mason
@bricksroo.com
🤖 front-end engineer, always learning
☕️ coffee & sunshine (with proper UV protection)
🏔️ adventure is out there
☕️ coffee & sunshine (with proper UV protection)
🏔️ adventure is out there
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mason
@bricksroo.com
· Nov 16
put some good into the world today
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Design Tokens specification reaches first stable version | Design Tokens Community Group
www.w3.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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"Oh yeah? You like baseball? What if I make you smoke *an entire pack* of baseball?"
October 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
"Oh yeah? You like baseball? What if I make you smoke *an entire pack* of baseball?"
baseball is good actually!
October 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
baseball is good actually!
it’s so good to have the nba back
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
it’s so good to have the nba back
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fun news! I was laid off from Twilio.
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
fun news! I was laid off from Twilio.
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.
if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!
reposts from tech folks appreciated <3
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The Chrome DevTools Performance panel just leveled up! 🚀 Here's a 69-second taste of the new hotness.
May 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Chrome DevTools Performance panel just leveled up! 🚀 Here's a 69-second taste of the new hotness.
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mutual aid los angeles network (MALAN) has a megalist of resources across the southland: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
and they’re collecting donations in chatsworth: www.instagram.com/p/DElevTEyzVD/
and they’re collecting donations in chatsworth: www.instagram.com/p/DElevTEyzVD/
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
mutual aid los angeles network (MALAN) has a megalist of resources across the southland: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
and they’re collecting donations in chatsworth: www.instagram.com/p/DElevTEyzVD/
and they’re collecting donations in chatsworth: www.instagram.com/p/DElevTEyzVD/
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Digging @bell.bz here: "The path to becoming a great developer is more than just coding. It's down to how you approach everything else, like communication, giving and receiving feedback, finding a pragmatic solution, planning — and thinking like a web developer."
css-tricks.com/the-importan...
css-tricks.com/the-importan...
The Importance Of Investing In Soft Skills In The Age Of AI | CSS-Tricks
I am still an AI skeptic. The biggest risk I foresee is that if your sole responsibility is to write code, your job is at risk. It’s not time to panic, but I do see a lot of value in evolving your sof...
css-tricks.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Digging @bell.bz here: "The path to becoming a great developer is more than just coding. It's down to how you approach everything else, like communication, giving and receiving feedback, finding a pragmatic solution, planning — and thinking like a web developer."
css-tricks.com/the-importan...
css-tricks.com/the-importan...
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🎊 Happy New Year!
I discovered a lot of very cool dev stuff in 2024, from libraries to devtools to educational resources. Thought it’d be fun to share them all, to help kickstart your 2025!
Let’s go through the list. 🧵
I discovered a lot of very cool dev stuff in 2024, from libraries to devtools to educational resources. Thought it’d be fun to share them all, to help kickstart your 2025!
Let’s go through the list. 🧵
January 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🎊 Happy New Year!
I discovered a lot of very cool dev stuff in 2024, from libraries to devtools to educational resources. Thought it’d be fun to share them all, to help kickstart your 2025!
Let’s go through the list. 🧵
I discovered a lot of very cool dev stuff in 2024, from libraries to devtools to educational resources. Thought it’d be fun to share them all, to help kickstart your 2025!
Let’s go through the list. 🧵
🏃🏼 Last run of the year to round out ‘24. It was my most consistent training year (minus a surgical setback) and even got my first half-marathon race in the bag. Here’s to more miles and exploration in 2025 🤙🏻
December 31, 2024 at 11:54 PM
🏃🏼 Last run of the year to round out ‘24. It was my most consistent training year (minus a surgical setback) and even got my first half-marathon race in the bag. Here’s to more miles and exploration in 2025 🤙🏻
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Reminder: you don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it, you don’t have to get better at it, you don’t have to monetize it, and it doesn’t have to be useful.
December 1, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Reminder: you don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it, you don’t have to get better at it, you don’t have to monetize it, and it doesn’t have to be useful.
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My latest blog post covers how a simple observation at airport security highlights the concept of Betterment and how it applies to engineering teams. Which group are you in?
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...
The Betterment Metric - Angie Jones
A simple observation at airport security highlights the concept of Betterment and how it applies to engineering teams. Which group are you in?
angiejones.tech
November 22, 2024 at 4:54 PM
My latest blog post covers how a simple observation at airport security highlights the concept of Betterment and how it applies to engineering teams. Which group are you in?
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...
angiejones.tech/the-betterme...
One of the best features of bluesky feeds is when you pull to refresh and there are no new posts. You’ve seen all the posts for now my friend, put your phone down. 😌
November 19, 2024 at 10:23 PM
One of the best features of bluesky feeds is when you pull to refresh and there are no new posts. You’ve seen all the posts for now my friend, put your phone down. 😌
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career hack: having fun makes it easier to stick with a challenge, helps you retain more information, and makes people more likely to pay attention to what you’re doing
if you can find a way to have fun as you’re learning, you WILL get further. so please: make silly stuff. goof around. play 💜
if you can find a way to have fun as you’re learning, you WILL get further. so please: make silly stuff. goof around. play 💜
November 18, 2024 at 5:11 PM
career hack: having fun makes it easier to stick with a challenge, helps you retain more information, and makes people more likely to pay attention to what you’re doing
if you can find a way to have fun as you’re learning, you WILL get further. so please: make silly stuff. goof around. play 💜
if you can find a way to have fun as you’re learning, you WILL get further. so please: make silly stuff. goof around. play 💜
Is it pronounced the “ay-tee” protocol or “@“ protocol? 🤔
November 17, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Is it pronounced the “ay-tee” protocol or “@“ protocol? 🤔
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Here’s another starter pack. This one is for all the people who love #CSS, #CSS, #CSS! 😁🤘✨
(LMK if you know more CSS folks I should add! 💚)
go.bsky.app/A6biNib
(LMK if you know more CSS folks I should add! 💚)
go.bsky.app/A6biNib
October 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Here’s another starter pack. This one is for all the people who love #CSS, #CSS, #CSS! 😁🤘✨
(LMK if you know more CSS folks I should add! 💚)
go.bsky.app/A6biNib
(LMK if you know more CSS folks I should add! 💚)
go.bsky.app/A6biNib
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Here are the slides for my #PerfNow talk yesterday!
My attempt at a beginner's guide to becoming an expert at web performance.
docs.google.com/presentation...
My attempt at a beginner's guide to becoming an expert at web performance.
docs.google.com/presentation...
Aiming for the Stars (perfnow 2024)
Aiming for the Stars Annie Sullivan, Perfnow 2024 It's so great to be back here with all of you today! This conference always feels like home to me. I've spent most of the past 25 years of my career w...
docs.google.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Here are the slides for my #PerfNow talk yesterday!
My attempt at a beginner's guide to becoming an expert at web performance.
docs.google.com/presentation...
My attempt at a beginner's guide to becoming an expert at web performance.
docs.google.com/presentation...
put some good into the world today
November 16, 2024 at 5:10 PM
put some good into the world today
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HEY. I had the great opportunity to go on the @syntax.fm podcast and talk about web performance, web components, & a lot more. That episode is live with an absolute linkbait title wherever you get your podcasts! 🎉 syntax.fm/show/848/web... open.spotify.com/episode/0YgS...
Web Components Can’t Save Us with Scott Jehl - Syntax #848
Scott Jehl discusses his background in web development and responsive design at Filament Group agency, opinions on web components for UI patterns, styling complexities, design systems, and how they ar...
syntax.fm
November 15, 2024 at 5:04 PM
HEY. I had the great opportunity to go on the @syntax.fm podcast and talk about web performance, web components, & a lot more. That episode is live with an absolute linkbait title wherever you get your podcasts! 🎉 syntax.fm/show/848/web... open.spotify.com/episode/0YgS...
Incredibly hilarious. Bravo.
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Incredibly hilarious. Bravo.
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November 14, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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🌠 For years, the #1 most requested feature in CSS was Container Queries. We wanted them so badly!
Well, they’ve arrived… and none of us are using them. 😂
I think I know why, and I just published a new blog post that will hopefully change that!
Check it out:
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/containe...
Well, they’ve arrived… and none of us are using them. 😂
I think I know why, and I just published a new blog post that will hopefully change that!
Check it out:
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/containe...
A Friendly Introduction to Container Queries • Josh W. Comeau
It’s been a couple of years since container queries started landing in browsers… so why isn’t anyone using them? It turns out that container queries are kinda tricky; they’re not as straightforward as...
www.joshwcomeau.com
November 4, 2024 at 4:36 PM
🌠 For years, the #1 most requested feature in CSS was Container Queries. We wanted them so badly!
Well, they’ve arrived… and none of us are using them. 😂
I think I know why, and I just published a new blog post that will hopefully change that!
Check it out:
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/containe...
Well, they’ve arrived… and none of us are using them. 😂
I think I know why, and I just published a new blog post that will hopefully change that!
Check it out:
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/containe...
Do your best to take care of yourselves this week, friends. Take breaks, breaths, and walks.
November 4, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Do your best to take care of yourselves this week, friends. Take breaks, breaths, and walks.
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I needed to read this @aworkinglibrary.com essay this week; maybe you need it, too. everythingchanges.us/blog/change-...
Change the course | everything changes
Use what you’ve got.
everythingchanges.us
October 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I needed to read this @aworkinglibrary.com essay this week; maybe you need it, too. everythingchanges.us/blog/change-...