I still consider the elytra a recent addition to Minecraft, but the update that introduced them is now a decade old. Oof.

This was a really good read on Moderation Tooling Design, which I saw via the @roost.tools discord: vale.rocks/posts/modera...

Making your own bookmarklets doesn't have to be all that difficult, and @vale.rocks shows you how, step-by-step. css-tricks.com/a-complete-g...

Content moderation tooling presents an entirely different collection of user interface and user experience challenges unlike any other software. Design isn't for flair or optimising engagement but is instead about protecting. I wrote about some considerations: vale.rocks/posts/modera... #UI #UX

All the magazines are saying it. Bookmarklets are so in right now. You may consider them obsolete in the face of shinier tools, but they prove themselves a solid, stable staple of any developer's toolbox. Fast, stable, time-proven. What isn't to love? #WebDev #FrontEndDevelopment

This art of Stoat's mascot Toast is absolutely smashing!

I'm used to mean people on the net, but I have never faced spiteful vitriol on the level of anti-AI folk. I think I'm fairly reasonable in my assessments of generative AI, yet I've still received a number of death threats, rape threats, and doxx attempts. Vicious and hostile like I've never seen.

i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them to x86 machine code with GCC, and run them inside CSS lyra.horse/x86css/

When I spent my time animating many years ago, I used Macromedia Flash MX 2004. The activation servers are long since dead, but Adobe published some keys which have since disappeared from their site. For prosperity: vale.rocks/micros/20260... #Adobe #Flash #AdobeFlash

what's that? 4000 words on a single CSS class? I've got you :) Everything you never wanted to know about visually-hidden dbushell.com/2026/02/20/v...

Thank you so much to the few fine folks who have supported me over the past few days. Just having some of the operational costs associated with providing everything I do covered has been so very much appreciated.

Nothing like opening Bluesky to see NSFW furry artwork featuring the new Stoat icon/mascot I designed. Lovely to see that rule 34 of the internet is alive and well...

It really irks me when people call themselves 'refugees' when switching digital platforms. Have some tact. You didn't flee a war zone; you switched apps.

Just got an email boasting 'increased development velocity achieved by bypassing testing procedures.'

Everything I've learnt about Mr Blobby has been under duress.

Day was going pretty well until Rod Serling came through the door and began monologuing a blow-by-blow of the horrors about to befall me.

I've been smashing out 12+ hour days to handle the new user influx at Stoat over the past week. I'm absolutely knackered. Gonna take a bit of a break.

I've been dedicating a huge amount of time to open-source work as of late, but working for free without any return isn't sustainable. I'm providing the services I do at a fiscal loss, so please do consider supporting me. I'd really very much appreciate it. vale.rocks/support

100% recommend if you're migrating over to #stoat it works super easy and pretty quick about responding. I've been testing it out for the past hour since my #ttrpg group seems like we'll move over to Stoat 🫡

Using @stoat.chat and looking for a quality dice bot for your tabletop RPG needs? Today I developed and launched AutoDice, a convenient little bot that does one thing and does it well. Already in use on a couple of servers. automod.vale.rocks/blog/introdu... #RSS #Stoat #Bot #TTRPG

As a huge fan of Rooster Teeth and Red vs Blue, it is beyond belief to hear @stoat.chat being discussed by Ashley and Burnie Burns at the 20 minute mark here. Completely unreal. roosterteeth.com/watch/mornin... #RoosterTeeth #Stoat #MorningSomewhere

The fresh, hip, eye-catching, and rather cute work of yours truly. Was really exciting getting to create this for Stoat!

Are you on @stoat.chat and finding AutoMod isn't enough for you? You want— no, you need more? Well, fret no longer. AutoFeeds is here! AutoFeeds allows subscribing to syndication feeds and getting notified of new posts directly in your server. automod.vale.rocks/blog/introdu... #RSS #Stoat #Bot

The fresh, hip, eye-catching, and rather cute work of yours truly. Was really exciting getting to create this for Stoat!

If you wonder why Stoat Chat might be slow with emails/registration... this is why

ICYMI, here's another #designsystems digest: 5 must-read articles that I commissioned and edited for @zeroheight.com. Let's go! 🎨 Leveraging modern CSS color features in your design system (by @vale.rocks): zeroheight.com/blog/leverag...

Are you on @stoat.chat and finding AutoMod isn't enough for you? You want— no, you need more? Well, fret no longer. AutoFeeds is here! AutoFeeds allows subscribing to syndication feeds and getting notified of new posts directly in your server. automod.vale.rocks/blog/introdu... #RSS #Stoat #Bot

I've got over 1000 followers now on Bluesky. I'm not sure what you're all doing here, but I'm glad to have you.

In our moderation panel over at @stoat.chat, we have a button to deploy bees. We don't want to have to deploy bees, but sometimes that is the only viable option. Releasing bees as a moderation action is always a difficult call to make, but sometimes bees are the only tool for the job.

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Gonna be a busy time for us over at @stoat.chat.

blogged: Big Design, Bold Ideas dbushell.com/2026/02/09/b... I polished my website; fresh design and a no holds barred content strategy! thanks to @vale.rocks for the indispensable help

I've just added social media interaction displays to my micro posts. Likes and comments from Bluesky and the Fediverse will now appear directly on my site. If the same comment appears on multiple platforms, it will be merged using Levenshtein distance.

I very much enjoy that you can identify if a writer has read the works of Hunter S Thompson simply by reading their prose.

The titular quote that inspired this article came to me via 'The Machine' from the album View-Monster by Lemon Demon, which sampled it. lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/the-ma...

I had the privilege of penning an article for the latest issue of @goodinternetmagazine.com! It is all about the process of making and experiencing art and how friction and inefficiency needn't be dirty procurances to avoid and evade. goodinternetmagazine.com/rebelling-ag... #IndieWeb #SmallWeb

I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing this post before publication, and I must say that there is some properly interesting content within. The intriguing sort of data and CSS trivia you don't see captured and analysed anywhere else. Well worth taking the time to give it a read in full.

I find it hilarious how many websites continue to publish documentation for BritCSS. Nice AI slop factory you've got there.

Hire me for small projects ko-fi.com/anatudor/com...

It took a while, but the State of JS 2025 survey results are now live! 2025.stateofjs.com/en-US Thanks to @danielroe.dev for contributing the conclusion.

Just added support for quickly searching @npmx.dev (which is absolutely terrific) to my search router! search.vale.rocks

A website, but someone is following you around, bopping you periodically on the head with a long hollow cardboard tube.

According to my site's analytics, someone navigated to my portfolio after reading my analysis of the year 2000 musical epic 'That’s How I Beat Shaq'.

Solemnly staring at my computer screen in silence, trying to regain my composure after realising I've just been editing the SASS output, not the source files.

My contract is ending at the end of February and so I’d like to find a new role ASAP. I am a senior-level design systems developer / design technologist / front-of-the-frontend developer that specializes in web accessibility. I work remotely from my home in Winnipeg, Canada. 🇨🇦 Shares appreciated!

I don't know why, but z-index always has to be the last declaration in a CSS rule. Anywhere else just feels wrong.

Accessibility is not optional, it is foundational. Declan Chidlow explains why you cannot opt out without excluding people and adding risk. Read and share. buff.ly/iFGxopj #DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #UX #ProductLeadership #AccessibilityMatters #ThoughtLeadership #A11y

The Index is 11 away from 4k subscribers. I'm not much of a metrics enjoyer, but it would be nice to hit that milestone for sure. piccalil.li/the-index/

How do we get so many clicks in them? We put links in the buttons. That's 100% more click, per click. youtu.be/6i-nMWgBUp0?...

Plenty glad to see that there are a steady trickle of submissions into PersonalSit.es. Better get back on top of them!