Kevin Marks @KevinMarks@xoxo.zone

Compile SQLite to Web Assembly and host a DB on a web page for queries.

https://phiresky.github.io/blog/2021/hosting-sqlite-databases-on-github-pages/

i've spent the last 6 months mad about nfts. and i guess i finally got mad enough to write it all down. ->

https://everestpipkin.medium.com/but-the-environmental-issues-with-cryptoart-1128ef72e6a3

Doing a repair for one of my partially sighted customers today, so here's your semi-regular to ask yourself if if your website supports high-contrast mode and do your social media posts and images online have captions? Are your display name and posts screen reader friendly? They're all small straightforward things that can be the difference between being inclusive or exclusive x

“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels – George Cave”

I love this.

“Refactoring optional chaining into a large codebase: lessons learned – Lea Verou”

Loads of British road maps (from modern OSM to various types of Ordnance Survey maps released under open data licence, all layered and with point and click function to get lat/long and British Grid Reference (something omitted from so many other online maps).

If you are curious about how the road network developed in Britain this is an excellent resource..

https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/

‪You know what kills me? It’s been ~13 years since I last saw this video of this person taking a photo of themselves, everyday, for 6 years. Last week he upped it to 20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAIZ36GI4p8 ‬

‪I’m not the only one getting old, so are memes on the internet‬

Hi.

If you share a screenshot of text from a gargantuan desktop display or even a laptop, please shrink the window width first.

Hardly anyone can read that full-screen-width text. It appears microscopic because most of your audience is on mobile.

I wrote about how we, F/LOSS lovers, need to drop toxic 'heroes' and need to either reform or move on from organizations that WON'T help https://v2.jacky.wtf/post/intersection-poc-floss

me: working from home gives me the opportunity to focus on tasks free from the the distractions of a noisy office!

brain:

TROUT

TROUT

LET IT ALL OUT

THESE ARE THE FISH I CAN DO WITHOUT

SALMON

I’M TALKING TO YOU

SALMON

me: cool never mind