Will Boyd

2025-07-31, Version 22.18.0 'Jod' (LTS), @aduh95 Notable Changes Type stripping is enabled by default Node.js will be able to execute TypeScript files without additional configuration: $ echo 'const foo: string = "World"; console.log(`Hello ${foo}!`);' > file.ts $ node file.ts Hello World!

It's easy to miss a key feature of Node's TypeScript support that was released on Friday: it's zero config 💥

Meaning you don't need to put anything in package.json. Strictly speaking you don't even need a tsconfig to run the code.

nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...

this is now canon in my head

W3C == "wow, 3 cats!"

YouTube video by Sebastian Andras Firebringer | I don't really want to do the work today

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhYW...

Yeah I think there's valid criticism mixed into the drama, but folks smugly tearing apart his code line by line just leaves a bad taste to me.

We've all written code that works, but isn't good. Especially when we're prototyping, in a time crunch, planning to refactor later, etc.

yeah I think their healthcare is just totally different because it's metric

Fiancee?! Grats my guy!

not recent but www.sometimesredsometimesblue.com

I’ve thought this for years. I think it’s very well established that anonymity == reckless behavior. People absolutely behave differently when their faces are (not) visible.

Been feeling like a ghost at work lately.

People ignoring my requests, pointing out things I've already pointed out, forgetting I worked on a project.

I don't think it's malicious. But it's not fun.

I used to drive a new Beetle, twice! Liked it so much I got it twice. 😁

I also had a 2-door Mini Cooper. Fun to drive. But had to trade it in after my son was born, not very practical with a baby 😆

but then did you play it?

You have to reverse the DOM, call moveBefore(), then reverse the DOM again.

I'm a developer

Damn dude, really sorry to hear that

YouTube video by Nintendo of America Donkey Kong Bananza Direct 6.18.2025

huh, the new Donkey Kong game is a prequel to Mario Odyssey www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVUi...

It is kind of funny. "They're using punctuation properly? Must not be human!" 😆

Also it's really easy to add "don't use em dashes" to a prompt 🤷

Me: Everything at work is down.

Wife: Oh no... Wait, did you do it?

Me: I only wish I had that kind of power.

oof that feels awful to scroll

Spent half my day solving something and while I'm typing up the PR on GitHub I suddenly realize there's an easy fix that doesn't even require any code.

So it goes.

Redditor: Thank you. Would you like to hold hands?

Manager: Yes. 🌈

Redditor: Do you like corn on the cob? I know a great corn on the cob place. Want to go?

Manager: Yes. 🌈

Manager: Hello I am asking you to do a thing with consequences I do not foresee.

Redditor: Actually that would be a bad thing to do and have a negative impact on my well-being. Allow me to explain.

Manager: Oh thank you for communicating that. I no longer want you to do the thing.

I feel like a lot of posts in /r/MaliciousCompliance could be easily resolved if people just tried talking and weren't fixated on passive-aggressive revenge fantasies.

Sorry, was busy today and missed all the Apple stuff.

Something something Windows Vista.

What even is contrast anyway?

Sometimes, the internet is fun!

Nice! 🎉

Yeah I signed up for that too, never got the email 🙃

Nintendo Switch 2 box.

I wasn’t able to pre-order a Switch 2, but on a whim I checked out my local Best Buy at 10:30am today and got one, no problem. 🎉

I'm old enough to remember when the mouse wheel was invented.

No joke, it was a pretty big deal.

/* Make a custom fallback font based on the local Arial */ @font-face { font-family: "brandon-fallback"; size-adjust: 93%; ascent-override: 117%; src: local("Arial"); }

I’ve been busy, so I also wrote about how I optimized the webfont performance on my new website:

arielsalminen.com/2025/optimiz...

Screenshot of Chrome, showing the first browser tab not fully aligning with a curved edge. A red circle highlights the very minor visual issue.

Just noticed this in Chrome on Windows. Catastrophic. Literally unusable.

I just... I have a child. He's so young and innocent. I don't know how I'm going to explain this to him.