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Scripting News: Sunday, September 7, 2025

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Sunday, September 7, 2025 Two videos every US resident should watch to prepare for what might be coming. 1. The Lives of Others . A drama set in the eastern part of post-war Germany before the wall came down. People lived their lives, but their relationship with the government and the military would seem very strange to an American of 2025, But more of this is definitely what's on the way, and the technology for watching what you do is much better now, and our neighbors aren't any different, which is what the Germans depended on. 2. The Handmaid's Tale . Same kind of police state as in Lives of Others with a Christian twist. Everyone is a member of a caste. Most women are infertile since some unspecified disaster, and the ones who can reproduce exist only to reproduce. There are women who clean the house, and do a few other things. There are certainly other books, movies and series worth tuning into, but these are the ones I recommend now. Handmaid'...

Scripting News: Saturday, September 6, 2025

Saturday, September 6, 2025 New version of FeedLand # There's a new version of FeedLand, v0.7.0. # Here's the thread where we discussed the testing of the new release. It worked everywhere we installed it, so it seems fair to open it up to people running their own FeedLand instances. # The only features it adds are ones needed to use it with the new version of WordLand , coming soon now. # But if you have the time, it requires an update to the database, so it's not the usual thing. It explains at the beginning of the thread what the change is to the database. # Here are the instructions for doing the upgrade. # If you're installing a new instance, the instructions are the same as always. # If you have trouble, post a note on the thread . # Thanks to Scott Hanson for validating the new version. It's always important to have someone to check my work. # About feedland.org # Yesterday...

Scripting News: Friday, September 5, 2025

Friday, September 5, 2025 I upgraded feedland.org to a new version of the system software, still being tested. In the process I started a fresh items table. This means for the next day or so your timeline may have a lot of items for a few feeds, as it catches up with every feed it keeps track of. The server was down for a couple of hours while we did the upgrade. Still diggin! ;-) # Linkblog items for the day Kennedy family members call for RFK Jr. to resign from HHS. statnews.com Donald Trump Is Tanking America's Labor Market. rollingstone.com Nate Silver thinks Bluesky is a loser. natesilver.net Hyundai's new EV plant was just raided by ICE, 'hundreds' arrested. electrek.co Why everyone is quitting social media. substack.com Healthcare worker shares 5 "insider tips" for advocating for yourself at the doctor. dailydot.com Copyright 1994-2025 Dave Winer. This email was sent...

Scripting News: Thursday, September 4, 2025

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Thursday, September 4, 2025 BTW, one of the things I should have mentioned in yesterday's podcast is that the product isn't just WordLand, it's also FeedLand. The two are connected by a well-developed WebSocket interface, which I will provide code for, as well as docs for what goes over the wire. I think a lot of feed aficionados will find this really interesting (and also really simple). # Another thing I should have mentioned, about the title of the podcast , I think this is the last chance for the open web. It may already be too late. Look at what's happening politically in the US now and ask how tolerant the government is going to be of an open web. We always had to deal with the possibility that they would shut down free speech here. It has been tried , didn't work in the 90s. But the guardrails that existed then possibly don't exist now. The same things that are forcing CBS for example to become a controlled press, may affect the ...

Scripting News: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Podcast: Last chance for the open web . # I want to start reading a bunch of WordPress community blogs . # Linkblog items for the day I can't imagine anyone gives a fuck what chief justice John Roberts thinks about anything. politico.com 5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you. theconversation.com Utah's congressional maps must be redrawn right away, judge rules. pbs.org Microsoft releases 6502 BASIC as open source. opensource.microsoft.com Where did all the WordPress editors go? herve.bzh Pharmacists decry COVID Vaccine Delay. spectrumlocalnews.com Trump says he's set to order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore. apnews.com It's time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down. theguardian.com Trump's Most Fateful Teardown Is Happening Now. nytimes.com Homophobe Rand Paul slams gay health expert Daskalakis. advo...

🔥 (233) Writable Computed Refs, Hidden Components, and Render Functions

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​ ​ Read this on my blog Hi! This week is a bit quieter for me. I just wrapped up the launch of Advanced Reactivity , so I'm switching gears a little. So, no new articles for you this week, but I've got some from the archives that you might have missed! And of course, your tips, as always. Have a fantastic week! — Michael 🔥 Writable Computed Refs Computed refs are cool and all, but did you know you can create writable computed refs? const firstName = ref ( '' ); const lastName = ref ( '' ); const fullName = computed ({ get : () => ` ${ firstName . value } ${ lastName . value } ` , set : ( val ) => { const split = val . split ( ' ' ); // ['Michael', 'Thiessen'] firstName . value = split [ 0 ]; // 'Michael' lastName . value = split [ 1 ]; // 'Thiessen' } }); fullName . value = 'Michael T...

Scripting News: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025 CSS Grid where have you been all my life? Very rational, simple. # General note: When I say RSS, I recognize that there are other feed formats, but I don't want to confuse things. The software makes all that transparent, so let's make it transparent for the users too, ok? # WordLand + FeedLand will ask... # If all the people who love RSS and make software for it, feed readers, editors, blogging software, put our heads together, we could make a great network for people to write on, that would be so exciting, it would pull a lot of interest from the silos. If momentum builds, they will eventually add RSS as an inbound and outbound format because they will want to be on this network. # We, as writers, shouldn't have to live with the compromises that come from having to make 5 versions of everything, and still you don't have a way to share a lot of the interesting stuff people write. # If we choose to...