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John Hawkins

@vegasgeek.com

Owner/Operator @ vegasgeek.com where I build stuff with WordPress. Current obsessions: Learning to play guitar, 3D printing, and Peloton.

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Oh dang, that absolutely worked. Cut it down about 80%.

15.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm looking for a way to take a large animated gif and turn it into a reasonable size animation to use as a background element on a site. Any suggestions on where to start?

15.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So good!

16.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice!! I’m currently soling my way through all Joe Abercrombie titles. They will keep my going until summer I’m guessing.

25.12.2025 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I won’t hit my 35 book goal, but I read a bunch of longer books (I’m looking at you Brandon Sanderson!), so my page count is probably as high as last year.

25.12.2025 01:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We were out in it for a bit today. Can confirm, people drive like they have never seen rain before. Just stay home.

25.12.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's some high-level secret santa action right there!

23.12.2025 04:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

just need to find 1 more.

23.11.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My page count will still be solid, for sure!

30.10.2025 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve picked up some extra long books this year (damn you, Sanderson!), so I’m unlikely to hit my goal this year.

30.10.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy hockey day to those who celebrate!

22.09.2025 01:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This thread has made my entire day.

18.09.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If I unsubscribe from your newsletter, you can bet with 100% certainty that I do not need or want a followup email saying "Goodbye from our Newsletter"

18.09.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Which is better than β€œall we make are mistakes”

09.09.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

09.09.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I once had a guest join my podcast and we talked for an hour+ and as we were just about to jump off zoom I realized I never hit record. They were amazing and we simply hit record and had the exact same conversation back-to-back. Good times!

09.09.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still on the hunt for another WordPress developer to join me full-time at a food & beverage marketing agency. Hybrid role in Minneapolis/St Paul. Reach out to me! #WCMSP #WordCampMSP @wordpress.org

20.05.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Colecovision was my first thought, too… but that other one was stellar for playing Kaboom!

24.08.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing this. Glad you are on the mend!

22.08.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's just say that... if you're looking to purchase a Tushy bidet, you don't forget to add 'hello' to the start of that domain name.

21.08.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw on LinkedIn some folks listing their job title as "Vibe Coding Cleanup Specialist". I loved it so much, I'm now trying to figure out how to properly word "I fix business sites that were built by the boss's nephew" for my new title.

21.08.2025 19:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tepid Chili Peppers

13.08.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh fun! I'll bookmark it and use it over the next few days. I'll let you know if I run into issues or have feature request. :)

11.08.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.08.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BONUS!!

05.08.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait until they find out it's made of cheese.

04.08.2025 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry for your loss, Jason. I love love love the idea of disparu. My mom passed a few years back, and there are still times when I want to just reach out and tell her about some stupid movie or a dumb joke. I hope disparu helps you through those tough times.

30.07.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Self reminder: When a phone call comes in and the screen says (Spam Risk), believe it.

30.07.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cleaning up some old bookmarks and ran across my favorite placeholder image site. I forget about it for long periods, and then I'm happy to rediscover it. robohash.org/300/300

30.07.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0