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I'm zooming through Flexbox thanks to the FlexBox Zombies game. It uses spaced-repetition and gamification to help you learn CSS Flexbox.

Going forward, whenever I use Flexbox I'll probably pretend to target a bunch of zombies.

Flexbox Zombies is an example of edtech done right. Let's aim higher than creating plain old video tutorials.

September 15, 2025 Permalink #57

Does anyone else dislike the idea of having a separate subdomain for the main app vs the landing page? I get that it's easier for the marketing team, but as a user who only remembers the bare domain for most web apps I use, this solution is inelegant.

September 15, 2025 Permalink #56

These days we blame social media for keeping kids glued to screens when they should be playing outside instead.

But I remember during the 90s and early 2000s, Cartoon Network and other kids' channels played their best kids shows in the evening just when kids should have been outside.

What is new is old.

September 15, 2025 Permalink #55

Who else subscribes to YouTube premium because they don't have time to watch ads but happily watch 1 hour podcasts which are essentially ads on the same platform?

August 21, 2025 Permalink #54

When I was building my first Android app in Java back in 2011 as a noob developer, I assumed one had to buy a domain before naming a Java package.

August 10, 2025 Permalink #51

Western Music searches on YouTube: 60s Hits, 70s Rock, 80s Party etc

Indian Music searches on YouTube: Old Songs

August 10, 2025 Permalink #49

I visited Goa for the first time last year. I realized I'm a nerd when I enjoyed the planetarium more than the beaches.

August 10, 2025 Permalink #48