@leekelleher

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staff engineer at #umbraco;
dysfunctional bassist;
100% completed #1001AlbumsYouMustHearBeforeYouDie;
occasional #jigsawpuzzle'r;
from Liverpool, now near Bristol

nobody really cares if you don't go to the party

Websitehttps://leekelleher.com
GitHubhttps://github.com/leekelleher
Umbraco Mastodonhttps://umbracocommunity.social/@lee
leekelleherFeb 13
Manton ReeceFeb 12
I like this post from Justin Jackson about the impact on RSS if browsers remove XSLT support, which some bloggers use to make RSS more accessible. There has never been a good answer to “what do normal people do with an RSS link?”… We really need to solve this.
Don't kill my pretty RSS feed (XSLT)

XSLT makes RSS feeds readable for normies. Chrome is removing it by 2026. Here's why that matters for podcasters and the open web.

Justin Jackson
leekelleherFeb 12
Matt RoundFeb 12
Sold a couple more copies of DOCTYPE 🎉
If you’re into web dev or retro computing and haven’t got it yet then do take a look https://vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️

’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!

VOLE.wtf
leekelleherFeb 2
Larry GarfieldFeb 2

I may regret this at some point, but I felt the need to put down in writing how I feel about this moment in the tech industry.

It is not kind. You may well be insulted by it. If you are... then you really should question yourself.

https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/selfish-ai

#AI #LLM #Programming

Selfish AI | GarfieldTech

leekelleherJan 21
MarijnJan 21
The way the HTML standard ended up handling 'legacy' tags is pretty wild. <u> is, actually, the "Unarticulated Annotation element" and, according to MDN, "is still sometimes misused [for underlining]". I'm all for semantic markup, but sometimes people just want to underline something, and going out of your way to redefine existing tags to align them to some abstract, not entirely credible vision (how often have you looked for the unarticulated annotation tag?) just seems poor stewardship.
leekelleherJan 16

RE: https://crispsandwi.ch/@VOLEwtf/115660621350275822

Finally got around to typing up code from @VOLEwtf's DOCTYPE magazine!

@nanochess's Meteors is great fun... guess who forgot that space towards the end! 🤦

If you fancy a good dose of 80's nostalgia with hand typing in code from a computer magazine, get your copy at: https://vole.wtf/doctype/

#html #javascript #coding #DOCTYPE #magazine

leekelleherDec 1

I've finally completed the 1001 albums (well, 1089) on the #1001AlbumsGenerator! 🎉

Only took 4 years! 😅

https://1001albumsgenerator.com/shares/614dc96c27361745b5ad4629

It's been a fun journey... discovered a bunch of hidden gems, re-enjoyed known favourites, and found that I can't stand the harmonica!

#1001Albums #1001AlbumsYouMustHearBeforeYouDie #1001AlbumsGenerator

My 1001 Albums Journey

1089 albums rated with an average of 2.99/5. Going through the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

leekelleherNov 11
VOLE.wtf 🐹⁉️Nov 11
🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
https://vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️

’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!

VOLE.wtf
Show threadleekelleherSep 3, 2025

Today, I've rated my 1001th album on our #1001AlbumsGenerator group! 🎉
(Yes, I'm still doing this!)
https://1001albumsgenerator.com/shares/614dc96c27361745b5ad4629

Turns out that the generator lists all entries from every edition of the #1001AlbumsYouMustHearBeforeYouDie books, that's 1089 albums in total.

Our group is at 1029 albums, so I'm still playing catch up. 😅

#1001Albums

My 1001 Albums Journey

1089 albums rated with an average of 2.99/5. Going through the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

leekelleherMay 3, 2025
Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFOMay 2, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of Computers won't be able to upgrade to Windows 11, but that shouldn't make them eWaste.

Kudos to the @kde team for this amazing initiative!

https://endof10.org/

End of 10

leekelleherMar 17, 2025
daveverseMar 16, 2025

Blogging is due for a refresh

A lot has changed since the last time we took a serious look at blogging. 

A few items, as examples.

  • When RSS came along Markdown didn't exist. The two technologies belong together, imho.
  • Servers got cheap! (and easy to deploy).
  • Websockets have replaced long polling.
  • SQL is fast and the tools are much better.
  • The user interfaces of all the Web 2.0+ products didn't exist last time we created new blogging communities. We can borrow ideas from twitter-like systems, even huge products like Facebook and Spotify have innovations that come long after the initial wave of blogging.

    • But one thing stays the same — all the components are replaceable. Absolutely zero lock-in. We use simple standard APIs where they exist, and create new minimal formats and protocols where they don't.

    Blogging has a simple philosophy that remains constant.