A chronological view of *everything* I've posted here, since the beginning of time (or the blog's inception, whichever comes first).
Better CSS layouts: Time.com Hero Section
Sharing Ahmad Shadeed’s posts here kinda feel like cheating at this point. They’re always a gem!
This one goes extremely in-depth into redesigning the hero layout of Time.com. Ahmad explains his thought process on every step of the way, and dives into a lot of fun, new-ish CSS principles like container and style queries, :has, grid and even text wrapping!
A masterclass, really.
uBlock Origin Lite for (iOS) Safari
Finally! I’ve been using uBlock Origin on my desktop browsers since it’s existed, and it makes the commercial web usable. Now it’s finally available for iOS Safari (maybe on the Mac too?)
Safari has had some ad blockers for a while, but none were as good as this one. This one blocks ads, trackers, and even allows hiding some page elements you select, just like the desktop version.
A must-have in all my web browsers.
The Quest for a Good Arc Replacement
11 min read
I’ve been trying to find a good replacement for Arc and got reminded of how hard it is to find a good option for a browser.
Cool Links Vol. 13: July, 2025
3 min read
Links to the best stuff I've read or watched during the month of July, 2025
Como eu salvo links e preservo conteúdos no mundo pós-Pocket
This article (in Brazilian Portuguese) was a huge inspiration to me in reworking how I save my Cool Links, starting this month. I’m using the Obsidian Web Clipper instead of the custom solution the author had, but the principles are still the same.
Building up a weekly routine to organize things has also been a good change, as I don’t have a lot to do at the end of the month when I’m putting this post together.
This is what the web was made for. Just draw a fish. Then watch your creation swim with fishes from all over the world. Beautiful.
Neat article in which Jim explains why a seemingly harmless CSS transition property (using height) was spiking up CPU usage. It goes through the thought process of identifying the issue, understanding it, and solving it. (spoiler: animating transform is much cheaper!)
Skeletá
Reviewed on Jul 21, 2025
Every single Ghost album improves on the last, and this is no exception. Every single song in this is a banger, with special mentions to Lachryma, Satanized, De Profundis Borealis and Umbra. These might just be the top 4 Ghost songs ever for me.
I gotta say though, the album as a whole is not as cohesive as IMPERA was. It has better songs individually, but IMPERA felt like a better album (at least on first listen) because every song complements each other. Skeletá doesn’t have a single musical identity like that, but whatever it’s doing, every song works individually.
A Friendly Introduction to SVG
I know SVGs are amazing, and I’ve done some cool things with them. But I never really knew what I was doing. This fantastic post by Josh Comeau goes over the basics and focuses on SVGs you can create yourself through code, instead of relying on vector editing softwares like Figma or Illustrator.
I haven’t tried these tips in practice yet, but hopefully I’ll have a neat idea I can use them on soon 👀
New Website Section: Quick Reviews!
5 min read
A special place to dump my unsolicited opinions of pieces of media!
This article talks a bit about the Netstuck effect, you when feel forced to use a service or platform just because everyone is there, and how that’s different from a monopoly.
As someone with no commercial social media accounts, I relate to this a lot. And even though I can live without a Facebook or Instagram account, I tried not using WhatsApp in Brazil for a couple years and just had to concede at some point, because there’s just no way of getting in contact with anyone (especially businesses) in here without it.
This game tests your knowledge on JavaScript’s Date class. It’s funny because it’s sad.