Joe Prisk

cool, congrats Kyle

🙅‍♂️ non-technical
💁‍♂️ technical adjacent

Why we switched to Astro (and why it might interest you) Follow the first article of a series in which we'll try to summarize our journey with Astro, sharing many cool little tricks and details we found out (or totally came up with) in the process.

interesting article detailing why DatoCMS decided to migrate from Next.js to Astro

TLDR; it's the headers 🍿

www.datocms.com/blog/why-we-...

finished table

To finish, I buffed the surface with wax, creating a smoother, more satisfying result. Refinishing this table has been an ongoing experiment, but seeing it restored, and knowing I did it myself, makes it all worthwhile.

Fast forward a couple of years, and the finish had dulled and worn again. This time, I stepped up my game. Armed with a proper paint scraper and a spray bottle for the thinner, I stripped the lacquer much more efficiently.

table with worn surface

Then, I sprayed on new lacquer with an aerosol can. Lacquer is fascinating to work with—it fuses with previous layers, so you can touch it up with thinner alone. The result was decent but left noticeable spray marks. The table was protected, but it wasn’t quite what I’d hoped for.

Lacquer thinner

My first attempt, two years ago, was a learning experience. After figuring out it was lacquer, I picked up some lacquer thinner and got to work. Back then, my tools were basic. I wiped off the old lacquer, lightly sanded the surface, used steel wool, and cleared the dust with a tack cloth.

With young kids, I knew it would take a beating, so I wasn’t too worried. Plus, I thought, Why not try refinishing it myself?

I bought this table five years ago for $150. It had a few blemishes, probably from sun exposure, and over time, the humid climate made its lacquer finish sticky and patchy. No wonder the previous owner let it go!

Join me on the journey of breathing new life into our well-loved second-hand table 🧵

reminds me of Tesler's Theorem:

which states that “AI is whatever hasn't been done yet;” or, in another example, researcher Rodney Brooks said, "Every time we figure out a piece of AI, it stops being magical; we say, 'Oh, that's just a computation.

www.forbes.com/councils/for....

very cool, I’d love to do it one day – all the best for your trip in March

Kyle 🤗 welcome

how long does that ride typically take?

💯

more cowbell

the ioniq 9 hits all the notes

it kills me every time someone suggests using this floating label pattern

user interface of todo list with dental checkup task due 42 weeks ago

oops 🦷😬

It’s Saturday night and I’m making grilled cheese

funny you should mention that – I had the same thought when I saw the backtick, safe to say I haven’t reached expert level mobile development

did you know press and hold unlocks the en/em dash on iphone — today I learned

Vim, used to hate it now I like it - not my daily driver but feeling more comfortable these days

was thinking, if someone wrote “drafted by ChatGPT” it might also give the a competitive edge

yea exactly, throw in a few misspelled words for good measure 🤣

I've been reviewing a lot of CVs lately and it is truely incredible that folks are submitting introductions straight out of ChatGPT without updating the template, i.e.

I have recently worked on [Project 1] and [Project 2], where I [briefly
describe your contributions and the impact].

AI slop 🤖

one of the easiest things you can do if are experiencing high levels of bot traffic to your app is block all requests going to wp-admin/*

TanStack Start Full-document SSR, Streaming, Server Functions, bundling and more, powered by TanStack Router, Vinxi, and Nitro and ready to deploy to your favorite hosting provider.

Stoked to announce that TanStack Start is now officially BETA! 🎉 🎊

Please come and try it and help us get it ready for 1.0!

tanstack.com/start

cc @tanstack.com

Looking for a new gig? join the team

computers like you too @jason.af 😁