Middle aged white guy trying to become less ignorant over time.
Professional:
I build websites the "traditional" way. I’ve been building them for ~20yrs. Progressive Enhancement, HTML/CSS/JS, and accessible practices will always be core to quality work. Frameworks come and go.
Personal:
If I'm not looking back at my younger self and cringing a little, I stopped growing. I don't want to stop growing, so I've become comfortable with cringing.
| Pronouns | He/Him |
| Website | https://mattwilcox.net |
| GitHub | https://github.com/mattwilcox |
And the original clip where a “not at the millions of followers cuz she’s just starting out” Mouse took a deep breath and let chat know why they sometimes hear strange machines in her audio, why she streams sporadically, and could she raise enough in one month to buy a better bed for herself…
The at the time tiny chat smashed her goal in minutes.
This video always makes me tear up. 243 days to raise $2k was her goal. Done in minutes.
I do not normally view or link to The Bad Place, but this to me warrants it. Because it’s good.
I recently posted a short on my channel and I just want to say it is because of you all that I am able to walk around my house like a normal person and one day I hope I will get to do the same outside. Took me years to get here with your help thank you for changing my life.
“In a moment when the rest of the industry is rethinking interface through intelligence and agency, Apple has chosen to spend time and resources on adding a layer of visual embellishment.”
https://hvpandya.com/liquid-glass #apple #ux #ixd #design #LiquidGlass
Inspired by a post by fellow #mastoadmin @TobiasFrech to share how much storage space a Mastodon instance might use. This is #vmstio data after running since October 2022.
Database: 233GB
Search Index: 9GB
Media: 2TB
Then there is stuff like backups and logs which get shipped around, compressed, etc but is around 120GB on average. (We only backup media from local users.)
If you think WOW THAT IS A LOT OF DATA! I BET THE COSTS IS A LOT? then the answer is YES IT DOES -- If you're a member, check out https://docs.vmst.io/funding to find out how you can help cover the cost.
If there's anything that illustrated the hollowness of the Democratic Party as an effective opposition for me, it's this.
Yesterday, I watched a video of a sitting US Senator being thrown to the ground and cuffed by fed goons for asking questions of the fed official he has direct oversight authority over.
Within minutes, I'd gotten DOZENS of texts from Dems and Dem orgs asking for $5-$50 to "fight fascism."
That's it. "Are you terrified that your country is slipping into fascism? Pay me."
Please tell people when you find work they have done to be good.
We just had a client mail and tell us that the spam issue has stopped, and thanks to recent work we did they've just had a booking for 16 people at their project "thank you".
We all perked up so much.
We do good work, but praise or appreciation is _rare_.
`column-gap` and `row-gap`. I never remember you. I never remember which of you is first in the `gap` shorthand either.
Where is my `gap-block` and `gap-inline` properties? Those make far more sense than... what we have.
Honestly, my biggest continued gripes with CSS over the last 15yrs+ remain the inconsistent naming of properties and values.
The instance breaks even with about 50 euro safety margin per month. If we look upon it as a tiny little company it's in the red numbers. It can't cover any of the typical costs that comes with running a long term sustainable service. Something needs to improve a little bit.
This is the reality for what I would consider a well planned Mastodon instance, with a way above average portion of people paying for it; and which has a “rule” where you should pay to be a member if you use the service for over one month.
By my maths; the vast majority even there do not contribute and that rule is not enforced.
We have to do better. https://mastodon.green/@JohanEmpa/114672088640119908
@SebastianDamm @mattwilcox@mstdn.social The instance breaks even with about 50 euro safety margin per month. If we look upon it as a tiny little company it's in the red numbers. It can't cover any of the typical costs that comes with running a long term sustainable service. Something needs to improve a little bit.
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