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Clare So @clarmso.ca · 1d

Belated Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節) greetings!
🥮 Mooncake's #unicode code point is U+1F96E.
www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/170...

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · 4d

If you see a website not working on #Firefox but working fine on other browsers, please report the website to Webcompat! 🐛
webcompat.com

Bug reporting for the web | webcompat.com

Open source community for web compatibility. Report bugs from websites or for browsers and help us move the web forward.

webcompat.com

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Firefox @firefox.com · 7d

Got a burning question about us? Join our upcoming AMA with the Firefox leadership team on 10/6 🔥

Ask (nicely!) about privacy, performance, and the future of the open web to hear directly from the team shaping what’s next. www.reddit.com/r/firefox/co...

From the firefox community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the firefox community

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · 9d

Tech conference suggestions *outside* of the US, please.
I enjoyed Strange Loop 2023, Confoo and some talks from GitNation.
Some events I may enjoy: PyCon, EuroPython, FOSDEM, Craft Conference, Better Software Conference, /dev/mtl.
Prefer within 9-hours non-stop flight from Toronto (YYZ).

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · 24d

Not a super secret setup on my work laptop. You can contribute to open source software, too!
clarmso.ca/blog/2025/09...

Software on my work laptop (2025 edition)

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Gold Yoshi @goldyoshi.bsky.social · Sep 4

enshittification definition covered in ads

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Sep 5

You can be in tech and be crafty. Here's a simple #Firefox logo cross stitch pattern. 🪡
Pattern created using FlossCross (flosscross.com).

One-colour Firefox cross stitch on a wooden canvas.

One-colour Firefox cross stitch pattern.

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Aug 15

Post vacation #Firefox wallpaper mood 😃

Firefox homepage with River Cam wallpaper

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Jun 10

Yay custom wallpapers on Firefox desktop new tab screen!
(Photo credit: Pixel 7 and me)
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cus...

Firefox new tab screen featuring Niagara Falls ON.

Firefox new tab screen featuring a view from the plane departing Switzerland.

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Jun 2

I vibe coded a Jekyll theme with lots of help from ChatGPT and Github Co-pilot! 🎉
github.com/clarmso/clea...

GitHub - clarmso/clean-vibe-theme: Simple Jekyll theme with a blog vibe coded by AI

Simple Jekyll theme with a blog vibe coded by AI. Contribute to clarmso/clean-vibe-theme development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Jun 1

My request to AI: Please add the ability to transpose a score when I need it.
Renaissance music may be performed in a different key. The composers are dead for hundreds of years so the work is in public domain. Transposing a score is rudimentary music theory. The task is highly algorithmic. 😉

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · May 18

Folks from other states would drop just the state name, too.
Here's a conversation between an American (let's call them "A") and my former teammates.
A: I'm from <state>.
Us: Where is <state>?
A: It's in the midwest.
Us: Where is the midwest?
A: The definition of the midwest is...

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · May 18

Why do the Americans assume others to know about the states? The French do not assume others to know about the départements. The Indians do not assume others to know about the Indian states and union territories. The Canadians do not assume others to know Saskatchewan right off the bat.

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · May 18

The answer for "Where do you live?":
French: "I live in France."
Brazilian: "I live in Brazil."
Indian: "I live in India."
Australian: "I live in Australia."
etc etc
American: "I live in California!"

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Apr 17

The most useful engineering visualization assisted by AI this week: Easter who's in and out. 🐰 🐣
Happy long weekend everyone! (Sorry Americans!)

ChatGPT tells me who are on PTO based on the country's public holiday calendar. Easter is not a holiday in USA.

Clare So @clarmso.ca · Mar 12

* Phase 3: React.js & component library. Forget about importing Bootstrap.
* Phase 4: Static site generator. Forget about writing React.js.
* Phase 5: Use AI to generate the entire static website.

Clare So @clarmso.ca · Mar 12

* Phase 0: Write HTML from scratch.
* Phase 1: HTML & CSS template. Forget about writing HTML from scratch.
* Phase 2: Bootstrap. Forget about writing HTML & CSS by hand.

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Mar 12

Phases of my frontend learning journey:

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Feb 26

When #Slack is down, people want to tell others that "Slack is down" using Slack. 🤷‍♀️

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Jan 21

3. Company wanted even more revenue. Platform started to do weird things.
4. People migrate to other platforms. A way to purge people/accounts you don't need anymore.
5. Rinse and repeat.

Clare So @clarmso.ca · Jan 21

1. A specific group of friends is in. It's a cool and friendly place.
2. Company wanted to increase revenue. Your parents and grandparents signed up.

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Jan 21

Social network life cycle

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Jan 10

A few jobs ago, I used Perforce. It's a paid product. Sounds like it was *the* source control for companies in the 2000s.

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Nov 15

"at here" or "at channel" only if all folks need to take actions in a time sensitive manner

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Clare So @clarmso.ca · Nov 15

Use ctrl+enter for line breaks and new paragraphs instead of sending a new message. Alternatively, a message thread could be created to add context