Internet connection appears to be restored today, though it was doing weird things when I first got online like upload speeds of 0 Mbps. I had to reconnect several times, but the past few hours have been normal. #
2025/06/02 #
HTML examples almanac
Just reading an article about HTML features and was yearning for some examples to click on. It got me wondering if there was an online resource that had minimal examples off all the major features. I guess that would be quite a gargantuan resource given how much is possible, yet maybe some sort of wikipedia meets codepen type thing would make it possible. There was some neat stuff on freecodecamp, but these are missing the actual renderings of the HTML.
Where do I go to see what’s possible, without having to read through specs or long winded tutorials. Just show me what’s possible. Not to say that specialist articles aren’t great too, but sometimes you just want to spend a few minutes playing with some features without all the words.
I guess it’s a big ask, but I wish there was an HTML examples almanac. #
Today’s links:
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Defence review to say UK must be ready to fight a war in Europe or Atlantic - War readiness appears to be the big topic at the minute. Both the US and UK apparently only have several days worth of amunition. In the US some politicians are advising people to stockpile bullets. The UK can only deliver nuclear weapons via submarine. Most other EU countries have US nuclear weapons in bunkers. www.theguardian.com #
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The 3 Gurus of 90s Web Design: Zeldman, Siegel, Nielsen - The web has come such a long way over the past 3 decades. I remember how sites were in around 1995, they were kind of unique! Nice article that takes 3 different views into this world of websites of times gone by. Worth noting that none of the people mentioned, though legends in their own way, seem to have made it really big. Building for the web often appears to be a labour of love. cybercultural.com #
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Bitcoin Breaks A Guinness World Record With 4,000+ POS Payments - Being able to pay using tap to pay and QR Codes is already possible in some european countries, and it's pretty cool. It just works. But it’s not using freedom tech, it's built using proprietary tech owned by the big banks. IMO, if Bitcoin tech could be used the same way, it would be pretty huge. There would be no reason for vendors not to support it. Great idea to keep pushing this at major Bitcoin conferences. www.forbes.com #
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5 features that make NixOS the best Linux distro I have used - Lays out some of the key features. Sounds really awesome. I want to try it. www.xda-developers.com #
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The Recurring Cycle of 'Developer Replacement' Hype - Looks at several tech waves from the past couple of decades, highlighting what the naysayers were saying at the time. Ends by saying it's all about architecting systems, which AIs can't do. One has to wonder though, won't that eventually also get eaten? Good read. alonso.network #
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Dialog is for modals, popover is for everything else - Great article highlighting all the stuff you get for free when using these elements correctly, though I was itching for a few satisfying examples to click on. mayank.co #
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New Post: HTML Examples Almanac markjgsmith.com #
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After months of coding with LLMs, I'm going back to using my brain - Alberto Fortin describes pretty much exactly my experience with LLMs so far, except he’s gotten in much deeper. There are so many great quotes in this article. Really great read. albertofortin.com #
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MCP is the coming of Web 2.0 2.0 - Anil Dash makes some comparisons between open protocols from the web 2.0 era and some of those emerging in the current age of AI. www.anildash.com #
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Rick Rubin: Vibe Coding is the Punk Rock of Software - "The way of code is a book about vibe coding ... the timeless art of vibe coding" - Surely this is proof we are in a bubble. Then again Rick is very convincing. www.youtube.com #