Mike Piontek

@robotspacer
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167 Following
24 Posts
I make apps for my company Junecloud and play adventure games on Twitch.
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Personalhttps://mikepiontek.com
Twitchhttps://twitch.tv/robotspacer
Workhttps://junecloud.com
Mike PiontekDec 1, 2022
Christa MrganDec 1, 2022
Really looking forward to the Playdate Community Awards next Thursday at 3pm PST! We were so stoked, we decided to make a promo video for it. 🤓
Thanks to @tinyyellowmachine for putting so much đź’› into the Playdate community! http://www.twitch.tv/tinyyellowmachine
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Show threadMike PiontekDec 1, 2022
@jenni I’m so sorry for your loss Jenni.
Mike PiontekDec 1, 2022
It's wild that after *checks notes* 19 years there's still no way to do CSS image replacement that's not a weird hack. It's still a normal thing to want to do and we should have had a simple, accessibility-friendly way to accomplish it years ago. https://www.zeldman.com/2012/03/01/replacing-the-9999px-hack-new-image-replacement/
Replacing the -9999px hack (new image replacement)

IN THE BEGINNING was FIR, AKA Fahrner Image Replacement (note that one of the following links returns a 404): The Daily Report’s 2003 redesign uses (and our book explained) an image replacement technique intended to combine the benefits of accessibility with the power of graphic design. We christened this method Fahrner Image Replacement (FIR) in […]

Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design
Mike PiontekNov 30, 2022
Hi friends I'm excited to start playing Return of the Obra Dinn tonight over on my Twitch channel and also I'm excited about these new graphics I made. Let's solve a mystery 🔎 https://www.twitch.tv/robotspacer
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Mike PiontekNov 29, 2022
RetroTechGuyđź’ľđź•ąNov 29, 2022
Came across these amazing lego models of retro computers again by @BrickSketcher aka Chris McVeigh. He has all the instructions too @ chrismcveigh.com. Must make one of these myself one day!
Show threadMike PiontekNov 29, 2022
@aleen I’m sorry you have to go through this. I used to get a sinus infection every time I got sick. Most of the time I’d just wait two weeks feeling miserable because I knew I probably wouldn’t get an antibiotic if I went in sooner. So frustrating.
Show threadMike PiontekNov 25, 2022
@parrots Yep, especially when they’re just asking a question. I see developers get upset and ask “why was this rejected?” when the answer is right there. In my experience they are genuinely just asking the question—answer it and you’re done. The “rejection” wording also fuels bad press about the review process. Improving this would be better for everyone.
Show threadMike PiontekNov 23, 2022
@marinaepelman @chartier Even big companies make mistakes sometimes
Show threadMike PiontekNov 23, 2022
@chartier There’s no definitive answer, but they’re not rodents so I’ll stick with mouses. I wouldn’t correct someone that says mice but I will definitely argue with someone that corrects me for saying mouses. (Apparently a lot of people think it’s mouses because MOUSE is an acronym but that is definitely made up and wrong.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-02-15-0602150192-story.html
Computer mice or mouses? It's a case of irregular plurals

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Show threadMike PiontekNov 23, 2022
@chartier Oh mine is the correct plural of computer mouse is mouses.