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I added my first custom web component to my site to implement a screen wake lock on recipe pages. Nice to get a chance to play with new web APIs.

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🎵 listening to the album Renewal by Billy Strings I haven’t followed contemporary bluegrass but I started listening to Billy Strings’s discography after I saw they won Best Bluegrass Album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Minus some of the trippier songs I’m really enjoying it. There’s something about the string...

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Somehow we ended up with a million cookies in our house and I’m not mad about it. 🍪

I just got inspired to write some blog posts but I’m discouraged by the long list of previous ideas I haven’t written yet. Plus I usually end up distracted by ideas for improving my site. Anyone have tips on developing a writing habit? I mainly do it because I enjoy...

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More progress on Omnibear! Fixed some bugs and even implemented some enhancements. Still some big known bugs, but it’s getting more usable. Soon I’ll have to figure out distribution.

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Progress update on the Omnibear Micropub Extension! This is the first post using a WIP version compatible with Chrome’s manifest V3 requirements! It’s also the first post on my site using the extension. There is still lots to do. [Not] shockingly, rewriting all the state management in the codebase lead...

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Today I learned the dish my family calls “egg in a hat” is called “hole in egg” by my in-laws and neither of those are the most recognized names. A quick search online reveals there are dozens of other names. Some were close like “egg in the basket” or “egg...

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🎵 listening to the album Live At Electric Lady by Bleachers I love the fun blend of mellow pop and elements like a jazzy saxophone. Jack Antonoff already has been a force with his producing work with artists like Taylor Swift. It’s cool to see the different influences of people...

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I had to dig up a computer mouse and USB adapter just to turn off my phone alarm. How is your morning going?

🎵 listening to the debut album from The Wellermen This group is known for folk compilations highlighting bass voices. I think I heard about them in a podcast episode (I can’t seem to locate) that had a segement on Sea shanty trend on TikToks. A bit of a unique niche,...

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I thought my #11ty upgrade had been uneventful. But then I learned my hacky use of eleventyExcludeFromCollections to add reasons for why something was excluded had caused my draft posts to suddenly be exposed in my main feed. I remember reading about that feature but didn’t think about the implications....

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I’ve noticed a few people recently refer to their top-level pages as “slash pages”. Honestly my first reaction was “Aren’t those just ‘pages’?”, but I’ve come to find the term kinda fun. But when people started adding a /slashes slash page, I thought “Isn’t that a sitemap”? XML sitemaps are...

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🎵 listening to the album “Hijos Del Sol” by Hermanos Gutiérrez I’m really loving the guitar instrumentals. Thanks to my coworker Sky for the recommendation.

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🎵 listening to the album “Yesterday’s Problem” by Moon Hooch I’d like to Isaac for introducing me to this saxophone jazz group. 🎷

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