Bressain Dinkelman
@bressain.bsky.social
Pronounced Bressen 😅. Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Father of 4. I've been accused of acting my age on occasion.
Also post on Mastadon at https://techhub.social/@bressain
Also post on Mastadon at https://techhub.social/@bressain
One of these days someone is going to respond to one of my "Hello there"'s this way, and it's going to be the best day.
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
One of these days someone is going to respond to one of my "Hello there"'s this way, and it's going to be the best day.
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
#StarWars #PrequelMemes
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
I am genuinely hyped
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I am genuinely hyped
D&C 134 is more important now than ever for #ChurchOfJesusChrist members. This administration is heading towards Christian Nationalism. It won't end well for us, or anyone really.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
Doctrine and Covenants 134
A declaration of belief regarding governments and laws in general, adopted by unanimous vote at a general assembly of the Church held at Kirtland, Ohio, August 17, 1835. Many Saints gathered together ...
www.churchofjesuschrist.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
D&C 134 is more important now than ever for #ChurchOfJesusChrist members. This administration is heading towards Christian Nationalism. It won't end well for us, or anyone really.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/script...
#Politics
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Can’t see any reason for sw engineers to choose Windows with this weird direction they are doubling down on
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Can’t see any reason for sw engineers to choose Windows with this weird direction they are doubling down on
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
So odd because Microsoft has building dev tools in their DNA… their OS doesn’t look like anything a builder who wants OS control could choose
Mac or Linux it is for devs
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Basically most evenings. Wouldn't have it any other way 💕
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Basically most evenings. Wouldn't have it any other way 💕
Now that the dust is settling on election results... I'm disappointed in Utah County. Not surprised, just disappointed.
Also, the Utah County Republican Party can kick rocks for making this normally non-partisan election, partisan.
#Utah #UtahPolitics #USPolitics
Also, the Utah County Republican Party can kick rocks for making this normally non-partisan election, partisan.
#Utah #UtahPolitics #USPolitics
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Now that the dust is settling on election results... I'm disappointed in Utah County. Not surprised, just disappointed.
Also, the Utah County Republican Party can kick rocks for making this normally non-partisan election, partisan.
#Utah #UtahPolitics #USPolitics
Also, the Utah County Republican Party can kick rocks for making this normally non-partisan election, partisan.
#Utah #UtahPolitics #USPolitics
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Firefox just unflagged support for CSS @ scope 🎉
Soon available in all browsers
Soon available in all browsers
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Firefox just unflagged support for CSS @ scope 🎉
Soon available in all browsers
Soon available in all browsers
I've been using Claude to help create a weight training routine. In my initial prompt, I told it that it specializes in creating programs for middle-aged men. Over time it's slowly convinced itself that it is ALSO a middle-aged man, and I laugh every time it says something like "old guys like us..."
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I've been using Claude to help create a weight training routine. In my initial prompt, I told it that it specializes in creating programs for middle-aged men. Over time it's slowly convinced itself that it is ALSO a middle-aged man, and I laugh every time it says something like "old guys like us..."
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Really positive sign that open source projects are standing up to do the right thing. Kudos to the Python folks: www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
www.theregister.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Really positive sign that open source projects are standing up to do the right thing. Kudos to the Python folks: www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
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There’s a new type of CSS scroll-state query coming: “scrolled”.
This one remembers the last direction you scrolled into, which you can use to build “hidey bars”: when scrolling down (or having scrolled down), the hidey bar hides itself. When then scrolling back up, the hidey bar reveals itself.
This one remembers the last direction you scrolled into, which you can use to build “hidey bars”: when scrolling down (or having scrolled down), the hidey bar hides itself. When then scrolling back up, the hidey bar reveals itself.
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There’s a new type of CSS scroll-state query coming: “scrolled”.
This one remembers the last direction you scrolled into, which you can use to build “hidey bars”: when scrolling down (or having scrolled down), the hidey bar hides itself. When then scrolling back up, the hidey bar reveals itself.
This one remembers the last direction you scrolled into, which you can use to build “hidey bars”: when scrolling down (or having scrolled down), the hidey bar hides itself. When then scrolling back up, the hidey bar reveals itself.
Seems like #Microsoft Family Safety stuff gets progressively worse every year. I doubt anyone is actively developing on it. The latest is I can't even put money on my kid's account for his game (it just fails). I hope it's just a blip.
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Seems like #Microsoft Family Safety stuff gets progressively worse every year. I doubt anyone is actively developing on it. The latest is I can't even put money on my kid's account for his game (it just fails). I hope it's just a blip.
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Some of the most unexpected fallouts of an AWS outage:
1. Postman stopped working: an API development tool built to be an alternative to simple tools like curl.
2. Eight Sleep customers couldn’t use their beds to change positions / set or keep temperature
1. Postman stopped working: an API development tool built to be an alternative to simple tools like curl.
2. Eight Sleep customers couldn’t use their beds to change positions / set or keep temperature
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Some of the most unexpected fallouts of an AWS outage:
1. Postman stopped working: an API development tool built to be an alternative to simple tools like curl.
2. Eight Sleep customers couldn’t use their beds to change positions / set or keep temperature
1. Postman stopped working: an API development tool built to be an alternative to simple tools like curl.
2. Eight Sleep customers couldn’t use their beds to change positions / set or keep temperature
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Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
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My nanny Bea told us the scariest story. Her nanny friend was at the park yesterday and a ton of Americans came running and yelled "RUN, RUN" as ICE was coming. Her friend needed to get her things for the baby, and another woman with her papers on her said, "I got all of it, GO."
October 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My nanny Bea told us the scariest story. Her nanny friend was at the park yesterday and a ton of Americans came running and yelled "RUN, RUN" as ICE was coming. Her friend needed to get her things for the baby, and another woman with her papers on her said, "I got all of it, GO."
Several of these in Utah. Provo and SLC for sure.
THIS WEEKEND! Join us for No Kings Day nationwide, across 50 states, in DC and Puerto Rico, and internationally! We're standing up for science and democracy, and in solidarity with fired federal workers.
#standupforscience #nokingsday
#standupforscience #nokingsday
October 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Several of these in Utah. Provo and SLC for sure.
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inherit() is going to be absolutely huge for working with CSS custom properties. Two big things it'll enable:
Nested indentation:
--indent: calc(inherit(--indent, 0) + 1);
Overridable design token defaults:
--primary-color: inherit(--primary-color, blue);
Nested indentation:
--indent: calc(inherit(--indent, 0) + 1);
Overridable design token defaults:
--primary-color: inherit(--primary-color, blue);
Blink: Intent to Prototype: The inherit() CSS function
Blink: Intent to Prototype: The inherit() CSS function
Blink: Intent to Prototype: The inherit() CSS function
groups.google.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
inherit() is going to be absolutely huge for working with CSS custom properties. Two big things it'll enable:
Nested indentation:
--indent: calc(inherit(--indent, 0) + 1);
Overridable design token defaults:
--primary-color: inherit(--primary-color, blue);
Nested indentation:
--indent: calc(inherit(--indent, 0) + 1);
Overridable design token defaults:
--primary-color: inherit(--primary-color, blue);
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View transitions are in every browser now ✨
Firefox now supports view transitions, the command and commandfor HTML attributes, and the moveBefore() method.
www.firefox.com/en-US/firefo...
www.firefox.com/en-US/firefo...
Firefox 144.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
www.firefox.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
View transitions are in every browser now ✨
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The issue is devs using MacOS with hidden scrollbars.
If you're a web dev, your scrollbars need to be set to "always visible".
If you're a web dev, your scrollbars need to be set to "always visible".
October 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The issue is devs using MacOS with hidden scrollbars.
If you're a web dev, your scrollbars need to be set to "always visible".
If you're a web dev, your scrollbars need to be set to "always visible".