Whim is a brand-new command-line tool (written with Mojo!) that lets you receive, process, display, and send webmentions from the command line.

https://jmac.org/webmention/
https://www.adamdjbrett.com/blog/enabling-webmentions-in-11ty/

Webmention is a recent, W3C-approved technology that aims to promote the proliferation of independent websites through a simple protocol of open, cross-domain notifications.

I have been obsessed with this technology for the past two years, and I will try to explain why, sharing a lot of resources for further study.

https://jmac.org/whim/tpc2020/

Mojolicious Core Team member Joel Berger discusses some of the features of the recent Mojolicious 9.0 release and how they can improve your web (and async) applications.

In many product design teams today, work is divided neatly into fields. The result is a familiar waterfall process, where strategy leads to UX, UX leads to UI, UI leads to “finished” designs, and only then does engineering begin.

One cost is that the work is slow. Product teams struggle under the weight of these processes and, at worst, end up filling their time completing checklists instead of doing impactful work.

Plan like a farmer by being deliberate about planning. A farmer has a clear goal (grow the best apple), but knows it is impossible to predict the weather. Instead of laying out a rigid plan ahead of time, they stay agile and respond as things happen.

use Data::Random::Contact;
my $randomizer = Data::Random::Contact->new();
my $person       = $rand->person();
my $household    = $rand->household();
my $organization = $rand->organization();

DESCRIPTION

This module generates random data for contacts. This is useful if you're working an application that manages this sort of data.

It generates three types of contacts, people, households, and organizations.

Grid's auto-fit and auto-fill are super useful, and while the declaration is pretty long, and can seem complicated, it's not so bad once you break it down.

✅ Auto-fill vs. auto-fit demo: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/yyLYoZO
✅ More on getting started with Grid: https://youtu.be/rg7Fvvl3taU

.grid {
display: grid;
gap: var(--gap, 1rem);
grid-template-columns: repeat(
var(--grid-type, auto-fit),
minmax(min(180px, 100%), 1fr)
);
grid-auto-rows: 120px auto auto;
container-type: inline-size;
}

⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - The basics of grid columns
02:30 - Using the repeat syntax
03:15 - Breaking down repeat auto-fit
05:45 - Preventing overflow
08:00 - Use a variable for the minimum value
08:45 - How to remember this declaration
11:25 - The difference between auto-fit and auto-fill

If you declare use v5.36; (or a later version, like v5.38 or v5.40) at the top of your script, subroutine signatures are enabled automatically, and you no longer need to suppress any warnings.

I enjoy making picture frames but always found it a pain to use tacks or staples to hold the picture in place. Plus tacks and staples are hard to remove when you want to change the picture. That’s why I developed this method for holding the picture, glass, matting, and backing board in the frame. I use 1-in.-diameter fender washers and #6 by 3/8-in. pan head screws. I drill the recess for the washer with a Forstner bit and make the recess deep enough so the washer will bear against the backing board to hold everything snug.

Glyphs 3 is a Mac font editor that puts you in control: quickly draw high-precision vectors, efficiently reuse shapes, and easily manage any number of letters, figures and symbols.

Tutorials:
Getting Started

The method is to get in the habit of starting everything immediately and chunking it out so you finish early. Doing this repeatedly trains your brain that work is like taking a nice rewarding warm bath rather than briefly touching a painful punishing hot stove. Over time your brain learns to enjoy work and its rewards more than it fears the pain of doing it. I call this method “work ethic psychological conditioning” (WEPC) because I didn’t have a name for it and that’s just what I came up with on the spot for this article. I elaborate on WEPC below, and give an important optimization to the method.

Learn how body doubling can help you bust through procrastination by improving motivation, mood, and productivity!

If you aren’t familiar, body doubling simply refers to the practice of having someone work alongside you.

People tend to use this technique for things they’ve been avoiding or procrastinating on — everything from paperwork, to folding clothes, to big work projects that feel overwhelming.

AI-powered design platform for creating beautiful interfaces and experiences

https://docs.superdesign.dev/quickstart

Before Tiny Tim gave it his trademark twist, Nick Lucas’ 1929 version became the No. 1 song in America, spending ten weeks on the charts.

No historical figure better fits the definition of “Renaissance man” than Leonardo da Vinci, but that term has become so overused as to become misleading. We use it to express mild surprise that one person could use both their left and right hemispheres equally well.

https://codex-atlanticus.ambrosiana.it/#/Overview

Styling, UX, validation

Shows how to take apart a Delta Soap Dispenser. Shows how to lubricate the plunger so it doesn't stick and how to re-assemble the dispenser.

This video is one of my first how to videos. Hope you find it helpful.

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I have covered this technique many times--in the Doorhangers DVD (NOW on YouTube for FREE!!!), in the Doorhanger's Handbook, now titled Installing & Hanging Doors (AMAZON), in Fine Homebuilding, in JLC magazine, at shows, on my website, etc. etc., but finally, here it is on YT--a technique every carpenter should be familiar with and CAREFUL when using!

Use these guidelines to select a JET collection component based on your user tasks and the features you wish to include. You can choose between the following components:

• List (oj-list-view, 2007.0.0)
• Table (oj-table, 2007.0.0)
• Data grid (oj-data-grid, 2007.0.0)

If you could bend plywood easily,
that would be a lot of fun, right?

By adding evenly spaced grooves,
plywood bends surprisingly well.

This time, I used that curve
to make a stool 👍

A collection of (mostly) technical things every software developer should know about - mtdvio/every-programmer-should-know

A Unicode wireframe design tool where everything renders as box-drawing characters. Create wireframes, diagrams, and mockups. Share as text.