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A cool interaction with a user of random anime

Written on May 16, 2025

I've gotten quite a few emails from users of random anime; I wanted to highlight a particularly cool experience that I think about often.

#random-anime #user-interaction

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Anime

A bit of a rant about Crunchyroll dubs

Written on Sep 1, 2021 (updated Jan 12, 2025)

I just wanted to watch a German dub on Crunchyroll... little did I know the amount of frustration I was about to experience.

#anime #crunchyroll #german

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Coding

Iframe lazy loading – srcdoc to the rescue?

Written on Aug 27, 2019 (updated Jan 12, 2025)

Iframes can be an expensive resource, especially for videos. Lazy loading iframes isn't as easy as it should be, but maybe the srcdoc attirbute can help.

#iframe #lazy-loading

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Coding

Intersection Observer: A great new API

Written on May 29, 2019 (updated Jan 12, 2025)

Finding out if an element is within the viewport has always been a pain in the butt. Luckily, there's a handy new API called Intersection Observer.

#api #javascript

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Coding

Attempting to detect a slow network connection in JavaScript

Written on Mar 13, 2019 (updated Jan 12, 2025)

Detecting a slow network should be simple, right? Or...at least it sounds simple. Reality is cruel though, because it's really a pain in the ass.

#javascript #network

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Anime

Kimi ni Todoke: How many misunderstandings can we have?

Written on Feb 21, 2019 (updated Jan 12, 2025)

Sawako is very nice, but awkward. Despite trying her best, those around her always misunderstand her feelings. A couple of good friends change all of that.

#anime #drama #romance

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