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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 01/10/2026

L isn't real, he can't hurt you

John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 30/09/2026

Web development, as a career, has never been taken seriously. Much less UX. We're not "real" engineers. CSS isn't a "real" programming language. All we do is convert designs to HTML, which also isn't a "real" language. Automation has always been their threat and it's never won. And it never will.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 29/09/2026

Also I can't tell if Common is really really good or really really bad at acting

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 29/09/2026

Been enjoying Silo, aka "the one where every conversation is an extremely intense negotiation"

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 28/09/2026

Redmond has the absolute worst crosswalk timings I've ever experienced. Total trash-tier car town that's hostile to pedestrians.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 28/09/2026

Basically what I'm trying to say is there are people with accounts on lobste.rs who don't deserve it

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 28/09/2026

It's really unfortunate that I've started to keep a loose tally of Claudeslop patterns while reading blog posts. Is this generated? How much is real? Why should I care about your work when you don't even care? If I have to read any more garbage "The thing is Y, not X" I'm going to fucking lose it

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 26/09/2026

Meet AND Greet? In this economy? #devo

Me and a new concert buddy with the members of DEVO

A 7" single of "Whip It" signed by the members of DEVO

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 24/09/2026

Firefox built with Lit Edge built with FAST Everything built with Web Components ♥️

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 24/09/2026

I've pivoted my primary hobby, the thing I used to spend most of my disposable income on, from PC enthusiast hardware to high-end mainstream fashion. Why would I even consider buying RAM when I can get made-to-measure work attire for the same price?

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 23/09/2026

"Sherlock Holmes" by Sparks But this is cheating, since the vast majority of Sparks songs could be considered "quirky"

youtu.be

Sherlock Holmes

YouTube video by Sparks - Topic

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

I haven't looked at how it's implemented but I don't care. It doesn't actually matter what web platform techniques they used, if any. If humans made it, they didn't address reasonable and predictable concerns on small screens. If Claude made it, same as above, and also it doesn't justify its cost.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

AI still has no taste when it comes to UI and encouraging a responsive, performant, and accessible web

A really tall scrolling effect header reveal thing on the Opus 5.5 announcement page, as viewed on my phone.

After an unnecessary amount of swiping, the page finally stops hijacking the viewport. The two overlapping images on the sides have moved out about 20 pixels towards the edges of the screen.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

Drag AND drop images into a document? In this economy?

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

It's me, I'm Web Components Man

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

AI doomsday weirdos are like, "rogue agents could destroy critical infrastructure" and I'm just like, "yeah, this has always been a true statement, what does AI have to do with it"

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

Sometimes I'm a tiny bit more gay and open than my online presence might telegraph Orville Peck's new album is incredible 🫣

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

Bad slop attempt: your second sentence only has one void qualifier. This can be fixed by splitting the sentence into more sentences: "No research. No quality. Just whatever the rest of this sentence said."

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 16/09/2026

Mom said it was my turn next to do css tricks

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 14/09/2026

"Parallax? How about a Para deez nu-" - Steve Jobs

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 11/09/2026

Spelling it "esthetic" is so ridiculously off-putting to me. It's like you're chopping off the exact specific thing that makes the word represent its own meaning.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 07/09/2026

Got to meet @timoflegend.bsky.social tonight and totally borked it! It's rare that I get starstruck, and I could've babbled about something way less desperate-sounding. Don't try to relate to your heroes!

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 03/09/2026

There is no number big enough for that

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 03/09/2026

Hey give me $300,000 and I'll make agentic Linux distros for you, all while not being a racist piece of garbage

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 01/09/2026

Does anyone know how the `readme` field in a custom elements manifest is expected to be used?

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 30/08/2026

"Our maps system, that we built and have complete control over, has no built-in way to override ingest data. Well, it does, but we only use it for brand deals and cute Easter eggs. We're just following orders."

blog.google

How the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States. Since we update Google Maps …

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 27/08/2026

I've already seen this episode, they rename a body of water to distract everyone while they commit more war crimes

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 25/08/2026

make a band bigger: Neutral Milk Resort

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 24/08/2026

IIRC this is how we do it for `<fluent-button>` too, specifically in this one exact form submission scenario

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/08/2026

At this point, the use of agentic tools is implied. You don't have to steer our conversations around how we could write a skill to handle a task. It's not novel or new to suggest that. We still have to think about stuff. (If you don't use Al, cool! Keep it to yourself. This post's not for you.)

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/08/2026