Blake Watson

Scroll My Mac Scroll anywhere on your Mac with click-and-drag. A simple accessibility tool for macOS.

I vibe coded this accessibility tool but I hand-made its website. scrollmymac.blakewatson.com

I used Claude Code and GSD to build the accessibility tool I’ve always wanted - blakewatson.com The capability of AI to create software based on natural language prompts is mind-blowing and the assistive technology implications are astounding.

I vibe coded for the first time. This is what happened.

I think the landscape of assistive technology software is about to be completely transformed.

blakewatson.com/journal/i-us...

Looks like I have access to Bluesky again. It was previously blocked in Mississippi (long story) but we’re back with age verification.

Thanks for the shoutout!

I’ll be speaking at MagnoliaConf (@magnolia.boo) in Jackson, MS in October. My talk, "No build tool? No problem!" is all about skipping frontend build steps and instead using the cool features supported by modern browsers.

You can get 10% off tickets with this code: SPEAKER10

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Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.

So, all Bluesky users in Mississippi (e.g., me) are blocked from using the app. I'm posting this by using a VPN. I hope Mississippi's government can come to a more practical solution for its stated goal of child safety, but I'm not optimistic.

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@nona.zone This thread makes me super happy. Shoutout to @andycarolan.bsky.social who did the excellent artwork on this project.

Hey, thanks for the shoutout!

Super Mario Land 2-OST [Overworld Theme] YouTube video by Edward Holmes

I haven’t played this game in 20+ years but this song lives rent-free in my head. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lhb...

blakewatson.com turns 20 - blakewatson.com I bought this domain as a college student using a friend’s credit card. Twenty years later, it’s one of the best decisions I've ever made.

My website turned 20 today! blakewatson.com/journal/blak...

I'm just seeing this, but thanks for the shoutout and the share!

If you want to learn how to create and edit webpages (and you should, it’s fun!) HTML For People is a great modern learning resource.

www.htmlforpeople.com

Ha, I think I'm good at this too and judging from your replies I'm guessing this is a common thing people feel like they’re good at. Probably just easier being the third party like @spencercolaco.com said.

Hypothetical. Someone who doesn't code and doesn't want to learn asks you what is a good service for making a personal website and/or blog. Where would you point them?

Quick, I need some blog posts! I'm looking for blog posts/articles about why people should have a personal website.

I'm putting a list of them in a blog post. Both classic must-reads as well as little known posts from new web authors are fine.

It took two hours of debugging, one of which included 3 developers on a screenshare... to find a misspelled attribute.

🎟️ Tickets for Magnolia Conf 2025 are now on sale! Join us in Jackson, MS from October 21-23.

https://www.tixtree.com/e/magnolia-conf-453fc7ea2496

CFP for Magnolia Conf 2025 is now open! submit your talk by August 15(ish)!

if you're part of an underrepresented group in tech, we especially want to hear from you!

https://forms.gle/ceZAHzkcxXZGCo5U9

Think I’m going to stop cross-posting from Mastodon. I don’t love having a bunch of truncated posts.

The Iconfactory (@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world) Attached: 1 image Every Friday we send out the week’s completed batch of pixel portraits to waiting customers. The feedback has been wonderful to say the least. 😃 Another reason to love Fridays! https://iconfactory.com/pixelportraits #DigitalArt #commissions #PixelArt

Can confirm these are rad!
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GitHub - moegi-design/vscode-theme: 🌸 An elegant theme for VS Code. 🌸 An elegant theme for VS Code. Contribute to moegi-design/vscode-theme development by creating an account on GitHub.

My favorite suggestion so far is Moegi Dawn (it's one of the light variants) github.com/moegi-design...

You'll never have to chase down small breaking changes in your dependency chain you download the CDN versions and commit them directly to your repo.

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Any weirdos out there have a favorite light theme for VS Code? There aren't nearly as many quality light themes as dark themes I've noticed.

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I just said "bro, cope" out loud to webpack running in my terminal because it was showing me an error I already fixed.

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At certain levels, your D&D character has the option to take an ability score improvement or a feat.

Ability score improvements are great but sound boring, while Feats have cool names like "War Caster" or "Crusher" (and tbf feats are great too).

I just ... https://social.lol/@bw/114971829307993583

Minimal character sheet Your freeform character sheet for D&D 5e.

Made a bunch of updates to Minimal Character Sheet.

- Print mode
- Collapsible spells
- UI tweaks
- Bug fixes

https://minimalcharactersheet.com

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synthwave.live The best synthwave mixes, updated weekly.

Like synthwave? I just added a bunch of mixes to https://synthwave.live.

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The HTML Hobbyist Learning HTML to build your website, fanzine, or personal site.

Found this website which is similar to the HTML for People vibe. Love it! https://www.htmlhobbyist.com/

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HTML for People HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.

If you are reading this, you can do it. I believe in you! https://htmlforpeople.com/
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Spent nearly all day yesterday refactoring the autosave function on my digital character sheet app. It handles edge cases more betterly and shows a save-status indicator so that you can have the warm fuzzies of knowing everything is saved (and know when s... https://social.lol/@bw/114931682387589515