Marty McGuire

Marty Likes Things (Sometimes)

2023
Wed May 3
★ Liked https://home.otoy.com/roddenberryarchive_april2023/
★ Liked https://adactio.com/journal/20154
post from The intersectionality of web performance
Web performance is an unalloyed good. No one has ever complained that a website is too fast.
★ Liked https://technoabolition.substack.com/p/so-your-new-tech-tries-to-help-those
★ Liked https://blog.archive.org/2023/05/02/the-easy-roll-and-slow-burn-of-cassette-based-software/
Tue May 2
★ Liked https://maggieappleton.com/forest-talk
Mon May 1
★ Liked https://plush.city/@fluffy/110295253582991300
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PSA: Patreon *finally* lets you pick and choose which Patreon Discord communities to join. Go to settings > connected apps (under "more") > Discord.
★ Liked https://localghost.dev/blog/beyond-tellerand-beyond-amazing/
★ Liked https://itp.nyu.edu/thesis2022/?jeeyoon-hyun
Sun Apr 30
★ Liked https://www.manton.org/2023/04/30/final-decision-on.html
post from Final decision on the Twitter API
Not content with banning native third-party apps, Twitter has continued to cripple their API and move to paid plans for very basic access. I was committed to support Twitter cross-posting as long as possible because there are still Micro.blog customers who want to keep a foot in …
★ Liked https://www.kimblery.com/2023/04/29/new-immersive-show-the-boundary/
Sat Apr 29
★ Liked https://whatisawridingmybikearoundtoday.com/2023/04/28/bike-locked-at-ummc-at-lombard-penn-street/
★ Liked https://lea.verou.me/2023/04/private-fields-considered-harmful/
★ Liked https://maggieappleton.com/forest-talk
Thu Apr 27
★ Liked https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/04/27/300/
post from 300!
Going up against the chip shortage is like having a small band of warriors ⚔️ fight the mighty armies of ancient times 🏹🛡️. We will not back down 💪 as of this week, Ladyada has revised 300+ designs 📐✍️ over the past few years, to keep more Adafruit goodies 🍒🔧 in stock! 📦🚀(also …
★ Liked https://evertpot.com/oauth2-usability/
post from Does OAuth2 have a usability problem? (yes!)
I read an interesting thread on Hackernews in response to a post:
★ Liked http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2023/04/fuck-the-monarchy.html
★ Liked https://www.dinalab.net/2023/04/10/bubblepunk/
Wed Apr 26
★ Liked https://adactio.com/journal/20137
post from Assumption
While I’m talking about the SVGs on The Session, I thought I’d share something else related to the rendering of the sheet music.
★ Liked https://adactio.com/links/20138
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“the secret list of websites” - Chris Coyier
Tue Apr 25
★ Liked https://neal.fun/space-elevator/
★ Liked https://katydecorah.com/notes/achalasia/
Mon Apr 24
★ Liked https://www.thejaymo.net/2023/04/23/291-future-music/
★ Liked https://theluddite.org/#!post/technological-antisolutions
★ Liked https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/20/23689570/activitypub-protocol-standard-social-network
Fri Apr 21
★ Liked https://chriscoyier.net/2023/04/21/the-secret-list-of-websites/
★ Liked https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/11712-Prognosis
post from Prognosis
So it turns out I didn’t have anything to worrry about. The angiogram showed no blockage whatsoever and hopefully this means I’ll stop having heart-concern panic attacks. No angioplasty, no stent, etc.
★ Liked https://rootedinrights.org/very-unfair-the-nightmare-of-institutionalization/?utm_source=rss
post Very Unfair: The Nightmare of Institutionalization
Like so much in this dystopia, care is about money. And disability is most certainly expensive. The durable medical equipment, medication, personal care, transportation, home modifications—the shopping list goes on. And everything tagged “accessible” is marked way up. Until I …
Thu Apr 20
★ Liked https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/13739-Anxiety-yesterday-and-tomorrow
post from Anxiety, yesterday and tomorrow
Last night I had to drive to choir practice myself, and I had a panic attack on the way. I managed to push through it and felt fine when I got there. So of course I had another panic attack on the way home, because my brain decided that no, proof of being able to drive safely is …
★ Liked https://redeem-tomorrow.com/twitter-the-real-time-consensus-engine
post from Twitter, the real-time consensus engine
As Twitter shambles steadily toward its grave, I’ve been thinking about its role on the internet and our culture broadly.
★ Liked https://adactio.com/journal/20113
post from Read-only web apps
The most cartoonish misrepresentation of progressive enhancement is that it means making everything work without JavaScript.