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jake
@jake.fun
720 followers 600 following 170 posts
he/they • https://anothermachine.info • dev advocate • algorithmic music • alternative uses of web technology • reading non fiction • chicago
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jake.fun
Kind of a fun one to revisit from the deep archives. Using Sass functions to generate CSS custom properties with raw fallbacks in 2016. We've come so far...but also in so many ways we have not.

codepen.io/jak_e/post/c...
A screenshot of code that shows a Sass mixin that uses map get and conditionals to render css custom properties with a raw value fallback.
March 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
jake.fun
trying something out
a distorted image of a person in front of a bandshell stage outdoors
December 28, 2024 at 8:14 PM
jake.fun
ai sends me down rabbit holes that don't even exist while it hurls our planet into the sun.
screenshot of terminal that says: [main feed903] i know more than claude does, i wish i could remember that. fixed steganography 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) ➜ public-library git:(main) git push Enumerating objects: 11, done. Counting objects: 100% (11/11), done. Delta compression using up to 14 threads Compressing objects: 100% (6/6), done. Writing objects: 100% (6/6), 734 bytes | 734.00 KiB/s, done. Total 6 (delta 5), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (5/5), completed with 5 local objects. To https://github.com/another-machine/public-library.git f8b1ebb..feed903 main -> main
December 28, 2024 at 7:47 PM
jake.fun
NOW That’s What I Call a Ratio 2024
close up screenshot of my bluesky bio that says, “584 followers, 584 following”
December 4, 2024 at 4:37 PM
jake.fun
It's tiny, but can be rendered nicely with image-rendering: pixelated in CSS. Anyway, here is the configuration of the instrument in that video.
Small pixelated image with colorful rectangular shapes in a grid that are a lo fidelity representation of the step sequencer in the original post.
November 23, 2024 at 9:55 PM
jake.fun
i’m really excited about this thing. not too long now…
November 23, 2024 at 9:44 PM
jake.fun
404.
Screenshot of profile that says, "404 followers" below the text "jake @jake.fun"
November 14, 2024 at 10:00 PM
jake.fun
NYC! Come hang with me at the @figma.com office with @github.com next week.

nycfigmaxgithubdevmeetup.splashthat.com/GitHub
FIGMA X GITHUB DEV MEETUP DATE: Monday, November 18 TIME: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM LOCATION: Figma Office 33 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
November 13, 2024 at 10:54 PM
jake.fun
a(nother) machine is the new bucket where i’m going to be dumping my life’s work from here on out. lots to come here soon, two free games and a free instrument. the site is kinda fun and a semi-manifesto if you want to check it out. amplib.tech
November 8, 2024 at 4:16 AM
jake.fun
i started getting up well before i need to and spend that time in bed doing things like searching for “wet owl” on duckduckgo
a screenshot of duckduckgo with the term “wet owl” yielding for pictures of wet owls
June 12, 2023 at 12:19 PM
jake.fun
i take great pride in my zoom chat shitposting
A screenshot of a zoom chat: Mallory Dean 11:13 AM Just a Linkedin duvet cover You 11:14 AM A linked in duvet cover is just five men holding hands giving you the top ten reasons you should be sleeping
May 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM
jake.fun
me, 2069 AD, being nostalgic as hell
an older white man wearing the dyson headphone ventilator with the apple vr headset poorly photoshopped on top of his face
May 23, 2023 at 5:11 PM
jake.fun
the only selfie i can muster. mid call. enthusiastic as hell.
zoomed in picture of a zoom window. my face wearing a hat with an image of the chicago skyline greenscreened in the background
May 5, 2023 at 9:37 PM
jake.fun
i feel like this unopened wii nunchuk i found is bluesky…
a still in package sealed wii nunchuck controller
May 4, 2023 at 12:49 AM
jake.fun
basic errors like this are immensely relatable and only further endear me to bluesky. love y’all. keep goin!!!
screenshot of the bluesky ios app “what’s hot” section with an error that says “TypeError: undefined is not a function”
April 28, 2023 at 7:58 PM
jake.fun
Grateful for the opportunity to speak at Figma's Config this year. Gonna get to talk about some very awesome [redacted] things. You should attend (in person or virtually)! https://config.figma.com
A screenshot from the config website. Jake Albaugh He/they Developer Advocate, Figma Chicago, IL, USA Jake is passionate about the intersections of code, creativity, and community. Having transitioned from a formal design education to a career developing both sides of web applications, they love communicating and collaborating at the boundary lines of design and development. In addition to educating about Figma and the web, Jake spends time tinkering with algorithmic music, alternative uses for web technology, and reading non fiction. DEEP DIVE: DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER WORKFLOWS UNLOCKED USING...🤫 Join us for an in-depth session with practical perspectives on how designers and developers can leverage brand new Figma capabilities to unlock tighter collaboration with one another.
April 28, 2023 at 1:43 AM
jake.fun
now i have.
a screenshot of this reply being written in bluesky. “griffin wiebel: have you updated to the latest version released today?” followed by a text box with the words “now i have” written in it ready to send.
April 26, 2023 at 10:54 PM