Sam Littlefair
@littlefair.ca
building @vowel.cc · documenting #storyblok · shooting #35mm · living #yhz
*posts reflect my views, not my employer’s
*posts reflect my views, not my employer’s
I asked the scorpion if it will sting me! Here’s what it said…
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I asked the scorpion if it will sting me! Here’s what it said…
Just remembered this banger from Inspector Gadget (1999).
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Just remembered this banger from Inspector Gadget (1999).
Progress on @vowel.cc: I have one dependency (Remark). On execution, Vowel reads your markdown files and writes basic HTML to an output folder.
I'm using node:sqlite for the cache and I'm working on a plugin system for handling different file types (images, fonts, styles).
I'm using node:sqlite for the cache and I'm working on a plugin system for handling different file types (images, fonts, styles).
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Progress on @vowel.cc: I have one dependency (Remark). On execution, Vowel reads your markdown files and writes basic HTML to an output folder.
I'm using node:sqlite for the cache and I'm working on a plugin system for handling different file types (images, fonts, styles).
I'm using node:sqlite for the cache and I'm working on a plugin system for handling different file types (images, fonts, styles).
I carved a pumpkin inspired by my greatest fears.
October 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I carved a pumpkin inspired by my greatest fears.
Vim-style commands in Chrome ~
Create a JavaScript bookmarklet in Chrome to execute a little action (e.g. "click_save"), then in Vimium (assuming its already installed) map `:` to open the bookmarks Vomnibar. Type `:click_save` to run your JavaScript 🔥
Create a JavaScript bookmarklet in Chrome to execute a little action (e.g. "click_save"), then in Vimium (assuming its already installed) map `:` to open the bookmarks Vomnibar. Type `:click_save` to run your JavaScript 🔥
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Vim-style commands in Chrome ~
Create a JavaScript bookmarklet in Chrome to execute a little action (e.g. "click_save"), then in Vimium (assuming its already installed) map `:` to open the bookmarks Vomnibar. Type `:click_save` to run your JavaScript 🔥
Create a JavaScript bookmarklet in Chrome to execute a little action (e.g. "click_save"), then in Vimium (assuming its already installed) map `:` to open the bookmarks Vomnibar. Type `:click_save` to run your JavaScript 🔥
Woahh Helix Editor now has a built-in file explorer.
(If you're used to normal computer interfaces, this post seems like it comes out of the 1970s. If you've ever tried to set up Vim, this feels like a utopian future.)
(If you're used to normal computer interfaces, this post seems like it comes out of the 1970s. If you've ever tried to set up Vim, this feels like a utopian future.)
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Woahh Helix Editor now has a built-in file explorer.
(If you're used to normal computer interfaces, this post seems like it comes out of the 1970s. If you've ever tried to set up Vim, this feels like a utopian future.)
(If you're used to normal computer interfaces, this post seems like it comes out of the 1970s. If you've ever tried to set up Vim, this feels like a utopian future.)
Exciting hardware upgrade: I ordered an original FireWire charger for my 4th-generation iPod, and it charges way faster than a USB charger. I can finally reliably charge my iPod, which is great because I use this thing friggin constantly.
September 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Exciting hardware upgrade: I ordered an original FireWire charger for my 4th-generation iPod, and it charges way faster than a USB charger. I can finally reliably charge my iPod, which is great because I use this thing friggin constantly.
Just learned that there's been a huge explosion in flimsy studies that make wild claims like "eggs cause dementia." This meta-analysis found three per year in the 2010s and then *two hundred* last year. 😟 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
September 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just learned that there's been a huge explosion in flimsy studies that make wild claims like "eggs cause dementia." This meta-analysis found three per year in the 2010s and then *two hundred* last year. 😟 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Going to book a doctor's appointment and the booking portal is forcing me to stare at some B2B marketing AI nonsense for ten seconds first.
September 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Going to book a doctor's appointment and the booking portal is forcing me to stare at some B2B marketing AI nonsense for ten seconds first.
PhD-level intelligence.
August 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
PhD-level intelligence.
When those CEOs start firing people.
August 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When those CEOs start firing people.
I keep getting messages from beyond the grave.
August 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I keep getting messages from beyond the grave.
I opened pinterest yesterday for the first time in ages to track down my chocolate cake recipe. Today I opened pinterest and the homepage presented me with thirteen new chocolate cake recipes. I feel like we're using technology wrong.
August 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I opened pinterest yesterday for the first time in ages to track down my chocolate cake recipe. Today I opened pinterest and the homepage presented me with thirteen new chocolate cake recipes. I feel like we're using technology wrong.
This is a real email that I just received.
August 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is a real email that I just received.
Youth today will never believe that Google used to be useful.
August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Youth today will never believe that Google used to be useful.
Noo this is real. I’ve done this for ten years. My little sister makes fun of me for it. I got the idea from an article in wired: www.instagram.com/p/rK55I6lWn7/
July 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Noo this is real. I’ve done this for ten years. My little sister makes fun of me for it. I got the idea from an article in wired: www.instagram.com/p/rK55I6lWn7/
I spent hours trying to find the right pre-amp or stereo receiver or audio interface or DAC to be able to switch my computer audio from headphones to external speakers without un-plugging and in-plugging, and finally settled on this $25 box from Amazon, which works perfectly.
June 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I spent hours trying to find the right pre-amp or stereo receiver or audio interface or DAC to be able to switch my computer audio from headphones to external speakers without un-plugging and in-plugging, and finally settled on this $25 box from Amazon, which works perfectly.
For years observers have warned us that “if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” But wow if it doesn’t feel bleak to see the words “Pay for Privacy” written out plain as day.
(From a UK news site.)
(From a UK news site.)
June 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
For years observers have warned us that “if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” But wow if it doesn’t feel bleak to see the words “Pay for Privacy” written out plain as day.
(From a UK news site.)
(From a UK news site.)
Ah the sweet, sweet reward of hard work.
June 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ah the sweet, sweet reward of hard work.
So, obviously, I made a spreadsheet of the essential amino acids in various protein sources to engineer a balanced combination: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I'm doing a 2:3 mix of brown rice and pea. Unlike the packaged stuff, it has no sugar, no flavoring, no additives.
I'm doing a 2:3 mix of brown rice and pea. Unlike the packaged stuff, it has no sugar, no flavoring, no additives.
June 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
So, obviously, I made a spreadsheet of the essential amino acids in various protein sources to engineer a balanced combination: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I'm doing a 2:3 mix of brown rice and pea. Unlike the packaged stuff, it has no sugar, no flavoring, no additives.
I'm doing a 2:3 mix of brown rice and pea. Unlike the packaged stuff, it has no sugar, no flavoring, no additives.
As a technical writer, I have to respect Apple's hustle in pushing their brand style guide into the literal dictionary — as if mis-capitalizing "Macbook" is just as grave a mistake as writing "definately."
I'm sure IKEA would love it if they could push their unhinged all-caps brand style like this.
I'm sure IKEA would love it if they could push their unhinged all-caps brand style like this.
June 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As a technical writer, I have to respect Apple's hustle in pushing their brand style guide into the literal dictionary — as if mis-capitalizing "Macbook" is just as grave a mistake as writing "definately."
I'm sure IKEA would love it if they could push their unhinged all-caps brand style like this.
I'm sure IKEA would love it if they could push their unhinged all-caps brand style like this.
Today is the day I learned that Google now blocks browsers with JavaScript disabled 🤬
May 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Today is the day I learned that Google now blocks browsers with JavaScript disabled 🤬
For comparison, here's detail from a photo I shot on Kodak Ektar, which is advertised as having the sharpest grain in the world. You can see plenty of grain. The shadows are rather grey, not black. The greens are softer.
bsky.app/profile/litt...
bsky.app/profile/litt...
May 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For comparison, here's detail from a photo I shot on Kodak Ektar, which is advertised as having the sharpest grain in the world. You can see plenty of grain. The shadows are rather grey, not black. The greens are softer.
bsky.app/profile/litt...
bsky.app/profile/litt...
Halifax's housing market is insane, but you can still buy a house downtown for $650,000 — which gives me the unsettling feeling that the real market adjustment in Halifax's North End still hasn't happened.
May 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Halifax's housing market is insane, but you can still buy a house downtown for $650,000 — which gives me the unsettling feeling that the real market adjustment in Halifax's North End still hasn't happened.
I’ve got my 120gb monochrome iPod set up with about 6000 high-res songs, all tagged and organized 😌 (I think I’m at 20% capacity).
It even has dynamic playlists based on multiple genres and sub-genres like “Chill Indie” or “Canadian.”
It even has dynamic playlists based on multiple genres and sub-genres like “Chill Indie” or “Canadian.”
May 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I’ve got my 120gb monochrome iPod set up with about 6000 high-res songs, all tagged and organized 😌 (I think I’m at 20% capacity).
It even has dynamic playlists based on multiple genres and sub-genres like “Chill Indie” or “Canadian.”
It even has dynamic playlists based on multiple genres and sub-genres like “Chill Indie” or “Canadian.”