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I help manage a Wix site, and since Wix switched to a new forms system, my Zapier integration broke.

Ingredients Glaze 3 tbsp butter 4 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp lemon juice Batter 1 pear, sliced thinly 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp milk Instructions Preheat an oven to 35…

This is a southern dessert, elevated significantly with a decadent butter rum sauce.

Have you heard of “Shepard tones”?

I have been dissatisfied with some of the recipe label generators online (except for MyFoodData, which is fantastic, but I wanted something simpler, purpose-built for my site).

A clear explanation of the push-pull algorithm used in Signals, my favorite fine-grained reactivity mechanism.

This is a cheesy, savory, custardy breakfast, assembled the night before and cooked in the morning for about an hour.

There is a type of South American vine Boquila trifoliata aka chameleon vine that mimics the shape, size, texture, and color of leaves from nearby plants - including fake plastic plants!

A critical look at web defaults, arguing that web performance is capable of essentially matching native performance when the right approach is taken but this approach often requires deep knowledge or extra work, because the most performant settings are not

Finally a good way to generate PDFs

Ingredients 1 small red cabbage, washed and shredded 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp walnut oil (vegetable oil is also fine) 1 apple, diced 3 tbsp vinegar (red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar are best) 3 tbsp red wine (cooking wine or a dry red) 1/2

This is a six-months-later follow up to Angular impressions Angular is kinda good for me now that I’m used to it.

Overheard at a Cracker Barrel: Cashier: Do you have our loyalty app?

Ingredients Salt and pepper 1 lb ground beef (at least 20 percent fat) 1 large onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 2-3 tbsp red curry paste 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce 1 lb pasta, save pasta water 1 cup heavy cream Instructions Heat a large heavy pot over high…

Trying to understand LLMs by using the rules of human psychology is like trying to understand a game of Scrabble by using the rules of Pictionary.

I’ve been working with Angular lately.

Applying human ergonomics and design principles to syntax highlighting

If you follow the advice on these pages and the ones we’ve linked to, you’ll end up with an excellent set of slides, and you’ll be able to present them coherently, with confidence.

Many of the Sass features we've grown to love have made their way into native CSS in some shape or form.

"I am an AI hater.

High energy, vocal merengue version of Mozart's Rondo alla Turca, from my favorite music scene ever, Vulfpeck.

AI is not so much a tool that everyone uses in more or less the same way, but a mirror in which we see our own reflection--if we care to look.

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) promises to standardize AI-tool interactions as the “USB-C for AI.”

Individual contributors can expect workplace psychological safety, but managers do not.

Insight: open source software from for-profit companies (e.g.

Video-guided 1-2 hour exercise to get hands-on familiarity with Jujutsu version control, starting from nothing.

In 2019 Vin Armani was telling people we were transitioning from an age of rationalism to one of mysticism.

The final word in AI haterade.

I've used Jujutsu for a week or so.

Insightful.

Super clever approach for putting HTML into other HTML.

Serves six.

Speed Catan is a variation of the popular board game Catan that emphasizes game speed and simplicity for younger (or impatient) players.

Just as it’s still possible (though seldom necessary) to ride a horse, it is still possible to surf the internet.

Digging through old bookmarks I found this alternate ruleset for Bananagrams I want to share: Turn all letter tiles face down, then each player takes 10 tiles (with 3 players take 14 tiles, with 5 players take 8).

I don't understand why this feels ok but Comic Sans makes my skin crawl.

I recently needed to process 20+ phone audio recordings.

Today the USA announced its bombing of three locations in Iran, including Iran’s main nuclear enrichment site, located under a mountain in Fordow.

git-revise is a history editing tool designed for the patch-stack workflow.

Smart alternative to immediately using some kind of markdown extension or plugin.

I recently started self-hosting Forgejo, but I wanted something to replace GitHub pages, which has been very convenient for publishing little website projects.

Just found my new favorite long-car-ride verbal game!

Ingredients 6 tablespoons butter, divided 28 ounces chicken broth 1 chicken bouillon cube 12 ounces extra wide egg noodles 1 teaspoon parsley flakes Salt and pepper, to taste Instructions In a large pan, brown two tablespoons of butter over medium heat.

The Unreliability of LLMs & What Lies Ahead

The only reason that LLMs took root in the first place was because our societies in the anglosphere have already developed cultures solely devoted to gaining status and keeping up the appearance of doing things rather than actually doing them.

Ingredients 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and diced 8 ounces Orzo pasta 2 celery stalks, finely diced 2 carrots, finely diced 1/2 yellow onion, finely diced 5 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups chicken broth ½ cup heavy whippi…

Ingredients 1lb any pasta 2 cups (approximate) garlic & herb pasta sauce 1½ cups milk 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons oil Salt and pepper Grated Parmesan cheese Instructions Cook the pasta according to the package directions.

Ingredients 1 cup butter 2 1/4 cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon espresso powder (optional) 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Instr…

Everyone has different tools that they find especially effective.