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Andi
@andielliott.com
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Developer who speaks designer. Owner of brandedPixels.
Plays with PHP, JavaScript, Python, shiny new things.
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Also, if you love film you really need to add the Filmumentaries podcast to your rotation 🙂
filmumentaries.bsky.social Jamie Benning - The Filmumentaries Podcast @filmumentaries.bsky.social · May 13
I need your help.

We’re raising funds for a last-minute chance to get to Martha’s Vineyard and film at the Jaws 50th anniversary event. The footage will be a key part of our documentary, about production designer Joe Alves.

A donation or a share — would mean a great deal.
gofund.me/13795716
Donate to Not Your Average Joe - A feature-length documentary, organised by Jamie Benning
Hi, My name is Jamie, and I'm the co-director of "Not Your… Jamie Benning needs your support for Not Your Average Joe - A feature-length documentary
gofund.me
May 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Think I’ll stick the PiHole back on the home network tomorrow 🤔
March 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Just remembered Mythic Quest season 4 is available. Time for a brew ☕️
January 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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I put JavaScript on my Roomba.

This might be the stupidest video you watch all week, but I promise you'll either learn something or be entertained.

Full build now up!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jAM...
I put JavaScript on my Roomba Vacuum
YouTube video by Wes Bos
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January 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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sumrow.bsky.social
Hello new friends! Thank you for following me from the evil FB empire. Let's be bad guys. 💙⚔️🎨
An illustration of the Serenity ship lifting the T.A.R.D.I.S. off a train with Jane holding on. The Time Job, by John Sumrow
January 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Back to work tomorrow. One thing about self employment is Sunday blues aren’t a thing.

Occasional fear of bills on the horizon, sure. But no Sunday blues 😎
January 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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mk.gg
I am so pleased with how this turned out! On desktop, hover over the bottom left corner. Otherwise close the window and go from there. This is still all zero JS.
Matt Kane
Matt Kane's site that looks like it was built in 1991
mk.gg
January 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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“Last day of the holidays”. Watching my new copy of Dog Soldiers in 4k, might follow up with playing some Tomb Raider or Zelda this afternoon.
January 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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nikkipilkington.bsky.social
Happy New Year!

Make this your New Year SEO Resolution (SEO-solution?): Stop believing in SEO fairy tales

Make 2025 the year you learn real SEO. No bullshit, no fairy tales, non-wanky.

https://nikki-pilkington.com/the-non-wanky-seo-course-membership/
January 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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stephango.com
File over app · 2023
stephango.com/file-over-app
File over app is a philosophy: if you want to create digital artifacts that last, they must be files you can control, in formats that are easy to retrieve and read. Use tools that give you this freedom. File over app is an appeal to tool makers: accept that all software is ephemeral, and give people ownership over their data. In the fullness of time, the files you create are more important than the tools you use to create them. Apps are ephemeral, but your files have a chance to last. The ancient temples of Egypt contain hieroglyphs that were chiseled in stone thousands of years ago. The ideas hieroglyphs convey are more important than the type of chisel that was used to carve them. The world is filled with ideas from generations past, transmitted through many mediums, from clay tablets to manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, and tapestries. These artifacts are objects that you can touch, hold, own, store, preserve, and look at. To read something written on paper all you need is eyeballs. Today, we are creating innumerable digital artifacts, but most of these artifacts are out of our control. They are stored on servers, in databases, gated behind an internet connection, and login to a cloud service. Even the files on your hard drive use proprietary formats that make them incompatible with older systems and other tools. Paraphrasing something I wrote recently: "If you want your writing to still be readable on a computer from the 2060s or 2160s, it’s important that your notes can be read on a computer from the 1960s." You should want the files you create to be durable, not only for posterity, but also for your future self. You never know when you might want to go back to something you created years or decades ago. Don’t lock your data into a format you can’t retrieve. These days I write using an app I help make called Obsidian, but it’s a delusion to think it will last forever. The app will eventually become obsolete. It’s the plain text files I create that are designed to last. Who knows if anyone will want to read them besides me, but future me is enough of an audience to make it worthwhile.
November 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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blakewatson.com
I guess it is time to introduce Bluesky to my latest work, HTML for People.

Anyone can make a website with HTML. No previous coding experience required. I cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.

And it’s free for all. 🚀

htmlforpeople.com
HTML for People
HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.
htmlforpeople.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:33 AM
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Thinking my dislike for the Jaguar concept car is because it reminds me of the 90s when software started making gradient creation easy, and you saw them badly done on everything. Apart from that, could be interesting.
December 3, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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Another Black Friday purchase - I’ve joined The Lean Web Club leanwebclub.com

@cferdinandi.bsky.social is the owner, and if you’re not already getting his newsletter you need to sort that out 😎

#WebDevelopment #JavaScript
Lean Web Club
Learn a simpler way to build for the web with HTML, CSS, and vanilla JS. Get instant access to a growing collection of tutorials, projects, structured learning paths, and a supportive developer commun...
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November 29, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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Random thought of the afternoon. In the Aliens and Alien Romulus films, what if “get away from her you bitch” is an in-universe pop culture reference like “I’d buy that for a dollar” is in RoboCop 🤔
November 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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Feeling the inevitability of a 3D printer purchase this week 😎
November 28, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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joshwcomeau.com
🏠 I’m having an Open House!

This has become a bit of a tradition for me. Every Black Friday, I select a couple of lessons from my courses and make them public for a few days. This way, potential students can test-drive the content and see if it’s a good fit for them!

The doors have just opened. 😄
Introduction • The Joy of React
Welcome, prospective student! This small collection of lessons is designed to give you a feel for my teaching style, and the way the content is structured. I hope it helps give you a sense of what the...
courses.joshwcomeau.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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How’s the late afternoon panning out?

Progress bars on display 1, BigJetTV on display 2 😎
November 27, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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dandelionfluff.bsky.social
Accessibility tip: capitalise each word in your hashtags, #LikeThis! This helps visually impaired users, whose assistive technologies will be better able to announce the hashtags as distinct words. And it helps with readability for sighted users, too! #AccessibilityTips #MakeTheWorldAccessible
blindbobk.bsky.social Blind Bob k 👨‍🦯 @blindbobk.bsky.social · Nov 25
To all the awesome people using #AltText on their images, I love you. You make me feel included. Thanks.

One other quick tip. capitalize the first letter of each word in your hashtags.
#Blind #VisuallyImpaired #ScreenReader #FuckTrump
November 27, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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Also in the daily driver toolkit, Herd and Tinkerwell by Beyond Code. They’ve got a Black Friday sale on too, well worth a look. Might treat myself to an Expose license too…

#PHP #WebDevelopment #WordPress #Laravel
beyondco.de
We create software tools and video-courses for web developers – Beyond Code
We focus on building tools that make your life as developer more enjoyable and love sharing our broad knowledge that we gain during this process.
beyondco.de
November 27, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Just picked this up 🙂 Great app!
sofahq.social Sofa @sofahq.social · Nov 25
🎉 Sofa’s Black Friday sale is here! 🎉 For one week only, you can get 50% off the Super Sofa annual plan—just $14.99 for the first year.

If you’ve been wanting to explore all that Super Sofa has to offer, now’s the time! This deal runs until Dec 2, so don’t miss out.

www.sofahq.com/black-friday...
🚨 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale - Sofa
50% off the first year. Renews at the full price automatically unless cancelled. Offer ends Monday, December 2, 2024.
www.sofahq.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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That time of year when great deals can be had on tools. Ray by Spatie is currently 30% off (lifetime licenses available on Thursday I think), and if you do anything with PHP it’s priceless for debugging. spatie.be/products/ray #PHP #WordPress #Laravel #WebDev
Ray
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November 25, 2024 at 11:12 AM