I made a web component that turns any image into half-tone, duotone, and Technicolor effects using WebGL. One HTML tag, real-time rendering, fully customizable. Try the playground: johnfmorton.github.io/some-shade-web-component/

“Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick any two.” That rule shaped my career. AI coding tools have bent it — not by replacing skill, but by amplifying it. Maybe the rule didn’t disappear. But it feels negotiable. supergeekery.com/blog/good-fa...

Movie Finger Prints turns any video into a single poster — frames extracted across the full runtime, composed into a grid or quadtree mosaic. Part data viz, part artwork. Open source, cross-platform. github.com/johnfmorton/movie-finger-prints

I just published Login Lockdown, an AI-built Craft CMS plugin. It's free. My post is about building things quickly and letting AI amplify, not replace, developer judgment. If you’re a seasoned developer wondering where AI fits in your world, I share my thoughts. supergeekery.com/blog/login-l... #ai

SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods. S1: archive.org/details/sctv... S2: archive.org/details/sctv... S3: archive.org/details/19-m... S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s... S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky

I finally published my first TRMNL plugin: Metro North Trip Status It shows the status of the trip you take all the time, right on your TRMNL display—because that’s usually the only train info need. If you’re using TRMNL and commuting on Metro-North, here it is: usetrmnl.com/recipes/225668

Just shipped v1.0.4 of Progressive Share Button 🚀 A zero-dependency Web Component for native OS share buttons via Web Share API. Demo: johnfmorton.github.io/progressive-share-button/ NPM: npmjs.com/package/progressive-share-button #webdev #javascript #webcomponents

What’s with the yelling?

I've just completed the Kiro Laravel Skeleton. It's a starter kit for working with #laravel and #kiro. It includes refined spec docs to make your Laravel code clean, organized and well-documente. I've entered this into the Kiroween hackathon. devpost.com/software/kir...

Even if not pushing for this debacle, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s inability to hold his caucus is proof positive he is the wrong leader for this time.

BREAKING: Democratic Representative Ro Khanna has said: "Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced"

The pain of the shutdown was for nothing. They'll never extend the credits now (at least not without an abortion ban), and you've taught them you'll bail them out every time.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

I won the top spot in the Code with Kiro Hackathon with Upload Drive-In. It solves a common friction point: collecting files from people who aren’t inside your system. Simple upload page → files go right to Google Drive. Interested? Get in touch! devpost.com/software/upl...

Just wrapped my final hackathon sprint: Upload Drive-In. A Laravel app that makes big file uploads as easy as drag & drop, landing straight in your Google Drive. Hackathon project page: devpost.com/software/upl... No more email attachments. No more “link expired.” Just drop it off at the Drive-In.

Worth mentioning the similar, but different `BasicHttpAuthStatic`: craftcms.com/docs/5.x/ref...

New blog post: Password-protect individual Craft CMS 5 pages without plugins! 🔒 Uses native sessions, super simple for content managers to use. Based on a Craft 3 tutorial but updated for v5. Perfect for keeping looky-loos out of exclusive content.

I've been working on an app using Kiro - kiro.dev. If you're a dev friend of mine, you'll know this already. Sorry for the constant kiro talk! I'm working on an app I call Upload Drive-In. I will share it here soon. @kirodotdev #hookedonkiro

While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused. Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right? Agent: Liberals already ruined it.

NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning. Please take care when watching.

New release: Bespoken 5.0.9 adds Redactor field support for Craft 5 sites that haven't updated to CKEditor fields. Create professional narrated audio from your content with a click of a button with ElevenLabs. #craftcms plugins.craftcms.com/bespoken?cra...

Switched from WordPress to Craft CMS just over a year ago. Steep learning curve at times, but no regrets. Wrote up some of the best resources that helped me get started—hope it’s useful to other newbies too! 🔗 weareabstrakt.com/insights/cra... #CraftCMS #WebDev #CMS #FrontendDev #DevResources

Bespoken 5.0.8 is live. Voices can now have individual models and pronunciation rule sets. Great for multilingual sites. Backward compatible with existing setups. #craftcms plugins.craftcms.com/bespoken?cra...

Is Google a monopoly? Let’s check with the YouTube team.

Two. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

Rights are not things that are up for debate. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Markets are now down ~14% since Trump was inaugurated. Not as bad as the recent trough under Trump, but the gap between market performance to date vs. performance in same period in earlier administrations appears to be growing

Tips on Getting Great Voice Clones from ElevenLabs. supergeekery.com/blog/tips-on...

Putin

@jimacosta.bsky.social You are rocking on Substack. It’s quickly become one of my must listen shows. Thanks.

Can I get a, “But her emails,” for old time’s sake?

Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.

It appears this is the fourth worst back to back day for the DJIA in American history with a two day combined -8.65% loss, only trailing the 1929 crash, 1987 Black Monday, and the 2008 crisis.

Now imagine if Joe Biden did this.

Every day is another “major escalation” in the war on normal. It must stop.

I’m enjoying Uzo Aduba in The Residence so much. www.themoviedb.org/tv/242054-th...

The President does not have the constitutional or statutory authority to dictate the content of voter registration forms. This EO is an incredibly dangerous power grab. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Gorton is everywhere! aresluna.org/the-hardest-... #fonts

I gave myself a one-day coding challenge using React and "vibe coding." The app is free, just like my thoughts on AI and coding. Read the post for more. #vibecoding #webdev supergeekery.com/blog/text-a-...

These are fun. designyoutrust.com/2025/03/the-...

also new at IHTOV today: from me, the story about how i abruptly and rudely told my mom that elvis died. it's all about elvis, and what it means to be a fan, and surly teenage daughters ihavethatonvinyl.com/liner-notes/...

Fellow geeks, I just published a post on creating mathematically generated CSS color schemes with the OKLCh color function. It's pretty nerdy, but it was fun. #css #webdev supergeekery.com/blog/create-...

WTF www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

Gift link: wapo.st/41Vk9fs

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

Chuck has cast his vote. Now, it's time for a new captain. We need new leadership. What we have now inspires nothing but resignation and fear.

Republicans’ partisan spending bill turns the federal government into a slush fund for Donald Trump and Elon Musk. It’s unthinkable that any Senate Democrat would hand them a blank check by voting for cloture.