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Force Backblaze on Mac to backup excluded folders
How to edit default Backblaze exclusions
2 Feb 2015
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PSA: Use a CDN for external assets like HTML5shiv
The fast, easy, and free way to load external assets
23 Jan 2015
To...
Towards a more perfect link underline
progress in underline text-decoration in Safari and iOS
28 Nov 2014
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Readable light text on dark backgrounds: a case study
optimizing type for Chrome and Safari
19 Aug 2013
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Dynamic range compression: an explanation
inspired by BadBadNotGood
30 Jul 2012
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The story of our craft
crafting, building, engineering, and how I work
25 Jan 2012
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An introduction
gotta start somewhere…
19 Jan 2012
Hi!...
Older thoughts
- 2 Feb 2015
- Force Backblaze on Mac to backup excluded folders
- 23 Jan 2015
- PSA: Use a CDN for external assets like HTML5shiv
- 28 Nov 2014
- Towards a more perfect link underline
- 19 Aug 2013
- Readable light text on dark backgrounds: a case study
- 30 Jul 2012
- Dynamic range compression: an explanation
- 25 Jan 2012
- The story of our craft
- 19 Jan 2012
- An introduction