Will Christenson

Bicycle & coffee enthusiast, baker, Web Developer. he/him

[✨ Josh Branchaud 👻 @jbrancha]

`createdAt` and `updatedAt` columns are a classic example of You Are Gonna Need It in databases.

You should include them on all tables by default unless there is a good reason to exclude them in a specific circumstance.

It's some of the most useful metadata for debugging.

[Web Design Museum @WebDesignMuseum]

Y2K aesthetic in web design in 2001

– 123KLAN
– Kakimorphosis
– T.26
– Warp Records

#WebDesignHistory

[Igor bedesqui @bedesqui]

there has to be an easier way to do this...

[Chris Coyier @chriscoyier]

I was unaware of `text-wrap: pretty;`

I knew about the (new/cool) `text-wrap: balance;` — but sometimes that's a bit... too much. I feel like it's nice on headers but not smaller type.

Here's what I mean.

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@PBOTinfo this is a terrible and unsafe bike interaction you’ve got set up on the Burnside Bridge (heading East). Who thought this was a good idea?

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@stvdayhustle Always liked Wolske Bay!

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@emilsjolander @figma Colors as CSS custom props and defined/named spacing increments would solve a whole lot of headaches!

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

What if @How2Drink made a Mandalorian cocktail using Besk and called it a “Beskar”?

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@leeerob Better SVG support?

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@bauerband @SuprasternalN @TheBlackNerd Worked at a food co-op in Wisconsin, and had a customer ask me if our bananas were locally grown. 🤔

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

“The killer is inside this subnet!”

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

Talking about DNS with a client and realized that there should be an IT-themed horror movie called “Time to Live (TTL)”

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

“If your ping isn’t fast enough, you die”

[Greg Parody Account @How2Drink]

There was a Douglas Adams short story about using time travel to directly mine the past and convert it to energy, he would have considered mining the future too outlandish, but Bitcoin has figured it out!

[Seven Rasmussen @toomanyspectra]

can I write code fast? no. but can I write code well? no. but does my code work? alas, no.

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@jessinader Such a good show!

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@AllFantasyPod @SeanSJordan @thegissilent @IanKarmel Not sure if I’m late to the game, but Nate Bargatze’s father was a clown, if you’re looking for other comedians with clown parents. https://t.co/jV0IW4utSQ

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@Postmates you took my money and sold me a meal from a closed restaurant, and your support doesn’t answer any messages. It’s 5 hour later and still nothing. Nice business model stealing from people!

[Will Christenson @Mrspecific]

@Applebees, you need a new translator.