December 10, 2024 Leave your thoughtsOne night and the following morning in Stamford, Connecticut.
On the quiet morning of the last day of the trip, I checked out of the hotel and headed to a nearby bus stop in an uncommonly empty Causeway Bay. (more…)
July 3, 2024 Leave your thoughts
May 6, 2024 Leave your thoughtsAfter the success of Wim Wenders‘ Tokyo streets-and-toilets meditation Perfect Days (2023), I recount all the times I’ve watched its excellent leading man perform. (more…)
Welcome to the jungle
The morning after Part 1’s arrival, I set out for a short visit to rustic Lamma Island, just a half-hour ferry ride from the region’s concrete-steel-glass heart. (more…)
March 31, 2024 Leave your thoughts
Nothing to declare
Early 2024 saw my next semi–regular Hong Kong visit, with a series of firsts: (more…)
March 12, 2024 Leave your thoughtsCSS today has advanced features that make browsers powerful, our work easier and JavaScript dependency minimal.
Here is a list of some of my favourite new CSS features, including masks, container queries, and parent selector.
November 19, 2023 Leave your thoughts
October 2023 marked the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic and I visited Istanbul on the day before to see what it’s like. Welcome to my first 10-bit HDR gallery, which is brighter and has more dynamic range on latest Chrome and an HDR display. As of late 2023, other browsers will show dimmer 8-bit SDR versions of the photos. Enjoy! (more…)
November 10, 2023 Leave your thoughts
MUBI is a films streamer/social network I joined in 2008 because of an Olivier Assayas interview. Here is a copy of my activity on the site, complete with subjective ratings and the occasional silly comment.
August 21, 2023 Leave your thoughts
(more…) August 18, 2023 Leave your thoughtsApple claims the Vision Pro is the most advanced personal computing device and it’s easy to see why. AR/VR interaction by eye/head/hands tracking and high visual fidelity delivered by a couple of 4K+ displays do seem to be next level technology. What’s interesting for the web is that the device uses good* old Safari to browse the web and the UX depends on websites being fast, semantic HTML, scalable, accessible, and stable. There is also a brand new highlight effect.