Dave Beesley
@davidbeesley.co.uk
👨💻Web Developer @ Sports Interactive (Sega) 👨💼Director @ Cheltenham Town FC ☕️ Coffee (S/K)nob 🏎️ F1 bore
We deserved that. Shouldn’t have sat back and invited pressure on taking the lead. When will we learn
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
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...
Remember to bring your photo ID to vote in tomorrow’s election
Voters across England are being urged to remember that they’ll need to bring an accepted form of photo ID to the polling station to vote in tomorrow’s elections.
electoralcommission.org.uk
looking to take on some fun, fractional design/frontend work in the coming months. if you wanna collaborate on something lovely that's not just another ai tool then drop me a lil intro at hugs@scott.is. i'm especially interested in smaller design system (especially 0-1) bits.
I can’t make it this year, but you should!
Less than a month to go until All Day Hey! 2026. Our single-track conference is carefully curated to ensure you get the most from the day, you'll find topics that leave you feeling inspired and ready to dig into something new. Have you and the team got tickets yet? ti.to/hey-presents...
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. ⬇️
Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive
Wine 11 is the biggest jump for Linux gaming in years.
xda-developers.com
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/
Wait it out
You know what I’m talking about.
bell.bz
Phil neglects to mention he is also a fantastic Compere/Host of technical events. Snap him up while you can!
Yesterday was my last day at Deno. From today, I'll be cheering the talented team on from outside the org. This also means that I'm now considering my next move in the DX/DevRel/Technical marketing space.
.strait—hormuz { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; }
how would YOU open the Strait of Hormuz? Wrong answers only
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?
how would YOU open the Strait of Hormuz? Wrong answers only
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.
🎉 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...
#DaveGoesLinux - Part 0 - David Beesley
David Beesley - Web Developer specialising in clean, fast, and user-friendly websites and web applications
davidbeesley.co.uk
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...
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...
#DaveGoesLinux - Part 0 - David Beesley
David Beesley - Web Developer specialising in clean, fast, and user-friendly websites and web applications
davidbeesley.co.uk
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...
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...
#davegoeswindows
The personal blog of Dave Rupert, web developer and podcaster from Austin, TX.
daverupert.com
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?
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?
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
a man in a military uniform with a mustache is smoking a cigarette and making a funny face .
Alt: Windsor Davies from British sitcom “It ain’t half hot mum” sarcastically responds, “Of dear, how sad, never mind”
media.tenor.com
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns