Christian de Botton
@cdb.bsky.social
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Software engineer at thebrowser.company, building Dia. Also, I like to take pictures.
日本語を練習します。
Software engineer at thebrowser.company, building Dia. Also, I like to take pictures.
日本語を練習します。
Oh wow do I not like this place sometimes.
September 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Oh wow do I not like this place sometimes.
Industrial design peaked with the Motorola RAZR V3 in black back in 2004.
August 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Industrial design peaked with the Motorola RAZR V3 in black back in 2004.
Excessive? Most definitely. But still cool that you can do it without any JavaScript.
July 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Excessive? Most definitely. But still cool that you can do it without any JavaScript.
I appreciate Duolingo but the last bunch of sections have all been really negative and it’s a little obnoxious?
July 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I appreciate Duolingo but the last bunch of sections have all been really negative and it’s a little obnoxious?
I've been using Claude Code with neovim and tmux, and I'm really liking the ability to opt into using the LLM to do things rather than constantly fight off autosuggestions that I'm not interested in.
June 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I've been using Claude Code with neovim and tmux, and I'm really liking the ability to opt into using the LLM to do things rather than constantly fight off autosuggestions that I'm not interested in.
I spent too much time trying different Javascript animation libraries and in the end I was the happiest with a (mostly) CSS approach. Wild what you can do with CSS masking and trig functions.
June 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I spent too much time trying different Javascript animation libraries and in the end I was the happiest with a (mostly) CSS approach. Wild what you can do with CSS masking and trig functions.
One thing I've run into quite a few times is App.PageState types when using pushState.
1. Load a page's data with preloadData, and use pushState with modal: data.
2. Render modal and the page, passing the data, and you have to import the PageData types for that and cast the type.
1. Load a page's data with preloadData, and use pushState with modal: data.
2. Render modal and the page, passing the data, and you have to import the PageData types for that and cast the type.
May 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
One thing I've run into quite a few times is App.PageState types when using pushState.
1. Load a page's data with preloadData, and use pushState with modal: data.
2. Render modal and the page, passing the data, and you have to import the PageData types for that and cast the type.
1. Load a page's data with preloadData, and use pushState with modal: data.
2. Render modal and the page, passing the data, and you have to import the PageData types for that and cast the type.
My life is forever changed
April 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My life is forever changed
I'd spent some nights this week with anime.js and I really, really like the API. Particularly with Svelte, this feels like a really nice way to compose non-trivial animations.
April 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I'd spent some nights this week with anime.js and I really, really like the API. Particularly with Svelte, this feels like a really nice way to compose non-trivial animations.
I've been playing around with adding little flourishes with CSS animation timelines and I've been really happy with how easy it is and how smooth they are
March 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I've been playing around with adding little flourishes with CSS animation timelines and I've been really happy with how easy it is and how smooth they are
The last chapter of Split Fiction is some of the most interesting game mechanics I’ve seen, so cool
March 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The last chapter of Split Fiction is some of the most interesting game mechanics I’ve seen, so cool
I’m up at 5am and I was just curious to see what places deliver on Caviar in SF this early/late and I see cheesesteaks from a place in the airport and now I can’t stop thinking about what a dark, dark place you’d have to be in to order airport cheesesteaks at 5am and I can’t sleep.
January 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I’m up at 5am and I was just curious to see what places deliver on Caviar in SF this early/late and I see cheesesteaks from a place in the airport and now I can’t stop thinking about what a dark, dark place you’d have to be in to order airport cheesesteaks at 5am and I can’t sleep.
Looks like I found my double feature for the weekend
January 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Looks like I found my double feature for the weekend
Oh god I just got this ad on instagram and now I think I need to send this thing back
January 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Oh god I just got this ad on instagram and now I think I need to send this thing back
Today I discovered that CSS style queries are available in most major, modern browsers (except Firefox) and I feel so powerful.
January 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Today I discovered that CSS style queries are available in most major, modern browsers (except Firefox) and I feel so powerful.
Good morning and happy new year.
January 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Good morning and happy new year.
Why is this what every website looks like on a phone in 2024?
December 31, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Why is this what every website looks like on a phone in 2024?
I have no musical talent what so ever but everything about this is perfect I don’t even really need to know what it does I just want one.
December 25, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I have no musical talent what so ever but everything about this is perfect I don’t even really need to know what it does I just want one.
I’m not a watch person and I’ve hardly bought anything online in a while but every time I’m on instagram they feed me ads for watches and every time they get more and more expensive and it’s far past the realm of anything that makes sense / who do they think I am?
December 24, 2024 at 10:13 PM
I’m not a watch person and I’ve hardly bought anything online in a while but every time I’m on instagram they feed me ads for watches and every time they get more and more expensive and it’s far past the realm of anything that makes sense / who do they think I am?
I did a test run of a clarified painkiller a few days ago, I’ve been looking for a holiday Tiki drink to make a large clarified batch of this week. Any recommendations?
December 22, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I did a test run of a clarified painkiller a few days ago, I’ve been looking for a holiday Tiki drink to make a large clarified batch of this week. Any recommendations?
And the last day in New York
December 13, 2024 at 9:46 AM
And the last day in New York
First day back, I’ve missed Brooklyn very much
December 10, 2024 at 3:37 AM
First day back, I’ve missed Brooklyn very much
We’ve also put together a Christmas movie calendar the past few years! Here’s this year’s
December 2, 2024 at 6:45 AM
We’ve also put together a Christmas movie calendar the past few years! Here’s this year’s
I watched act three of Arcane s2 last night and had to immediately rewatch the last episode and will probably rewatch the show from season one in a week or two.
It. was. so. good.
It. was. so. good.
December 1, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I watched act three of Arcane s2 last night and had to immediately rewatch the last episode and will probably rewatch the show from season one in a week or two.
It. was. so. good.
It. was. so. good.