Sassy Lobotomised OwlManaging spacing between elements and components on your page can be a tiring task if undertaken manually. This is where the lobotomised owl comes in: a short, simple snippet of CSS that simplifies this whole process for you. In this article I’ll explain how I make use of it in a more dynamic way using a SCSS mixin.published 14 January 2020 · updated 29 November 2021 · 30 responses to Sassy Lobotomised Owlarticle
🖼️ Had the joy of visiting the Bond in Motion at @ldnfilmmuseum a few weeks ago and got to see this bad boy DB5 in all its (blue-tinted) splendor.published 13 September 2018 · 13 responses tonote
Time to Cache UpFor a long time I’ve been searching for a sound solution to storing the entire webmention history of my blog, as packaging it up with the rest of the repository was not cutting it for me. Enter the world of async.published 23 November 2020 · 12 responses to Time to Cache Uparticle
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 of our speakers, attendees, sponsors, and supporters. We couldn't have…published 08 September 2018 · 12 responses tonote
Variables for BothNow that CSS Custom Properties, or CSS Variables, are becoming a solid standard, I'm using a method to map their values to CSS Variables whilst providing a value-as-is fallback using a straightforward syntax in a SCSS function and mixin.published 15 October 2018 · updated 06 May 2021 · 9 responses to Variables for Botharticle
Shout-out to @codefundio https://codefund.io for their fantastic service and above-and-beyond team. I cannot state strongly enough how kind and understanding they are—they get the highest possible recommendation from me!published 15 August 2019 · 8 responses tonote
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 the next byte!published 08 February 2019 · 8 responses tonote
Drinking coffee out of a sub-standard mug today because some mug has taken my mug!published 19 June 2018 · 7 responses tonote
Reply TargetsProviding a useful context to content written in response to someone else's blog post, tweet, toot, etc. helps a reader to understand the conversational nature of these back-and-forths. What abstractions can we make to the data that holds these reply targets, and how can those abstractions make for a richer reading experience and for a leaner publishing workflow?published 19 June 2019 · updated 26 June 2019 · 6 responses to Reply Targetsarticle
A handful of my superpowers: I always sit on the second sock when I sit down to put on the first. I always check the time at 12:34. But what happens if my first superpower ever fails? Does my day shift enough to…published 26 February 2019 · 6 responses tonote