Here is the 2026 edition of the HTML boilerplate I use for websites I build! Let me know if there's anything else I should consider including! matuzo.at/blog/2026/ht...

My HTML boilerplate in 2026 - Manuel Matuzovic

Every element I use for the basic structure of a HTML document, with explanations why.

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A lot of people don't know this, but when you brush a cat, you are legally required to show them the wad of cat hair that came off of them and tell them "this is enough for another whole cat"

Exciting weeks at casa Charis. Our 5 year Thailand visa came through. Working hard on Ferdi’s 🐈‍⬛ paperwork. A couple of days after SmashingConf Freiburg we are off to Bangkok for the winter. It’s exciting, emotionally draining and us thinking a lot: whhyyy. 😂 Anyway; can’t wait!

My favourite grasshopper fact: Grasshoppers first appeared on the planet 250 million years ago. Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.

Bro. People are cool as fuck.

Camera obscura-ing.

We want to make #SmashingConf Freiburg accessible to everyone! If you are part of an underrepresented group in tech or design, apply for a scholarship ticket to join us in person in Freiburg or online from anywhere. 🎟️ 👉 Apply here: smashingconf.com/scholarship-... A share is deeply appreciated! 💖

Scholarship and Volunteering

Are you a part of an underrepresented group in tech? Or maybe you’d like to help us out during the days and become a volunteer?

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Some glyphs in the new weights coming very soon to Hubano, my typeface inspired by Cuban cigar box lettering.

A train from London to Germany, 240 euros. A flight from London to Germany, 50 euros. Whyyyyy is it still like this?

I got pretty excited about the Claude integration with Buffer, but it doesn’t seem to work. *cries*

💡 CSS Tip! After corner-shape, shape(), and border-shape, another feature is available to play with: rounding polygons. css-tip.com/rounded-shap... You create a polygon, add a radius value at the beginning, and you have a shape with rounded corners!

Taking your puking pooing yelling toddler with you to a hotel in Thailand. All free, welcome! Taking your fluffy well behaved and super fun cat with you. Very expensive!

My timeline here is full of people complaining about the world bc the US is fucking up so bad. I know. But you’re turning my lovely bluesky into a hell scroll too. Tell me the cool things you’re working on, something nice you’ve done lately.

Free webshop idea: You only need to spend 1.5,- extra for free shipping. … Here are 5 products!

no i have not read david hamburger helper’s latest racist blog, just add it to that stack over there and i will get to all of them,,,never

I have a new phone number. If you want it, send me a DM!

Of course I had to recreate this with CSS/JS. codepen.io/defaced/pen/...

Neale Denaro @nealedenaro.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Anyone got the latest patch for Nivea suncream? My bottle seems to be glitching.

Some Friday fun: if you are tired of the word “AI” here is a chrome extension that replaces it with 💩 in the browser in all your fonts. enshittifier.wells.ee/ #AI #Entshitification

🇵🇱 We’re exploring bringing SmashingConf to Poland! Next week we’ll be in Warsaw + Kraków and would love to meet the local tech community. If you’re into meetups, events, venues, sponsorships (or just know the scene), or would like to collab, I’d love to hear from you. 💌 charis@smashingconf.com

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LLM's are helpful because they're trained on years of high quality educational material and forums where people helped each other. People aren't visiting forums or paying for educational content anymore because of LLM's. The well isn't going to magically fill itself in perpetuity.

I feel everything in this article so deeply. My main drivers have always been community, craft, learning and helping others learn - and man, it's such a tough time for all of those things.

⭑ salma@whitep4nth3r.com · 2mo ago

Hi, friends. The last 6 years have been a blast, but I just don't like being on The Internet anymore. I'm leaving DevRel, and I wrote a little bit about why. Look after yourselves, and each other. Love, Salma

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

Tech, whatevs. I just want to craft. I can’t be the only one. Right? Right?

Last month, I was speaking at @cssday.nl on the new <meta name=text-scale> tag. I've just published a blog post with my slides and summary. www.joshtumath.uk/posts/2026-0...

Save the date! #btconf returns to Düsseldorf on 19 + 20 April 2027. Same single-track magic, same friendly faces, same vibe. Speakers coming soon. Tickets are on sale (now publicly, for the newsletter subscribers first). Can’t wait to see you there. 💛 beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...

beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf - 19–20 Apr 2027

beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...

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My "Poetic CSS" course goes live on Wednesday, with an Early Bird discount for the month of July! Here's another "side quest" on using shorthand properties: youtu.be/LNZQmOk3hKk Sign up for email updates (and a drawing for a handmade @OddBird mug): courses.oddbird.net/poetic-css/#... #css

Use Shorthands for a Fresh Start

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@paulvanbuuren.nl Ik kan u niet DM’en, u beantwoordt mijn email niet, moet ik straks aanbellen?

So if people are not spending their money on courses and conferences, where are people spending their money on? Hobbies, claude tokens, groceries, holiday?

Reminder: ticket prices will go up by €100 + VAT this Wednesday, 1st of July. There are a few cheap tickets left. We also announced @patmeenan.com, @stephaniewalter.bsky.social and @programmingart.bsky.social (MC). perfnow.nl/tickets.html

performance.now(); 19th and 20th of November 2026, Amsterdam

On 19th and 20th of November 2026, the seventh edition of performance.now() will take place in Amsterdam—a single track conference, covering today’s most important web performance insights.

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