Old Man Vandehey
@spaceninja.com
Front-end architect & CSS specialist at @cloudfour.com in sunny Portland, Oregon. Freelance dungeon master. UFO Nerd @veryexcitingtime.com. Curator: @fridayfrontend.com. He/him.
🔗 https://spaceninja.com
🔗 https://spaceninja.com
Hey Marvel, is everything okay?
August 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Hey Marvel, is everything okay?
Something went very wrong with this email newsletter 😂
August 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Something went very wrong with this email newsletter 😂
Using a workflow to set a repeating message in a Slack channel might feel like overkill compared to just `/remind`, but now my daily standup thread has Paul Rudd from the Celeryman sketch, so I'm sold.
February 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Using a workflow to set a repeating message in a Slack channel might feel like overkill compared to just `/remind`, but now my daily standup thread has Paul Rudd from the Celeryman sketch, so I'm sold.
I can't stop laughing at this GoodReads chart showing books I read by publication year. I'd bet this was a lot more useful before I read the Odyssey and Iliad last year.
January 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I can't stop laughing at this GoodReads chart showing books I read by publication year. I'd bet this was a lot more useful before I read the Odyssey and Iliad last year.
🎉 In 2024, I resolved to take writing more seriously, and set a goal of writing 100,000 words of short fiction. As of this morning, I achieved my goal!
If you're not used to thinking in word counts, that's roughly 400 pages!
(Before you ask, I write under a pen name that I will not be sharing.)
If you're not used to thinking in word counts, that's roughly 400 pages!
(Before you ask, I write under a pen name that I will not be sharing.)
December 31, 2024 at 10:10 PM
🎉 In 2024, I resolved to take writing more seriously, and set a goal of writing 100,000 words of short fiction. As of this morning, I achieved my goal!
If you're not used to thinking in word counts, that's roughly 400 pages!
(Before you ask, I write under a pen name that I will not be sharing.)
If you're not used to thinking in word counts, that's roughly 400 pages!
(Before you ask, I write under a pen name that I will not be sharing.)
I don't live in Michigan, but the "I voted" stickers you get in Oregon are BORING, and voting is cool
#IVoted #HarrisObviously
#IVoted #HarrisObviously
November 5, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I don't live in Michigan, but the "I voted" stickers you get in Oregon are BORING, and voting is cool
#IVoted #HarrisObviously
#IVoted #HarrisObviously
✅🏃🏻 Couch to 5K complete! #c25k
Today I ran 30min straight! A few months ago. I couldn't run more than 60 seconds. Now, by the end, it felt like my body was going to fall apart like the Bluesmobile, but I didn't stop!
Thanks to everyone who liked or commented encouragement, it was super helpful!
Today I ran 30min straight! A few months ago. I couldn't run more than 60 seconds. Now, by the end, it felt like my body was going to fall apart like the Bluesmobile, but I didn't stop!
Thanks to everyone who liked or commented encouragement, it was super helpful!
October 21, 2024 at 3:52 PM
✅🏃🏻 Couch to 5K complete! #c25k
Today I ran 30min straight! A few months ago. I couldn't run more than 60 seconds. Now, by the end, it felt like my body was going to fall apart like the Bluesmobile, but I didn't stop!
Thanks to everyone who liked or commented encouragement, it was super helpful!
Today I ran 30min straight! A few months ago. I couldn't run more than 60 seconds. Now, by the end, it felt like my body was going to fall apart like the Bluesmobile, but I didn't stop!
Thanks to everyone who liked or commented encouragement, it was super helpful!
Same, Anderson, same.
September 7, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Same, Anderson, same.
New Harris poster from Obey Giant! obeygiant.com?id=93721
August 16, 2024 at 5:08 PM
New Harris poster from Obey Giant! obeygiant.com?id=93721
Write alt text like you’re talking to a friend: “There was this dog wearing safety glasses, surrounded by chemistry equipment, saying ‘I have no idea what I’m doing.’” #a11y cloudfour.com/thinks/write...
April 22, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Write alt text like you’re talking to a friend: “There was this dog wearing safety glasses, surrounded by chemistry equipment, saying ‘I have no idea what I’m doing.’” #a11y cloudfour.com/thinks/write...
Recently I turned my personal site homepage into a D&D-style character sheet, and it makes me happy every time I see it. spaceninja.com
March 27, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Recently I turned my personal site homepage into a D&D-style character sheet, and it makes me happy every time I see it. spaceninja.com
I don't wanna brag, y'all, but…
February 19, 2024 at 8:34 PM
I don't wanna brag, y'all, but…
Releasing an updated version of an npm package was one of my least favorite tasks because it was different in every project. So I took the time to learn how to do it properly, and I hope it helps you too! youtu.be/Vi4gcv2H9jQ
February 6, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Releasing an updated version of an npm package was one of my least favorite tasks because it was different in every project. So I took the time to learn how to do it properly, and I hope it helps you too! youtu.be/Vi4gcv2H9jQ
Surprising Facts about New #CSS Selectors: I set out to learn a bit about how CSS nesting works, especially the new `&` selector, and I ended up on a deep dive into the `:is()` selector and its siblings. cloudfour.com/thinks/surpr...
November 7, 2023 at 10:00 PM
Surprising Facts about New #CSS Selectors: I set out to learn a bit about how CSS nesting works, especially the new `&` selector, and I ended up on a deep dive into the `:is()` selector and its siblings. cloudfour.com/thinks/surpr...
Today in my inbox. (No, I have no idea who this woman is, how I got on her mailing list, or where Dana Point is)
November 6, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Today in my inbox. (No, I have no idea who this woman is, how I got on her mailing list, or where Dana Point is)
The American flag unable to wave because it’s caught on barbed wire is a little on the nose
October 16, 2023 at 7:00 PM
The American flag unable to wave because it’s caught on barbed wire is a little on the nose
🪺 CSS Nesting is here! When should you use it? I'm sure it won't surprise anyone to learn I have *opinions* on the topic: cloudfour.com/thinks/when-...
October 5, 2023 at 5:59 PM
🪺 CSS Nesting is here! When should you use it? I'm sure it won't surprise anyone to learn I have *opinions* on the topic: cloudfour.com/thinks/when-...
Super helpful, thanks guys.
August 16, 2023 at 3:50 PM
Super helpful, thanks guys.
At any given time, my brain is 25% occupied by my current task, 25% occupied by what I'm getting for lunch, and 50% occupied by thinking about UFOs.
July 5, 2023 at 4:41 PM
At any given time, my brain is 25% occupied by my current task, 25% occupied by what I'm getting for lunch, and 50% occupied by thinking about UFOs.
