Dave Beesley

Anyone in my network in the US (California) who has been impacted by the recent waves of layoffs. This looks like an incredible role for anyone in Web and UX leadership www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...

I played (not) solitaire for more hands than I would care to admit. “A multiplayer game where the multiplayer was about companionship, empathy, and comfort, instead of competition or even interaction.” [notsolitaire.com]

Well this was an incredibly fun and uplifting read by @michelleb.bsky.social michellebarker.co.uk/writing/litt...

Internet hive mind. What is the best way to learn about video editing? I’m asking as a “learn by doing” person, who also finds inertia harder to overcome than I did in my 20s and 30s

Hope everybody heading to @webdevconf.com today has a great time. Gutted to be missing one of my favourite web conferences of the year

Junior tech jobs are really rare right now, so I was delighted to see the Welsh Government is hiring a Digital Data + Tech Apprentice. No experience needed! Must be at least 16 years old, but there's no upper age limit! 2 year post, £27k, apply by 28/09/2026 cais.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

I’d like to report a hate crime

Jesus. Daytime and weekend television is abound with A.I. Slop produced adverts

Canvassers out in force in Clacton.

We deserved that. Shouldn’t have sat back and invited pressure on taking the lead. When will we learn

Put a cross in please England

Today is sponsored by Iced Coffee, snacks, and memories of that England performance. I’m very tired, but very glad I watched it live

This 10 bands live trend is making me feel like I need to see more live music

Enjoy the last ever All Day @heypresents.com today all

Good morning fellow Brits. If there’s an election in your area today, and you are registered, please use your vote. And don’t forget your Voter ID. www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre...

I can’t make it this year, but you should!

Wine 11 réécrit la gestion des jeux Windows sous Linux au niveau du noyau avec NTSYNC : +678% de FPS sur Dirt 3, de 26 à 77 FPS sur Resident Evil 2. Fini les workarounds esync/fsync, la synchronisation se fait enfin directement dans le kernel. ⬇️

One of my real pet hates with Windows 11 is the fact that you can only have the taskbar on the bottom of the screen. On my personal Linux machines I have it on the left of my leftmost monitor, as I used to with MacOS and in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10

You know what I’m talking about. bell.bz/wait-it-out/

Phil neglects to mention he is also a fantastic Compere/Host of technical events. Snap him up while you can!

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Pivot to renewables and remove our reliance on burning stuff we dig out of the ground, enriching people to the point they kill each other?

Day off work today Instead of transforming data with code, I’m drawing pretty boxes with it. All while watching cosy content on YouTube. Nice change of pace.

Hawkeye nails it as always

🎉 Looking for new work. 15 years front-end dev + Design Systems specialist. I help folks build, maintain & transform design systems. I'm also available for focused projects, front-end builds, codebase modernisation. Short to long term. Let's chat - stu@alwaystwisted.com reposts appreciated <3

Better late than never as they say. My part 0 post on my #DaveGoesLinux journey into the worlds of #RightToRepair and #FOSS is live now davidbeesley.co.uk/posts/dave-g...

Better late than never as they say. My part 0 post on my #DaveGoesLinux journey into the worlds of #RightToRepair and #FOSS is live now davidbeesley.co.uk/posts/dave-g...

If the agency you hired is using AI generated images like this, they are doing you a disservice, over-charging you and doing irreparable damage to your brand. The thought of doing that makes us sick at @set.studio, so if you're looking for an agency that actually cares, check us out. set.studio

Part 0 of my new blog post series #DaveGoesLinux should be out this evening. Inspired by @davatron5000.bsky.social's #DaveGoesWindows series from, checks notes, 11 years ago (oh dear god am I that old) In the meantime, give their wonderful series a read daverupert.com/projects/dav...

A CSS Custom Properties quirk I just stumbled upon Consider this `color: var(--theme-defined-color, var(--fallback-color));` If I set `--theme-defined-color: inherit`, it is rendering `--fallback-color`, not the color defined in the parent element. Why is that?

Do I have to learn atproto now?

Tossing ideas around in my brain about an article on the term "Artisanal" in Web Development - particularly in this era of AI, Vibe Coding, Slop, and Frameworks. It hasn't coalesed into a resonable set of points yet. But when it does, I'll post it

Made friends with the engineer from the local cable company today. If I remember my popular culture correctly, this will end well for me

watching valve slowly turn gamers into linux users without them even realizing

Oh balls **opens laptop**

Happy New Year 🥳

Merry Christmas 🎉

I've had an execeptionally tough year. I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜 semanticfish.com/2025-year-in... Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience. Many more details in post!

2026 Goals

Landoooooo!!!

Our indy web agencies are struggling. I know first hand the incredible quality of Set Studio’s work and I’d urge anyone who needs a bit of website love (or indeed a new one) to hit them up. Likewise, if you’ve got a bit of learning budget kicking about, get yourself a piccalilli course.

A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020. It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛 bell.bz/its-been-a-v...