Nathaniel

Web Developer. I make doodad.dev, prodtodolist.com, my personal site is endtimes.dev

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Mar 17 '21

Why your website should work without JavaScript.

#webdev #a11y #javascript #html

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Dec 19 '20

Why your website should use dithered images

#webdev #webperf #performance #images

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Aug 14

I tested every link preview meta tag on every social media and messaging app — so you don't have to! It was super boring!

#webdev #performance #html #webperf

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I tested every link preview meta tag on every social media and messaging app — so you don't have to! It was super boring!

Thanks for pointing that out, fixed!

Aug 14

Why your website should use dithered images

Maybe you should travel back in time, read the article, and p...

Aug 21 '21

Should we be using estimated reading times?

I actually read your article. And the 68 minutes read time de...

Aug 5 '21

Not Another Gradient Generator

It does! Under export options -> CSS background image Th...

Jun 24 '21

Why “dark mode” is more energy-efficient: How to calculate image energy-cost

Earlier this year I forgot my laptop charger and ended up on ...

Apr 20 '21

Why “dark mode” is more energy-efficient: How to calculate image energy-cost

I got that info from scientific america, not to say weather i...

Apr 20 '21

Why “dark mode” is more energy-efficient: How to calculate image energy-cost

This is great. I think this is also true for CRT screens, ma...

Apr 19 '21

What no one told you about CSS Variables

Love the invisible characters thing. Just worked out using va...

Apr 8 '21

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Aug 3

An HTML and CSS only multiple color scheme picker

#a11y #webdev #css #html

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Aug 26 '21

Should websites have a dark-mode toggle button?

#discuss #webdev #css #a11y

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Aug 5 '21

Should we be using estimated reading times?

#discuss #a11y #webdev #writing

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Jul 7 '21

CSS Lens Flare

#showdev #css #webdev #html

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Jun 22 '21

Not Another Gradient Generator

#showdev #css #webdev #vue

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Apr 6 '21

Get out of my <head>! redundant head tags you can safely delete

#webdev #html #webperf #performance

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Mar 23 '21

Where (and how) can a web developer learn more about cyber security?

#discuss #webdev #cybersecurity #security

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Mar 22 '21

Spin the Wheel — a customizable roulette wheel in less than 30kb with a no-javascript fallback.

#showdev #webdev #javascript #css

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Mar 18 '21

Fun Tilting Form Validation Idea.

#webdev #css #html #ux

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Mar 16 '21

Why does google's home page declare conflicting character encodings?

#discuss #webdev #webperf #performance

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Mar 15 '21

Do you ever block Javascript?! Why!?

#discuss #javascript #a11y

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Mar 14 '21

An HTML and CSS only dark‑mode toggle button.

#html #css #a11y #javascript

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Feb 23 '21

TIL: You can use css to remove the double-tap zoom feature on iOs

#css #html #ios #ux

1 min read

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Feb 22 '21

Missing Dice

#showdev #javascript #html #css

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Jan 5 '21

Can Dark Mode Save Battery Life and Human Civilzation?

#climate #webdev #css #mobile

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Jan 3 '21

TIL: Your DNS has a significant impact on site speed.

#webperf #zzz #dns

2 min read

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Jan 2 '21

TIL: How to add spaces to the dock on MacOS

#productivity #apple #macos

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Jan 1 '21

TIL: You can leave out html, head, and body tags in your HTML.

#html #webperf #webdev

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Dec 26 '20

Listen for Changes Between Dark and Light Mode with Javascript

#javascript #css #webdev

1 min read

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Dec 24 '20

TIL: Use a keyboard shortcut to quickly toggle light and dark mode on MacOs.

#productivity #macos #webdev

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Dec 20 '20

I Built An Online Image Dithering Tool — Dither Me This!

#showdev #webdev #webperf #vue

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Dec 8 '20

.dev and HSTS preload - How to save 71 Bytes on every http request.

#http #performance #security #webperf

2 min read

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Dec 7 '20

TIL: You can restore the startup chimes on MacOS

#mac #macos #macbook

1 min read

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Dec 6 '20

TIL: You can use Emojis as Favicons

#emoji #html #firstpost #favicon

2 min read

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