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Stephen Scott

@sassquad.net.bsky.social

Breaking the web full time, mostly playing or creating retro games. Formerly wrote and webbed Acorn User magazine, fiddled with d3js at CityAM. Among many others. All views are my own. No AI slop here. Enjoy my 8-bit games at https://www.sassquad.net/

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I'm glad I watched this, it's very good.

11.08.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland

Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done.

I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED

17.07.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 562    πŸ” 229    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 45
A photo of Anas Al-Sharif and his Al Jazeera colleague Mohammad Qrere in their press bullet proof vests looking at their phones. Both are reported killed. Photo credit to Motassem A Dalloul.

A photo of Anas Al-Sharif and his Al Jazeera colleague Mohammad Qrere in their press bullet proof vests looking at their phones. Both are reported killed. Photo credit to Motassem A Dalloul.

BREAKING: One of the most important and prominent reporters on the ground in Gaza has been Anas Al Sharif.

He - and several other Al Jazeera journalists - have just been assassinated by Israelis forces whilst in their press tent in central Gaza.

Speechless.

10.08.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2378    πŸ” 1789    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 162

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

10.08.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12159    πŸ” 9864    πŸ’¬ 614    πŸ“Œ 1651

Original painting: art, deliberate, soulful

AI 'exploration' of original painting: not art, ghoulish, inhuman, emperor's new clothes

Putting the Doom UI over it: art, intentional, hilarious, human, quietly profound

09.08.2025 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 657    πŸ” 225    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Ah, a complete and total banker, now just a *anker.

10.08.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got into tech because it’s fun to take things apart, see how they work, and put them back together β€” or rearrange the parts into something brand new. it definitely feels like the new ethos is β€œbro why bother to learn? caring about that stuff is cringe, just go FAST bro” and that bums me out

10.08.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 9
A man standing on what appears to be a balcony of his home.

A man standing on what appears to be a balcony of his home.

The man's living room. There's a couch, coffee table, and foot stool, as well as some tall windows. Lots of wood.

The man's living room. There's a couch, coffee table, and foot stool, as well as some tall windows. Lots of wood.

Another living space with a fireplace and bookshelf. Possibly a compression hallway leading to this room.

Another living space with a fireplace and bookshelf. Possibly a compression hallway leading to this room.

The outside of the home.

The outside of the home.

Incredible.

Roland Reisley is 101 years old, the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright. He still lives in the 3,200 square foot home that Wright built for him in 1952.

The price? $40,000. Or a little less than half a million in today's money.

10.08.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4958    πŸ” 712    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 42

I got a flu booster today and it made me reflect on the sense of national accomplishment I felt when I drove to a public facility, waited in my car until my number was called on an app, and got my first covid jab. It's fucked the right gets to erase what a moment of technological liberation that was

10.08.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11860    πŸ” 1646    πŸ’¬ 259    πŸ“Œ 251
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State of CSS 2025

The results of the State of CSS are ready! It was a great year for CSS community. Go check this out ✨

2025.stateofcss.com/en-US

10.08.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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State of CSS 2025

The State of CSS 2025 survey results are now available:

2025.stateofcss.com/en-US/

Big thanks to @amitsheen.bsky.social, @saron.bsky.social, @miocene.io, @sjoy.lol, @joshwcomeau.com, @kilianvalkhof.com, and all the other contributors!

10.08.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

β€œEvery record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered…Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

- 1984, George Orwell

09.08.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3124    πŸ” 1566    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 28

Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this.

09.08.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5838    πŸ” 3231    πŸ’¬ 242    πŸ“Œ 121

Yeah I watched this, although in various parts, not in one sitting. Not too long, and the tunes are definite bangers.

08.08.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s about fairness in women’s sports.

08.08.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7401    πŸ” 1244    πŸ’¬ 282    πŸ“Œ 42
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Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell - NASA The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on the passing of famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. He passed away Aug. 7, in Lake

James Lovell has died at the age of 97, announces NASA. The US Navy captain was the Apollo 8 command module pilot and the Apollo 13 commander. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

08.08.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 385    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 20

Albeit, a team of Ph.D. level experts who cannot spell blueberry!

08.08.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Colourful stripes

Colourful stripes

Introducing WCAG for humans: the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines manually summarised on one page in 7 practical themes: AndrewHick.com/humans ♿️ Feedback welcome! Many thanks to Martin Glancy for reviewing the draft and @tempertemper.bsky.social for the initial inspiration. #accessibility #wcag

06.08.2025 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Shit GPT5 delivers more awesome howlers.

08.08.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Find me something more British than this:

08.08.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

Count of Monte Cristo was an excellent binge watch. It was not your typical happy ending, but still very satisfying. Definitely recommended viewing!

08.08.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: β€œFuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”

07.08.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 43777    πŸ” 12436    πŸ’¬ 1257    πŸ“Œ 1165

some guy who won the Nobel for particle physics or something is going to get black bagged by an 11th grader named Bracen Walmart

06.08.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1273    πŸ” 306    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 8
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DS Live: Amy Hupe - A Whole Lot of Nonsense DS Live is a new webinar series from zeroheight where we invite the best speakers from around the world to deliver talks on design systems, and everything ...

A reminder that we're kicking off @amyhupe.bsky.social's amazing talk about jargon on DS Live in TWENTY MINUTES

webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...

06.08.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ohh, I can’t wait to write this fallback in my CSS πŸ˜…

.element {
height: -webkit-fit-available;
height: stretch;
}

06.08.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

This reads like a deleted scene from Spike Jonze's 2014 movie Her.

06.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well mozzarella good job to aspire to 😬

06.08.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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04.08.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1464    πŸ” 381    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 60

The Apostrophe Atrocity Party?

06.08.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About BBC Master Elite on the BBC Micro B+ - Elite on the 6502 The original version of BBC Master Elite, converted to run on the BBC Micro B+

* About this project: elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/bbc_mi...

* Download the disc image: elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/bbc_mi...

* How I did it: elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/bbc_mi...

JSBeeb doesn't emulate the B+, so no browser link I'm afraid. This one’s for the B+ owners out there!

Right on, Commanders!

06.08.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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