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  • Now bluesky supports Buffer, should I create an @piccalil.li account?

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  • After months of planning and preparation, my upcoming CSS course writing has officially started!

    We're looking at a November release ⏱️

    So, you want to get better at writing CSS, right? How do you go about it? Reading the specs? Doing tutorials? Coding challenges? Building websites? Sure, all of the above are *very good things to do*, but let me throw a curve ball into the mix for you. The path to becoming a truly great CSS developer — in fact, a truly great overall front-end developer is down to more than coding. It comes down to how you approach everything else like communication, giving and receiving feedback, finding a pragmatic solution and planning. I’ve been working with CSS for over 15 years at this point and a lot has changed in its capabilities. What hasn’t changed though is the core skills — often called “soft skills” — that are required to push you to the next level. I’ve spent a large chunk of those 15 years as a consultant, helping organisations — both global corporations and small startups — write better CSS. In **almost every single case** an improvement of the organisation’s core skills were the over

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  • not much in css makes me want to punch my screen but stacking contexts unlock a rage inside me

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  • i thought us brits did a great job of humiliating rishi sunak but the jd vance couch thing is applaudable

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  • we’re lucky that just the way bologna is pronounced in america hasn’t caused a world war

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  • Hi everyone I messed up my social accounts again

    https://andy-bell.co.uk/hi-everyone-i-messed-up-my-social-accounts-again/

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  • safari’s a great browser tho, remember

    An in app browser on iOS, viewing the Apple Maps web beta. There’s an “open in app” banner, prompting me to open the app at the top. The page says that this browser is not supported

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  • Giving this openvibe thing a go. It's nice having my personal mastodon and bluesky rigged up together https://openvibe.social/index.html

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  • we finished silo series 1 last night and it slapped

    an actual good season finale too

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  • you simply cannot beat one of these and a proper cup of tea

    McVities Gold Bar

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  • honestly i think talking about the fold with clients is actually my joker origin story

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  • Half an hour flight delay. I blame Biden.

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  • Are there any better fediverse bridges for this place, or has skybridge got a bit more stable?

    Also, hey everyone 👋

    I’ve been deep in twitter hell for the election whoops

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  • Are their switch joycons out there that are good for playing N64 games

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  • national service deez nuts

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  • Friday evening smoke when it’s actually quite warm out hits different

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  • i like that when i want to read funny people on my phone i just have to open this app

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  • 🔗 New Piccalilli link: How I Solved My Font Rendering Problem

    https://piccalil.li/blog/how-i-solved-my-font-rendering-problem/

    Michelle Barker yet again, shares a life-saver of a CSS tip!

    #PiccalilliLinks

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  • 📝 New on Piccalilli: The Index: Issue #29

    https://piccalil.li/the-index/29/

    Issue #29 of The Index should be making its way to your inboxes and RSS readers!

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  • 📝 New on Piccalilli: Some little ways I’m using CSS :has() in the real world

    https://piccalil.li/blog/some-little-ways-im-using-css-has-in-the-real-world/

    I’ve created some low fidelity demos of :has() snippets that I’ve been using in real-world client projects.

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