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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · 2d

The nostalgia feels strong with this one.. 😍
Thanks @ericmigi.com !

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Aug 18

This is amazing.

Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · Aug 18

✨ I just published a brand-new post! It’s about the notorious SVG <path> element.

With its compact Regex-style syntax, <path> can be super intimidating. But they’re also *incredibly* powerful, letting us draw (and animate!) curved lines.

You can read it here, and I’ll share more info in thread. 🧵

An Interactive Guide to SVG Paths • Josh W. Comeau

SVG gives us many different primitives to work with, but by far the most powerful is the <path> element. Unfortunately, it’s also the most inscrutable, with its compact Regex-style syntax. In this tut...

www.joshwcomeau.com

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Aug 10

Needed a new 404-page, so I made one on @codepen.io:

codepen.io/nitnelav/ful...

404 Emoji-Mini-Game: Find your way home

Needed a new 404-page, so I created this mini-game 🤷. Find your way back to earth and avoid the comets ☄️ along the way 🍀...

codepen.io

Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Jun 17

...and business, for that matter. Economic realities are realities to be reckoned with for what it's worth 😅.

Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Jun 17

With regards to AI research and researchers: if you make assumptions about the future and comparisons to humans and human intelligence, maybe consider learning a tiny bit about psychology, politics, research principles, the nature of science and nature in general... 🙄
Computer science is not enough.

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Jun 9

holyyy, that all clear look looks horrendous 🙈

Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Jun 9

Not sure I like Windows Vista, eh, Apple Liquid Glass

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · May 10

Pascal’s Law xkcd.com/3087

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Apr 27

Who remembers the original NFT

From: David Thorne

Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm

To: Jane Gilles

Subject: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,

I do not have any money so I am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.

Regards, David

drawing of a spider with a smiley face

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Mar 18

The shipping cost is a tad ridiculous, but the troll is still worth it I reckon. Ordered ✅

Bluesky @bsky.app · Mar 18

THE SHIRTS ARE BACK IN STOCK

worldwithoutcaesars.com

MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS — A WORLD WITHOUT CAESARS

Support an open internet.

worldwithoutcaesars.com

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · Mar 11

it ought to be interesting to see how the economy shakes out, especially in light of everything that's been going on lately

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Jan 6

Finally going to the ocean was a relief 😅🌊

Neal Agarwal @neal.fun · Jan 6

My game Stimulation Clicker is out now, enjoy :)

> neal.fun/stimulation-...

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · Jan 1

it seems like there are more and more years each and every year

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Dec 31

Whoa 2024 went by fast..
As per usual on the 31st: I did a last-day-of-the-year @codepen.io -thingie:
codepen.io/nitnelav/ful...

Happy new year everyone! 🎆

Happy 2025!

Another year, another happy new year-pen. 2024 went SO fast 🤯. Have some great next 365 days!...

codepen.io

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Dec 4

Insta-buy @theverge.com 🤷‍♂️💸
www.theverge.com/2024/12/3/24...

Here we go: The Verge now has a subscription

A lot of our site will remain free, but you can now pay to get fewer ads and unlimited access to all of our work.

www.theverge.com

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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · Nov 6

dang america sure has a lot of stupid people

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Sep 24

Thought I was wayyy later.. absolutely did not realise we were less than a quarter million back then. Sure this number is correct @bsky.app..? 🤔

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #244,958, Valentin ‪@valaty.bsky.social‬, joined on Jul 4, 2023"

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Apr 30

I can't be the only person thinking that 2019 is 5 years ago is kinda insane, can I?

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Apr 10

Handy QR-Codes are handy: codepen.io/nitnelav/ful...

That'd be a cool feature for @codepen.io itself also, I'd find: I feel like I send way too many debug-links via slack or email to test them on other devices.. 😅

Autogenerated URL-QR-Code

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codepen.io

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 2

2024 is such a good number though

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Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Dec 31

Happy new year! 🎉 Got my yearly traditional end-of-the-year @codepen.io -thing ready:

codepen.io/nitnelav/ful...

All the best for 2024! 🎇

Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Nov 7

I made a silly thing on @codepen.io 😃👋
codepen.io/nitnelav/ful...
I dunno, have a look if ya like? 🤷‍♂️

Tensorflow/Mediapipe-Bars

Just a proof of concept. Imagine each vertical bar represents a fan, some styrofoam-bits above, and you standing in front of a display window. (⌐■_■) A...

codepen.io

Valentin @valaty.bsky.social · Oct 9

Any brands around here? I'm wondering where they are.. 🧐 Are they not allowed here? Are they scared? Should they stay away or are we fine with some? 🤔

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Killed by Google @killedbygoogle.com · Jul 18

this is what the blog post headline announcing its shutdown should be, tbh.

Why @why.bsky.team · Jul 18

the bard didn't make it unfortunately

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