Rob Meyer
@robmeyer.net
software engineer, father, project starter, less frequently project finisher, brewer, maker, mediocre cyclist.
… then I think about writing an app, then I realize I do this once every year or two and just walk to USPS/FedEx.
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
… then I think about writing an app, then I realize I do this once every year or two and just walk to USPS/FedEx.
Every time I have to do this I spend 30 minutes googling for a free way to digitally send a fax using my phone number (iOS app? Manually dial and hold my phone up to my computer speaker while it spits out AOL-startup-like sounds? Google voice feature? Zoom/Teams/G feature?)…
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Every time I have to do this I spend 30 minutes googling for a free way to digitally send a fax using my phone number (iOS app? Manually dial and hold my phone up to my computer speaker while it spits out AOL-startup-like sounds? Google voice feature? Zoom/Teams/G feature?)…
Surprised Oracle didn’t announce they were paying Disney $1B to license the 3D models and shaders to render those characters at the same time that OpenAI announced a $1B investment into Oracle too. ♻️
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Surprised Oracle didn’t announce they were paying Disney $1B to license the 3D models and shaders to render those characters at the same time that OpenAI announced a $1B investment into Oracle too. ♻️
Of course the flip side to that is all the phishing/malware emails with attached pdfs that likely have some embedded Adobe exploit. If only there were some computer content and styling standards that could let clients safely render potentially untrustworthy content.
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Of course the flip side to that is all the phishing/malware emails with attached pdfs that likely have some embedded Adobe exploit. If only there were some computer content and styling standards that could let clients safely render potentially untrustworthy content.
474.9 MB ... that's a lot of DOOMs
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
474.9 MB ... that's a lot of DOOMs
I thought their #1 was frugality (use a door as a table) and that fits what we're seeing here.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I thought their #1 was frugality (use a door as a table) and that fits what we're seeing here.
Ok, that took a hot minute to put together. cocktails.robmeyer.net (passable on mobile but check it on desktop)
Recipes Notebook
cocktails.robmeyer.net
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Ok, that took a hot minute to put together. cocktails.robmeyer.net (passable on mobile but check it on desktop)
Nice! My favorite new (to me) pattern is to move runtime css-in-js to static styles with dynamic values set using style="--some-var: some-value"
I don't have a great writeup at the ready but some performance numbers and snippets of authored and generated code: github.com/RobMeyer/pig...
I don't have a great writeup at the ready but some performance numbers and snippets of authored and generated code: github.com/RobMeyer/pig...
GitHub - RobMeyer/pigment-css-mui-webpack-poc: Proof of concept showing Pigment CSS compile-time CSS-in-JS extraction to static stylesheet working with React 18, MUI 5, webpack 5.9, TypeScript as well...
Proof of concept showing Pigment CSS compile-time CSS-in-JS extraction to static stylesheet working with React 18, MUI 5, webpack 5.9, TypeScript as well as some performance test cases - RobMeyer/p...
github.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Nice! My favorite new (to me) pattern is to move runtime css-in-js to static styles with dynamic values set using style="--some-var: some-value"
I don't have a great writeup at the ready but some performance numbers and snippets of authored and generated code: github.com/RobMeyer/pig...
I don't have a great writeup at the ready but some performance numbers and snippets of authored and generated code: github.com/RobMeyer/pig...
For the Love of 'Nog: Sun Liquor's Aged Eggnog Recipe
Sun Liquor’s Christmas-only aged eggnog
seattlemag.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Outside of the Canon universe:
- Lychee martinis became a fav Thanksgiving tradition for us
- Daiquiris are easily overlooked but so tasty.
- My signature, "Rob-Fashioned" is an Old Fashioned with a tad less simple syrup and splash of sweet vermouth for color and complexity.
Recipes avail on req
- Lychee martinis became a fav Thanksgiving tradition for us
- Daiquiris are easily overlooked but so tasty.
- My signature, "Rob-Fashioned" is an Old Fashioned with a tad less simple syrup and splash of sweet vermouth for color and complexity.
Recipes avail on req
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Outside of the Canon universe:
- Lychee martinis became a fav Thanksgiving tradition for us
- Daiquiris are easily overlooked but so tasty.
- My signature, "Rob-Fashioned" is an Old Fashioned with a tad less simple syrup and splash of sweet vermouth for color and complexity.
Recipes avail on req
- Lychee martinis became a fav Thanksgiving tradition for us
- Daiquiris are easily overlooked but so tasty.
- My signature, "Rob-Fashioned" is an Old Fashioned with a tad less simple syrup and splash of sweet vermouth for color and complexity.
Recipes avail on req
Huge fan of Canon, a cocktail bar in Seattle, and they have an excellent book (ebook is only $3).
Anyways: Cherry Fizz is a large format crowd pleaser. Aged La Bicyclette is great to make ahead and make hosting parties a breeze. Golden Ratio makes you look like a bartending genius to your guests.
Anyways: Cherry Fizz is a large format crowd pleaser. Aged La Bicyclette is great to make ahead and make hosting parties a breeze. Golden Ratio makes you look like a bartending genius to your guests.
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Huge fan of Canon, a cocktail bar in Seattle, and they have an excellent book (ebook is only $3).
Anyways: Cherry Fizz is a large format crowd pleaser. Aged La Bicyclette is great to make ahead and make hosting parties a breeze. Golden Ratio makes you look like a bartending genius to your guests.
Anyways: Cherry Fizz is a large format crowd pleaser. Aged La Bicyclette is great to make ahead and make hosting parties a breeze. Golden Ratio makes you look like a bartending genius to your guests.
That looks so good. Now I'm imagining a scroll driven version (I normally hate scroll jacking, but just maybe...)
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
That looks so good. Now I'm imagining a scroll driven version (I normally hate scroll jacking, but just maybe...)
Me, looking at that 1-line file, wondering if 0-line files can exist
(Give me a break, haven't had my coffee yet today)
(Give me a break, haven't had my coffee yet today)
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Me, looking at that 1-line file, wondering if 0-line files can exist
(Give me a break, haven't had my coffee yet today)
(Give me a break, haven't had my coffee yet today)
How do you feel about the Cascade Cup? And no, I don’t mean the Cascadia Cup. 🤓
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
How do you feel about the Cascade Cup? And no, I don’t mean the Cascadia Cup. 🤓
Sorry, that prize cannot be given, it can only be bought.
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sorry, that prize cannot be given, it can only be bought.
Coffee, bourbon, flannel, soft pants, gripper slippers, WFH fireplace work sessions and lunch break baths, happy light, walk outside every day regardless of weather, 3 day weekend trips, Hawaii mid-winter break, and always looking for new coping mechanisms.
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Coffee, bourbon, flannel, soft pants, gripper slippers, WFH fireplace work sessions and lunch break baths, happy light, walk outside every day regardless of weather, 3 day weekend trips, Hawaii mid-winter break, and always looking for new coping mechanisms.
Awkward place for a … truncation
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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If it wasn’t clear, the above was meant humorously. Obviously there’s a false dichotomy here. We should fix our JS AND plant trees.
There’s also substantial benefits beyond net atmospheric CO2 to eliminating unnecessary JS — like websites and apps that are actually pleasant to use, save time, …
There’s also substantial benefits beyond net atmospheric CO2 to eliminating unnecessary JS — like websites and apps that are actually pleasant to use, save time, …
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If it wasn’t clear, the above was meant humorously. Obviously there’s a false dichotomy here. We should fix our JS AND plant trees.
There’s also substantial benefits beyond net atmospheric CO2 to eliminating unnecessary JS — like websites and apps that are actually pleasant to use, save time, …
There’s also substantial benefits beyond net atmospheric CO2 to eliminating unnecessary JS — like websites and apps that are actually pleasant to use, save time, …
Unfortunately (fortunately?), at scale it costs about $1 to plant 1 tree, so clearly easier to plant trees than fix JS, at scale. But another way to look at it: fixing our JS would net eliminate jobs and planting trees is a job creator, so choosing JS over trees would be a 2x swing against jobs.
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Unfortunately (fortunately?), at scale it costs about $1 to plant 1 tree, so clearly easier to plant trees than fix JS, at scale. But another way to look at it: fixing our JS would net eliminate jobs and planting trees is a job creator, so choosing JS over trees would be a 2x swing against jobs.
1. Become president
2. Commit acts of domestic terrorism
3. Not get penalized in the slightest
4. Realize you can do anything you want without consequences
2. Commit acts of domestic terrorism
3. Not get penalized in the slightest
4. Realize you can do anything you want without consequences
October 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
1. Become president
2. Commit acts of domestic terrorism
3. Not get penalized in the slightest
4. Realize you can do anything you want without consequences
2. Commit acts of domestic terrorism
3. Not get penalized in the slightest
4. Realize you can do anything you want without consequences