Tim (Virgil) Eaton
@yakbrother.bsky.social
He/him. General programming and design nerd from the USA, now living in Switzerland. Used to favor Laravel, but loving variations on Astro stacks for most applications these days…. In another life, I play banjo and mandolin with friends when I can.
I wish AI didn’t lie so much about tests passing… I love Warp but it excuses away any tests that don’t pass unless I do them myself. Come on, dude, you can’t even lie well. I feel sorry for you. Just tell me the tests didn’t pass.
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I wish AI didn’t lie so much about tests passing… I love Warp but it excuses away any tests that don’t pass unless I do them myself. Come on, dude, you can’t even lie well. I feel sorry for you. Just tell me the tests didn’t pass.
“I might be a little more angry and a little less eloquent: stop being so goddamn creepy and weird about the technology! It's just tech, everything doesn't have to become some weird religion that you beat people over the head with, or gamble the entire stock market on.”
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“I might be a little more angry and a little less eloquent: stop being so goddamn creepy and weird about the technology! It's just tech, everything doesn't have to become some weird religion that you beat people over the head with, or gamble the entire stock market on.”
Reposted by Tim (Virgil) Eaton
Last year we wrote an article on all the ways position:sticky can fail and to this day it remains in the top 10 of weekly most visited pages.
Getting stuck with sticky? This is the post for you.
polypane.app/blog/getting...
Getting stuck with sticky? This is the post for you.
polypane.app/blog/getting...
Getting stuck: all the ways position:sticky can fail | Polypane
CSS's position: sticky is a dream come true for web developers. It allows elements to switch between relative and fixed positioning based on the scroll…
polypane.app
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Last year we wrote an article on all the ways position:sticky can fail and to this day it remains in the top 10 of weekly most visited pages.
Getting stuck with sticky? This is the post for you.
polypane.app/blog/getting...
Getting stuck with sticky? This is the post for you.
polypane.app/blog/getting...
How wheelchair life began…
the time i realised i wouldn’t walk again | mostly true
After nearly three years at the hospital, things are drawing to a close. But what next?
mostlytrue.life
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
How wheelchair life began…
I can't read any of this, but this is some great typography by Soviet artist Solomon Telingater in 1928: telingater.togdazine.ru/article/425
Александр Безыменский. Комсомолия. 1928
telingater.togdazine.ru
July 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I can't read any of this, but this is some great typography by Soviet artist Solomon Telingater in 1928: telingater.togdazine.ru/article/425
Unattributed quote seen today:
Avoiding TypeScript because you “know JavaScript well” is like refusing to wear a seatbelt because you “know how to drive well”.
Avoiding TypeScript because you “know JavaScript well” is like refusing to wear a seatbelt because you “know how to drive well”.
April 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Unattributed quote seen today:
Avoiding TypeScript because you “know JavaScript well” is like refusing to wear a seatbelt because you “know how to drive well”.
Avoiding TypeScript because you “know JavaScript well” is like refusing to wear a seatbelt because you “know how to drive well”.
A deep dive into searching for an ancient font... aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org
April 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A deep dive into searching for an ancient font... aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
Best comment found on Medium today:
March 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Best comment found on Medium today:
An embarrasing story of (young) love in Sunday School: mostlytrue.life/stories/the-...
MOSTLY TRUE
A collection of stories I like to tell.
mostlytrue.life
March 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
An embarrasing story of (young) love in Sunday School: mostlytrue.life/stories/the-...
Check out my new blog of curious stories at mostlytrue.life ! Subscribe if you life, I've been writing nearly a thousand words a day and have plenty to say!
MOSTLY TRUE
A collection of stories I like to tell.
mostlytrue.life
March 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Check out my new blog of curious stories at mostlytrue.life ! Subscribe if you life, I've been writing nearly a thousand words a day and have plenty to say!
@peithos.bsky.social I’d love to see your work in cartography or hear where you’re headed in it! Maps are always sweet.
February 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
@peithos.bsky.social I’d love to see your work in cartography or hear where you’re headed in it! Maps are always sweet.
Watching the Eagles win after midnight in Switzerland!!!
February 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Watching the Eagles win after midnight in Switzerland!!!
Some sweet posters here... www.printmag.com/featured-des...
13 African American Graphic Designers You Should Know – PRINT Magazine
A celebration of African American graphic designers who have left an indelible mark on their field.
www.printmag.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some sweet posters here... www.printmag.com/featured-des...
My first open source Astro theme! Complete with light and dark mode, mesh gradients, fluid typography, and more. Find it at www.github.com/yakbrother/g.... I used it in the new design of my blog, timeaton.dev. Feel free to use and modify if you like it! #templates #withastro
www.github.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My first open source Astro theme! Complete with light and dark mode, mesh gradients, fluid typography, and more. Find it at www.github.com/yakbrother/g.... I used it in the new design of my blog, timeaton.dev. Feel free to use and modify if you like it! #templates #withastro
This site is great for summarizing the Terms of Service for many apps/services (admit it, you skim over them sometimes too): www.tosabout.com
ToS aboutToS about
We read Terms of Service and Privacy Policies so you don't need to
www.tosabout.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This site is great for summarizing the Terms of Service for many apps/services (admit it, you skim over them sometimes too): www.tosabout.com
Just because she’s so cute tonight… here is SoSo, occasionally known as El Diablo.
January 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just because she’s so cute tonight… here is SoSo, occasionally known as El Diablo.
Here’s a great article about text wrapping methods… ishadeed.com/article/bala...
Balancing Text In CSS
Make text look more balanced with text-wrap in CSS.
ishadeed.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Here’s a great article about text wrapping methods… ishadeed.com/article/bala...
I suppose this had to be a thing sooner or later: cispa.de/en/digital-f...
Digital Fingerprint: CSS Opens New Possibilities for User Tracking
With the use of CSS, it has now become possible to perform digital fingerprinting even within the restrictive environment of HTML emails.
cispa.de
January 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I suppose this had to be a thing sooner or later: cispa.de/en/digital-f...
My goal for 2025 - have at least 5 less surgeries than in 2024. And produce some new open source ideas I have in my notebook.
January 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My goal for 2025 - have at least 5 less surgeries than in 2024. And produce some new open source ideas I have in my notebook.
The surgery was tough but successful, and I even walked 200m the next day! That’s a good sign, I imagine.
December 13, 2024 at 6:31 PM
The surgery was tough but successful, and I even walked 200m the next day! That’s a good sign, I imagine.
After two years of pain due to infections and my body rejecting prosthetics - I go into surgery for fourth and hopefully final hip tomorrow. Wish me luck! I want to hike and run again!
December 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM
After two years of pain due to infections and my body rejecting prosthetics - I go into surgery for fourth and hopefully final hip tomorrow. Wish me luck! I want to hike and run again!
This is a great font/icon history I just found:
Leica’s engraved fonts
A deep dive into Leica's proprietary engraved fonts and how they make their products more special.
arun.is
December 8, 2024 at 3:05 PM
This is a great font/icon history I just found:
Just launched a redesign to my site www.timeaton.dev - future plans include adding a "TIL" section and a list of case studies I'm currently rewriting. #usingastro #tinacms #astrojs #jobhunting
Tim Eaton
Full-stack Engineer based in Nyon, CH.
www.timeaton.dev
December 7, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Just launched a redesign to my site www.timeaton.dev - future plans include adding a "TIL" section and a list of case studies I'm currently rewriting. #usingastro #tinacms #astrojs #jobhunting
Reposted by Tim (Virgil) Eaton
😂 I love this.
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...
November 29, 2024 at 2:53 AM
😂 I love this.
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...
“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”, a look at the fictional interfaces printed on 2×2 sloped bricks.
interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...