I'm grateful for my unique journey to find my professional niche. It's taken a lot of twists and turns. Is my journey replicable in this era of developer tooling and convenience? | Continue reading
I enjoy building workflows for pure static sites. I enjoy ingesting data into my build process instead of loading my client-side with fetches. In this example, we'll use Eleventy's ability to use a JavaScript file, to execute code to fetch data on site build, negating t … | Continue reading
I love the new layout modes in CSS. Grid and Flexbox are both amazing features. They each have their place. What if I told you that if you used the "wrong" one, you could double your CSS and HTML? Let's take a look at what appears to be a simple promo grid. | Continue reading
This article covers three topics I think will help define the JAMstack in 2020. | Continue reading
In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at setting up Netlify’s Durable Cache on a third-party API with (artificially) slow returns. We’ll use a proxied dev.to API, throttle it a bit, and see the effects of durable caching on the responses. We’ll also build a function to clear specif … | Continue reading
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Astro’s 5.0 beta has released a stable version of its astro:env module. This allows for developers to configure a schema for their environment variables and then take advantage of new feature this opens. | Continue reading
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This checkin to GC4MDNM Foynes Forest Find reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My mother and I are out in the West of Ireland in search of geohashpoints. Today’s attempt to find the 2024-11-22 52 -8 hashpoint was blocked by the river Arra breaking i … | Continue reading
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LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Earlier this week, Progress 89, an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station, used a 5-minute and 31-second burn to move the ISS to a higher orbit. — Read the rest The post International Spac … | Continue reading
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Zimbabwe has an installed electricity generation capacity of close to 3,000 MW, but there is a huge problem. The Zimbabwe Power Company’s (ZPC) main thermal plants are very old and keep breaking down. There were also three small coal power plants in Harare, Munyati, and Bulawayo … | Continue reading
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One thing you can count on these days, Elba's gonna pop up in something goofy like Sonic or He-Man and probably be good in it. | Continue reading
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On this release, four songs, two of them being a previously released single, line up to create a journey through S J Denney's influences and inspirations. | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! In this fun video, we're taken through a day's haul of unusual Gashapons purchased in Tokyo. For anyone who doesn't know, a Gashapon (or Gachapo) is a type of Japanese vending machine that dispenses small capsule toys or … | Continue reading
In August, when Disney announced a host of huge changes and additions to its theme parks, some of the critical details were left out. Disney was happy to announce what was being added, but was cagey in some cases about what was being removed to make room. — Read the rest The post … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! On March 27, 1980, after months of earthquakes and minor eruptions, Mount St. Helens erupted explosively, with thermal energy equivalent to 26 megatons of TNT. Rock and ash from the eruption devastated everything within … | Continue reading
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Collaboration agreement has started between Centre for Dance Research at Coventry University in November 2024 The SECreTour Network is growing! The SECreTour project has established a new collaboration with the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) at Coventry University. C-DaRE spe … | Continue reading
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While I make my way very slowly back to Burnley, Caoimhe has switched off the German Shepherd guarding instinct to get in some rest. How gorgeous? Planted in: #Canine Children #Podencos #Caoimhe Thanks for reading this post via RSS. Reply to this post by email | Continue reading
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LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! When two tides meet in this video, striking geometric patterns appear on the surface of the water. Paired with the way the sin is lighting the patterns, the effect looks otherworldly. — Read the rest The post When two ti … | Continue reading
This great SSD is far superior to any external hard drive. | Continue reading
A new malicious campaign is using a legitimate but old and vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection and take control of the target system by disabling security components. [...] | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! These videos by stop-motion animator Andrew, who goes by "Hypno Motion" online, are incredible and so satisfying to watch! Andrew creates all kinds of things out of Lego bricks and makes them come to life via stop-motion … | Continue reading
Researchers believe that observing gamma rays from a supernova could confirm the existence of axions, potentially solving the mystery of dark matter. UC Berkeley scientists suggest that the detection of these particles would revolutionize our understanding of the universe and adv … | Continue reading
This Microsoft hybrid PC faces no competition in its segment. | Continue reading
President-elect Donald Trump spent the Friday evening before Thanksgiving filling out nearly the rest of his Cabinet. He plans for his Treasury secretary to be a hedge fund manager who’s called the Inflation Reduction Act “the Doomsday machine for the deficit”; he’s named a vacci … | Continue reading
If you're a surfer who doesn't want to be attacked by great white sharks, your surfboard should be as dark and stealthy as possible … right? Perhaps not, as a new Australian study suggests that a lit-up board may actually be better at keeping the sharks away. Continue Reading Cat … | Continue reading
'Super Mario 64' DS is the perfect launch title limited by the DS's biggest hardware oversight. | Continue reading
Rare earth elements are crucial to many technologies, and scientists say the U.S. could boost extraction from domestic reserves by as much as eight times the current level. | Continue reading
"This is an amazing motorcycle story." Iconic brand announces first-of-its-kind electric motorcycle inspired by retro hit: 'A significant step in our evolution' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The easiest thing you can make for Thanksgiving. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Max, the incredibly vocal Moluccan cockatoo, sat in an upstairs window and repeatedly clucked like a chicken at the passing cars. | Continue reading
In The Dispossessed, the people of Annares—a moon colony founded by exiled anarchists—speak a language called Pravic. It is an invented language, created by the first settlers, who the protagonist of the book, Shevek, describes as Romantics. | Continue reading
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2024 Plus, the 700 pages: Why did Candidate Harris (narrowly) lose this year's election after her (remarkably truncated) three-month campaign? Given the way we humans are built, a large number of Blue American pundits have been offering simple, one-part exp … | Continue reading
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The Fire TV Stick HD, 4K, and 4K Max make it easy to turn your old TV into a smart TV. | Continue reading
Before it even began, the 29th annual United Nations climate conference, or COP29, was deemed the “Finance COP.” While the name is fitting, it’s also a little absurd. It’s called the Finance COP because the main item on the agenda at this year’s conference, held in Baku, Azerbaij … | Continue reading
Monrad's deep voice, celebrated for his striking resemblance to the legendary Leonard Cohen, has shared an intimate and powerful collection of smooth yet hypnotizing songs. | Continue reading
I do this manually at the end of each week: collating lightly edited recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I find knowing I’ll revisit my posts to be a positive and mellowing influence on my social media activity. I mostly hang out … | Continue reading
This might be rough for some. Not everyone had a happy childhood. Mine certainly had its rough spots, but for the most part, we had a lot of opportunities for pure joy too. So, in no particular order, here is a hit parade from the 70s. Music - My mom and stepfather had a record p … | Continue reading
This Pecan Pie recipe uses simple, no-fuss ingredients to create a classic dessert for the holidays. Easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser! The post Pecan Pie appeared first on Budget Bytes. | Continue reading