Darryl Pogue @dpogue@mastodon.social

“React”

https://www.sonniesedge.net/posts/react/

“Why I have a problem with React the library and spend a lot of time talking to my therapist”

This feels broadly correct. React has not been a good influence over the web. And that's even before you take into account that it exists to support Facebook's development and recruitment.

why is it called teen angst when it never stops

HTML spec is optimistic as ever.

https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/web-messaging.html#message-port-post-message-steps

RT @edoublea@twitter.com

Here's a fun treat for all the Myst/D'ni/Uru fans out there... The original pre-Uru, pre-Mudpie "DIRT/Descent" demo, in all its fully-playable glory! Don't ask us for support, just cross your fingers and hope it works. PS: This thing is 19 YEARS OLD! https://tinyurl.com/DIRT-Descent

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/edoublea/status/1149467859552100353

vim: copying text is called yanking
emacs: pasting text is called yanking
everyone else: nothing is called yanking oh my god

Currently, by law, teachers in Alberta can't out queer students to their parents by telling them that they joined a gay-straight alliance at school

The right-wing party in Alberta is actually making it part of their platform that they want to make this legal

"Vote for us, we'll legalize outing queer kids again"

I don't have words for how reckless and dangerous this is

First lesson: if I'm in the crosswalk and you nearly hit me, you were definitely in the wrong. Always.

The internet used to be a city: it had its weird bohemian districts, its flea markets, its high-rises and back alleys. Now it's just a shopping mall, and I miss my old city so much