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12
Aug
2025

From Scary Stories to Job Postings. Hidden Content on Popular Websites

Hidden console messages: warnings from Facebook, job ads from New York Times, and more. A look into how websites use the browser's dev tools to communicate with a niche audience of developers

04
Aug
2025

How to disable in one or both directions the resizable property of a textarea

The only way to control textarea resize is CSS. You can't use HTML attributes for this, but the resize CSS property is super flexible. You can disable it completely or restrict it to just vertical or horizontal resizing. I gave some examples from UpWork and the NYT to show how it works.

28
Jul
2025

HTML element does not have a valid value for its lang attribute

Just wrote about the HTML lang attribute. It's a small detail, but crucial for accessibility and SEO. Always set a valid language code, like , and always use quotes! It helps screen readers and search engines.

13
Jul
2025

Click Through CSS pointer-events

Just wanted to tell you about the pointer-events CSS property. It lets you make an element "click-through". I used Amazon's homepage as an example—they use it to make a decorative gradient clickable.

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