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https://www.matthewhowell.net/ A very small bit of writing, a reading log, some photos, and link to other work.

Looking for examples of best-in-class of PWAs, a few of my favorites listed below. Pinafore, a Mastodon client: https://pinafore.social/ Resilient Web Design, a PWA book by Jeremy …

Maybe of note that Philadelphia also has a small, independent, wireless ISP: https://phillywisper.net/

Thanks! I’m of two minds about this. The previous commenter is probably correct in one sense. Whatever version of React I was working with in 2017 is surely unsupported now and lol…

After a 5 year hiatus, I’m planning to return to a programming job next fall (so I have about a year to prepare). Previously, I’ve done generalist web development stuff (front end,…

Next year, my family is going to be relocating from the US to a country that drives on the left side of the road. Anyone have experience making this transition (or the reverse)? An…

Hi! Launched Reasonable Colors today. It’s an open-source color system for building accessible, nice-looking color palettes. The reason this might be interesting is that it’s built…

We’ll be firmly upper middle class, but I am aware that the housing market is pretty brutal at the moment. If we moved, it wouldn’t be for financial benefit, looking for a quality …

I wrote a bit recently about why I still collect music on CDs. Here are my 3 reasons, which echo a lot of the comments: 1. To Support the Artist, 2. To Own the Music, 3. To Collect…

Thanks, but this isn’t helpful.

My wife has a potential job opportunity in Auckland next year and we’re considering moving (with our two small children). Our current quality of life in the US is pretty high, but …

This one has been around for a few years now, without much active development. Is there a reason it’s popping up again now, seems like they’ve shipped a new version? Anyone using i…

These are composites, not the actual photos, if I recall correctly. The perspective is shifted and I guess the horizon is just inferred from the corners? I haven’t found great, hig…

This has been posted to HN a handful of times, mostly either ignored or criticized. I’m posting it again in the hopes of fostering a discussion around the idea. Could something lik…

It's been a while, but if I recall, wasn't Bioshock's plot a rather on the nose critique of these ideas? Particularly objectivism? Since the city was eventually destroyed by resear…