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Post from September 6th, 2023 at 3:48pm
I met Molly Holzschlag in person a few times when I was first starting out as a web developer. The only thing that matched how passionately she fought for the open web was her kindness and generosity to myself and others. RIP Molly, you will be sorely missed.
Post from August 26th, 2023 at 8:24am
Google approved the new version of Web Developer, and it is once again available in the Chrome Web Store 🙌
Post from August 25th, 2023 at 5:15pm
You may have noticed that Web Developer is no longer available in the Chrome Web Store. Google removed the extension because it was requesting a permission that it did not use. I have submitted a new version of the extension that does not request this unnecessary permission, but it is waiting for approval from Google. Hopefully that will be soon!
Post from March 10th, 2023 at 3:25pm
Image from February 22nd, 2023 at 10:55am
I need to write a post about everything I’m running on my Mac mini home server, but the latest addition is Uptime Kuma as a self-hosted uptime monitoring solution: https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma
Post from February 3rd, 2023 at 11:01am
What Movies I Watched in 2022 🍿
I started using Letterboxd again this year to track the movies I watch. I signed up for a pro membership, primarily for the feature that filters your watchlist to show only the movies available on services that you subscribe to.
Unfortunately, Letterboxd doesn’t have a public API. However, you can get an export of your data, and I wrote a hacky PHP script that processed my diary CSV and created this end-of-year round-up.
I excluded any movies that I rewatched, so these are the 77 movies that I watched for the first time in 2022:
- Say Anything… ★★★★☆
- It Chapter Two ★★☆☆☆
- Eternals ★★★☆☆
- The House ★★★☆☆
- The Alpinist ★★★☆☆
- The Kid Detective ★★★★☆
- Train to Busan ★★★★☆
- Striking Distance ★★☆☆☆
- Synchronic ★★★☆☆
- Jolt ★★☆☆☆
- Gunpowder Milkshake ★★☆☆☆
- Scream 3 ★★★☆☆
- Scream 4 ★★★☆☆
- Scream ★★★☆☆
- Dreamscape ★★★☆☆
- Spider-Man: No Way Home ★★★★☆
- Masters of the Universe ★★☆☆☆
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife ★★☆☆☆
- Death on the Nile ★★★☆☆
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines ★★★★☆
- The Adam Project ★★☆☆☆
- Red Notice ★★★☆☆
- Schumacher ★★★☆☆
- Deep Water ★★☆☆☆
- Sorcerer ★★★★★
- Don’t Look Up ★★☆☆☆
- Everything Everywhere All at Once ★★★★☆
- Blow Out ★★★☆☆
- The Batman ★★★★☆
- Moonfall ★★☆☆☆
- Casablanca ★★★★☆
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage ★★☆☆☆
- Infinite ★★☆☆☆
- Jungle Cruise ★★★☆☆
- Promising Young Woman ★★★☆☆
- Only Lovers Left Alive ★★★★☆
- Reversal of Fortune ★★★☆☆
- The Night House ★★★☆☆
- The Quiet Earth ★★★☆☆
- Downton Abbey: A New Era ★★★☆☆
- The Rescue ★★★★☆
- Pig ★★★★☆
- The Lost City ★★★☆☆
- The King’s Man ★★★☆☆
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ★★★☆☆
- The Gray Man ★★★☆☆
- In the Mood for Love ★★★★☆
- Patriot Games ★★★☆☆
- Clear and Present Danger ★★★★☆
- The Conversation ★★★★☆
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem ★☆☆☆☆
- Prey ★★★★☆
- Coherence ★★★☆☆
- Spiderhead ★★★☆☆
- Jurassic World Dominion ★★☆☆☆
- Thor: Love and Thunder ★★★☆☆
- Samaritan ★★★☆☆
- Top Gun: Maverick ★★★★☆
- The Endless ★★★★☆
- Bodies Bodies Bodies ★★★★☆
- Nope ★★★☆☆
- Fire in the Sky ★★★☆☆
- Orphan: First Kill ★★★☆☆
- Werewolf by Night ★★★☆☆
- Mirrors ★★☆☆☆
- Carnival of Souls ★★★☆☆
- Smile ★★★☆☆
- The Menu ★★★★☆
- Zero Dark Thirty ★★★☆☆
- Bullet Train ★★★☆☆
- See How They Run ★★★☆☆
- Black Adam ★★☆☆☆
- Pee-wee’s Big Adventure ★★★★☆
- The Banshees of Inisherin ★★★★☆
- The Last Seduction ★★★☆☆
- Emily the Criminal ★★★☆☆
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery ★★★★☆
These were my highlights:
- Favorite movie: Sorcerer
- Favorite movie released in 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Least favorite movie: Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
If you want to see what movies I’m watching throughout the year then you can follow me on Letterboxd.
Image from January 11th, 2023 at 11:31am
What I Read in 2021 & 2022 📚
My reading has dramatically slowed since I started working from home in 2020. Now that I no longer have a commute, I’m still trying to work out a good time in my day when I read. Therefore, unfortunately, I only read seven books across 2021 & 2022 combined:
- The Cat Owner’s Manual by David Brunner ★★★★☆
- The Adventure Zone: Crystal Kingdom by Clint McElroy ★★★★★
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport ★★★★☆
- Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne ★★★★★
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport ★★★☆☆
- Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes by William Bridges ★☆☆☆☆
- Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp ★★★★☆
From this brief list, these were my highlights:
- Favorite fiction book: Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne
- Favorite non-fiction book: Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp
- Least favorite book: Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes by William Bridges
If you want to see what (little) I’m reading throughout the year then you can follow me on Goodreads.
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