mia

peterreeves, 10 days ago to CSS

I don't understand why CSS is so verbose sometimes. Why couldn't I just do:
color: --brand-red;
???
Why do I need to surround every use of it with var(...)? Wasn't the double-dash prefix was specifically chosen to not clash with any existing or future properties?

It's always so frustrating writing CSS. Especially compared to all the structure, abstractions, and terseness that programming languages offer.

#CSS #WevDev

mia, 10 days ago to 11ty

Ok, most of these images still need alt text and captions. I can't do all 500+ at once. But at least I have a system (and a way for people to help out)! Thanks #eleventy

Men In Brackets is online:

https://men.mia.wtf

mia, 12 days ago to CSS

Many teams are still using decade-old approaches and third-party tools for #CSS layout. That's not just extra work, but will leave you with less reliable results.

Join my new Cascading Layouts online workshop at the end of June!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EDOzJJdxWA

Registration is open https://www.oddbird.net/workshops/cascading-layouts/

zachleat, 12 days ago to random

34 felonies seems like a lot of felonies

Meyerweb, 12 days ago to random

HOLY SHIT HE RAN THE TABLE

mia, 12 days ago to CSS

Going live with @Jamessw in 10 minutes to explore the new #css Anchor Positioning features!

https://www.youtube.com/live/76hIB2L_vs4

mia, 13 days ago to 11ty

1. A folder full of images
2. Add #eleventy
3. Loop over images to create pages
4. A static image site!
5. ???
6. It's easy to add/edit alt text & captions now

What's step 5? A markdown file for every image? That sounds painful. A single json or yaml file mapping images to metadata? Maybe better? Could get out of hand. Some very simple CMS? Other ideas?

mia, 13 days ago to CSS

Doing another @OddBird #CSS livestream tomorrow with @Jamessw to explore Anchor Positioning! What can it do, and when can we start using it?

Join us tomorrow at 10am PT (1pm ET) on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/live/76hIB2L_vs4

mia, 14 days ago (edited 14 days ago) to denver

One more weekend of shows, Friday & Saturday night, tickets going fast! It's half concert, half #theater (I guess it's a musical, then?) - and based on my novel. If you're in #Denver, come spend an evening with us.

https://grapefruitlab.com/shows/whiskey-2024/

mia, 14 days ago to random

MIRIAM SUZANNE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN

lol, calm down

Jamessw, 15 days ago to random

I'm excited for Thursday- I'll be livestreaming with @mia all about Anchor Positioning. I have some fun demos ready, and we'll be talking about updates to the spec and how to use it right now.

You can get a reminder to watch here- https://www.youtube.com/live/76hIB2L_vs4

belldotbz, 15 days ago to random

Can anyone hook me up with a front-end.social invite for Piccalilli?

mia, 17 days ago to random

"I'm not an actor, but I play one on stage" - Dan, post-show

mia, 18 days ago to random

A timely article, as I head to bed after performance 6 of 10. It's hard to get an audience to show up (especially when your theater piece is also a 10-night album release?!). But when they do show up, the response can be magical.

https://danblank.substack.com/p/to-be-seen-as-a-writer-or-artist

(via prisonculture on bluesky)

keithjgrant, 18 days ago to random

Can‘t I just use ALL they typefaces? They so pretty

mia, 19 days ago to CSS

I'm teaching a new #CSS layout workshop at the end of June – a three-session deep-dive into…

• box alignment!
• intrinsic & extrinsic sizing
• when to use flexbox vs grid
• media & container queries
• layout contexts & 'normal' flow
• and so much more…

Sign up now!

https://www.oddbird.net/workshops/cascading-layouts/

lynnandtonic, 21 days ago to random

📝 Ten years of A Single Div https://lynnandtonic.com/thoughts/entries/ten-years-of-a-single-div/

mia, 25 days ago to random

We need unions.

And we also need employee-owned collectives that reject eternal growth, increased production, and shareholder profit as the goals of our labor.

The infinite growth model is destroying our world. We can build alternatives.

5t3ph, 26 days ago to CSS

Soooo... who is attending #CSS Day, the Accessibility Club Summit, or both?

mia, 26 days ago to random

The forest has been fucking with my head, but maybe there's some good trees I could get lost in?

(I hope so, I'm struggling this week)

mia, 27 days ago (edited 27 days ago) to CSS

We'll go live in an hour (1pm ET, 10am PT) to talk about surprising behavior when using #css container queries!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci2DLDQYup0