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How Long Is Brilliant Butt-Slapping Game Thank Goodness You're Here?
9.8.2024
If you like absurdist humor and games where you can smack a lot of butts, Thank Goodness You’re Here is probably right up your alley. This short but hilarious game makes for a fantastic weekend play, and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. If you’re wondering just how long it’ll take you...
Report: Dead Rising Remake Ditches Rewards For Taking Upskirt Photos
9.8.2024
The recently announced return of Dead Rising was met with both delight and trepidation, much in light of the redesign of its main character, Frank West. Capcom’s 2006 zombie-bashing madhouse was tremendously fun, but also very much of its time. As spotted by Famitsu, via Eurogamer, the forthcoming...
10 signs you’ve been in the crypto industry too long
9.8.2024
Discover the telltale signs of a true crypto veteran through market crashes, memecoins, and the highs and lows of digital gold
You Should Give The Order: 1886 Another Chance
8.8.2024
On August 7, it was announced that Ready at Dawn, the studio behind Facebook’s Oculus VR series Lone Echo, was shut down. It was a tragic, senseless end to a studio with an over 20-year history. Before it was bought by Facebook in 2020, Ready at Dawn primarily worked with PlayStation. It started...
Christian Heilmann: Let’s make a simpler, more accessible web
8.8.2024
Christian Heilmann gave this talk at Typo3 Developer Days. I’m linking it up because it strikes an already stricken nerve in me. The increasing complexity of web development has an inverse relationship with the decreasing number of entry points …
Christian Heilmann: Let’s make...
BioWare Explains Why You Can't Control Companions In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
8.8.2024
One of the most surprising aspects of the forthcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard was the news that we won’t be able to control other party members in the action-RPG. A feature that’s been core to the previous three mainline entries in the series, its removal has left many wondering what is up. Well...
You Play This Bullet Hell With Just One Button And It’s Terrific
7.8.2024
Everything you need to know about the new bullet hell game One Btn Bosses is right there in the title. You press one button and you take on a series of bosses. It’s a simple premise that developer Midnight Munchies delivers on and then some. With just one button, you might think that the game would...
CSS Olympic Rings
7.8.2024
It was a few years ago during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo 2020 that I made a demo of animated 3D Olympic rings. I like it, it looks great, and I love the effect of the rings crossing each other.…
CSS Olympic Rings originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family....
If You Haven’t Played It Yet, 2023’s Best Game Is On Sale For PS5
6.8.2024
Baldur’s Gate 3 just celebrated its first trip around the sun this past weekend. Have you, by chance, neglected to play the rightful Game of the Year 2023 (I’m not bitter) thus far? Well, if you have a PlayStation 5 and you’ve been waiting for the right time to jump into it, Larian Studios’...
Destiny 2 Brings Back Attunement So You Can Farm These Great Weapons Again
6.8.2024
To love Destiny 2 is to know that it can sometimes be a mess of convoluted systems buried within obscure menus. It can be difficult to suss out what new function is being given to which vendor. It can get confusing whether you’re a seasoned vet or a newcomer. Now, Bungie is reintroducing...
10 Things We Noticed In The Last Of Us Season Two Trailer
5.8.2024
HBO dropped the first teaser for The Last of Us’ second season as part of a preview reel for Max’s next year. While it focuses on Pedro Pascal’s Joel, who seems to be undergoing some kind of therapy after the violent events of season one’s finale, there’s a lot more to pick through in the brief...
Forget about Ethereum ETFs — Here's what you can do instead
3.8.2024
Spot Ether ETFs were supposed to set the gold standard for ETH investing. Unfortunately, they still aren't allowed to offer staking
(Hyper) Links About (Hyper) Links
2.8.2024
Heydon on the virtues of hyperlinking hypertext in an anchor element:
Sometimes, the <a> is referred to as a hyperlink, or simply a link. But it is not one of these and people who say it is one are
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(Hyper) Links About (Hyper) Links originally published...
HTML Web Components Make Progressive Enhancement and CSS Encapsulation Easier!
1.8.2024
I have to thank Jeremy Keith and his wonderfully insightful article from late last year that introduced me to the concept of HTML Web Components. This was the “a-ha!” moment for me:
When you wrap some existing markup in a
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HTML Web Components Make Progressive Enhancement and...
CSS Functions and Mixins Module Notes
31.7.2024
Most days, I’m writing vanilla CSS. Thanks to CSS variables and nesting, I have fewer reasons to reach for Sass or any other preprocessor. The times I reach for Sass tend to be when I need a @mixin to loop …
CSS Functions and Mixins Module Notes originally published on CSS-Tricks...
New Xbox Controller Is For All You '90 Kids Out There
31.7.2024
Remember in the 1990s and early 2000s when video game accessories and consoles came in transparent plastic shells? That stuff was so rad. And now, Xbox’s newest controller—launching in August—is bringing back this classic transparent look and I’m very excited. Read more
Where You Can Still Get A Book Apart Titles
31.7.2024
It’s been a few months out since A Book Apart closed shop. I’m sad about it, of course. You probably are, too, if you have one of their many brightly-colored paperbacks sitting on a bookshelf strategically placed as a backdrop …
Where You Can Still Get A Book Apart Titles originally...
7 Great Doctor Doom Comics You Should Go Read Right Now
30.7.2024
Robert Downey Jr. is coming back to the MCU, just not as Iron Man. The actor revealed during San Diego Comic-Con that he would be going from hero to villain when he debuts as Victor von Doom in 2026’s Avengers Doomsday. You may know Doctor Doom from his appearances in the Fox Fantastic Four movies...
Smashing Hour With Dave Rupert
30.7.2024
Smashing Magazine invited me to sit down for a one-on-one with “Uncle” Dave Rupert to discuss web components, yes, but also check in on Dave’s new Microsoft gig and what the ShopTalk co-host is working on these days.
I first …
Smashing Hour With Dave Rupert originally...
The PS5 Is Getting An Astro Bot Controller That Watches You While You Play
29.7.2024
Astro Bot is getting a limited-edition DualSense controller just in time for the haptic feedback festival’s launch on PlayStation 5. What better way to be platforming through the cosmos than with a whimsical robot staring into the depths of your soul?Read more