Month: March 2019
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Performed maintenance for GC7R0HB The Fairy Elevator
This checkin to GC7R0HB The Fairy Elevator reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Reassembled hoist mechanism. Improved route of paracord to make ascent easier but it's still a wrap-it-round-your-hand-and-heave job.
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Note OK045C The Fairy Elevator
This checkin to OK045C The Fairy Elevator reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Reassembled hoist mechanism. Improved route of paracord to make ascent easier but it's still a wrap-it-round-your-hand-and-heave job.
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DNA Friend
DNA Friend
Now this is my kind of online gene sequencing company. -
UK online pornography age block triggers privacy fears
The government will next week confirm the launch date for a UK-wide age block on online pornography as privacy campaigners continue to raise concerns about how websites and age verification companies will use the data they collect.
The plan for implementing the long-delayed age block, which has been beset by technical difficulties, is expected to be … -
Fighting uphill
As someone with a good deal of interest in the digital accessibility space, I follow WebAIM’s work closely. Their survey results are priceless insights into how disabled people actually use the web, so when the organization speaks with authority on a subject, I listen.
WebAIM’s accessibility analysis of the top 1,000,000 homepages was released … -
Kiwi flowers look exactly like you'd think they would. #woah -
Dead Dad Day
In an unusual exhibition of grief, Dan explores his relationship with Dead Dad Day.
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A Little Poly Story by Danielle Corsetto
Oh Joy Sex Toy -
Regarding the Thoughtful Cultivation of the Archived Internet
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With 20+ years of kottke.org archives, I’ve been thinking about this issue [continuing to host old content that no longer reflects its authors views] as well. There are many posts in the archive that I am not proud of. I’ve changed my mind in some cases and no longer hold the views attributed to me … -
Nice: getting an unexpected parcel. ?
Nicer: from Hotel Chocolat. ?
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A History of Automobiles and Colour before the Age of Chromophobia
There is a distinct lack of coloration in today’s automobiles, with the majority seemingly finished in a shade that could be found on a greyscale chart. Things are no better in the interior; nearly always black, beige or grey, colours that architectural and couture designers refer to as neutrals. To make matters worse, these shades …
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Logitech MX Master 2S
Dan gets a new mouse, finally supplanting the "best mouse in the world" he declared over eight years ago.
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Man angry his photo was used to prove all hipsters look alike - then learns it wasn't him
A man threatened to sue a technology magazine for using his image in a story about why all hipsters look the same, only to find out the picture was of a completely different guy.
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Sheena Goodyear (CBC Radio)
The original article was pretty interesting, too. -
The "Backendification" of Frontend Development
https://hackernoon.com/the-backendification-of-frontend-development-62f218a773d4 (hackernoon.com)
Asynchronous JavaScript in the form of Single Page Applications (SPA) offer an incredible opportunity for improving the user experience of your web applications. CSS frameworks like Bootstrap enable developers to quickly contribute styling as they’re working on the structure and behaviour of things.
Unfortunately, SPA and CSS frameworks tend to result … -
Modern CSS on DanQ.me
Dan explains three of the cutting-edge CSS features implemented on his blog.