David Bushell ☕
@dbushell.com
⚓ https://dbushell.com
Freelance Designer, Web Developer, Blogger, UK
Freelance Designer, Web Developer, Blogger, UK
Hello it is I, Linux user of an obscure web browser variant several versions behind with JavaScript and CSS disabled, last of his name, your website is broken. I shall not elaborate further.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hello it is I, Linux user of an obscure web browser variant several versions behind with JavaScript and CSS disabled, last of his name, your website is broken. I shall not elaborate further.
me: "here's a solution that solves 99 problems"
"but it adds 1 new problem..."
me: "...we're going to stick to the 99, aren't we?"
"but it adds 1 new problem..."
me: "...we're going to stick to the 99, aren't we?"
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
me: "here's a solution that solves 99 problems"
"but it adds 1 new problem..."
me: "...we're going to stick to the 99, aren't we?"
"but it adds 1 new problem..."
me: "...we're going to stick to the 99, aren't we?"
I Hate Screenshots of Text
Why do people take screenshots of text?
parkscomputing.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
death, taxes, and this comment :) bunch of nerds!
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
death, taxes, and this comment :) bunch of nerds!
Reposted by David Bushell ☕
Do you need a JavaScript date picker? The answer might surprise you. Pikaday - A friendly guide to front-end date pickers! by @dbushell.com pikaday.dbushell.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Do you need a JavaScript date picker? The answer might surprise you. Pikaday - A friendly guide to front-end date pickers! by @dbushell.com pikaday.dbushell.com
just "AI" destroying a website but I'm happy your tab-completions are correct 40% of the time
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
Holland-Cycling.com - Holland-Cycling.com stops in 2026
After 13 successful years Holland-Cycling.com will stop its activities at the beginning of 2026. Now that the cycling season of 2025 has come to an end the website will no longer be updated.
www.holland-cycling.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
just "AI" destroying a website but I'm happy your tab-completions are correct 40% of the time
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
reading: Alchemy
joshcollinsworth.com/blog/alchemy
joshcollinsworth.com/blog/alchemy
Alchemy
Some thoughts on attempts to create gold out of nothing, and how generative AI, in many ways, mirrors that doomed pursuit
joshcollinsworth.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
reading: Alchemy
joshcollinsworth.com/blog/alchemy
joshcollinsworth.com/blog/alchemy
scrambling to purchase a Cloudflare premium plan so a shitpost (atop Hacker News) doesn't take down my serious projects 😰
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
scrambling to purchase a Cloudflare premium plan so a shitpost (atop Hacker News) doesn't take down my serious projects 😰
A friendly guide to front-end date pickers!
pikaday.dbushell.com
— and a work in progress, if you know of other patterns let me know :)
pikaday.dbushell.com
— and a work in progress, if you know of other patterns let me know :)
Pikaday
A friendly guide to front-end date pickers!
pikaday.dbushell.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A friendly guide to front-end date pickers!
pikaday.dbushell.com
— and a work in progress, if you know of other patterns let me know :)
pikaday.dbushell.com
— and a work in progress, if you know of other patterns let me know :)
blogged: Reimagine the Date Picker
dbushell.com/2025/11/10/p...
redirecting an old project domain to modern ideas :)
dbushell.com/2025/11/10/p...
redirecting an old project domain to modern ideas :)
Reimagine the Date Picker
The one where I reimagine an old project
dbushell.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
blogged: Reimagine the Date Picker
dbushell.com/2025/11/10/p...
redirecting an old project domain to modern ideas :)
dbushell.com/2025/11/10/p...
redirecting an old project domain to modern ideas :)
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Reposted by David Bushell ☕
Seven *more* families?
And this is only the families who have the means to sue, and (critically) the families who FOUND OUT.
How many more vulnerable people has ChatGPT convinced? Will we ever know?
Fuck all this.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/07/s...
And this is only the families who have the means to sue, and (critically) the families who FOUND OUT.
How many more vulnerable people has ChatGPT convinced? Will we ever know?
Fuck all this.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/07/s...
Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in suicides, delusions | TechCrunch
In one case, 23-year-old Zane Shamblin had a conversation with ChatGPT that lasted more than four hours.
techcrunch.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Seven *more* families?
And this is only the families who have the means to sue, and (critically) the families who FOUND OUT.
How many more vulnerable people has ChatGPT convinced? Will we ever know?
Fuck all this.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/07/s...
And this is only the families who have the means to sue, and (critically) the families who FOUND OUT.
How many more vulnerable people has ChatGPT convinced? Will we ever know?
Fuck all this.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/07/s...
reading: It ain’t easy to move a side project off Big Tech
maier.tech/posts/it-ain...
maier.tech/posts/it-ain...
It ain’t easy to move a side project off Big Tech
Migrating a side project from Vercel to Railway exposed the challenges of moving off Big Tech, and the price tag in terms of time and effort was higher than expected.
maier.tech
November 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
reading: It ain’t easy to move a side project off Big Tech
maier.tech/posts/it-ain...
maier.tech/posts/it-ain...
I'm relaunching a 12 year old project on Monday 👀
the domain still gets so much traffic I figured it'd be best to push visitors towards new ideas
the domain still gets so much traffic I figured it'd be best to push visitors towards new ideas
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm relaunching a 12 year old project on Monday 👀
the domain still gets so much traffic I figured it'd be best to push visitors towards new ideas
the domain still gets so much traffic I figured it'd be best to push visitors towards new ideas
POV you're a professional web developer who knows their stuff
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
POV you're a professional web developer who knows their stuff
what's worse than a meeting that could have been an email?
a meeting that WAS an email 🫠
a meeting that WAS an email 🫠
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
what's worse than a meeting that could have been an email?
a meeting that WAS an email 🫠
a meeting that WAS an email 🫠
what percent of "FAQs" are actually *frequently* asked questions?
I feel like 90% of the FAQs I style are literally never asked before totally made up content for a new website.
The other 10% are lorem ipsum.
I feel like 90% of the FAQs I style are literally never asked before totally made up content for a new website.
The other 10% are lorem ipsum.
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
what percent of "FAQs" are actually *frequently* asked questions?
I feel like 90% of the FAQs I style are literally never asked before totally made up content for a new website.
The other 10% are lorem ipsum.
I feel like 90% of the FAQs I style are literally never asked before totally made up content for a new website.
The other 10% are lorem ipsum.
just use a 1.35 MB JavaScript / WASM polyfill 🤡
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
just use a 1.35 MB JavaScript / WASM polyfill 🤡
cancel Interop 2026 until the visual style of `text-decoration-style: wave` is standardised
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
cancel Interop 2026 until the visual style of `text-decoration-style: wave` is standardised
I'm reminded of the time I style a
Notes – 08:53 Thu 24 Jul 2025
Notes – 08:53 Thu 24 Jul 2025
dbushell.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'm reminded of the time I style a
that explains why macOS is running at a snail's pace
I'll come back after Apple has stopped using my computer
I'll come back after Apple has stopped using my computer
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
that explains why macOS is running at a snail's pace
I'll come back after Apple has stopped using my computer
I'll come back after Apple has stopped using my computer
What Apple’s UK Strategic Market Status Designation means for Browsers and Web Apps
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
TL;DR good news
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
TL;DR good news
What Apple’s UK Strategic Market Status Designation means for Browsers and Web Apps - Open Web Advocacy
open-web-advocacy.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What Apple’s UK Strategic Market Status Designation means for Browsers and Web Apps
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
TL;DR good news
open-web-advocacy.org/blog/what-ap...
TL;DR good news