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Here’s a full disclaimer upfront: This isn’t something I’ve come up with. Jeffery Way from Laracasts has come up with this technique in one of the videos and I’m just sharing it here for my reference. Essentially, the video explains how you can create a dynamic progress bar purely using conic gradients in CSS. Yep! No JavaScript is needed at all. The end result will look something like this. As …

As we have discussed last year, Ninjago – Dream Team is a crossover episode of LEGO DreamZzz and LEGO Ninjago. In the story, Ninjago is actually a television show in DreamZzz, just as it is in real life, and Ninjago is portrayed as a location within the Waking World, rather than a Dream Realm in […]

As of this month, I’ve been working remotely for ten years. My overall opinion is that it is good and I like it! Here are some random thoughts:It’s just really cool to have worked with people from so many different cities and countries.Honestly, I don’t particularly care about cost savings or productivity. Sometimes remote work is slower and more expensive… and it’s still worth doing.I don’t want to wear shoes …

If you know Mike Oldfield for one thing it’s the track from his debut album that was used to great effect in a movie you’re probably aware of. If you follow him further, he’s done a lot of work. His 70s music is probably best described as new age, but there’s a definite prog rock influence to it (it got on my list off a YT video of “25 Perfect …

The Art of the Personal Project is a crucial element to let potential buyers see how you think creatively on your own. I am drawn to personal projects that have an interesting vision or that show something I have never seen before. In this thread, I’ll include a link to each personal project with the artist statement so you can see more of the project. Please note: This thread is …

We have two retired actors in the Geezers Club. Paul Dixey started acting at the age of five years old. He joined The Club for Acts and Actors about 10 years ago. It’s called the

Hi Everyone! For those who don’t know me i’m Nicolas Pommies a french memory athlete and will participate to the french open championship the 16 and 17th of March. The 20th of December I decided to create a 2 block system based on my 3 digit system, I had to take back 200 of them and create 552 new images to fullfill the entire 1352 images 2 block system. Before …

Donny Osmond’s Pharaoh turn in new tour Seventies heart-throb, Donny Osmond, who played Joseph over 2,000 times in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, returns to the show this Christmas at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Tickets are already on sale (tickets here) for Donny Osmond’s first UK appearance in a stage version of the show. He will be throwing off the Coat of Many Colours he wore in the title role …

this post is sponsored by Japan Society Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan and Japan Society are proud to announce the eighth installment of the ACA Cinema Project film series, Family Portrait: Japanese Family in Flux. The series examines the shifting dynamics and struggles of the Japanese household in contemporary cinema. Showcasing 10 features, […] Related posts: Japan Society Presents Family Portrait: Japanese Family in Flux Japan Society Presents …

Why on earth would you make a kettle square?"We have created a non-round kettle in pursuit of faster water boiling speed and stability when using a burner," explains manufacturer Sugiyama Kinzoku.A fair amount of design went into the 700mL vessel:Point 1: "The handle is neatly stored in a concave groove on the top panel."Point 2: "The lid is also designed in a concave shape, so the top panel is always …

Did you buy a carbon steel wok years ago and promptly forget about it? If it’s rusty or otherwise a little worse for wear, don’t worry. In this post, we’re talking about how to clean and re-season a rusty wok and start cooking with it again! Don’t Throw Away Your Rusty Wok! If you’ve read ... View Post

I have asked this before, but it bears repeating here and now. How does one review a classic? Better question. How does one review a genre-defining classic? Because that is what I have sitting in front of me now. A genre-defining classic. Eighteen-year-old me back in 1987, ready for his first year at university, would not have thought so at the time, but that is what much older me thinks …

The Coen Brothers’ Split Is Working Out Fine | The Atlantic Drive-Away Dolls is a zany comedy with an unapologetically sexy edge.

I think I am going to do #Karate The Baha’i fast starts in about 8 days then lasts 19, so I will plan to start my first classes after the fast ends.