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Beer (1)

1. ✍️ Up too late, again, working on my latest rabbit hole project. So close!… but got to sleep.

   05 April 2019

Bushcraft (1)

1. ✍️ 🖼️ I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to... 📍 at Lee Valley Almost Wild Campsite

   01 October 2018

Canvas (2)

1. Sparkline Sound-Off

   🖼️ I have been following in the footsteps of Jeremy Keith for a few months now. Dotted around my website, now...

   04 March 2019
2. ✍️ Added @adactio’s Canvas Sparklines to my site, to further visually demonstrate the vast spaces of time between my posts! Next step: create less vast spaces of time between my posts...

   15 May 2018

CodePen (3)

1. A Slice of Heaven

   We know that webpages are composed of text and boxes. Lots and lots of boxes. But with the power and...

   27 August 2014

2. Persistent Shadows

   🖼️ How easy is it to keep a shadow’s direction consistent whilst rotating an element?

   18 June 2013

3. Annoying Navigation CSS

   🖼️ Navigation is crucial to a functional website. It is how your users find the information they’re after; get it right...

   16 June 2013

Collaboration (2)

1. Remapping Ranges in Sass

   Great inspiration can sometimes be found in exploring available opportunities and embracing new ideas. In this article, I’ll try to...

   15 June 2017

2. April LWS Talk

   I gave a talk at London Web Standards and asked the question, So how can we write media queries that...

   29 April 2016

CSS (14)

1. The Flip-Flop Technique

   I recently implemented a colour scheme toggler in the footer of my website, following Andy Bell’s guide, Create a user...

   30 August 2019

2. Variables for Both

   🖼️ Now that CSS Custom Properties, or CSS Variables, are becoming a solid standard, I’m using a method to map their...

   15 October 2018

3. Remapping Ranges in Sass

   Great inspiration can sometimes be found in exploring available opportunities and embracing new ideas. In this article, I’ll try to...

   15 June 2017

4. April LWS Talk

   I gave a talk at London Web Standards and asked the question, So how can we write media queries that...

   29 April 2016

5. Shoot for the Moon

   🖼️ Don’t be half-minded when dealing with fractions and pixels. How can we ensure all browsers interpret fractions in our CSS...

   23 March 2016

6. An Extended Response

   If you’ve dabbled in Sass before, you’re likely familiar with @extend and @mixin, but is there any use-case for @extend?...

   18 March 2016

7. Backscratching Revisited

   🖼️ I revised my original technique for styling default elements and took it a step further to scratch the greatest number...

   08 June 2015

8. Theming Pinboard

   🖼️ I recently decided I would embark on the task of theming Pinboard. Here’s how I did it.

   12 March 2015

9. A Slice of Heaven

   We know that webpages are composed of text and boxes. Lots and lots of boxes. But with the power and...

   27 August 2014

10. Let’s Look Back

    🖼️ I haven’t published a new article in a while now, but I haven’t been twiddling my thumbs. Let’s look at...

    09 February 2014

11. I’ll Scratch Your Back, And Mine Too

    🖼️ I’ve been playing around with CSS content and attribute selectors recently, and came across a useful trick for styling default...

    29 October 2013

12. Persistent Shadows

    🖼️ How easy is it to keep a shadow’s direction consistent whilst rotating an element?

    18 June 2013

13. Annoying Navigation CSS

    🖼️ Navigation is crucial to a functional website. It is how your users find the information they’re after; get it right...

    16 June 2013

14. First Article Ever

    🖼️ Well, I’ve finally gotten my site up and running to a point where I can consider it to be a...

    15 June 2013

GitHub (2)

1. Let’s Look Back

   🖼️ I haven’t published a new article in a while now, but I haven’t been twiddling my thumbs. Let’s look at...

   09 February 2014

2. First Article Ever

   🖼️ Well, I’ve finally gotten my site up and running to a point where I can consider it to be a...

   15 June 2013

HTML (1)

1. Viewport Woes

   🖼️ I’ve been around the block and seen just about every combination of variables and syntax in viewport meta tags. What’s...

   29 August 2013

IndieWeb (15)

1. ✍️ Another 🐇 🕳 idea… Input a YouTube channel URL → The channel’s Atom feed is added to your Microsub “YouTube” channel. YouTube subscriptions without a Google account. No idea how...

   03 May 2019
2. ↩️ In reply to Ana Rodrigues
   ✍️ I definitely have improvements to make, but at present I use the Twitter API to create a tweet, and I pull the URL of the tweet from the response into...

   11 April 2019
3. ✍️ Up too late, again, working on my latest rabbit hole project. So close!… but got to sleep.

   05 April 2019

4. Quill

   🔖 Quill is a simple Micropub client for creating posts on your own website. To use it, your website will need...

   17 March 2019
5. ↩️ In reply to Calum Ryan
   ✍️ Works for me. Can’t wait!

   29 January 2019
6. 😔 Didn’t go to Homebrew Website Club London
   ✍️ 📅 Sadly, I won’t be able to attend, but if you’ve ever been curious about content ownership, IndieWeb, or new ways to tinker on your website, Homebrew Website Club London is...

   12 December 2018
7. ✍️ Super pleased to say that I just gave a short presentation about #indieweb to my team at work, and I didn’t butcher the explanation too badly, so everyone’s on-board! Feels...

   06 December 2018
8. ✍️ At long last, I’ve managed to add the ability to edit my existing notes through my Micropub endpoint, and given my track record of totally making no mistakes, this is...

   04 December 2018
9. ✍️ If this makes it onto Mastodon 👋, it means my Micropub endpoint is syndicating correctly!

   01 October 2018
10. ✍️ Today at #hwclondon I’ll be attempting to enable my Micropub endpoint to accept JSON #indieweb 📍 at Homebrew Website Club London

    25 July 2018
11. ✅ Went to Homebrew Website Club London
    ✍️ 📅 Looking forward to this again!

    25 July 2018
12. ↩️ In reply to a previous tweet
    ✍️ If this makes it onto both Twitter and my website (PESOS for now), then it looks like my endpoint is working!

    29 June 2018
13. ✍️ Rolling my own Micropub server is proving immensely difficult. Way out of my depth. Feels good to learn, albeit slowly, though.

    21 June 2018
14. ✍️ At my first Homebrew Website Club meetup! Planning how to roll my own micropub endpoint… #hwclondon #indieweb 📍 at Homebrew Website Club London

    24 January 2018
15. ✍️ 🖼️ This is my first Note that I’m posting and syndicating automatically!

    18 October 2017

JavaScript (4)

1. Sparkline Sound-Off

   🖼️ I have been following in the footsteps of Jeremy Keith for a few months now. Dotted around my website, now...

   04 March 2019
2. ✍️ Added @adactio’s Canvas Sparklines to my site, to further visually demonstrate the vast spaces of time between my posts! Next step: create less vast spaces of time between my posts...

   15 May 2018

3. Crossing Guards

   🖼️ Throttle back on your scroll events and watch out for the IntersectionObserver!

   09 November 2017

4. On Your Marks, Get Set, Wait

   🖼️ What’s really important when reading an article online? Content should always come first, and give users the option for more...

   22 September 2014

Jekyll (4)

1. ↩️ In reply to Ana Rodrigues
   ✍️ I definitely have improvements to make, but at present I use the Twitter API to create a tweet, and I pull the URL of the tweet from the response into...

   11 April 2019

2. LiquidBase60

   I have started auto-generating short-URLs for each of my posts, old and new, and opted to implement Tantek Çelik’s NewBase60...

   04 March 2019

3. Numerals, Romanticised

   🖼️ For a better part of the year, I’ve been working on a Jekyll-based Progressive Web App, BloodBuilder, for managing my...

   07 November 2018

4. First Article Ever

   🖼️ Well, I’ve finally gotten my site up and running to a point where I can consider it to be a...

   15 June 2013

Liquid (2)

1. LiquidBase60

   I have started auto-generating short-URLs for each of my posts, old and new, and opted to implement Tantek Çelik’s NewBase60...

   04 March 2019

2. Numerals, Romanticised

   🖼️ For a better part of the year, I’ve been working on a Jekyll-based Progressive Web App, BloodBuilder, for managing my...

   07 November 2018

Music (5)

1. Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach

   🔖 Compose a two-measure melody and machine learning will harmonise with your tune! This is basically magic to me.

   21 March 2019

2. Sparkline Sound-Off

   🖼️ I have been following in the footsteps of Jeremy Keith for a few months now. Dotted around my website, now...

   04 March 2019

3. Chrono Trigger: Secret of the Forest - Reuben Gingrich

   🔖 I’m clearly cruising on a Chrono Trigger vibe because, again, I need to share some music by some unquestionably-talented musicians...

   03 January 2019

4. Chrono Trigger: Secret of the Forest - Contraband VGM

   🔖 This is seriously amazing. It deserves way more recognition than it has; @ContraReloaded mesh together some incredible talent and synergy...

   13 December 2018
5. ✍️ Whoa. This ’97 beat tape from Kanye is incredible.

   19 November 2017

Personal (1)

1. ✍️ Overjoyed to be celebrating the greatest milestone of my life today. Eight wonderful years with my best friend, girlfriend, partner in crime, and love of my life, Rachel. Stoked for...

   08 February 2019

RSVP (9)

1. ✅ Went to All Day Hey! Live 2020
   ✍️ 📅 First time going and, as usual, immensely looking forward to it!

   07 May 2020
2. ✅ Went to London CSS March 2020
   ✍️ 📅 First time going and immensely looking forward to it!

   12 March 2020
3. ✅ Went to IndieWebCamp Brighton 2019
   ✍️ 📅 Really looking forward to IndieWebCamp Brighton 2019! 📍 at Sixty Eight Middle Street

   19 October 2019 – 20 October 2019
4. ✅ Went to Homebrew Website Club London
   ✍️ 📅 Bout time I show my face at Homebrew Website Club again, and, as usual, I cannot wait! Looking forward to seeing everyone again. 😄

   26 June 2019
5. ✅ Went to IndieWebCamp Online 2019
   ✍️ 📅 I will be attending https://2019.indieweb.org/online My first IndieWebCamp! Can’t wait.

   09 March 2019 – 10 March 2019
6. ✅ Went to Homebrew Website Club London
   ✍️ 📅 I’m going to the Indigenous & Micropub #hwclondon Special! 🎉 Are you? https://hwclondon.co.uk/meetups/20190227

   27 February 2019
7. ✅ Went to Homebrew Website Club London
   ✍️ 📅 Indieweb: A New Hope 🚀 meets Return of the Chris 🙌… Can’t wait to attend HWC London again!

   09 January 2019
8. 😔 Didn’t go to Homebrew Website Club London
   ✍️ 📅 Sadly, I won’t be able to attend, but if you’ve ever been curious about content ownership, IndieWeb, or new ways to tinker on your website, Homebrew Website Club London is...

   12 December 2018
9. ✅ Went to Homebrew Website Club London
   ✍️ 📅 Looking forward to this again!

   25 July 2018

SCSS (7)

1. Sassy Lobotomised Owl

   🖼️ Managing spacing between elements and components on your page can be a tiring task if undertaken manually. This is where...

   14 January 2020

2. Variables for Both

   🖼️ Now that CSS Custom Properties, or CSS Variables, are becoming a solid standard, I’m using a method to map their...

   15 October 2018

3. No Three Snowflakes Are Alike

   🖼️ I developed a Sass function to generate a list of unique pairs given a List or Map of data, so...

   03 November 2017

4. Unique Pairs in Sass

   🖼️ In creating a from-scratch grid for a redevelopment project, I was using Sass to loop through various bits of data...

   16 June 2017

5. Remapping Ranges in Sass

   Great inspiration can sometimes be found in exploring available opportunities and embracing new ideas. In this article, I’ll try to...

   15 June 2017

6. An Extended Response

   If you’ve dabbled in Sass before, you’re likely familiar with @extend and @mixin, but is there any use-case for @extend?...

   18 March 2016

7. Let’s Look Back

   🖼️ I haven’t published a new article in a while now, but I haven’t been twiddling my thumbs. Let’s look at...

   09 February 2014

Service Worker (1)

1. ServiceWorker Cookbook

   🔖 The Service Worker Cookbook is a collection of working, practical examples of using service workers in modern web apps.

   08 January 2016

State of the Browser (2)

1. ✍️ Couldn’t be happier with how #SotB18 turned out this year. It was an honour and a pleasure to be involved in organising such an incredible event. Massive thanks to all... 📍 at Conway Hall

   08 September 2018

2. First Article Ever

   🖼️ Well, I’ve finally gotten my site up and running to a point where I can consider it to be a...

   15 June 2013

SVG (1)

1. Styling SVG use Content with CSS

   🔖 Little late on this one, but gold dust nonetheless. SVG Wizard, Sara Soueidan, discusses in-depth how to style SVG’s element...

   21 January 2016

UX (3)

1. Theming Pinboard

   🖼️ I recently decided I would embark on the task of theming Pinboard. Here’s how I did it.

   12 March 2015

2. Persistent Shadows

   🖼️ How easy is it to keep a shadow’s direction consistent whilst rotating an element?

   18 June 2013

3. Annoying Navigation CSS

   🖼️ Navigation is crucial to a functional website. It is how your users find the information they’re after; get it right...

   16 June 2013

Vi (1)

1. vi is a language

   🔖 Until reading this, I’ve been stumbling around feeling frustrated that I can’t seem to find any efficiency in my use...

   20 August 2019