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709: Slopforking a CMS, Apple Browser Feedback, and Custom Theme CSS

Show DescriptionDave's plan for when AI finally takes his job, going to the movies in 2026, Chris & Dave chat with Apple about the state of browsers, Dave has a way of setting a theme with a custom space property, and Cloudflare slopforks a CMS. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks The Greatest Average American: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes Weapons (2025) directed by Zach Cregger Dave's CodePen Pen Introducing EmDash SponsorsSanitySanity is a Content Operating System. It gives editors a real workspace. Studio is a customizable editing interface where your content team publishes without touching your repo or filing tickets. They can use built-in AI that researches the web, understands the content model, and handles the repetitive work (drafts, translations, metadata) so editors focus on editorial judgment. Content is structured data from the start, so agents work with typed fields, not raw text.

708: People Are Not Friction, Getting Rid of the CMS, and Social RSS Follow Up

Show DescriptionMemories of Hawaii, people are not friction in the AI age, what do you pre-load for a flight, can you get rid of the CMS with AI involved, Dave's dream for a custom VS Code machine, CommonRSS follow up conversation, the hype for ATProto, and picking music apps for a family. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks People are not friction USB-C to 3.5mm Audio Cable (1.2m) - Apple (CA) The Shape of Friction · Matthias Ott Whiskey Web and Whatnot Coding Agents & Complexity Budgets | Lee Robinson "You should never build a CMS" | Sanity Blog | Studio303 Skyreader npmx - Package Browser for the npm Registry Sill | Top news shared by the people you trust

707: RSS with Social, AI Agent Traffic, and What to Blog About

Show DescriptionListener John has a VSCode extension to share, Chris muses on why nobody has attempted to build the social side of RSS, a listener is experimenting with feature-based folder structures, how do you feel about AI traffic on your website, what can someone blog about in 2026, and Digg gets dugg by bots. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks DTF St. Louis | Official Trailer Parasite (2019) tag-toggle - Visual Studio Marketplace CommonRSS Skyreader Tim Disney (@disnetdev.com) — Bluesky Feedbin Webspace Invaders · Matthias Ott

706: Can You Vibe Code a Canvas App, Geolocation Part 2, & CodePen v2

Show DescriptionAre we all going to vibe code our own bespoke apps now, can a canvas app be vibe coded, more geolocation API thoughts, CodePen v2's public beta is now out, and private pens explained. Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks March Mad CSS Scroll My Mac Setapp | Powerful apps for Mac & iOS Move tests to closed source repo · Issue #8082 · tldraw/tldraw Enterprising developer somehow writes an x86 CPU emulator in plain CSS — no Javascript, no WASM, just stylesheet computing Traditional Irish music on The Session CodePen Radio – CodePen

705: CodePen Public Beta, Anchor Positioning, and Build Awesome

Show DescriptionChris talks through going public with CodePen v2's beta, the magic words and AI skills needed today, Chris has a beef with anchor positioning, thoughts on classless CSS libraries, Eleventy growing up into Build Awesome, and how would you pass an hour by quickly? (Hopefully by listening to this podcast.) Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeLinks Magic Words Anchor Interpolated Morph (AIM) · January 23, 2026 Build Awesome by Font Awesome Build Awesome: We're pausing our Kickstarter! Build a Web Site in 7 Minutes with Build Awesome Quiet UI Good Sudoku CodePen