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eajakobsen··on Phoenix 1.7 for Elixir: Edit a Form in a Modal
From the FAQ:

> How are stories ranked?

> The basic algorithm divides points by a power of the time since a story was submitted. Comments in threads are ranked the same way.

> Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which demotes overheated discussions, account or site weighting, and moderator action.

So if a story gets points very quickly, it will appear on the front page. If it don't keep getting points it will disappear.

eajakobsen··on Mounting your iPhone on your motorcycle can damage its camera (2022)
There is some fine print at the bottom of the screen in the shot where the phone is connected to the handlebars:

> Always use a dampener with your iPhone when riding as shown. Use only with low-powered bikes and avoid prolonged use.

eajakobsen··on Making a single bolt for an FL car
The video that "recently surfaced on Instagram" was uploaded to YouTube by Red Bull six years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iptAkpqjtMQ

eajakobsen··on Europe’s Longest Bicycling Tunnel Opens in Norway
To be fair this video was recorded before the tunnel officially opened.
eajakobsen··on Replying to comments about our web page design
If you want it to be even more readable you could do the following:

    font-size: clamp(1em, 1.3vw, 1.3em);
I would also consider using `rem` instead of `em` incase you want to use it anywhere other than the root element.
eajakobsen··on Could Ice Cream Possibly Be Good for You?
https://archive.ph/SYiLH
eajakobsen··on Tailwind CSS v3.3
I really like CSS, and in my personal projects I don't use Tailwind.

However, I use it in my day job, and here it is useful to us as a team. The variables combined with the tooling ensures we write consistent styles across our site. The color names and text sizes also correspond to what our design team uses in Figma, making implementing and updating designs quick.

That said, I still find it a pain to read, and we could probably have set up something very similar with CSS Custom Properties.

eajakobsen··on Show HN: I built a little online drum machine using 808 style samples
Ah, I missed that :)
eajakobsen··on Show HN: I built a little online drum machine using 808 style samples
Looks great and works great! A reset button would be nice to undo the horrible mess I made.

A minor note, when I load the page I get console warnings about an Audio Context being prevented from starting automatically, but once I click play everything works perfectly fine.

eajakobsen··on Tailwind is a leaky abstraction
I think the point in the comment you are replying to is that they _prefer_ having markup and styles in separate files.
eajakobsen··on Hey, GitHub – Waiting list signup
I imagine you have done extensive research on your own, but in any case I found this article by Josh Comeau on coding with voice commands and eye tracking very interesting: https://www.joshwcomeau.com/blog/hands-free-coding/
eajakobsen··on Being Ridiculed for My Open Source Project (2013)
One can provide feedback and encourage people to learn about more efficient coding practices without ridicule and comments like "my eyes are bleeding".
eajakobsen··on Aria-label is a code smell
To be fair, browser already provide a bunch of accessibility. Unfortunately, the tech we use to build websites also provide a whole host of footguns that are too easy to trigger when building UIs of any meaningful complexity.
eajakobsen··on Aria-label is a code smell
Absolutely worth it. Has helped me a lot, finding small issues like buttons with no meaningful label or custom checkboxes that don't announce their state.

I don't know what platform you're on, but I use VoiceOver on Mac. My blind relative uses JAWS on Windows.