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November 2024 Check-In

Well this month started out great with a nice long weekend in Cape May, but then we had to go and elect a fascist to the highest office and it took a quick nosedive from there.

Week Notes for November 24 - 30

My week notes for the week of November 24 - November 30.

If the Enterprise D had Crashed on Mars, Could We See It From Earth?

So here's a silly question, in the movie Star Trek: Generations, the Enterprise D crashes onto the planet Veridian III. The movie mentions that its neighboring planet, Veridian IV had a pre-warp civilization. It made me wonder something.

Week Notes for November 17 - 23

My week notes for the week of November 17 - November 23.

Week Notes for November 10 - 16

My week notes for the week of November 10 to November 16.

Text-Wrap: Balance on Icons & Other Content

I’ve been using text-wrap: balance by default on my headings for a little while now. I find that things look nicer and you deal less with hanging words. But thanks to a blog post by Terence Eden, I’ve discovered you can use it on other content as well.

Week Notes for October 27 - November 9

My week notes for the week of October 27 through November 9, 2024. A double issue due to my trip last weekend

October 2024 Check-In

October was a busy month for us. It really seemed like we had something going on just about every weekend.

CSS Anchor Positioning Guide

I stumbled across this excellent guide by Juan Diego Rodríguez for using the new CSS anchor positioning syntax.

Some Thoughts on the Washington Post Endorsement Kerfluffle and My Continued Use of Amazon Products

Two weeks ago, Jeff Bezos personally stepped in and stopped the Washington Post Editorial Board from endorsing Kamala Harris. That raised some issues for me, and apparently over 200,000 subscribers. I can pretty easily guess why Bezos did it, but I’m not sure how much thought he really put into it.

Handling Page Layouts Without a Framework

I’m currently working on my media repository, what will hopefully be version 1.0 of sorts. What makes this stand out for me is the fact that it’s the first front end project I’m building that will not use a framework in 10+ years. So far it’s going well, I’m making good progress on it and I’m actually pretty happy with where things are with it. The one thing that I haven’t quite figured out though is the base layout.

🇺🇸 Kamala Harris for President 🇺🇸

There has been a lot of news lately about both the LA Times and Washington Post not endorsing either candidate for president. Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong might own the Post and LA Times respectively, but I control my site. And I’m not going to be a rich asshole coward and I will endorse a candidate for the office of President of the United States. I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President.
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