Just over a month ago, I quit my job as a Staff Software Engineer. My plan was to start substitute teaching immediately and then figure out the rest from there, with the long term plan to teach full time in a school.| catskull.net
I was born on April 28, 1991. Thanks to the proliferation of horrendous javascript date pickers, I’m continually reminded that this was a Sunday. During that time, my family lived in The Woodlands, Texas. I’m told that is a very nice and ritzy area to live, but I wouldn’t know. I don’t remember it at all. At that time, my father was working for Exxon as an internal auditor. At least, that’s what I think he was doing based on conversations I had with him before he died. I have one ol...| catskull.net
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Contrary to popular belief, the desert is full of life. Shrubs, desert moss, rodents and insects of all varieties, hawks and eagles, not to mention the human settlements that have persevered through the ages. Seemingly no matter how far off the beaten path one travels, you will inevitably find signs of human activity: an empty beer can, some plastic bag, remnants of a fire, tire tracks.| catskull.net
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I’ve resigned my position as a Staff Software Engineer.| catskull.net
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“Flash of unstyled content” has been an issue for the duration of styling. Images used to load extremely slowly, so we didn’t need to worry about flashing things. But with fast internet speeds came responsibility to ensure our content is as accesible as possible. If nothing else, it just feels janky. Like some potentially shady things are going on behind the scenes. In this post, I’ll go over my simple problem and how I solved it using aspect-ratio and a well-placed preload.| catskull.net
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Recently, I’ve been thinking about being nice to people.| catskull.net