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Max Glenister
2022
June
10 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About HTTP
10 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About HTTP
HTTP is a staple of the web, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have some secrets.
webdevguild.com
More than you ever wanted to know about font loading on the web
More than you ever wanted to know about font loading on the web
When I started thinking about writing a post about web font loading my intention was to propose relatively sophisticated ideas that I've...
www.industrialempathy.com
How classic Sierra game graphics worked (and an attempt to upscale them)
That little Sega CD add-on is the cutest thing ever.
メガドラタワーミニ2 | メガドライブミニ2 | セガ
令和初のゲーム機として話題を呼んだミニハードの決定版「メガドライブミニ」が、内容を一新して「メガドライブミニ２」として復活！ 「メガドライブ2」を再現した新デザインでさらなる小型化を実現しつつ、中身はさらにパワーアップしました。
sega.jp
Sega, still doing what Nintendon’t, announces a tiny Sega CD retro console
Announcement is Japan-only for now, console is coming in October.
arstechnica.com
May
I love everything about this. 😍
Electronic Catan LCD Tiles: A collection of hexagon tiles that magnetically snap together to create a Settlers of Catan board of any shape or size. Each tile features a large round LCD and a custom magnetic pogo connector on each edge. Linking up a bunch of tiles creates a position-aware partial mesh network.
I make web stuff all day every day. This is refreshing! 👏
Intro to the Web Revival #1: What is the Web Revival?
📅 Tomorrow it's #RemoteHack from 9:30 AM BST
🫂 Join in from wherever you are! 👉http://remotehack.space
📢 There might be new periodic Airquotes The Podcast Airquotes recordings: https://remotehack.space/live/
📣 A new blog post: Using a Raspberry Pi to Host a local Visual Studio Code Server
Using a Raspberry Pi to Host a local Visual Studio Code Server | The blog of Max Glenister
I tend to work on this blog from multiple machines in my home. These include a desktop PC running Windows, a MacBook Pro running macOS, and a Chromebook with the Linux environment enabled. Across all of these machines I primarily use Visual Studio Code.
blog.omgmog.net
The forgotten benefits of “low tech” user interfaces
The forgotten benefits of “low tech” user interfaces
Seemingly outmoded technologies sometimes hold the key to better user experiences.
uxdesign.cc
Man, 90s appliance UIs were a ride!
About the Dual MN 8010, the remarkable retro stereo set you've never heard of, that has a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
The Nightmare Of Getting DOOM Running On A Serious Business Machine ...
"Using alt text properly" (2013)
"When should alt text be blank?" (2012)
Quick tip: Using alt text properly - The A11Y Project
A few tips on how and when to use the alt attribute. Make sure the text is helpful and most importantly meaningful.
www.a11yproject.com
When should alt text be blank? – The Accidental Developer
osric.com
Well this DALL-E 2 is insane! Going to have to be even more critical/sceptical when consuming content...
"My deepfake DALL-E 2 vacation photos passed the Turing Test"
My deepfake DALL-E 2 vacation photos passed the Turing Test
I went on a real vacation, and created photos of a fake vacation using DALL-E 2. Most people couldn't tell the difference.
www.mattbell.us
This is a great build log for converting a garage to a habitable workshop space.
Feeling bad that I've not done anything close to this with my garage yet!
DIY: Garage to Workshop Conversion - MichD
In June 2021, my partner Brittany and I realised a dream: we bought a house. When viewing the place, the owners showed surprise about us wanting to have a look at the standalone double garage. It was packed full of unwanted stuff, leaving barely any room to walk. As “makers”, we had some different ideas for the space. Soon after we got the keys, we got to work.
Let’s get the before/after out of the way before going through the whole thing.
Before
How we found the garage on the day we received the keys, June 11th. The previous owners cleared out most of their stuff, but left us a few things we might find useful.
After
The finished product after all the work we’ve completed, from a similar viewpoint. Better photos near the end of the post. The goal was to have a finished “inside” style room we’d be comfortable in for our nerdy activities.
michd.me
These are some great a11y tips, and great explanations/examples too!
See also: https://www.a11yproject.com/checklist/
Tomb Raider Reflection Effect: How it works
I've been using a couple of these tools for a while now with Windows 10. Great to see such a detailed overview of the whole suite!
PowerToys - 11 awesome features Microsoft won’t add to Windows: https://www.fourth-wall.co.uk/post/powertoys-11-awesome-features-microsoft-won-t-add-to-windows
PowerToys - 11 awesome features Microsoft won’t add to Windows
Windows PowerToys are a set of powerful utilities (I can't live without them btw) that Microsoft just hasn't implemented into Windows OS.
www.fourth-wall.co.uk
"Building like it's 1984: Scrollbars in web applications" https://height.app/blog/scrollbars-in-web-applications
Building like it's 1984: Scrollbars in web applications - Height
height.app
Great use of CSS variables to set inheritable aspect ratio styles!
"Building a combined CSS-aspect-ratio-grid" https://9elements.com/blog/combined-aspect-ratio-grid/
Building a combined CSS-aspect-ratio-grid
Recently I was faced with the following problem. I had to build a layout that consists of several rows. In each row are two images with a fixed aspect ratio. The two images should have the same height and fill the entire row.
9elements.com
Giving this a go, as I'm already using Hyper-V with some guest OS' on this machine I had to fiddle with the Virtualbox settings to get the installer going, but it seems to be working‼
"Push-button installer of macOS Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra guests in Virtualbox for Windows, Linux, and macOS" https://github.com/myspaghetti/macos-virtualbox
⌚ Lots of information about 7 segment displays, and some alternative designs
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Q1K3 – An homage to Quake in 13kb of JavaScript
Play it: https://phoboslab.org/q1k3/ Making of: https://phoboslab.org/log/2021/09/q1k3-making-of
Starting a bunch of these sounds at once beats white noise, hands down!