Yet Another Newsletter LOL: 1000 Dinosaurs
Tags: iot, css, deno, a11y
Published: 2023-07-09 08:42:57

<p>Another week, another newsletter. Let's get to it!</p>
<h2>Around the Web</h2>
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<li><a href="https://modernfontstacks.com/?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Modern Font Stacks</a> because the fastest fonts are already on your machine.</li>
<li>I discovered <a href="https://namae.dev/?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">namae</a> while watching <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/danielroe?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Daniel Roe's Twitch stream</a> this week. He mentioned it in the chat during a conversation about Nettle tea. Namae is a useful tool for checking social handles, website domains, and more in one place.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLkxRnRQtDE&amp;utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">keynote from Tailwind Connect</a> is up! Lots of great stuff in there. There are many improvements to Tailwind, including faster builds, thanks to <a href="https://lightningcss.dev/?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Lightning CSS</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://deno-blog.com/A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_Deno_KV.2023-06-30?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">A Comprehensive Guide to Deno KV</a>. Craig gives the rundown on all things Key Value (KV) Store for Deno, including many examples.</li>
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<h2>Fun Stuff</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/dundurn-dinosaur-organizer-happy-with-turnout-1.6895649?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Dance party for 1,000 dinosaurs follows Dundurn, Sask., challenge to world record</a>. Folks in my country making us proud lol.</p>
<h2>Words of Wisdom for the Week</h2>
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<p>If you want to achieve different results, you sometimes must be willing to make changes to your current actions. We can't always expect to get different results by doing the same things we've always done. </p>
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<p>– <a href="https://www.threads.net/t/CuXKqqNrdYM/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Addy Osmani on Threads</a></p>
<h2>Shameless Plugs</h2>
<p>The stream recording with <a href="https://andypiper.me/?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Andy Piper</a> is up on YouTube. We discussed making, IoT messaging (MQTT), MicroPython and Mastodon. Thanks again for hanging Andy!</p>{% embed https://youtu.be/gMA3oHDEqn0 %}
<p>Remember to like and subscribe! 😎</p>
<p>Also, it was awesome hanging with <a href="https://grahamthe.dev/?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Graham Ritchie</a> this week on <a href="https://nickytlive?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">nickyt.live</a>. We discussed accessibility, provided some tips and tools to leverage, and even squeezed in a mini-audit.</p>
<p>Here's a highlight showing the Chrome DevTools contrast checker in action. Thanks again for hanging, Graham!</p>{% embed https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1864256324?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670 %}
<p>Lastly, I'm attending (not speaking) <a href="https://www.refactorconf.com?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Refactor DX 2023</a> in Toronto this coming week. If you're attending, don't be shy and come say hi!</p>
<h2>Jobs</h2>
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<li><a href="https://runwayml.com/?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Runway</a> is looking for a <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/runwayml/jobs/4241587005?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Staff Frontend Engineer </a> as well as a <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/runwayml/jobs/4015509005?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-5670" target="_blank">Sr. Backend Engineer</a>.</li>
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