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Vale @vale.rocks · 29/09/2026

It doesn't matter. Regardless of how long you wait or how you plan it, the first place will accept the idea the moment after you pitch it elsewhere.

Vale @vale.rocks · 29/09/2026

I have to agree. There might be a few niche situations where it is useful, but in most cases we'll still have to use JavaScript, which is what most people are doing now anyway. The code will at least be a tad simpler, I suppose. Seems like a half-baked implementation.

Very intertwined. There is something so creepy about that picture with hindsight.

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It is such a reasonable comparison to make, too.

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I love slipping little things that that in when I'm writing. Such dynamism is something only really possible when the web is your publication target, so I make use of it when I can.

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Sacha Greif @sachagreif.com · 28/09/2026

It makes me feel so deeply sad to see AI pull requests against PersonalSit.es. Often times they're submitting AI-generated sites, too. Just the complete antithesis of the point.

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The State of Devs 2026 survey results are out! 2026.stateofdevs.com/en-US/ Here's a quick recap 🧵

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State of Devs 2026

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A CSS Pixel Isn't a True Pixel - 28 Sept 2026 05:15 UTC

px in CSS ≠ a pixel on a display. This is something that is obvious when you think about it at all, but many people seem to gloss over it. I was explaining it to someone and figured I'd be best to jot it down: vale.rocks/micros/20260...

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Vale @vale.rocks · 27/09/2026

My hammer went rogue and started smashing people's heads in! There was nothing I could do. I tried to stop it, but my arm kept swinging it at people. It isn't my fault! It is the hammer's. This is very dangerous. Someone should regulate hammers. (This is a post about AI safety and liability.)

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Good thing you closed <elton-john-voice>, as otherwise you could have been stuck like that.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 26/09/2026

The good news is that they've stopped clubbing seals. The bad news? Oh, the bad news is that they've moved on to puppy kicking.

Vale @vale.rocks · 26/09/2026

All the framework bros have been all in on AI, so discourse has quieted down.

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grant @grantcuster.com · 25/09/2026

New tabletop recording setup:

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Vale @vale.rocks · 25/09/2026

Over a decade ago I listed myself in my father's phone as 'Supreme Overlord'. To this day he hasn't changed it, and will still say 'Hey Siri, call Supreme Overlord' to reach me. Gold.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 24/09/2026

I'll go buy a red pen or two...

Vale @vale.rocks · 23/09/2026

Thanks for all the blogging. I've enjoyed reading your writing over the years.

Vale @vale.rocks · 23/09/2026

It is really great that I can generally avoid reading drivel based entirely on if I see that the author has a link to their account on X (formerly Twitter) on their page.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 23/09/2026

Just presented an abridged version of my talk, 'Newly Acquired Powers of the Web Platform', which I'm presenting at DDD Perth on October 3rd. People loved it, and it went smoothly. Extremely excited to present it!

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Keith Cirkel @keithamus.social · 22/09/2026

I just released avash: www.keithcirkel.co.uk/avash/ It’s like blurhash but uses av1 frame data encode an image, resulting in a (typically) more readable image in the same bytes as a blurhash. github.com/keithamus/av...

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avash encoder

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Vale @vale.rocks · 22/09/2026

If you see anyone refer to an LLM as 'Super Intelligence (SI)' then you can immediately discredit them as idiotic. Self-filtering idiots.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 22/09/2026

Call of Duty: In Space

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Vale @vale.rocks · 03/08/2026

Want to spend the next half-hour reading my thoughts on the Halo series? I finished Halo: Campaign Evolved over the weekend, so here is my review and full thoughts. vale.rocks/posts/halo-m... #Halo #HaloCE

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"Halo: My Thoughts"

Explore my journey through the Halo series, from the iconic Combat Evolved to the latest release, Infinite. Discover my thoughts, experiences, and insights into each game's virtues.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 22/09/2026

Unless Halo under Activision reviews extraordinarily well and is free of predatory monetisation strategies, I probably won't play any future games in the series. Despite my love for the games, this is likely the killing blow for any excitement I had for future entries. Dreadful. #Halo #Activision

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Thanks for linking this. I can follow what the article is trying to say a bit better with this as context. I still find it very weird how the content seems to be presented and written, however. Perhaps because of the framing provided by the title (which the author likely didn't choose)?

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Perhaps it is partially difference of interpretation and culture? I'm sure there are some sick tech bros out there with twisted gender-based language categorisations that play into some twisted worldview.

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This is the bit that gets me. The tech sphere's mistreatment, underpayment, and under-acknowledgement of women is sickening and horrifically ingrained and far reaching. This framing of CSS however is new to me and the argument seems rather weirdly presented and asserted.

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I'd be interested to read your perspective. Mistreatment of women across the tech industry is forever disgusting and always atrocious. However, what I find most peculiar about this article in particular is the feminine framing of CSS itself. It just seems forced and contrived in presentation.

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This is an extremely odd article from WIRED. It almost seems to be trying to fabricate some sort of culture war around CSS? Bizarre.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 20/09/2026

If ever you search for a song or musical artist on Bluesky, you're likely to find the results flooded with automated accounts which post whenever a song is played by a specific radio station. I find this noise rather annoying, so have compiled this moderation list for easily muting them.

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Wai are you so worried about them finding you?

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Vale @vale.rocks · 20/09/2026

Glad it could prompt the feature, Stu!

Vale @vale.rocks · 19/09/2026

The man with motor neurone disease I mentioned in this article died today. As someone whose independance and agency was a huge part of his identity, assistive technologies made the final chapter of his life that little bit more bearable. Once again, accessibility matters.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 02/08/2026

With passion, and with anger, and with pain, and with grief, and with sadness: fuck motor neurone diseases.

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Bart Veneman @veneman.dev · 18/09/2026

Or let the browser make the sound of a Geiger counter every time the garbage collector runs.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 18/09/2026

Rather than the sound of water trickling, which indicates a typical leak, software memory leaks can be identified by the hiss of a fan.

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Vale @vale.rocks · 17/09/2026

I'm CSS-only for the most part. Only time I fall to preprocessors is when I'm working in legacy contexts or when I'm working on projects already using preprocessors.

Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 17/09/2026

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I hadn't posted over on the second channel in a while now, but I felt that it was important to talk about what's going on with @digitalocean.com and @css-tricks.bsky.social as the site has now gone quiet for a second time. youtu.be/9_upvxCAUzM

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Digital Ocean killed CSS-Tricks... again

YouTube video by General Musings with Kevin Powell

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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 17/09/2026

Friends, it's that time of the year: Once again, I'm asking you to help me create another amazing HTMHell Advent Calendar by writing about HTML. The CFP is open until October 3! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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HTMHell Advent Calendar

Hello, my dear friends of high-quality markup! We're getting closer to the last quarter of 2026, which means that the HTMHell Advent Calendar is getting closer, too. Last year, once again, you contrib...

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Vale @vale.rocks · 17/09/2026

The relevant bit of CSS Text Decoration Module Level 4: drafts.csswg.org/css-text-dec...