It occurs to me, I -have- seen custom HTML tags. Zendesk's knowledge base software uses them now; the WYSIWYG editor inserts them to power some of its functionality, but since they're unstyled containers they don't affect the published page.
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Website redesign is now underway. Expect to see it in a few months because I'm slow. The outward result will be simpler, but the code will be more solid, modern, and responsive.
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emilynhoward
4 hours ago
@pixelglade I won't talk about specifics of the layout or colors because all of that might change, but I am looking for something simpler visually than the current layout, where the content feels a little more unbounded and bubbled than the current layout.
emilynhoward
4 hours ago
@skep I have already desaturated the Windows 2000 desktop and photoshopped some headstones in.
Does anybody use custom HTML tags like in this article? https://matthewjamestaylor.com/custom-tags I am wondering about other people's experience with it.
skep
2 days ago
I don't, but it makes sense to me, I vaguely recall that HTML and XML use a similar methodology and XML is basically nothing but made-up tags.
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skep
2 days ago
Biggest caveats I can think of would be to not replace semantic tags (which the article mentioned), and your code could be less intuitive for others to interpret (likely not a huge concern)
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emilynhoward
2 days ago
@skep, Yeah the advice is not to replace the semantic tags, which I don't want to do. Problem is, even semantic tags like "section" and "article" can get really vague really fast when you're trying to figure out what is where. And since I insist on doing everything by hand I want my code to be more legible.
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emilynhoward
2 days ago
@irony-machine The only thing that feel really wrong to me is that you can use emoji (!!!) in them.
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myrtletribe
4 hours ago
I tried this a while ago with a friend and we were stunned that it worked! but I haven't used them so far
brachypelmide
3 hours ago
really late to the party but i've used custom html tags myself and they work just fine. in fact, i've used them against the spec without any problems - before i redesigned my reviews page, each review was literally a element. no hyphen or anything, so they're not necessary, but you do run the risk of creating conflicts with existing semantic tags and potentially ones that could be added in the future.
brachypelmide
3 hours ago
ok it turns out neocities doesn't like parsing element-like text. i meant that "each review was literally a [review] element"
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emilynhoward
6 days ago
I know that everyone was waiting for me to issue a public statement, so here it is: the top 5 national dishes of the United States (and some honorable mentions.)
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pixelglade
6 days ago
Dang I had no idea nachos is american. It's one of my favorite foods (and very easy to make animal-free)
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emilynhoward
6 days ago
@pixelglade It turns out that I misremembered. Nachos were invented on the Mexican side of the border to cater to the tastes of American restaurant customers. So pretty close. But have you tried the real game-changer: nacho tots???
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altalenae
6 days ago
loved reading the list!! I had never heard of detroit style pizza (I’m italian lol), might try making it…
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pixelglade
5 days ago
nacho tots - I haven't had it, but I know what tater tots are (in Australia we call them potato gems). Next time I buy some I'll give it a try
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emilynhoward
5 days ago
You call them potato gems???? This is the best thing I have ever heard. This is the best day of my life.
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pixelglade
5 days ago
Evidence from a grocery store: https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/96403/birds-eye-potato-gems?cvosrc=affiliate.impactradius.60181
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nohappynonsense
5 days ago
"yeah i'm a bit of a rockhound" "oh cool what have you found so far?" "potato gems, mostly"
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Friend, last night I watched the Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice for the first time right after having re-read the book. This movie insulted my intelligence and I took it very personally. I will not dignify it with a post on my website trying to convince everyone what a piece of crap it is, but you may be someone who understands.
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skep
3 weeks ago
I... actually like it, for the most part. I remember you saying you thought it was one of Austen's weaker novels for its fairy-tale-ness, so I imagine it doesn't improve things if you have to trim out all the subtleties to fit it into a 2-hour runtime.
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skep
3 weeks ago
I will agree that the ending scene is really bad. It's so bad. I dread re-watching the movie because I don't want to be subjected to that scene again.
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emilynhoward
3 weeks ago
It's mostly that they took out the humor that was in the book and replaced it with their own bad humor. And cut out a lot of plot points to make room for random fancy shots of landscapes and statuary. And everybody was played so flat and subdued that it didn't make sense why any of the characters cared about each other.
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pixelglade
3 weeks ago
BBC Pride and Prejudice is superior. "Oh, my poor nerves!" Is what Mrs Bennett says when she sees the Kiera Knightly Pride and Prejudice.
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emilynhoward
3 weeks ago
I think they could have gotten away with 5 hours instead of 6, but the BBC is much truer to the spirit of the book. They actually let people be funny and ridiculous.
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Congrats on 100 followers!! That's a cool milestone!
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emilynhoward
1 month ago
Just made a lot of small corrections and updates, including adding alt text to my current Field Notes images.
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I got your letter today! Will reply as existential crises allow.
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kolala
1 month ago
Late to your original question, but how about using labels to be as a safe space? For instance, I have my pronouns in my site even though it doesn't make a difference to me. I'm a cis woman, so the default she/her works. And even if someone misgenders me, I wouldn't care because I have never suffered from it.
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kolala
1 month ago
So in that case, rather than being a defensive thing, it's just to tell others that I'll respect their pronouns if they ever interacted with me. To try to make it safer for those who might be dealing with discrimination in other places. I rarely interact with others, but if there's a chance to make things a bit less hostile then it's worth it.
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pixelglade
1 month ago
Agreed with Koala. Before I came out as trans, I didn't self-identify very much as anything online, in fact I preferred to hide it. But even coming against prejudice about being trans from even my own family and facing random abuse in public and online, self-identifying works as both indicating to others that I'm "in the know (e.g. about pronouns, etc)"/ am safe, and also practically works as a filter.
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pixelglade
1 month ago
Also, I've poked around on the old web on archives of geocities and others, there was quite a lot of self-identification especially in the LGBTQ community, much as there still is today. I haven't looked at other communities but I suspect your observation on race, nationality, etc, are the same. When there's so much information online, choosing who to follow or spend time with is important, labels help with that
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ghostscape
1 month ago
i think my thoughts are not comment-sized but: this topic is super interesting, your thoughts reflect a lot of my own feelings, and also the current comments are spot-on too. how I've felt about online labels over the years has maaassively changed and part of that is to do with the kind of privileges I have changing
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emilynhoward
1 month ago
@kolala Thanks for the perspective. Yeah, I think that different sites with different purposes use labels differently. For myself, I've had experiences where I thought I was a good ally and ended up causing harm, so I don't see myself as an expert on whether or not I'm a "safe" person. If someone is wondering if I am safe to approach, I would recommend that they read around my site a bit and decide for themselves.
emilynhoward
1 month ago
@pixelglade Several years ago, I got harrassed on the bus by someone claiming that they "couldn't tell" "what" I am. Shortly afterwards, I got some pride pins to put on my bag so nobody could claim to be confused about it and to take up space as a queer person. So I get that as a reason to self-label online. But to me there's a thin line between creating a community and creating an echo chamber in online spaces...
emilynhoward
1 month ago
...and that's the part that I'm still trying to figure out. I was not connected to the LGBTQ+ community in my early internet days, so I did not see the self-labeling happening there. My guess is that the practice started in small communities connecting around their identities and get got more mainstreamed over the years.
I understand about 50% of what you're saying, so I'll take your word for it.
I could explain it in detail with images and code snippets and stuff but I'd need some sort of dedicated web space for that