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I was up late last night, wired on Red Bull and vodka, and wrote this response to @kev's post on #javascript not being so bad.

https://www.matthewgraybosch.com/2021/03/04/javascript-as-a-last-resort/

TL;DR: I prefer to use JS as a last resort, when less potentially invasive technologies aren't enough to get the job done.

Oh hi!

I wrote a dark but sweet fantasy novel of libraries and necromancy.

It would be amazing if you shared this post around.

📚 💀 🖤

Buy links and sample chapters: https://victoriacorva.xyz/books/books-and-bone-by-Victoria-Corva/

i've spent the last 6 months mad about nfts. and i guess i finally got mad enough to write it all down. ->

https://everestpipkin.medium.com/but-the-environmental-issues-with-cryptoart-1128ef72e6a3

Using XMPP to get a vaccine
This picture may look simple but a lot of tech went into making it happen

Even with the increased availability of covid vaccines, in the US, the problem many of us face is the the inability to get a vaccine appointment (or know where one is available). In my state, someone made a website that scrapes a lot of local data sources and provides a central location to query appointments. I notic
http://monal.im/blog/using-xmpp-to-get-a-vaccine/
#DevelopmentBlog

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach a man to buy fish, and he works for a lifetime.

Also finished these abstract monstera leaves.

#art #mastoart

I see many obvious errors but I quite like it. Bad blending on the top and the sun looking sorta like an angel aside. I'd definitely try again given how much I love the composition. Didn't paint the leaves on the trees because I liked how they elevated the otherwise not-so-good work. Acrylic + watercolours.

#mastoart #art

Announcing my latest open source project, in collaboration with @carl

🌵 Cactus Comments - Federated web comments, based on the Matrix protocol.

Docs: https://cactus.chat/
Demo: https://cactus.chat/demo
Source: https://gitlab.com/cactus-comments

Developer singlehandedly solves some bugs causing the slow loading times that have been plaguing GTA V Online since 2013. Without access to source code. Game made by multimillion company.

https://nee.lv/2021/02/28/How-I-cut-GTA-Online-loading-times-by-70/

#tokyocameraclub