~bt
The designer and developer - not the BPFtrace syntax
I'm Brad Taunt, a UX-focused front-end designer, technical writer, and self-taught developer who creates enjoyable experiences for humans. This site is where I ramble about design, programming, hardware, Linux, and OpenBSD.
Passionate about open source software, usability, performance, privacy, and minimal design. This small piece of the internet stores a growing collection of my personal brain dumps.
- 2023-06-05
Running VSCode in Chromium on OpenBSD - 2023-05-19
My Robotic Mower Woes - 2023-05-11
Working with `git` Patches in Apple Mail - 2023-05-05
Stop Using Hamburger Menus - 2023-05-01
Converting My X201 ThinkPad into a Slabtop - 2023-04-25
Applying Email-Based Git Patches in Evolution on Linux - 2023-04-13
Launching Sublime Text with dmenu on Alpine Linux - 2023-04-11
HTML Dark Mode - 2023-04-02
Bypassing the WiFi Hardware Switch on the Lenovo X201 - 2023-03-16
Installing Ruby with RVM on Alpine Linux - 2023-03-14
Stop Using Custom Web Fonts - 2023-03-09
Replacing My Eero Mesh Network with Two Mangos - 2023-03-03
Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor - 2023-02-08
Dynamic Viewports with CSS - 2023-01-09
My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee - 2022-12-23
I Want to Suckless and You Can Too - 2022-12-08
Adventures in Creating a Minimal Alpine Linux Installer - 2022-12-02
Building openring with Jekyll Build - 2022-11-23
Do You Have an Extra $10? - 2022-11-22
Embracing Slow Tech - 2022-11-14
Migrating from GitHub to sourcehut - 2022-11-07
Never Do Spec Work for Free - 2022-11-04
Setting Up AdGuard Home with Eero - 2022-10-14
Avoiding Featurism - 2022-10-03
Simplifying the Craigslist Gallery - 2022-09-22
RE: Creating a Simple HTML/CSS Notice Box - 2022-09-20
Installing Custom Fonts on Linux from the Command Line - 2022-09-19
Setup Jekyll from Scratch on a New Linux System - 2022-09-10
Don't Make a Blog, Make a Brain Dump - 2022-09-08
A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble - 2022-09-02
Setting Up Jekyll on Windows - 2022-08-12
Looping Through Jekyll Collections - 2022-08-02
Making a Website Under 1kB - 2022-07-29
Hosting with Codeberg Pages - 2022-07-14
The Linux Desktop is Hard to Love - 2022-07-06
Yet Another Static Site Generator Switch - 2022-06-29
Happily Paying For macOS Apps - 2022-06-20
Clickable Links Inside XML - 2022-05-30
Schools Should Be Using Open Source Software - 2022-05-23
RSS Hacks With XSLT - 2022-05-17
Two Weeks with the DuckDuckGo Browser - 2022-05-13
This Site is Now a Shinobi Website - 2022-04-18
Dear Apple, Please Fix Safari's Default Dark Mode Link Color - 2022-03-21
My Static Blog Publishing Setup and an Apology to RSS Subscribers - 2022-03-14
Setting Up a Pi-hole Server with Eero - 2022-03-12
Transferring Media from macOS to a Jellyfin Server (Raspberry Pi 4) - 2022-02-23
February 2022 Update - 2022-02-03
My Cheapskate Commenting System - 2022-01-28
Convert Files to HTML with macOS Automator Quick Actions - 2022-01-06
Chrome OS Could Become the Future Leader of Computing - 2021-12-17
Icons Should be Complementary - Text is Always Better - 2021-12-06
Hosting a Jekyll Site on Sourcehut - 2021-12-03
Using Netlify for Dynamic URL Redirects - 2021-11-25
Using a New Domain and Switching Static Hosts - 2021-11-09
Modern Improvements for Default Browser Styles - 2021-11-03
A Reality Where CSS and JavaScript Don't Exist - 2021-10-28
Setting Up 1.1.1.1 for Families on a Pi-Hole - 2021-10-15
Batch Converting Images to webp with macOS Automator - 2021-09-23
Enabling Safari Extensions with the macOS Catalina Patcher - 2021-09-08
Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog - 2021-08-13
Stuffing an SSD Inside the Raspberry Pi 400 - 2021-07-24
Sharing The Things We Use - 2021-06-20
PS4 Download UI with Pure CSS - 2021-06-07
CSS Slope Graphs - 2021-05-29
SOMA Inspired Terminal Display with CSS - 2021-05-19
My Changing Opinion on Personal Website Design - 2021-04-27
Shiny, Animated CSS Buttons - 2021-04-22
89 Blog Posts in a Single HTML File - 2021-04-13
Create a Mac App Icon with Pure HTML and CSS - 2021-04-12
The Lazy Developer's Dark Mode - 2021-03-25
Click to Load Website Images - 2021-03-11
Introducing PageRoast - 2021-02-25
ThriftyName: $5 Brand Names - 2021-02-02
Self-Hosting Fathom Analytics with DigitalOcean - 2021-01-19
Setting Up Fathom Analytics with Netlify - 2021-01-13
Introducing Notez - 2021-01-05
Animated Radio Tab Toggles - 2020-12-28
Disabling Comments in WordPress - 2020-12-08
Pure CSS Bar Graphs with Graceful Mobile Fallbacks - 2020-12-04
Obvious Javascript 'Injection' Fallback - 2020-11-09
Bidirectional Scrolling: Why Not Both? - 2020-10-19
Menu Toggle with Pure CSS - 2020-10-07
Poor Man's CSS Full-Bleed Layout - 2020-09-29
Simple Navigation Setup in Jekyll 3.9.0 - 2020-09-16
Portable Pi: Cheap Raspberry Pi Zero Hacker Terminal - 2020-09-09
Over-Engineering an Oil Tank Gauge - 2020-09-02
My Raspberry Pi Desktop - 2020-08-16
Linux Mint MacBook Air Setup - 2020-08-13
Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again) - 2020-07-07
Improving Github's New Design - 2020-06-22
Keynote Slides with Pure CSS - 2020-06-14
Audio Hotkeys on Linux Mint - 2020-06-04
Quick and Dirty Theme Switcher - 2020-05-13
Mini Interactive Keyboard with Pure CSS - 2020-05-06
Fixing LocalWP on Fedora 32 - 2020-05-05
WP Enqueue for Beginners - 2020-04-29
Faking 3D Elements with CSS - 2020-03-31
Stripe Menu Dropdowns (CSS) - 2020-03-18
Base64 All The Things! (Sometimes) - 2020-02-07
How to "FLOSS" as a Web Designer - 2020-01-07
Web Development on a $200 Chromebook - 2019-11-29
Billing for One CSS Change - 2019-11-13
Very Basic Form Styling - 2019-11-01
Improving Tufte CSS for Jekyll - 2019-10-06
Stop Using Sticky Navigation on Mobile - 2019-09-28
Being More Efficient as a Designer and Developer - 2019-09-09
Plain Text Emails, Please - 2019-07-30
Dynamic Checkboxes - 2019-07-17
Styling Empty Table Cells - 2019-07-05
Using HTML Validator Badges Again - 2019-06-25
They Won't Wait: A Warning for Slow Websites - 2019-06-20
Publishing Simple Books With Jekyll - 2019-06-14
Using Hamburger Menus? Try Sausage Links - 2019-06-11
Making Tables Responsive With Minimal CSS - 2019-06-06
Write HTML Like It's 1999 - 2019-06-04
Using User-Select - 2019-05-29
News Websites Are Dumpster Fires - 2019-05-22
Text Align: Justify - 2019-05-15
Improving Receipt UX - 2019-05-09
Cut Your Forms in Half - 2019-05-03
First Letter Pseudo Element - 2019-04-26
Minimal CSS: Dropdown Menu - 2019-04-23
CSS Character Unit - 2019-04-20
Browser History Sucks - 2019-04-15
Yes, I Still Use jQuery - 2019-04-13
CSS Value: `currentColor` - 2019-04-05
CSS: Indenting Text - 2019-03-26
Simple Does Not Mean Ugly - 2019-03-25
Skip to Content Button - 2019-03-13
Prescription Form UI Improvements - 2019-02-27
Animated Card Tiles - 2019-02-18
Easy Toggle Switches - 2019-02-15
Super Mario Blocks in CSS - 2019-02-05
Proper UI Hierarchy - 2019-01-28
Tabbed Content Without JavaScript - 2019-01-21
Easy Custom Radio Inputs - 2019-01-15
Basic Gulp Build for Sass - 2019-01-08
Better Box Shadows - 2019-01-06
Over-Nesting - 2018-12-19
Using Parent Selectors in CSS - 2018-11-28
Width or Flex-Basis? - 2018-11-22
Adaptable Flexbox Grid - 2018-10-18
What Happened to Self-Hosted Blogs? - 2018-09-28
Using Multiple CSS Background Images - 2018-09-20
Pure CSS Simple Dropdown Plugin - 2018-09-07
Simple Accessibility - 2018-08-07
Setting Up a Free SSL - 2018-04-16
CSS Video Backgrounds - 2018-03-24
CSS Variables - 2018-02-12
Stay Hungry - 2018-01-25
Open Source Typeface Pairings - 2018-01-14
ET-Jekyll Theme - 2017-11-20
Chasing Performance - 2017-11-01
The Death of Personality - 2017-10-10
Unsolicited Design Review - Dropbox - 2017-09-07
Goodbye CSS Preprocessors - 2017-07-10
Designers Need Thicker Skin - 2016-11-15
The Wonders of Text Ellipsis - 2016-06-28
Aqua UI CSS Buttons