Nostr notes by Vale

I initially thought you were pointing out that subtractive should ...

2026-10-07T13:02:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…c3ya
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I initially thought you were pointing out that subtractive should look a little bit washed out due to being subtractive, and I was midway through writing a reply about viewing a simulacra of a subtractive model shown on a display which is additive before Dan Burzo (npub1pg2…pkyl)'s reply clued me in. Ha ha. Thanks for the catch.

`isolation: isolate;` to the rescue.

2026-10-07T12:58:44Z

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`isolation: isolate;` to the rescue.

I was explaining colour models today (RGB/additive, ...

2026-10-07T12:47:17Z

I was explaining colour models today (RGB/additive, CMY/subtractive) and figured a quick explainer would be beneficial. Thus, a quick explainer: https://vale.rocks/micros/20261007-1245

Though a rudimentary format, all things considered, DVDs had some ...

2026-10-06T03:23:21Z

Though a rudimentary format, all things considered, DVDs had some truly brilliant menus.

My latest is about some great menus and a few technical details of DVD video interactivity. It even takes a bit of a look at some DVD games.

Have a read: https://vale.rocks/posts/dvd-menus

#DVD #PhysicalMedia

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2026-09-30T09:34:41Z

Welp, development industry is fucked. What is everyone's plan B?

Originally Bungie, then it went to 343 Industries, then 343i ...

2026-09-22T14:25:52Z

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Originally Bungie, then it went to 343 Industries, then 343i rebranded to Halo Studios recently. The breaking news right now is that Activision has been handed the keys to the franchise.

Unless Halo under Activision reviews extraordinarily well and is ...

2026-09-22T14:18:56Z

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

I've had quite a number of people tell me to stop bringing up ...

2026-09-16T04:06:44Z

I've had quite a number of people tell me to stop bringing up 'politics' in my writing. For example, when I've decried Elon Musk and DHH when mentioning X (Twitter) and Omarchy, respectively.

Plainly, no. I will continue to mention injustices and wrongs. Tech is political – especially now.

The only people that are helped by staying quiet about bigotry, racism, fascism, xenophobia, etc, are the bigots, racists, fascists, and xenophobes.

I'll call it out where I see it, and I urge everyone else to do the same.

I don't think they're shady per se, just spammy. Mine ...

2026-09-12T12:44:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…tuzm
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I don't think they're shady per se, just spammy. Mine seemed lightly tailored, so I imagine there is a bit of AI going on there. It appears they are a legit cinematographer that has worked on a good number of short films. Seems like it is just marketing spam.

I just noticed Cory Doctorow posted mentioning it. https://bsky.app/profile/doctorow.pluralistic.net/post/3mvcyut5aq22m

I got an email from them. They were looking for backlinks to ...

2026-09-12T12:37:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…e28r
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I got an email from them. They were looking for backlinks to their vibe coded tools site. Flagged and moved on.

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2026-09-09T13:59:11Z

Do I dare to publish a third major blog post this week?

Sometimes you look at an old HTML document and see some weird ...

2026-09-08T05:13:50Z

Sometimes you look at an old HTML document and see some weird tags and snippets from bygone eras.

I've compiled many legacy HTML bits I've noticed and documented what they were and why there were present. Many of them are rather obscure.

Satisfy your curiosity: https://vale.rocks/posts/html-relics

#WebDev #HTML

I'm not sure I understand what point you're making. ISPs ...

2026-08-24T23:59:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…sj3u
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I'm not sure I understand what point you're making. ISPs and email services certainly do not use allow lists, and it would be terrible if they did.

As a service getting blocked, an allow list wouldn't stop a block and would also absolutely kill any hope of large-scale growth.

Each time we see a major influx of users at Stoat, blocks come ...

2026-08-24T05:33:13Z

Each time we see a major influx of users at Stoat, blocks come with it. An influx can see hundreds of thousands of users signing up on the platform over just a few days, so I can understand it looks suspicious. That's a huge sudden increase in emails going out and a huge increase in traffic to the site. It probably trips some heuristics somewhere which generally do a good job to remove unscrupulous actors. However, sometimes, they get things wrong.

Ideally, if you get incorrectly blocked, you contact the blocker and they remove the block for you. If you're lucky you get to go through several levels of support until you finally get to the people who can get you unblocked, then they give you a collection of forms and systems and processes to go through. If you're unlucky, there are no means of escalation, and you're simply out of luck -- there are no means of appeal. If you do manage to get unblocked, then it'll only be for a little while, because eventually they'll do it again and you'll have to do the process over. It is a futile effort.

The most common and aggressive blockers are internet service providers, email providers, email spam lists, and web filtering services provided by anti-malware companies. Companies that maintain filters for profit seem to keep their lists to themselves, so they're not too much of an issue. ISPs and email providers and spam listers, however, do share their lists around. Once on one block list, you propagate to them all. Then you have to try to remove yourself from them all in quick succession, because the propagation only works one way. Blocks tend to propagate; unblocks do not. If there are blocks still remaining, then they'll return, because getting a block removed does not add you to an allow list and merely removes you from the explicitly blocked list.

It is just a sad state of affairs. It really hurts little independent operations who can't do anything about it. It especially hurts as it comes during periods of growth, where the team is preoccupied and users are forming first impressions. Established operations are obviously far less affected, and if anything does go awry, they have greater sway and lines of contact for resolution. The web is not as open as one would hope, especially when you can be arbitrarily blocked without recourse.

I hope you're hungry, because we're serving a greatly ...

2026-08-24T04:34:33Z

I hope you're hungry, because we're serving a greatly improved experience over on [PersonalSit.es](https://personalsit.es). We've got some cleaned up data and much improved tagging, so you can filter for and check out specific niches.

#IndieWeb #SmallWeb

Each time we have an influx of users from a particular region ...

2026-08-18T05:12:01Z

Each time we have an influx of users from a particular region over at Stoat, I notice small interesting messaging behaviours. I've documented interesting ones I've noticed across Stoat as a whole: https://vale.rocks/micros/20260818-0455

#Language #Linguistics

@npub1al7…kh5q published an interesting article on website ...

2026-08-10T03:28:57Z

Lea Verou, PhD (npub1al7…kh5q) published an interesting article on website theme toggle design, which set me off thinking about them. After a bit of experimenting and testing with users, I've got a pattern I quite like.

https://vale.rocks/micros/20260810-0330

#UI #UX

We were somewhere around line 23,494 on the edge of the framework ...

2026-07-29T04:36:46Z

We were somewhere around line 23,494 on the edge of the framework when the caffeine began to take hold. I remember saying something like 'I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should code...' And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the screen was full of compilation errors.

I've been writing about web browsers on old and limited ...

2026-06-26T06:35:14Z

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I've been writing about web browsers on old and limited devices, and Opera pops up everywhere. Presto was such a force in the browser space. Such a testament to how solid of a browser engine Presto was for it to run so superbly over such a wide range of limited devices.

PDAs were a thing that existed for a period and were some of the ...

2026-06-19T23:06:36Z

PDAs were a thing that existed for a period and were some of the first mobile methods of accessing the full-fat World Wide Web.

After digging through a lot of old press releases and archival material, here is my latest article, covering web browsers on PDAs: https://vale.rocks/posts/pda-browsers

Google's AI Overview just confidently informed me that the ...

2026-06-17T06:30:40Z

Google's AI Overview just confidently informed me that the PDA operating system EPOC (which isn't an acronym and is instead a reference to the term 'epoch') actually stands for 'Electronic Piece of Cheese'.

I love dark mode, but it mustn’t be the only option. For a lot ...

2026-05-14T04:36:32Z

I love dark mode, but it mustn’t be the only option. For a lot of people, white text upon a dark background is illegible.

Common eye conditions like astigmatism, myopia, and presbyopia can make content look foggy, become hard to focus on, and cause eye strain.

#a11y #Accessibility

Currently at 973 sites on ...

2026-05-04T04:45:06Z

Currently at 973 sites on [PersonalSit.es](https://personalsit.es). Come on! Submit your site! Lets get this thing to a thousand!

Haven't got a personal site? No worries. Go make one (then submit it)!

#IndieWeb #SmallWeb

I'm so tired. #a11y #Accessibility ...

2026-05-01T07:26:46Z

I'm so tired.

#a11y #Accessibility

Communism works on paper but fails in practice. Wikipedia fails ...

2026-04-27T06:21:10Z

Communism works on paper but fails in practice. Wikipedia fails on paper but works in practice. All my ideas fail on paper and then are proven failures in practice.

All my love to Adobe Illustrator, which has today decided I ...

2026-04-23T01:09:01Z

All my love to Adobe Illustrator, which has today decided I don't need to use the shortcut 'Ctrl' + 'Z'. Wonderful stuff. Much appreciated.

When I build websites, the first tool I reach for is Web Origami, ...

2026-04-17T04:36:22Z

When I build websites, the first tool I reach for is Web Origami, made by @JanMiksovsky@fosstodon.org. It is a brilliant way to manage data and content, transforming it as necessary. Vale.Rocks and most of my other sites are completely built upon it.

Here are some more thoughts:
https://vale.rocks/posts/web-origami

#WebDev #FrontEndDev #WebOrigami

China's internet is shaped by censorship and strict ...

2026-04-14T05:36:18Z

China's internet is shaped by censorship and strict regulations – insulated from the rest of the world, but not completely isolated.

This is the second of three posts I’m publishing this week about China, censorship, and technology: https://vale.rocks/posts/chinas-web

#China #Censorship #InternetFreedom

A new article from me about syndication feeds is out over on ...

2026-04-02T13:31:36Z

A new article from me about syndication feeds is out over on Piccalilli!

A (reasonably) brief yet (fairly) complete rundown of RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed. All great, standardised formats to facilitate web-wide distribution of your content.

If your site doesn't have a feed, this is your sign to change that!

#RSS #Atom #JSONFeed

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A quick guide to creating syndication feeds

RSS and syndication are the backbone of the web and have outlived many cycles of the tech industry. There's never been a better time to properly syndicate your content either, so Declan is here to give you a high level tour of your options.

https://piccalil.li/blog/a-quick-guide-to-creating-syndication-feeds/

Thanks for including my buttons, shellsharks!

2026-03-24T12:37:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…ycdw
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Thanks for including my buttons, shellsharks!

Over at Stoat we're rolling out our new brand resources, ...

2026-02-12T12:19:18Z

Over at Stoat we're rolling out our new brand resources, including a fresh, hip, eye-catching, and rather cute icon designed by yours truly. Was really exciting getting to create it for Stoat!

The icon and further details can be found here:

https://vale.rocks/portfolio/stoat

#Stoat #StoatChat

I read the first few chapters of The God Delusion after a ...

2026-02-06T14:19:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…pr7c
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I read the first few chapters of *The God Delusion* after a friend raved to me about it. I eventually had to give up on it because Dawkins came across as such an egotistical jerk, and, much like you, I found his writing to be repetitive and laborious ad nauseum.

My decision to give up on the book was only solidified by reading his Wikipedia article. Yikes.

Proud to announce TechConf.Directory, a directory of tech ...

2026-01-20T11:51:13Z

Proud to announce TechConf.Directory, a directory of tech conferences around the globe.

I've found it quite difficult to find conferences. That is true no more!

I've made all the data fully open and available via a fully queryable API as well.

https://techconf.directory

#Conferences #Tech #Programming

One of the most horrific codebases I've ever seen is one in ...

2026-01-09T05:03:33Z

One of the most horrific codebases I've ever seen is one in which all the styling was done using Tailwind's `@apply`. No utility classes in markup, just CSS files full of selectors and `@apply`. They had inexplicably reinvented CSS in Tailwind, and it struck fear into my very heart.

#Tailwind #CSS

Haven't got an Apple device but need to test your site in ...

2026-01-05T05:28:23Z

Haven't got an Apple device but need to test your site in Safari? Go into the Apple Store and test on their demo computers.

They *probably* won't kick you out. It usually takes them a while to catch on.

#WebDevTips #FrontEndDev

A rant in the face of the industry's continued neglect and ...

2025-12-18T04:59:19Z

A rant in the face of the industry's continued neglect and outright hostility towards digital accessibility and care for users.

https://vale.rocks/posts/accessibility-importance

#WebDev #Accessibility #a11y #FrontEndDevelopment

I wanted to be able to access all the books on my Jellyfin ...

2025-12-12T05:49:06Z

I wanted to be able to access all the books on my Jellyfin instance with my Kindle, so I put together a little plugin for KOReader. It even has Quick Connect so you don't have to write out your full password by hand!

https://github.com/DeclanChidlow/KOReader-Jellyfin-Plugin

#Jellyfin #KOReader #Kindle

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2025-11-27T08:07:37Z

Regarding the very early Stampy's Lovely World episodes, he ...

2025-11-03T06:19:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…ur6c
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Regarding the very early Stampy's Lovely World episodes, he occasionally says 'bloody' in the very early ones. YouTube Kids doesn't have any of these included obviously, but if they're watching on standard YouTube then you might want to skip straight through to episode 100 by which point everything is very much polished and he is very aware of his audience.

I personally break at Blippi. I only managed to listen to Milo ...

2025-11-03T06:14:17Z

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I personally break at Blippi. I only managed to listen to Milo for a picosecond before hurling my computer out a window.

I remember being on a plane once and the child diagonally in front of me was watching Blippi on repeat. I don't even think they had the volume on, but I could hear him within my head tormenting me.

I am a child of the Minecraft era, and thus hopefully well ...

2025-11-03T05:59:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…wnjd
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I am a child of the Minecraft era, and thus hopefully well equipped to answer this.

The version of Minecraft available on Android is referred to as the 'Bedrock' edition. Most YouTubers play on the original version of Minecraft which is only available on PC and is called the 'Java Edition'. Both codebases are developed and maintain relative parity while getting the same updates. Some specific things might not work, and far less mods are available for the bedrock version, but they're largely the same.

When I was young, Stampy was a go-to of mine. His [Stampy's Lovely World](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEZiAg2bYC7ngh-_Z_ruvzSfn1KPQRL5V) series is scripted, kid friendly, respectable, and long-running. He also created an educational children's series titled [Wonder Quest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Quest). You *might* find his voice and laughter a tad grating.

More recent active creators I'm familiar with include [Grian](https://www.youtube.com/@Grian) and [Mumbo Jumbo](https://www.youtube.com/@ThatMumboJumbo). Both are active and members of a large community Minecraft multiplayer sever titled 'Hermitcraft'. Hermitcraft Season 11 is about to start very soon (Nov 8th). The seasons are all independent of one another, and while there are callbacks to older ones, one needn't have watched them for a full experience.

There are a wide assortment of members of the Hermitcraft server. Some are targeted towards younger viewers, and some are more targeted towards mature viewers (though aren't adult in nature). Watching some of the more mature YouTubers creating content on the server could give you a common ground with your kids if you're so inclined.

Grian is rather mischievous and focuses much more on building, and Mumbo Jumbo is much more into redstone, which is the technical/engineering part of Minecraft. Both are family friendly and have large backlogs.

Happy to answer further questions and provide more recommendations if needed.

Ah, this is what I get for quickly testing with other WebKit ...

2025-10-28T08:46:40Z

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Ah, this is what I get for quickly testing with other WebKit browsers rather than actual Safari. Seems Safari forces it's own.

Twenty-eight! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/myVjEPQ I see tons ...

2025-10-28T08:21:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…6lyl
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Twenty-eight!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/myVjEPQ

I see tons of custom JavaScript media players, so I wanted to see how a CSS-only approach to `<audio>` fares. This one doesn't work in Firefox, unfortunately.

Day twenty-seven. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/ogbyaGw ...

2025-10-27T11:53:04Z

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Day twenty-seven.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/ogbyaGw

Embracing my inner [Dwitter](https://dwitter.net).

The twenty-sixth day. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/WbryGqa A ...

2025-10-26T07:52:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…3mrr
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The twenty-sixth day.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/WbryGqa

A two-finger input system that feels pretty fun and futuristic.

Day twenty-five! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/bNEMyPG I'm ...

2025-10-25T08:58:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…tf73
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Day twenty-five!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/bNEMyPG

I'm experimenting with a retro tech look as part of a bigger project.

二十四 https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/xbZjYPr Your CSS muse ...

2025-10-24T12:21:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…zydd
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二十四

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/xbZjYPr

Your CSS muse pushed their physical form to the limits, and their dainty writer hands are decimated and weak from rock climbing. This CSS is tainted by blood.

I didn't even know a month had twenty three days. ...

2025-10-23T09:32:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…psmm
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I didn't even know a month had twenty three days.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/OPMvGrw

I initially made this as an experiment with Three.js in February, but I've touched it up and published it today. That counts... right?

Twenty two. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/azdYZRg Playing ...

2025-10-22T07:23:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…ln7w
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Twenty two.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/azdYZRg

Playing around with nested `<marquee>` tags and opposing directions to get odd text animation effects different from what one usually expects from a `<marquee>`.

Twenty one! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/JoGpvER I had some ...

2025-10-21T07:27:54Z

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Twenty one!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/JoGpvER

I had some fun with tables on day nineteen, but evidently not enough. Tables get way out of whack when you get too zany with them.

The twentieth day! My my! ...

2025-10-20T12:42:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…0hft
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The twentieth day! My my!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/vELdLMz

The ruby tags have always been interesting to me, so I figured I'd try an interesting implementation. Bit disruptive, but sorta fun.

Day nineteen. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/ogbpMvv Tables are ...

2025-10-19T06:16:16Z

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Day nineteen.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/ogbpMvv

Tables are rather fun to play with.

The eighteenth day. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/dPGJvGV This ...

2025-10-18T07:29:10Z

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The eighteenth day.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/dPGJvGV

This idea using `<details>` popped into my head and I had to get it out.

Day seventeen. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/RNrjOPy After ...

2025-10-17T07:51:50Z

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Day seventeen.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/RNrjOPy

After spending ages failing to implement something with anchor positioning, I decided to blow things up.

Day sixteen is here. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/EaPbWmv ...

2025-10-16T09:18:57Z

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Day sixteen is here.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/EaPbWmv

Super saturates the area under the cursor. Dead simple effect but really cool result.

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2025-10-16T05:00:35Z

Next time I write `display: absolute`, just kill me.

Day fifteen. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/XJXexQL The output ...

2025-10-15T08:44:58Z

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Day fifteen.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/XJXexQL

The output of failed attempt of doing something else.

Day fourteen. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/GgoMJEr Nothing ...

2025-10-14T07:09:42Z

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Day fourteen.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/GgoMJEr

Nothing remotely impressive today, merely an idea that popped into my head and that I wanted to experiment with.

We've reached the teens with day thirteen! ...

2025-10-13T11:08:07Z

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We've reached the teens with day thirteen!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/pvgrKYB

A basic but fun exploding text effect.

Twelve days deep. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/emJEpvz ...

2025-10-12T04:22:41Z

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Twelve days deep.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/emJEpvz

I've gotta stop doing these mathy ones. I am not a maths manic, and these drive me into delusional mathematical mania.

Eleven days in! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/raxwPVb It is ...

2025-10-11T07:46:55Z

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Eleven days in!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/raxwPVb

It is bubble-wrap made with checkboxes. They 'pop' when you click them. Leave me alone.

Day ten! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/zxrzNKw A spinny ...

2025-10-10T07:07:16Z

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Day ten!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/zxrzNKw

A spinny animation orbiting thingamabob.

I saw this place when I was in Malaysia. All I could think of ...

2025-10-10T06:11:52Z

I saw this place when I was in Malaysia.

All I could think of were weblogs. It overwhelmed my thoughts and consumed my mind each time I saw it. I'm too far gone.

Cool blog, dude.

#Blogging #Blog #IndieWeb

On the ninth day, blobby lads showed up to watch you log in to ...

2025-10-09T08:01:23Z

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On the ninth day, blobby lads showed up to watch you log in to your accounts.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/NPxjzzm

Coming in hot with day eight! ...

2025-10-08T08:06:25Z

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Coming in hot with day eight!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/MYKppPM

A full simulation of two opposing colonies which feud over resources. Is this partly a commentary on the futility of conflict when all parties would be better off staying within their means and remaining peaceful? Perhaps.

Day seven. https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/QwypMYz Phoned it in ...

2025-10-07T09:54:39Z

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Day seven.

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/QwypMYz

Phoned it in today. Back in full force tomorrow!

The sixth day! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/ZYQLjJo Yesterday ...

2025-10-06T05:15:13Z

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The sixth day!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/ZYQLjJo

Yesterday there was a cube. Today, there is a sphere.

Day five! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/dPGNpyX 'Tis a ...

2025-10-05T05:44:32Z

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Day five!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/dPGNpyX

'Tis a cube that rotates. What more could one wish for?

Next up is day four! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/WbroPee ...

2025-10-04T07:12:17Z

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Next up is day four!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/WbroPee

Play around with the rules const to alter the tree's structure.

Here is day three! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/EaPNPzX An ...

2025-10-03T07:57:17Z

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Here is day three!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/EaPNPzX

An eye made out of CSS. Rather freaky.

Here is day two! https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/zxrKRRL A dark ...

2025-10-02T08:22:52Z

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Here is day two!

https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/zxrKRRL

A dark viewport that gets just a little bit livelier with each and every click.

I'm going to make an effort to post a new CodePen every day ...

2025-10-01T05:59:45Z

I'm going to make an effort to post a new CodePen every day through October.

I haven't been doing nearly enough creative coding as of late, so it'll be nice to have an outlet.

Here is day one: https://codepen.io/OuterVale/pen/ZYQOmog

#CodePen #CreativeCoding

Generative AI output has passed the point of being ...

2025-09-18T05:49:14Z

Generative AI output has passed the point of being distinguishable, and I'm saying that as someone fairly in the know. I can no longer discern AI content generated by cutting-edge models from other media.

Here are some thoughts regarding that.

<https://vale.rocks/posts/detecting-ai>;

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #LLMs

I heard a rumour that they're releasing HTML6 next week, ...

2025-09-17T05:38:53Z

I heard a rumour that they're releasing HTML6 next week, which deprecates semantics and introduces 3 new types of `<div>`.

Can't wait!

#HTML #WebDev

I updated my article on my usage of artificial intelligence ...

2025-07-10T13:48:33Z

I updated my article on my usage of artificial intelligence today.

The main new additions are further notes on usage for writing and coding specifically.

https://vale.rocks/posts/ai-usage

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM

I went to a bank and put a really high negative margin on all the ...

2025-06-18T00:28:56Z

I went to a bank and put a really high negative margin on all the money inside. This offset was enough for it to appear outside the bank, allowing me to abscond with it.

Learn more neat tricks like this in my upcoming book, CSS for Crime.

#CSS #CSSTips #WebDev

What is it with big corps trying to make "everything ...

2025-06-03T06:54:11Z

What is it with big corps trying to make "everything apps"? We've already got apps that do everything.

Web browsers. I'm talking about web browsers. Just invest in the web. It isn't hard.

This just in: \ People shocked as venture capital backed company ...

2025-05-31T06:18:23Z

This just in: \
People shocked as venture capital backed company with good product/service that was operated unsustainably and at a loss to draw in users enshittifies as backers scramble for return on investment.

"I'm shocked", says one user of the product/service. "I know this exact thing has happened every other time without fail, but I thought this time would be different."

I put together a little post about my writing mannerisms. I'd ...

2025-05-01T11:02:57Z

I put together a little post about my writing mannerisms.

I'd once again like to blame shellsharks (npub1z3m…zn2f) for his provocation. He can't keep getting away with this! I should block his domain...

https://vale.rocks/posts/writing-style-and-mannerisms

#Writing #Writer #Blogging

I just posted a rant about behaviour in the open-source community ...

2025-04-04T13:17:46Z

I just posted a rant about behaviour in the open-source community with an emphasis on user entitlement.

https://vale.rocks/posts/open-source-entitlement

#Rant #SoftwareDevelopment #OpenSource #FOSS

Bing Webmaster Tools just generally suck, yeah? Surely it ...

2025-03-05T12:45:26Z

Bing Webmaster Tools just generally suck, yeah? Surely it can't just be me that finds them super buggy and can rarely get them to index anything.

Does anyone have experience with them working nicely?

[*AI is Stifling Tech ...

2025-02-15T12:45:12Z

[*AI is Stifling Tech Adoption*](https://vale.rocks/posts/ai-is-stifling-tech-adoption) has seen response beyond anything I've ever written before and has prompted some really interesting discussion.

In particular, I've enjoyed Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊) (npub15z3…0xrp) 's take in his article on That HTML Blog.

https://thathtml.blog/2025/02/we-need-to-talk-about-anti-web-coding-assistants/

#FrontEndDev #WebDev

quoting
note1xev…3s5k

I just published a blog post about how AI models are influencing the adoption of new technology and stagnating change.

Go have a squizz.
https://vale.rocks/posts/ai-is-stifling-tech-adoption

#AI #React #ChatGPT #Claude

I just published a blog post about how AI models are influencing ...

2025-02-13T06:17:46Z

I just published a blog post about how AI models are influencing the adoption of new technology and stagnating change.

Go have a squizz.
https://vale.rocks/posts/ai-is-stifling-tech-adoption

#AI #React #ChatGPT #Claude

I manually mirror each and every one. I wish I had a slick little ...

2025-01-17T00:12:15Z

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I manually mirror each and every one. I wish I had a slick little syndication step, though, as I also manually mirror my posts to my site.

Part of why I haven't automated things (beyond it being difficult) is because sometimes I change things to better fit the platform. Notably, I'll cut things off or shorten phrasing on Bluesky and be more verbose with fancier markup on my site.

I'd like people to be able to hang out where they want to, with the best experience they can have. My only worry is that I might be annoying to people following on multiple platforms, or the people I'm replying to.

Nice Rolodex! Lots of great sites to look through there. I can ...

2025-01-16T23:45:01Z

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Nice Rolodex! Lots of great sites to look through there. I can see myself circling back to this page.

Looks like you're aware of the slight shortcomings, but I'll mention that I reckon' kinetic scroll would be a lot of fun.

Radicool. I'll have to give 'em a look. You're a bit ...

2025-01-07T23:44:55Z

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Radicool. I'll have to give 'em a look. You're a bit of an inspiration for mine, given your coining of 'slashpages'.

Just started compiling some of my favourite blogs on my site. ...

2025-01-05T03:07:24Z

Just started compiling some of my favourite blogs on my site.

https://vale.rocks/links

I'm certain I'm missing tons, so please let me know of your favourites!

#Blogs #Blogging #Writing #IndieWeb #FrontEndDev #WebDev

Still up in Australia. Seems like Google just doesn't care. ...

2024-09-23T06:29:07Z

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Still up in Australia. Seems like Google just doesn't care.

Quite a questionable set of permissions it requests as well.

@npub1sf7…gl68 @npub1t0w…zgs2 Is this CodePen app legit? The ...

2024-09-06T15:41:27Z

CodePen (npub1sf7…gl68) Chris Coyier (npub1t0w…zgs2) Is this CodePen app legit? The listing feels off and I don't see it mentioned on the site.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.codepen.android.sourcecodes