Chris Morrell
@cmorrell.com
Philadelphia father of two. Mostly talking about PHP/Laravel/React on here. He/him.
On the web @ https://cmorrell.com
Podcasting @ https://overengineered.fm/
On mastodon @ https://rtsn.dev/@chris
Formerly @ https://twitter.com/inxilpro
On the web @ https://cmorrell.com
Podcasting @ https://overengineered.fm/
On mastodon @ https://rtsn.dev/@chris
Formerly @ https://twitter.com/inxilpro
I was just cleaning up the basement and found an old CD that had a midi version of my high school senior project on it. I composed a version of "Nothing Else Matters" for a quartet.
I listened to this so many times while I was working on the project. Sounds awful, but kinda fun.
I listened to this so many times while I was working on the project. Sounds awful, but kinda fun.
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I was just cleaning up the basement and found an old CD that had a midi version of my high school senior project on it. I composed a version of "Nothing Else Matters" for a quartet.
I listened to this so many times while I was working on the project. Sounds awful, but kinda fun.
I listened to this so many times while I was working on the project. Sounds awful, but kinda fun.
This looks like a roadtrip of some sort for someone.
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This looks like a roadtrip of some sort for someone.
There's no way to share a personal automation, but this one has been a joy for me…
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
There's no way to share a personal automation, but this one has been a joy for me…
Got caught up in figuring out how to draw a maze for @benholmen.com's @kilopx.com — so much fun.
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Got caught up in figuring out how to draw a maze for @benholmen.com's @kilopx.com — so much fun.
Got inspired by the most recent episode of No Plans to Merge…
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Got inspired by the most recent episode of No Plans to Merge…
And stuff like this… We've got `AlgoliaKey` and `AlgoliaFilters` classes that I really should open source some day :P
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
And stuff like this… We've got `AlgoliaKey` and `AlgoliaFilters` classes that I really should open source some day :P
I don't need to do this often, but when I do it's a huge pain to get the sequential tailwind classes right, so I put together a little "responsive text" blade component. It's pretty neat!
October 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I don't need to do this often, but when I do it's a huge pain to get the sequential tailwind classes right, so I put together a little "responsive text" blade component. It's pretty neat!
So it’s apple season and I’ve been craving a candied/caramel apple. But I don’t want a whole one. So I’m experimenting with candied apple bites…
It’s very hard to wait for these to cool entirely!
It’s very hard to wait for these to cool entirely!
October 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
So it’s apple season and I’ve been craving a candied/caramel apple. But I don’t want a whole one. So I’m experimenting with candied apple bites…
It’s very hard to wait for these to cool entirely!
It’s very hard to wait for these to cool entirely!
Alright. This time I got the candy thermometer out. Took me a whole 12s to find it in the drawer. Really saved a bunch of time by skipping that the first time around…
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Alright. This time I got the candy thermometer out. Took me a whole 12s to find it in the drawer. Really saved a bunch of time by skipping that the first time around…
Ugh. And I burnt the caramel so it’s back to square one 😭
October 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ugh. And I burnt the caramel so it’s back to square one 😭
It's kinda wild what a little DB tuning can do…
On the 6th we launched a new feature that resulted in 100,000's of new DB queries. And because of a single missing index and a few sub-optimal queries, that caused a huge spike in load.
We added the index and fixed the queries, and voila!
On the 6th we launched a new feature that resulted in 100,000's of new DB queries. And because of a single missing index and a few sub-optimal queries, that caused a huge spike in load.
We added the index and fixed the queries, and voila!
October 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's kinda wild what a little DB tuning can do…
On the 6th we launched a new feature that resulted in 100,000's of new DB queries. And because of a single missing index and a few sub-optimal queries, that caused a huge spike in load.
We added the index and fixed the queries, and voila!
On the 6th we launched a new feature that resulted in 100,000's of new DB queries. And because of a single missing index and a few sub-optimal queries, that caused a huge spike in load.
We added the index and fixed the queries, and voila!
This looks like Mario Kart to me.
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This looks like Mario Kart to me.
I saw The Format once, kinda by accident, in 2007, and it was a fantastic show. It was so much fun to get to see them again, almost 20 years later. Another great show.
October 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I saw The Format once, kinda by accident, in 2007, and it was a fantastic show. It was so much fun to get to see them again, almost 20 years later. Another great show.
The middle-age concert kit.
September 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The middle-age concert kit.
After filling out a required 50+ char "reason for cancelling" form, and declining a 25% discount, I'm faced with this gross third attempt to trick me into not cancelling. Now I'm glad we're closing this account.
September 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
After filling out a required 50+ char "reason for cancelling" form, and declining a 25% discount, I'm faced with this gross third attempt to trick me into not cancelling. Now I'm glad we're closing this account.
Maybe *you* could do the guestimates in *your* head 😅
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Maybe *you* could do the guestimates in *your* head 😅
Haha, I just found a random unsaved Sublime Text document with the following. Took me a sec to realize that it was notes from when I did neal.fun/not-a-robot/
September 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Haha, I just found a random unsaved Sublime Text document with the following. Took me a sec to realize that it was notes from when I did neal.fun/not-a-robot/
I love how in iOS 26 they changed the close button from an “X” to a check mark, except for sometimes when the close button is an “X” and there’s another check mark button that does something different.
As I get older, dealing with these little mental challenges regularly keeps me sharp!
As I get older, dealing with these little mental challenges regularly keeps me sharp!
September 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I love how in iOS 26 they changed the close button from an “X” to a check mark, except for sometimes when the close button is an “X” and there’s another check mark button that does something different.
As I get older, dealing with these little mental challenges regularly keeps me sharp!
As I get older, dealing with these little mental challenges regularly keeps me sharp!
Imagine if Apple had said, “we’re coming out with a revolutionary new design that takes inspiration from the real world and uses space and dimension to help you navigate the complex with ease.”
imho the pre-iOS 7 era was the best era for mobile app UX
imho the pre-iOS 7 era was the best era for mobile app UX
September 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Imagine if Apple had said, “we’re coming out with a revolutionary new design that takes inspiration from the real world and uses space and dimension to help you navigate the complex with ease.”
imho the pre-iOS 7 era was the best era for mobile app UX
imho the pre-iOS 7 era was the best era for mobile app UX
Glad the content has such focus now. 🫠
September 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Glad the content has such focus now. 🫠