Andy Van Slaars
@vanslaars.io
Problem Solver. Developer. Cat Herder. Semi-professional Slack-a-mole player. Screencaster @egghead.io. UI Architect. I write words sometimes on https://vanslaars.io/. he/him.
The "AI all the things" hype seems to be everywhere but in what world does my mouse need to be AI enabled?
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The "AI all the things" hype seems to be everywhere but in what world does my mouse need to be AI enabled?
It currently feels like 3° out here. 🥶
Keeping it cozy with the fireplace 🪵🔥
Keeping it cozy with the fireplace 🪵🔥
January 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It currently feels like 3° out here. 🥶
Keeping it cozy with the fireplace 🪵🔥
Keeping it cozy with the fireplace 🪵🔥
Feels like I’m not going outside 🥶
January 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Feels like I’m not going outside 🥶
We went big on the tree this year. My wife put 5,200 lights on this beast!
December 13, 2024 at 10:19 PM
We went big on the tree this year. My wife put 5,200 lights on this beast!
Brown sugar pecan old fashioned I will be enjoying while we decorate gingerbread houses.
December 12, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Brown sugar pecan old fashioned I will be enjoying while we decorate gingerbread houses.
Seeing the Nutcracker with the family
December 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Seeing the Nutcracker with the family
It’s way too early for sunset, but it sure is pretty today.
November 21, 2024 at 10:11 PM
It’s way too early for sunset, but it sure is pretty today.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
November 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
This has been me all day today 😅
November 18, 2024 at 8:28 PM
This has been me all day today 😅
Look at that sweet UI! So much blue. Eventually I got a dot-matrix printer that used that continuous feed of perforated paper and an Iomega Zip drive.
November 18, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Look at that sweet UI! So much blue. Eventually I got a dot-matrix printer that used that continuous feed of perforated paper and an Iomega Zip drive.
LinkedIn trying to make me feel old and remind me of how long I’ve been hating it in the same message.
November 18, 2024 at 2:20 PM
LinkedIn trying to make me feel old and remind me of how long I’ve been hating it in the same message.
Hoping this gets me through the tariff years 🤞
November 15, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Hoping this gets me through the tariff years 🤞
If you use @tailwindcss.com and have classes applied through some kind of transformation (remark, rehype, shiki transformers, etc.), you can add utility classes that might otherwise be stripped out during your build to the `safeList` array in your Tailwind config to make sure they exist when needed.
November 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
If you use @tailwindcss.com and have classes applied through some kind of transformation (remark, rehype, shiki transformers, etc.), you can add utility classes that might otherwise be stripped out during your build to the `safeList` array in your Tailwind config to make sure they exist when needed.
Astro is kicking ass in terms of performance! The little confetti animation in lighthouse is a fun little bonus when you get it all nailed down 😄.
November 12, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Astro is kicking ass in terms of performance! The little confetti animation in lighthouse is a fun little bonus when you get it all nailed down 😄.
You can't write new posts without rebuilding your site first, right?
November 8, 2024 at 10:59 PM
You can't write new posts without rebuilding your site first, right?
Quote post your favorite pet pic
November 5, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Quote post your favorite pet pic
I did the thing (last week). If you haven’t yet, please vote!
November 5, 2024 at 2:02 PM
I did the thing (last week). If you haven’t yet, please vote!
Lucy joins our old man, Monkey the white and brindle pit mix, who is almost 15 years old and our 1 year old retriever mix, Pepper.
November 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Lucy joins our old man, Monkey the white and brindle pit mix, who is almost 15 years old and our 1 year old retriever mix, Pepper.
We attempted to foster a dog. When you decide to adopt the foster dog, they refer to you as a foster failure. We set a record for fastest foster failures. We picked her up Tuesday morning and told them we had decided to adopt her by Wednesday morning 😂. This is Lucy.
November 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
We attempted to foster a dog. When you decide to adopt the foster dog, they refer to you as a foster failure. We set a record for fastest foster failures. We picked her up Tuesday morning and told them we had decided to adopt her by Wednesday morning 😂. This is Lucy.
Success! So much pulled pork!
November 2, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Success! So much pulled pork!
Pork is looking good! Not ready to pull yet, but progress has been made.
November 2, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Pork is looking good! Not ready to pull yet, but progress has been made.
I’ll post tech stuff here eventually, but today I’m in full on suburban Dad mode.
Smoking about 30 lbs of pork butt for pulled pork. I’ll be doing some repairs and maintenance on the house while this cooks.
Smoking about 30 lbs of pork butt for pulled pork. I’ll be doing some repairs and maintenance on the house while this cooks.
November 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM
I’ll post tech stuff here eventually, but today I’m in full on suburban Dad mode.
Smoking about 30 lbs of pork butt for pulled pork. I’ll be doing some repairs and maintenance on the house while this cooks.
Smoking about 30 lbs of pork butt for pulled pork. I’ll be doing some repairs and maintenance on the house while this cooks.