Alex Powelson

front end dev & real professional

[ArrowType @ArrowType]

There are such cool demos on the new https://t.co/E0XVTvMhx2!

Kudos to @jpamental & @kennethorm for design & dev on the site, to @litherland for excellent writing, and to everyone else involved.

If you want to learn more about variable fonts, this is an amazing resource!

[Joel Califa @notdetails]

hey google show me a dark pattern

[Alex Powelson @alexpow]

@oklandon yeah same! its a weird optical illusion. i think it's supposed to look approachable but i don't think it accomplishes that at all

[Steph Davidson @stephcd]

when I inspect the element

[VICE @VICE]

We had a panel of trusted experts and cybersecurity professionals analyze the app that broke the Iowa caucuses. Here’s what they had to say. https://t.co/br4KG3UCgm

[Alex Powelson @alexpow]

@punkybuddy no i wrote this lol

[Alex Powelson @alexpow]

how can i make this as stupidly complicated as possible... hmm

[Gizmodo @Gizmodo]

CEOwned: Jack Dorsey just UNFOLLOWED Mark Zuckerberg https://t.co/3mA4IXVPxs

[Alex Powelson @alexpow]

love to check in with flex in IE once in a while

[Andy Pressman @andypressman]

UX pronounced “yucks”

[Alex Powelson @alexpow]

YAY

[Google Fonts @googlefonts]

At @ATypI we have announced a preview of #variablefonts support in a new CSS API. Curious to hear your thoughts!

https://t.co/qZeOrXaweR

[Hard Drive @HardDriveMag]

So-Called Atheist Still Holds Down B While Catching Pokémon

https://t.co/d3TBYUXSQs

[SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity]

Firefox 69 arrives with third-party tracking cookies and cryptomining blocked by default https://t.co/GGvg4RyyKP

[Internet of Shit @internetofshit]

world..... star.....?? 🥴🥺

[Alex Powelson @alexpow]

https://t.co/6NE57KL26x

[Playdate @playdate]

Introducing Playdate, a new handheld gaming system from Panic.

It fits in your pocket. It's got a black and white screen. It includes a season of brand-new games from amazing creators. Oh and… there's a crank???? https://t.co/WiIPUkpjSq

Yes. A thread…

[loren schmidt @lorenschmidt]

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[The Verge @verge]

San Francisco has banned facial recognition by city agencies https://t.co/TGXZhaNOYd

[SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity]

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