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Is a Disney World annual pass worth it if you don't live in Florida?
Our five years of out-of-state Disney World pass math: $19,065 on passes, $49,631 on tickets, and a calculator for all four passes.
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How to use the Gamepad API in JavaScript
Learn the JavaScript Gamepad API: read an Xbox or PlayStation controller with getGamepads(), poll buttons and sticks, add rumble, and play a platformer demo.
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How to make 8-bit sound effects with the Web Audio API
How I built NES-style 8-bit sound effects with about 250 lines of Web Audio API code, then pushed it to a four-channel chiptune and a lo-fi tape deck.
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The Moons of 2023
I tried to take a photo of the moon each month in 2023. Was I able to do it?
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HDR gain maps, explained with live demos
A gain map packs an HDR photo and its SDR fallback into one JPEG. How it works, how Lightroom exports one, and demos you can drag to compare.
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Behind The Shot: Strawberry Supermoon
A behind-the-scenes account of preparing for the June 2022 Strawberry Supermoon.
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Displaying EXIF Data in WordPress
How to display EXIF data (aperture, ISO, shutter speed, focal length) from your WordPress media library using a simple shortcode.
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2018: A Year In Review
A look back at 2018: a promotion to Director of Engineering, a first family vacation to Disney World, major home renovations, and 6,000 miles on the road.
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2016: A Year In Review
Greg reminisces about 2016, in yet another "Year In Review" blog post...because the Internet needed another one of these right?
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Hello Chloe Grace
My account of the day Chloe Grace was born at Medical Center Enterprise in Enterprise, Alabama.
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Behringer B-1 vs Neumann TLM 103 review
I put a $100 Behringer B-1 and a Neumann TLM 103 on the same processor, in a home studio and a radio prod room. Frequency response graphs and audio inside.
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Golden ratio typography with rem units
A golden ratio typography calculator, plus how to convert rem to px, build a type scale, pick a line height with the 1.618 formula, and make headings fluid with clamp().