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Apr 24, 2021

An alternative to the European Super League in soccer: The Regional

The grand-opening/grand-closing of the European Super League made me ask: how could this be done better? Enter The Regional. The Regional is a cross-country league competition that aims to preserve the underlying goals of the European Super League: More guaranteed games between “big” teams — Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool…

Football

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An alternative to the European Super League in soccer: The Regional
An alternative to the European Super League in soccer: The Regional
Football

6 min read


Oct 25, 2020

Dynamic On-Demand Image Resizing Using Firebase Hosting and Google Cloud Functions to Make a Cheap Cloudinary Alternative

I’m desperately cheap, so my appetite for a $90 / month Cloudinary account is low. Cloudinary’s best features are… Passing parameters through the URL to dynamically resize imagery A fast CDN to serve our images from Dynamic image formats based on a browser’s capabilities (e.g. to serve webp) … and…

Google Cloud Platform

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Dynamic On-Demand Image Resizing Using Firebase Hosting and Google Cloud Functions to Make a Cheap…
Dynamic On-Demand Image Resizing Using Firebase Hosting and Google Cloud Functions to Make a Cheap…
Google Cloud Platform

9 min read


Sep 24, 2018

Why is everyone tweeting “#NFLPartner #NFLGamePass” and why is it so weird? My 3 theories

The 2018 NFL season has brought with it a barrage of awkward and out of place #NFLPartner #NFLGamePass sponsored tweets from prominent members of the football media. Pre-kickoff feeds have been flooded with tweets extolling the virtues of NFL GamePass — the NFL’s on-demand video service. …

Sports

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Why is everyone tweeting “#NFLPartner #NFLGamePass” and why is it so weird? My 3 theories
Why is everyone tweeting “#NFLPartner #NFLGamePass” and why is it so weird? My 3 theories
Sports

6 min read


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·Oct 16, 2017

How I started to do Adwords conversions & Analytics goals properly [Gtag & Tag Manager & Facebook events]

Google Tag Manager, vanilla Google Analytics goals and AdWords conversions are a messy three headed villain. They each overlap considerably but also have distinct value. …

Google Analytics

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How I started to do Adwords conversions & Analytics goals properly [Gtag & Tag Manager & Facebook…
How I started to do Adwords conversions & Analytics goals properly [Gtag & Tag Manager & Facebook…
Google Analytics

7 min read


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·May 17, 2016

Making React, Webpack, BrowserSync & Gulp play nice and hot reload

Pre-programming note: Max thinks about the internet a lot on Twitter at @mxbrry I’ve been to a dark place, but I’ve returned with a recipe for making React, Webpack, and BrowserSync hot reload. I’ve also wrapped it all inside of a Gulp script responsible for wider asset compilation. All of…

Java Script

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Making React, Webpack, BrowserSync & Gulp play nice and hot reload
Making React, Webpack, BrowserSync & Gulp play nice and hot reload
Java Script

6 min read


May 14, 2016

How I used Google Drive and Firebase to give my static site a CMS

I released recently a new way to manage website content using Google Drive. Admins can edit and add content to a Google Spreadsheet, and then push the spreadsheet’s content to their site’s API endpoint. My Google Spreadsheet template can be found at drivecms.xyz, …

Java Script

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How I used Google Drive and Firebase to give my static site a CMS
How I used Google Drive and Firebase to give my static site a CMS
Java Script

5 min read


Published in mxbry words

·Jan 5, 2016

The True Crime Renaissance: 5 Great Pieces of Media

An unhealthy interest in true crime can be a badge of being someone to avoid, but we’re in the midst of a golden age so I will wear it unashamedly. Smart writers, reporters and investigators have given us 18–24 months of fantastic true crime, and it shows no sign of…

Documentary

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Documentary

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·Dec 25, 2015

A Workflow for Lazy Loading Images with Nice Blurry Placeholders

We've heard a lot about how websites are getting heavy, and heavy = slow, and that big shiny images are deserved of a flack for this. …

Web Development

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A Workflow for Lazy Loading Images with Nice Blurry Placeholders
A Workflow for Lazy Loading Images with Nice Blurry Placeholders
Web Development

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·Dec 6, 2015

HTTP/2, Let’s Encrypt & Dokku: How to Do All Three

Cool stuff on the web is happening. Makers of low-level web tech handed out end of 2015 webdev Christmas gifts recently, with the arrival of HTTP/2 in NGINX and the public beta of Let’s Encrypt. This is how I embraced both in about 25 minutes. A Primer If you’re not familiar with…

Dev Ops

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HTTP/2, Let’s Encrypt & Dokku: How to Do All Three
HTTP/2, Let’s Encrypt & Dokku: How to Do All Three
Dev Ops

6 min read


Published in havas lofts

·Nov 25, 2015

On 4 Weeks in Boston

4 weeks with Arnold Worldwide comes to a close with the US literally and figuratively turning on the lights for the holiday season. I wouldn't have thought it long enough, no matter how long I had spent in Boston. …

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On 4 Weeks in Boston
On 4 Weeks in Boston

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