Kristen Grote

@kristengrote
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80 Following
79 Posts

I make websites and like to talk about movies. Yes I want to see a picture of your dog.

Mostly on Bluesky these days: https://bsky.app/profile/kmgdev.bsky.social

Pronounsshe/her
LocationPortland, OR
Websitehttps://kristengrote.com

Few things have had a more botched rollout than WEBP. I've seen first hand how patchy support by web apps is causing frustration for users who just want to post a funny animated image they found on google but get slapped with an "upload failed" error.

We could be making the web faster and cheaper RIGHT NOW but of course none of the big companies care about that.

I reached peak Homer Simpson last night when I had a dream about eating a really good sandwich
Dr. Acula came highly recommended
Transcript from my doctor's appointment notes that my "neck is supple"
Can't figure out how to market myself when the companies that own the websites don't seem to care about quality, user experience, performance, security, or accessibility.
Don't mind me just working out some Craft 5 matrix fields

3 months
80 applications
0 interviews

Should've been a plumber.

Seattle on a sunny day in June is humanity in its most feral state
100% chance if I apply to this job I will eventually be asked to testify in front of a grand jury
Oh to be an embroidered lobster on a pillow