https://trezy.com/blog New ideas, old ideas, and regular ideas can all be found below the titles of Trezy's titular technological tidings. en-us Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:33:21 GMT Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:10 GMT https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification t@trezy.com t@trezy.com Copyright 2026, Trezy Studios, LLC 10 https://trezy.com/blog/proof-of-work After my critique of Bluesky's 2026 Report resonated across the Atmosphere, the company's new interim CEO reached out. We talked about what went wrong, what collaboration should look like, and why private data is the next test of whether the words match the work. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:33:21 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Proof of Work https://trezy.com/blog/the-marshmallow-test At AtmosphereConf, Bluesky celebrated its community, then signaled it's willing to eat them alive. No context. No acknowledgment. I was in the room. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:04:16 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) The Marshmallow Test https://trezy.com/blog/atproto-profile-lexicon-generics As the Atmosphere grows beyond Bluesky, assuming every user has a Bluesky profile won't hold up. A base profile sounds like the fix, but the UX gets weird fast. Lexicon generics — a pattern built from existing ATProto concepts — could make profile-type records discoverable and translatable across apps without flattening them into a single record. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:24:46 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) ATProto Has a Profile Problem. Lexicon Generics Could Help. https://trezy.com/blog/blame-legislators-not-discord Yesterday's headline in The Verge had people planning their Discord exodus overnight. But the real story isn't about Discord — it's about legislators demanding surveillance infrastructure. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:34:50 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Discord Isn't Requiring a Face Scan — Your Legislators Are https://trezy.com/blog/christmas-time-with-papyrus An old rant about the proliferation of and disdain for the Papyrus font. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) It's Christmas Time... With Papyrus https://trezy.com/blog/discord-docsearch-with-algolia Managing the communities around open source software is a full time job in itself, and we maintainers can use all the help we can get. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:30:37 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Searching through Dev Documentation Straight from Discord, Powered by Algolia https://trezy.com/blog/tabs-vs-spaces The debate about tabs vs spaces is as old as the internet itself (I assume), and the way that we go about deciding which one to use is far more selfish than you realise. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:14:24 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) "Tabs vs Spaces" Is All Sorts of Messed Up https://trezy.com/blog/melody-a-new-way-to-regex Writing RegEx has always felt like using blood to draw runes in the dirt for the purpose of enacting an arcane incantation, but... maybe it doesn't have to be that way. 🤔 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:19:59 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Melody: A New Way to RegEx https://trezy.com/blog/its-time-to-move-on-from-twitch Twitch has treated me well, but it's time to try out some greener pastures. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:32:23 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) It's Time to Move On From Twitch... https://trezy.com/blog/what-would-you-do-if-your-computer-caught-on-fire Have you ever wondered what you'd do if you spent the day working on a huge new feature, only for your machine to catch on fire before you push the code? Well… I'll bet you're wondering about it now. 🙃 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 21:28:47 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) What would you do if your computer caught on fire? https://trezy.com/blog/making-a-video-game-in-zero-easy-steps Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:10:20 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Making a Video Game in Zero Easy Steps! https://trezy.com/blog/performance-testing-css-with-the-chrome-devtools Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:37:56 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Performance Testing CSS with the Chrome DevTools https://trezy.com/blog/building-web-apps-with-firebase-part-i-data-modeling Data modeling makes everything easier when you're building an app. I'll explore my own data modeling process and discuss how I decide what data I need in my database. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:06:31 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Building Web Apps with Firebase https://trezy.com/blog/loading-images-with-web-workers Web workers are magical. They allow for multi-threading in JavaScript, a language that has been single threaded *since the beginning*. Their practical applications cover pretty much everything we do in web applications... so why isn't anybody using them‽ 🤔 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Loading Images with Web Workers https://trezy.com/blog/from-the-devtools-to-the-clipboard Copy pasta doesn't have to be that hard. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) From the Devtools to the Clipboard https://trezy.com/blog/html-elements-menu-vs-nav ...or, Why the Hamburger Icon is Awesome. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) HTML Elements: Menu vs. Nav https://trezy.com/blog/why-is-browser-caching-so-hard Browser caching is one of the best ways to take care of your users while also speeding up your website... so why is it so hard? Sun, 19 Oct 2014 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) Why Is Browser Caching So Hard? https://trezy.com/blog/on-handlebars-and-template-tags Handlebars is **awesome**. I can separate my template logic from my application logic? Yes, please. When I try to use Handlebars in my local editor, though, it vomits all over those ugly `<script>` tags. Fortunately there’s an awesome, future-friendly, spec-compliant solution. Tue, 17 Jun 2014 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) On Handlebars and Template Tags https://trezy.com/blog/how-to-do-amazing-things A response to Raymmar Tirado’s 7 Reasons Why You Will Never Do Anything Amazing With Your Life Mon, 02 Jun 2014 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) How to do Amazing Things https://trezy.com/blog/on-dropdown-menu-transitions The CSS transition property allows for a lot of really cool effects in your design, but it's caused me to bang my head against the desk more than a couple of times. Let's talk about some of the less well-documented parts of the transition property. Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) On Dropdown Menu Transitions https://trezy.com/blog/on-advanced-box-shadows `box-shadow` is arguably one of the coolest things to come out of CSS3. However, I’ve been creating shadows in Adobe Fireworks and Photoshop for years, so I feel like CSS3’s `box-shadow` implementation is just too constrained. In an effort to expand my boxy horizons, I set out on a quest to create some cooler shadows. Tue, 03 Dec 2013 06:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) On Advanced Box Shadows https://trezy.com/blog/on-saving-characters Recently I discovered something mind-blowing that I feel like I should have known for years. Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) On Saving Characters https://trezy.com/blog/on-variables-calculations-and-new-units Web designers were begging for variables and calculations in CSS well before LESS and Sass came along However, Sass and LESS output can sometimes bloat your CSS and, while it's pretty fun to play with, it's a pain to have to recompile your CSS after every change. Fortunately, the W3C has come in like the proverbial Mary Poppins and to give them a spit shine, making everything all fresh and new again. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) On Variables, Calculations, and New Units https://trezy.com/blog/on-css-tooltips Pure CSS tooltips have been a thing for a while now, but all of the solutions I've found have had severe limitations. After reading through Louis Lazaris's article — Pure CSS Tool Tips Revisited over at ImpressiveWebs — I decided to take a stab at making some powerful CSS tooltips of my own. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) On CSS Tooltips https://trezy.com/blog/on-responsive-design After reading through A List Apart's article — What I Learned About the Web in 2011 — I decided I needed to make a second effort at getting into mobile web design. This article chronicles the epic struggle between myself and the perils of designing for a screen that fits in my hand. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT t@trezy.com (Trezy) On Responsive Design