2025-06-01 14:45:00
Back in the day, building websites with PHP and jQuery was quick and simple—but now, with all the Reacts and Webpacks, it feels like overkill for small projects. In the post, Ibrahim shares how trying to update an old React app turned into a nightmare, and in the end, plain old HTML and CSS did the job better.
I really enjoyed this post and agreed with a lot of what Ibrahim said. The simpler history of the web was nice, and it's something I try to maintain with this blog. I'm running Kirby, which is PHP, but does use Vue as well. That's still pretty good by today's standards though.
As I've been learning PHP by doing a course and a few fun little projects, I've thought about building my own, super simple blog in PHP. Problem is, I really enjoy using Kirby.
One final point: I'm not sure jQuery was as great as Ibrahim makes it out to be - I can't speak for the earlier days, but when I used WordPress with jQuery, it was a bloated mess. 🤷🏼♂️
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2025-05-31 05:30:00
Going down a website rabbit hole is just the best. It starts with a blog post that links to another post, I check their site - they have lots of great content.
Oooh there’s a blogroll…
An hour later I’ve added 5 more sites to my RSS reader and I now have hundreds of new posts to read.
I ♥️ the internet sometimes.
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2025-05-29 17:10:00
Around a year ago, I sold a project bike I'd just completed to my younger brother. It was a 22 year old Triumph Speed Four that I had fully restored (pic of the bike after the final "shake down" ride after finishing the project).
Last week, my brother took it to a Triumph specialist for its annual service and the mechanic commented on how it was one of the best condition Speed Fours he had ever seen. High praise indeed for my mechanical prowess. 🏍️
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2025-05-29 01:05:00
I just logged into my RSS reader and I see a number of unread posts from Jack Baty. That can only mean one thing...he switched platform again. 🤣
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2025-05-27 22:35:00
Youngest: [pointing to a sign that says "Chiropodist"] daaaad, what does that say?
Me: That says "shi-rop-oh-dist".
Him: What's that?
Me: it's someone who looks after people's feet.
Him: Random...
🤣🤣
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2025-05-25 00:50:00
Wife has some friends over.
Me: "I'm just going out to the garage. I'll be back in 10 mins."
2 hours later... 🤣
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