#events 2026-08-20

2026-08-20 UTC
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[tantek] I almost want to encourage a framing like "There's HTML for that" to parallel the trope of "There's an app for that"
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[artlung] gRegor++ nice— that link is new to me I think!
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lesleylai A lot of great stuff, though `<datalist>` is weird. I tried to use it for "something like `<select>` but users can type manually," but the UX of `<datalist>` is awful
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[artlung] Lesleylai yeah, not fully baked https://toot.cafe/@aardrian/117123859822012911
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[artlung] https://adrianroselli.com/2023/06/under-engineered-comboboxen.html
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Loqi [preview] [Adrian Roselli, pH0] I did a whole post on `<datalist>` in 2023, years after many folks claimed broad support: https://adrianroselli.com/2023/06/under-engineered-comboboxen.html Heck, I use `<datalist>` as an example of why Baseline (from Google or WebDX or whomever) ca...
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Loqi [Event Updated] burgeonlab.com updated "Aug 19, 2026 6:00pm Homebrew Website Club - Pacific" changed description "Remove outdated description" https://events.indieweb.org/event/1123/history/2993/diff
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Loqi [New Event] artlung.com created "Sep 3, 2026 6:00pm Homebrew Website Club - US Pacific" https://events.indieweb.org/G35mctZoJ5pF
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burgeonlab Thanks [artlung]++ for hosting a great HWC Pacific as always.
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burgeonlab [artlung]++
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Loqi "Homebrew Website Club - Pacific" call ended https://events.indieweb.org/2026/08/homebrew-website-club-pacific-mwJpeehcUxyt
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[jeremycherfas] I tried onpopover after Naty mentioned Chris’ pages on HWC Asia and I really like it for messages after a button has been clicked.
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[burgeonlab] [jeremycherfas] That's great to know!! I'm using it too (working on deploying it on the live site soon) for the theme switcher button I have.
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[jeremycherfas] There it is again.
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[Al_Abut] @artlung++ for hosting pacific last night, that was super fun.
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[Al_Abut] Funny thing about our convo about portable hardware is that I immediately got served with an ad for “Urban EDC for Cyberpunks: Everyday Carry for the High-Tech Urban Explorer” 🤣
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[Al_Abut] https://chat-uploads.indieweb.org/files/2026/08/events-20260820-104352-image_from_ios.jpg
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[social] Did you go to the Project Nomad site (with out a heavy dose of blockers on your browser)?
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[social] Those who are paranoid about being tracked often track the most.
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[artlung] That was fun!
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Loqi "Front End Study Hall #056" call ended https://events.indieweb.org/2026/08/front-end-study-hall-056-0oBSeV4ehvCV
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[artlung] Thanks all for joining!
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[capjamesg] [artlung]++ That was so fun!!
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[tantek] [artlung]++
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Loqi [New Event] artlung.com created "Sep 3, 2026 10:00am Front End Study Hall #057" https://events.indieweb.org/0SMwgItLWoSd
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