I love what's going on here, though I definitely don't fully understand it. I originally was introduced to @neauoire through their work during Inktober and their Neauismea work. I'm still not familiar with the work it's based on, but I kept going back throughout the month. Regardless, the site, approach, work, GitHub stuff - I'm a fan of it all. #
I've known about Pi-hole for a while. Jeff's blog post might be the final impetus for me to give it a shot. I'm partially interested in the ad-blocking nature of it. I'm also interested in the other blocking and monitoring it would do. Plus, it's a good excuse to get the Raspberry Pi out of its box to play with again. #
I use Slack at work. A lot. And the instance of Slack I primarily use has a lot (9000+) of reaction emojis. I then go to use other Slack instances, and they don't have some of the key emojis I rely on for my daily conversations. This tool helped me extract all of the emojis from our Slack instance, so I can use them other places with ease.
:the_more_youknow: :magic: :nerds: :party_parrot: #
This Firefox Add-on came in really handy when Mozilla decided to remove one of my favorite features ((tab groups, RIP)[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tab-groups-removal]). It, very effectively, will export all of your open tabs - exactly what I needed to grab my dozens of tabs across my handful of different tab groups (one tab group for the different way I was using my web browser at the time - super handy). So, long Firefox - I've had enough of you, and have been using Safari instead - it works perfectly between all of my devices, and doesn't feel like bloatware. #
Dealing with REST APIs can be a funky process, but the folks at LuckyMarmot have made this gorgeous-looking, really intuitive client for breaking down those barriers. #
I've been doing quite a bit more data work outside of SSMS. This is particularly interesting to me, and seems to have a handy set of features in a small package. I love that it was also written from scratch. #
A simple and good-looking way to show the contents of a directory on Apache. I've been using this for a while now, but finally want to close the tab on my browser. #
My own article about "one of the biggest mistakes I've made in my career" would be different, but I love Andrei's advice. I think it applies to more than just designers debating whether or not they should learn to code. I feel like everybody should learn a specialty, whether or not it becomes the thing you do every day. Additionally, I'm a big proponent of being able to take your ideas to the next level or step. If you can design, figure out how to make your product come alive (through code or prototyping). If you can build wood-only furniture, learn how upholster. If you can cook, learn how to plate. If you can plate, learn how to serve. Maybe it's better summarized as learning how to do the job of the person you hand your "finished" product to. There's a glorious energy, and collaboration point to be found when you're really familiar with the next person in line. Learning to code as a designer is one of those steps. #
Here I've ventured yet again into the world of VPS. I'm okay with DreamHost, but the general slowness of sites is frustrating. Admittedly, my needs are a bit complex, especially for a blogger. I enjoy the flexibility of having multiple domains, and a web hosting account. Digital Ocean's pricing, and options were/are fantastic. I'm diving back in. Check out their hosting options, and see if one makes sense for you. Get ready to get your nerd on. #
Ever since Twitter switched to their new API I have wanted to find a new way to get a self-hosted Twitter archive of my own tweets. Thankfully, I stumbled upon this great tool. I am now again hosting my own tweets, which can be updated automatically through a cron job. #
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