Scott Nath

@scottnath
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Lately, I’ve been really giving a listen to what the Endless Screaming bot has to say, and I think it’s making really good points.

someone was asking what USAGOV sites to scrape?

1. don't know if LOC is feasible, but that should be a massive priority.

2. given his hatred of the FBI & CIA, those are two treasure troves. especially the FBI's carpetas negras section (the secret files on the famous and infamous).

3. is it possible to scrape the POTUS twitter account?

4. also, the website for the official USGOV devops. it has all the schematics for how to build websites for the federal government & it's really good.

Stop. Take three slow deep breaths.

A good deal of thorough and practical ways to use CSS light-dark() instead of preference queries brought to you by @sarajw

https://css-tricks.com/come-to-the-light-dark-side/

Come to the light-dark() Side | CSS-Tricks

Dark mode interfaces have matured a lot in the past few years. We all know the "traditional" approach using media queries but in this article, Sara Joy demonstrates modern CSS features that make respecting user color scheme preferences pretty darn easy.

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Northern Lights in Hudson Valley tonight, but forecast across the north us. Like ... go outside right now!
This CSS Backlight Effect is sooooo damn cool!

I've taken it a step further with SVG Filters

Makes it work with any element - including video!

“I’m going to buy him a copy of the Mythical Man Month. Actually I’m going to buy him two copies so he can read it twice as fast.”

        — Unknown

#Q4TD #Quote #Quotes http://q4td.blogspot.com/2024/09/im-going-to-buy-him-copy-of-mythical.html

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“I’m going to buy him a copy of the Mythical Man Month. Actually I’m going to buy him two copies so he can read it twice as fast.”         —...

Surprise! The House has a new version of KOSA and it still sucks: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/new-us-house-version-kosa-doesnt-fix-its-biggest-problems
The New U.S. House Version of KOSA Doesn’t Fix Its Biggest Problems

An amended version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) that is being considered this week in the U.S. House is still a dangerous online censorship bill that contains many of the same fundamental problems of a similar version the Senate passed in July. The changes to the House bill do not alter...

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