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24 ways - the advent calendar for web geeks. This one is all over the place, in the best possible way. I’ve stolen liberally from the Service Workers article, and probably will do so with the Eleventy piece, as well.
https://24ways.org/ Ed Thomson's Git Tips and Tricks Advent Calendar
In hindsight, an Advent Calendar of Advent Calendars would have been fun. Ah, what could have been.
I seem to have a fondness for Decembers full of “nuggets of wisdom from my area of expertise” posts.
I’m pretty comfortable with Git, but I still learn something new just about every time Ed Thomson posts something about it. His Git Tips and Tricks Advent Calendar is a terrific resource for pretty much any Git user, in the “trust me, I know things, this will make your life easier” vein.
https://www.edwardthomson.com/blog/git_tips_and_tricks_advent_calendar.htmlCD Release: Abandoned Satellites - Room Enough for the Sun
Here, Look
It Almost Seems Like Christmas
A new Christmas song, with all profits benefiting The Haven For ChildrenDo Not Disturb, or "How to Use Your iPhone as an Alarm Clock and Remain Sane"
This is one of those things that us nerdy types already know about; but three times recently, I’ve explained it to normal human beings (you know, the ones whose actual lives get in the way of exploring every menu on their phones). They either didn’t know that “Do Not Disturb” existed, or weren’t sure it would work for them.
People: Gotta Love (some of) 'Em
Yesterday, I had the minor misfortune of witnessing a serious accident from far too close. A pickup, traveling very fast on a crowded highway, cut off the car in the adjacent lane, started rolling to one side, swerved back the other way, and flipped; he rolled twice before stopping sideways 20 feet from the road. I was the driver he cut off.
Sunday Morning Password Audit
We all know about the value of strong passwords, and the essential extra value of never reusing passwords, right?
TextExpander Snippet: Extract the Real URL from a Google Search Results Link
The Problem
Chris Coyier: Don't Overthink It Grids
Boiling (potentially responsive) grids down to their essence. Planning on stealing much of this, soon, for a music site near you.
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