test sheets of (since fixed). I'm hopeful! but let's see how it is by the end of the week 😅✏️ 120
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 27/09/2026Suddenly it was operation save the baby Moorish Gecko that got into the house 🦎 240
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 27/09/2026A lil Stonechat pondering what to do on a Sunday. 🪿 European Stonechat, ebird.org/species/ston... #Birds #Portugal #Photography 0150
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 26/09/2026Hoopoe breakfast ☺️ I didn't plan to capture any video today, so I've only got super shaky footage as I wasn't using a tripod. I could have done with recording at a higher frame rate too, to create a better slow-mo... 😅 #Birds 2100
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 25/09/2026I know this is self inflicted and all, but damn, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to just have a nice time on social media. Doesn't matter the platform, nor if I've touched grass or had time away. I'll open these tabs, scroll a bit, and come away feeling just a bit more shit each time 060
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 23/09/2026Making Kanelbullar (Cinnamon rolls 🇸🇪). Yeast not yeasting. 20+ different utensils used. Wrong sugar. Cinnamon everywhere. 270
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 21/09/2026Just wasted around two hours (slow ass internet) downloading a Linux distro for the wrong CPU architecture 🤦 Don't distro hop while tired I guess 😅 130
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 19/09/2026We're on the last season of The Expanse now (loving it!) and already with plenty of good stuff ready for when we're done with that. Ted Lasso S4, MobLand S2, Slow Horses S6, Reacher S4, Neagley S1 🤩 I know it wont happen but still hoping they'd come back with a Altered Carbon S3 🥺 100
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 19/09/2026Removing a broken screen from a laptop and trying to turn it into a Linux TV box will be a fun weekend project ☺️ I've previously fixed this laptop three times now, but it keeps coming back to me broken... Enough is enough, I'll salvage it, and we're getting the previous owner a cheaper device 😅 230
Reposted by Christian AlderTyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 18/09/2026Well if @hejchristian.com’s going to reference my site’s “copy to clipboard” buttons in his work, I guess I should probably acknowledge them myself, huh? tylersticka.com/journal/that... #WebDesign #WebDev #CSStylersticka.comThat Tear-Off Tab Copy Button Effect – Tyler StickaI added a “copy to clipboard” button to my site’s code blocks back in February. It works as you’d expect, except for one detail. 4133
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 18/09/2026I got two of these courses (CSS and JS) and it’s top-tier money well spent material. 10/10 will always recommend. 152
Reposted by Christian AlderPiccalilli @piccalil.li · 18/09/2026It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #198! piccalil.li/the-index/198/piccalil.liThe Index: Issue #198It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #198! 2113
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 17/09/2026Finished my implementation 🥳 Syntax highlighting (& line numbers + copy button) via MicroLighter from @davatron5000.bsky.social and inspiration for the torn tab from @tylersticka.com website. An 11ty transform to process any code blocks & add the lil washi tape thing - So my markdown stays clean ☺️ 4131
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 17/09/2026Myself and LG 📺 are watching episode one of youtube.com/watch?v=lPPC... before sleep ☺️ good fun content this, and nice to see Tom Scott in this season.youtube.comJet Lag: Japanorama [Trailer]YouTube video by Jet Lag: The Game 020
Reposted by Christian AlderKy @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
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 16/09/2026This syntax highlighter by @davatron5000.bsky.social is incredibly nice and I've implemented it already on my site. It even comes with a nice lil web component so you can get line-numbers and a copy button real easy (Not sure which option I will go for yet tho) davatron5000.github.io/microlighter/ 0173
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 16/09/2026YouTube (and the internet as a whole) needs more of this kind of curious and whimsical content! Happy to see there will be an upcoming video ☺️ 010
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 16/09/2026MRW someone tells me they're "apolitical"static.klipy.comDale Walking Dead: I know what kind of man you areAlt: GIF from the TV show, The Walking Dead, where an older character Dale (played by Jeffrey DeMunn) is looking at another character Shane (played by Jon Bernthal), looking up and down disapprovingly, saying "I know what kind of man you are". 050
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 16/09/2026Someone just showed me how cool and important the two letters is because it *checks notes* allows them to generate that initial boilerplate code for the start of each project? to save time? ... 🤦 I'm just over here using snippets and ctrl-c, ctrl-v'ing like a behind the times weirdo I guess 🤷 140
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 15/09/2026The Enshittificator is back youtu.be/d6SPV4GZp-Uyoutu.beThe Life of Death and the Ensh*ttificatorYouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council 021
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 15/09/2026Updated to macOS 27.0 🥳 I _think_ I'm liking the changes they've done to Liquid Glass (previously Liquid Ass) - I'm not entirely sure what the changes are, but it feels different, and I think I'm jamming with it 🧐 220
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 15/09/2026Clicking "Follow all" on a bunch of starter packs when I first signed up here, turned out to be a bit of a mistake. 070
Reposted by Christian AlderVale @vale.rocks · 15/09/2026@css-tricks.bsky.social is once again stuck in an arbitrary suspension at the hands of DigitalOcean's radio silence. It is devastating to see such a brilliant publication treated so very poorly. The current situation: vale.rocks/micros/20260...vale.rocksCSS-Tricks in Limbo - 15 Sept 2026 01:35 UTC 49130
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 14/09/2026The two letter doomers sound a lot like this annoying kid I knew in Year 7, telling me, at length, how Al-Qaeda was going to strike Milton Keynes next because he totally saw it on the news and we're a legit target. Milton Keynes 🤣🤦 Just one bullshit flight of fancy after the other with some folks. 110
Reposted by Christian AlderAgustin Capeletto @lowpoly.gg · 13/09/2026Here's my take on @ivorjetski.bsky.social's LED Art Challenge! I experimented with perspective and blend modes. It's CSS-only 💚 Try it: codepen.io/editor/alowp... 1486
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 13/09/2026Huh, so setting up Tailscale felt _too_ easy. Now I can access my self-hosted RSS (Miniflux) and podcasts (Audiobookshelf) away from the local network 🥳 280
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 12/09/2026So... somehow this happened again? 😕static.klipy.comHomelander: Oh No, Not AgainAlt: GIF of Homelander from the TV show 'The Boys'. He's in his 'superhero' outfit with a look of utter disbelief, confusion, disappointment, exasperation? with text overlayed that reads "Oh no, not again..." 400
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 12/09/2026Petrichor is such a nice music player 🤩 Last time I shared this app I don't think they had a website for it, so sharing again! Going to miss this one when I switch operating systems. petrichor.pagepetrichor.pagePetrichor - An offline music player for macOSPetrichor is a music player for macOS that plays almost any format and keeps your local library organized. 220
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 12/09/2026That kind of weather that gives me an instant migraine just stepping outside to hang laundry 🌞🫠 000
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 12/09/2026Damn, weekend came out of nowhere and I've got no lil weekend project lined up for myself 🤔 Probably try to get my lil self-hosted thing accessible outside of our own network first, then maybe crack open Affinity and try to do some designs. 140
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 11/09/2026Having a cursed time trying to buy albums on Bandcamp lately. Every type of payment is declined. Multiple cards, paypal, declined. Waiting weeks to try again, declined. I've contacted them a few times now with the error messages/number, never hear anything back 😞 100
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 10/09/2026Has getting mods for a Skyrim install always been such a seedy experience? Feels like I'm browsing through the top shelf magazines when all I wanted was the right SkyUI files 😵 110
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 10/09/2026My partner suggested I might like a more analogue planner and now I'm looking at Kinbor, Hobonichi, and more 🤩 What I'm most intrigued about and probably going to try though, is an A6/A5 refillable binder, so I can get (or print) exactly the kind of layout I'm after, adding/removing pages as I go 📔 230
Reposted by Christian AlderScott Riley @scott.is · 10/09/2026🦄🌈 launch day babeyyy 🌈🦄 super excited to announce the launch of mindful design products. calm products for a chaotic world. the goal is to build a line of lovely things that are designed for real people. first app is lorist, a writing app that gets out of your way. mindfuldesign.xyz/products/mindfuldesign.xyzMindful Design Products – Mindful DesignMindful Design products are forever–free products designed from the ground up to be calm, opinionated, and lovely to use. 65714
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 10/09/2026These new tech announcements don’t bring me joy 😕 know what might? A no nonsense stable printer that doesn’t check for genuine ink. 291
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 10/09/2026Damn, I missed out on getting a Kallax voiced by Matt Berry on our IKEA trip yesterday! I fear I will end up annoying my partner a bit with the new dragon shout unlock too... "EYE-KEY-AHHHH" Also... seeing this has _really_ made me want to install Skyrim again 🙃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tBl...youtube.comKALLAX STORAGEBORN, a free creation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim™ from IKEA.YouTube video by IKEA UK 110
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 09/09/2026I wonder which company will next contribute money to some *checks notes* fascist dotfiles? 080
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 09/09/2026The trip to IKEA wasn't a complete bust, we got a tomte 🥳 150
Reposted by Christian AlderZach Leatherman @zachleat.com · 09/09/2026New post 📮 I was tired of building 474 separate pages for Open Graph Images www.zachleat.com/web/open-graph-eas…zachleat.comI was tired of building 474 separate pages for Open Graph Images—zachleat.comA post by Zach Leatherman (zachleat) 4203
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 09/09/2026IKEA Portugal stopped serving the vegan plantballs in their restaurant nationwide, and that's made me sad 😢 070
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 09/09/2026Somehow got marked and blocked due to being an aibro? lol, the fuck I am. 3120
Reposted by Christian AlderVale @vale.rocks · 09/09/2026Here is my fully documented HTML boilerplate. It is a lean, minimal and solid foundation I use across the sites I develop. Written mostly for me, because I'm sure to forget why I've done things the way I have, but I hope it is of use to you too. vale.rocks/posts/html-b... #HTML #WebDevvale.rocksMy HTML BoilerplateA document outlining and explaining my general structure for HTML pages to use. A slim general markup template that applies to almost all HTML documents on the web and forgoes anything unnecessary. It is a general framework to build upon for individual sites. 511015
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 08/09/2026Got myself back up from laying in bed feeling down and shit, and that's a damn accomplishment 💪 The hopelessness does linger, but I'm fighting that back step by step. 190
Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 08/09/2026Ok next self-hosting side quest is to hurry up and get tailscale (or similar) working, so I can access my RSS and podcasts while I'm away from home. I neglected to do that and now I'm having to re-download some old apps like a chump 🤦 020