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🀯 DadΒ³. πŸ’» #PHP / #WordPress / #Laravel / #JavaScript / #CSS 🧠 Running https://wpcharitable.com Sharing what I 🧑 about tech + web. Cool tips, tools. Posts + bad jokes are my own. πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://davidbisset.social πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://davidbisset.com

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Standard HTML Video & Audio Lazy-loading is Coming! | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer A quick update on my team's work to bring video and audio lazy loading to browsers today

An unofficial/personal post (but nice preview) summarizing the public progress on this feature to date on standard #HTML Video & Audio Lazy-loading.

scottjehl.com/posts/lazy-m...

#frontend #webdev #video

02.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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VoxJong - CSS Mahjong Solitaire Play VoxJong, a free CSS Mahjong Solitaire.

Why I 🧑 the web.

voxjong.com is 3D Mahjong, Built in #CSS

#webdev #frontend

23.02.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cleaning up merged git branches: a one-liner from the CIA's leaked dev docs | spencer.wtf How to delete all merged git branches locally with a single command. This one-liner has been in my zshrc since 2017 β€” I found it buried in the CIA's Vault7 l...

Cleaning up merged #git branches...

a one-liner from the CIA's leaked dev docs. πŸ˜„

spencer.wtf/2026/02/20/c...

#webdev #github #cia

20.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HTML Form inspector | Polypane Paste your HTML form code to get a detailed overview of its structure and fields.

HTML Form Inspector

"Paste your HTML form code to get a detailed overview of its structure and fields."

polypane.app/form-inspect...

#webdev #HTML #frontend

16.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Performance-Optimized Video Embeds with Zero JavaScript Putting a YouTube video inside a closed details element means it won't load until that details element is opened. We can use that.

"Performance-Optimized Video Embeds with Zero #JavaScript"

frontendmasters.com/blog/perform...

"What if I told you you could lazy-load videos on interaction, without any JavaScript, even above the fold, with only native #HTML and #CSS?"

#webdev #frontend

via @frontendmasters.com

16.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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16.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Modern CSS Code Snippets | modern.css A collection of modern CSS code snippets. Every old CSS hack next to its clean, native replacement, side by side.

Modern #CSS code snippets, side by side with the old hacks they replace.

modern-css.com

"Stop writing CSS like it's 2015."

#webdev #frontend

16.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trekorama! 360Β° of Star Trek

Why I 🧑 the web.

Online version of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual that works in your browser (includes other ships. like Defiant, Voyager, Discovery). πŸ––πŸ»

mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/

#StarTrek #STTNG

15.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the Descent game with you in a cockpit of a sci-fi fighter in a mine.

Screenshot of the Descent game with you in a cockpit of a sci-fi fighter in a mine.

Why I 🧑 the web.

Someone managed to remake Descent (one of the best early shooting games of my childhood)... in a browser.

mrdoob.github.io/three-descent/

#games #oldschool #descent

15.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Discord Alternatives, Ranked Building an online community takes more than tools. But the right tool can make all the difference.

I'm not a Discord user but I found this alternatives interesting (I like discovering apps I didn't know exist in a particular space):

taggart-tech.com/discord-alte...

#discord #matrix #discourse

10.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

❀️ Today i celebrate 24 years with someone who has been a key to my success as a business owner, father, and human being.

#HappyAnniversary

02.02.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
homepage of css stats, with leadboard and top colors, etc.

homepage of css stats, with leadboard and top colors, etc.

Been to cssstats.com before but looks liked they redid some things. "Visualize your cascading style sheets" with leaderboards and "most popular colors".

If you are a #CSS nerd - def. something for you.

#frontend #webdev

02.02.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice one for Star Trek: The Next Gernation fans. Guess the #STTNG episode from images.

tng.episodle.com

#startrek πŸ––

28.01.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of level 1

Screenshot of level 1

Why I 🧑 the web.

Super Monkey Ball ported to a website (i think it's best on mobile of course).

monkeyball-online.pages.dev

#javascript #games #oldschool

28.01.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Television is 100 years old today. πŸ“Ί

diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/01/tv10...

#tv #television

26.01.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - tldev/posturr: A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch. Uses Vision framework for real-time posture detection. A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch. Uses Vision framework for real-time posture detection. - tldev/posturr

Ha. A #macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch.

github.com/tldev/posturr

#opensouce #Swifft

25.01.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I turned CSS in a SQL Database Devs have been trying to avoid CSS for years with inline styles, CSS-in-JS, Tailwind. But they're not...

"I turned #CSS in a SQL database."

#webdev were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

dev.to/codypearce/i...

#frontend #sql

24.01.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WordPress.org Launches New Education Hub Highlighting Campus Connect, Credits, and Student Clubs WordPress' education initiatives now sit under one roof on WordPress.org following a year of fast expansion.

WordPress .org Launches New Education Hub Highlighting Campus Connect, Credits, and Student Clubs

23.01.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CSS Optical Illusions A collection of 50+ optical illusions coded with CSS and HTML. :: Blog post at Alvaro Montoro's Personal Website.

#CSS Optical Illustions

My πŸ‘€ hurt now.

alvaromontoro.com/blog/68091/c...

#frontend #webdev

22.01.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - ChartGPU/ChartGPU: Beautiful, open source, WebGPU-based charting library Beautiful, open source, WebGPU-based charting library - ChartGPU/ChartGPU

This looks SLICK. πŸ“ˆ

github.com/ChartGPU/Cha...

ChartGPU is a #opensource WebGPU-based charting library that can do "1M points at 60fps with smooth zoom/pan".

Demo: chartgpu.github.io/ChartGPU/exa...

#TypeScript #charts #webdev #JavaScript #frontend

21.01.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
jQuery 4.0.0 | Official jQuery Blog jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library

Cool. Cool.

#jQuery 4.0.0

blog.jquery.com/2026/01/17/j...

#webdev #frontend #javascript

18.01.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iconify - home of open source icons Open source vector icons from all popular icon sets

Iconify is an #opensource library of icons - they also have an API which you can use to get the icon SVG.

icon-sets.iconify.design

#SVG #API #webdev #frontend #css

18.01.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - originalankur/maptoposter: Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters with code. Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters with code. - originalankur/maptoposter

Why I 🧑 the web.

Generate beautiful, minimalist map posters for any city in the world.

github.com/originalanku...

#python #maps

18.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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GitHub - cjpais/Handy: A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. - cjpais/Handy

Handy is a cross-platform desktop extensible speech-to-text application that is free #open source. Works offline. Powered by #Rust and #TypeScript. Local.

github.com/cjpais/Handy

#webdev #a11y

15.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the <geolocation> HTML element Β |Β  Blog Β |Β  Chrome for Developers Discover the new way to request user location data.

Introducing the `<geolocation>` HTML element:
developer.chrome.com/blog/geoloca.... This is the evolution of the `<permission>` element, and there's cross-browser interest! πŸ“πŸ—ΊοΈ

14.01.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Block.json Version 3: A Guide for Plugin and Theme Developers WordPress 7.0 requires Block.json Version 3. This guide explains what version 3 is, how to opt in, and various workarounds.

Block.json Version 3: A Guide For Plugin And Theme Developers

#WordPress #webdev

dlxplugins.com/tutorials/bl...

11.01.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would think those PHP versions are definitely EOL.

11.01.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HTML-only conditional lazy loading (via preload + media)

orga.cat/blog/html-conditional-lazy-loading/

#webdev #html #frontend

11.01.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like it or not many using WordPress (I say many because I see them often but β€œenough” also works as a word) still use and you could say β€œstuck” on that version. My plugins β€œsupport” 7.4 for this reason with some options disabled.

WordPress has a huge install base.

10.01.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dropping support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 Support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 will be dropped in WordPress 7.0, currently scheduled for release in April 2026. The minimum recommended version of PHP will remain at 8.3, but the new minimum supported…

#WordPress dropping support for #PHP 7.2 and 7.3

make.wordpress.org/core/2026/01...

10.01.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0