Chris Coyier

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2024-08-21 19:48:00

It's wild to me that just using Google Fonts (the hosted-by-Google way) immediately makes you in violation of GDPR.
https://termageddon.com/google-fonts-violates-gdpr/
You can always self-host though: https://gwfh.mranftl.com/fonts
Or it's a one-clicker on Cloudflare: https://developers.cloudflare.com/speed/optimization/content/fonts/

2024-08-21 02:50:10

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my thinking was that it could save a selector of what it was, but maybe a variety of ways (even XPath too) so it can take a stab at it. If it’s “pretty sure”, nuke it, if it’s too risky, leave it alone.

2024-08-20 17:47:37

Has anyone actually tried the "Distraction Control" features for the web in iOS 18?
https://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?2072
Luke is saying "elements might come back after a refresh". To me that seems like an awfully big deal. Does it *try* to remember what you nuked? Or does it not even try?
https://cdn.masto.host/frontendsocial/media_attachments/files/112/995/599/084/978/641/original/a0bfd504b2cd61ce.mp4

2024-08-15 21:08:01

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color modes too?? Jeepers

2024-08-15 15:57:25

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super wild

2024-08-15 15:24:40

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huh! Cool — hadn’t seen this

2024-08-15 11:28:58

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tend to agree there!

2024-08-15 10:59:53

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the details of those things are interesting and nuanced! It’ll be super useful

2024-08-15 01:23:06

Is there anything you'd tell a beginner web developer not to bother with learning?

2024-08-15 01:13:40

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I feel like I’ve run into that exact thing before and I gave up and set some weird max-width in px or something. Whatever works!

2024-08-14 18:48:16

Nice remembrance of ahead-of-it's-time Yahoo! Pipes.
https://retool.com/pipes
(Presumably Retool published it as a little way to say *Remember that? That was cool. But like, we can do that stuff too, now, better.")
I remember stitching RSS feeds together in Pipes and loving it. I feel like Zapier is a bit more pipes-like these days though.

2024-08-14 16:13:50

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id say most people believe/behave the opposite. Like it MUST be true that targeted ads work.

2024-08-14 14:17:28

There are two kinds of advertising
Contextual Targeted Not to bury my point: contextual is the normal, good, fair, effective type of advertising. Targeted is the creepy, resource intensive, privacy invading, and, (?!?!?!!) not particularly effective type of advertising. We'll get there. A billboard is contextual advertising. You're driving on the highway and are told there is a McDonalds in 7 miles. The human condition + geography are the context.
https://chriscoyier.net/2024/08/14/there-are-two-kinds-of-advertising/

2024-08-14 00:52:45

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I feel like that was used in clearfix classes for a hot minute

2024-08-13 21:46:58

I like stacking windows like this so no matter which one is on top I can get to either.
It's the little pleasures, ya know.
https://cdn.masto.host/frontendsocial/media_attachments/files/112/956/903/391/243/863/original/b2fd88ca6cbe0131.png

2024-08-12 05:04:26

Cosplaying as @npub1pzz…4cwx at Tyler Childers.
https://cdn.masto.host/frontendsocial/media_attachments/files/112/947/302/373/939/951/original/50a41d0eb742f8e5.jpeg

2024-08-10 17:15:57

Frostapalooza Visualizations
A week from today is Frostapalooza, Brad's big show he's throwing incorporating a ton of friends and family. In addition to the 40 musicians rotating on stage, now there will be visual artists showing off their work as well. Brad writes: Jeff Robbins makes some really amazing music software called Visibox that helps bands easily create, manage, and run video projections at concerts.
https://chriscoyier.net/2024/08/10/frostapalooza-visualizations/

2024-08-08 03:14:52

I'm excited about Frostapalooza anyway, and now there will be visualizations shown during the show that start life on @npub1sf7…gl68.
Brad's got the details: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/frostapalooza-codepen-challenge/
If you're so inclined, you can make one too that might be used in the show. The tag has examples already https://codepen.io/tag/frostapalooza

2024-08-03 21:41:05

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I was clearly not the only one.
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/31/google-olympics-ad-ai-gemini-ire

2024-07-31 21:02:58

They got @npub1ncs…a6v8 back at the helm at https://css-tricks.com/ he's been doing great cleaning the design up and getting content flowing, including big beefy guides. He's doing better than I ever did, so that's a win.

2024-07-30 22:41:17

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you can not start this kind of big thinking in november when the clear go to market is ~december~ nuclear winter

2024-07-30 21:54:00

Big Snow Globe absolutely needs to be disrupted.
Have you shake a snow globe lately? The snow falls for like 4 seconds. That is some garbage shake effort to satisfying snowfall ratio. One shake should be good for like 20 minutes.
hash tag silicon valley could you please do something useful

2024-07-27 17:06:10

Just saw an ad on TV during the Olympics where if there is an Olympian you're inspired by, you should use Google Gemini to write them a letter for you.
I'm having one of those "I hate this timeline." moments. How would it feel to be that Olympian getting soulless slop letters. I guess you hit the Google Gemini button to respond.
The basic idea though, writing a letter to someone inspiring, is wonderful. Use your own words. It will so much more meaningful.

2024-07-15 16:10:00

Fascinating that deadmau5 doesn't even *like* electronic music.
Kind of a weird thing to be public about. Like I'm not sure I'd go see a show for entertainment knowing the artist doesn't even enjoy doing it. I wouldn't be able to think about anything else. Not that anyone should bottle up their feelings or whatever, or that you're required to be passionate about your job, it just makes me feel strangely.
(via **Josh W. Comeau** https://www.joshwcomeau.com/email/2024-07-13-deadmau5/ )

2024-05-21 14:43:40

Assuming the premise that us CSS developers aren't reaching for container queries as much as well all thought we would is true...
Why do you think that is?